§ 153.111 ACCEPTANCE OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
   (A)   After the Village Engineer has approved the public improvements, as described in § 153.090, and has received a signed statement from the subdivider stating that all contractors and subcontractors have been paid and that there are no liens against the property, the Village Engineer shall issue a letter to the subdivider and the Village Board stating that the public improvements meet the village’s standards. Within one month after receiving the Village Engineer’s approval, the Village Board shall release the security, if any, and accept the public improvements.
   (B)   In areas within the village’s subdivision limits, but outside the village’s corporate limits, the Village Engineer, the County Superintendent of Highways and Springfield Metro Sanitary District, if appropriate, shall jointly determine whether the standards of this chapter have been met. If met, the Village Engineer shall so indicate in a letter to the subdivider and the Village Board.
      (1)   The Village Board shall then release the bond, if any.
      (2)   The County Superintendent of Highways, as a representative of the appropriate Township Highway Commissioner, shall indicate in a letter to the Village Engineer, approval of the streets to the county standards, which shall constitute acceptance of the streets by the appropriate Township Highway Commissioner; the Executive Director of the Springfield Metro Sanitary District shall indicate in a letter to the Village Engineer approval of applicable sanitary sewer facilities, but acceptance of the dedication by the Springfield Metro Sanitary District shall be by ordinance.
(Prior Code, § 153.111) (Ord. 06-01-01, passed 1-9-2006)