(A) The city shall not be obligated to accept ownership and/or maintenance of any proposed improvements unless the improvements have been inspected during construction and accepted by the city.
(B) Following submittal and acceptance of the improvement plans, the subdivider/developer shall call a pre-construction meeting at the job site with the City Engineer, the subdivider/developer, his or her engineer, representatives of the utilities involved and the contractor(s) in attendance.
(C) During the course of construction, the subdivider/developer or his or her duly authorized representative shall notify the Building and Zoning Department at least 48 hours in advance of the need for the following inspections which shall be considered the minimum requirement:
(1) Required earthwork inspections:
(a) Subsequent to stripping and clearing but prior to excavating or placing fill material;
(b) Upon completion of rough grading;
(c) Prior to fine sub-grading;
(d) At the time compaction density tests are performed on sub-grade (reviewed by code enforcement officer or City Engineer); and
(e) Upon completion of final grading.
(2) Required pavement inspections:
(a) Immediately prior to placement of curbs and/or gutters;
(b) Subsequent to fine sub-grading and prior to placement of the lower pavement course; and
(c) Prior to placement of each succeeding course of pavement (base, surface and the like).
(3) Required drainage inspections:
(a) Prior to placement of storm sewer backfill; and
(b) Prior to construction of gutter outlets into catch basins.
(4) Required sewer and water inspections:
(a) Prior to backfilling the connection to the existing main; and
(b) Daily during the construction of sanitary sewers and water mains if the latter are installed by the subdivider/developer's contractor.
(D) The City Engineer or a designated city employee shall inspect the improvements while they are under construction and at the milestones indicated herein.
(1) If the inspections determine that improvements are being built in violation of this chapter or the approved plans, the inspector shall promptly notify the code enforcement officer who, in turn, shall issue a stop work order.
(2) Proceeding in violation of a stop work order is a violation of this chapter.
(E) The City Engineer and/or code enforcement officer and accompanied by the subdivider/developer or his or her engineer shall also inspect improvements upon their completion.
(1) The city shall not accept any completed improvements until the City Engineer has verified to the best of his or her ability that each complies with the provisions of this chapter.
(2) The subdivider/developer shall be notified in writing of all improvements which are not acceptable and shall thereafter correct or replace the improvements until they meet the city's requirements.
(3) All monuments and pins delineating the subdivision shall have been set prior to the final inspection.
(F) (1) If field changes are necessary or problems arise during construction, the developer shall immediately contact the Building and Zoning Department.
(2) Notes on the field changes shall be kept in the city’s project file and forwarded to the developer’s engineer for future reference.
(Ord. 2009-21, § 18.5-4-22, passed 10-5-2009; Ord. 2017-03, passed 3-6-2017)