(A) Utility and street improvements shall be provided by the subdivider in each new subdivision in accordance with the standards and requirements described in the following sections. The requirements set forth below shall be considered as minimum requirements and nothing contained herein shall be construed to mean that the subdivider cannot construct or provide improvements of a higher type.
(B) All new streets, which are created and dedicated for use within a subdivision, shall be graded, drained and surfaced in accordance with the minimum requirements herein below set forth and in a manner which will provide complete and adequate drainage of all the streets, alleys and public grounds in the entire subdivision, including any such work which may be necessary in order to provide adequate and satisfactory drainage along the side of any existing public street which lies adjacent to the subdivision.
(C) In general, all such new streets within the subdivision and all other improvements to be dedicated to the city shall be designed and constructed according to the IDOT Standard Specifications, Highway Standards, The LAP Manual, Drainage Manual and Appendix, Bureau of Design and Environment Manuals, department memos, and other manuals adopted by IDOT, the Standard Specifications for Water and Sewer Main Construction in Illinois, IEPA standards, other referenced codes and this code, including the City of Waterloo Construction Details and the soils report required by 34-4-9 of this code, as the same are in effect at the time provided in this code. If the IDOT Standard Specifications, Highway Standards, LAP Manual, Drainage Manual and Appendix, Bureau of Design and Environment Manuals, department memos, or other manuals adopted by IDOT conflict with the City of Waterloo Construction Details, the latter shall be the standard that must be followed, except as otherwise provided in this code.
(D) Required testing and inspection, as deemed necessary by the city at the time of construction, shall be performed by the city or its testing representative, and the costs for such testing shall be paid by the subdivider. All labor and material costs for initial and remediation testing during construction as deemed necessary by the city shall be the responsibility of the subdivider and paid by the subdivider.
(E) Testing for work items that can be damaged by weather, traffic or any other cause, such as soil compaction tests, shall be performed and approved by the Subdivision Administrator prior to associated construction, otherwise such improvements will not be accepted. Construction of work items shown on the improvement plans shall be performed so as no more than 20 working days shall elapse between associated construction procedures, such as subgrade work and subsequent surfacing. The subdivider’s guarantee and responsibility for work for two years after acceptance of roadway, sidewalk, utility, drainage and other improvements intended for use by, or benefit for, the city, the public, or a receiving entity, which improvements are hereinafter sometimes referred to as subdivision improvements, shall not be terminated or otherwise affected by the city not requiring particular testing at the time of installation of such subdivision improvements. A subdivider shall be responsible for repair to subdivision improvements caused by construction traffic into any new development, and the subdivider shall be responsible for repair of all subdivision improvements for two years after initial approval of improvements thereof by the city.
(F) Subdivision improvements shall not be accepted by the city if the city determines that such improvements are not in conformity with improvement plans, applicable standards and specifications, including the provisions of this code, and other local, state and federal laws and regulations that may be brought to the attention of the city. Acceptance of maintenance responsibility of subdivision improvements shall not relieve a subdivider from the subdivider’s repair obligation created by this code or otherwise. The subdivider’s obligation to repair subdivision improvements includes, among other things, taking such actions as are appropriate to correct defective materials and workmanship and replace such subdivision improvements that have not withstood the use for which such improvements were intended. Acceptance of maintenance responsibility by the city does not relieve the developer from repair responsibility as provided in this code or otherwise by law. Maintenance responsibility by the city, after accepting such responsibility, and during the period for which the subdivider is obligated to make repairs under this code, contemplate such activities as snow removal from streets, flushing of sewer lines, cutting grass in areas transferred to the city, and similar activities that go along with the use of subdivision improvements that are in sound condition and in a good state of repair. The performance of any maintenance by the city with respect to subdivision improvements, such as snow plowing of streets, before the city has accepted maintenance responsibility for subdivision improvements, shall not relieve the subdivider from the subdivider’s responsibility to maintain or repair subdivision improvements.
(G) When a subdivision contains sewers, sewage treatment plants, water supply system, park area, or subdivision improvements or other physical facilities that have not been dedicated to and accepted by an existing public entity, adequate provision shall be made by the subdivider for the continuous maintenance, supervision, operation, and reconstruction of such facilities by either the subdivider or the lot owners in the subdivision, subject to applicable laws and local, state and federal regulations, if any.
(Ord. 1069, passed 7-20-1998; Am. Ord. 1175, passed 2-19-2001; Am. Ord. 1219, passed 3-18-2002; Am. Ord. 1250, passed 4-21-2003; Am. Ord. 1527, passed 9-8-2009; Am. Ord. 1696, passed 3-21-2016)