Final plats shall be neither approved by the city nor recorded by the Monroe County Recorder of Deeds unless the following conditions are met:
(A) Prior installation. The improvements called for by the improvement plans approved by the city and facilities intended to be dedicated to the city, other public body or acceptable private entity have been completed, inspected and given initial approval by the city, and the subdivider has:
(1) Paid to the city the costs estimated by the city for the extension of electric and gas service by the city to and within the development; or
(2) The subdivider has entered into a contract with a private contractor approved by the city for the extension of electric and gas service to and within the development, pursuant to plans and specifications presented to and approved by the city, and presents to the city an executed copy of such contract with respect to the installation of such electric and/or gas service. If a private contractor is used for the extension of electric and/or gas service to and within a development, the subdivider shall pay to the city its costs incurred with respect to the inspection and monitoring of the extension of such utility services by the private contractor. If the city installs the extension of such electric and/or gas service, the city shall not be limited in recovering its charges for such electric and gas extensions by the amount of its estimate furnished to the developer.
(B) Guarantee by subdivider.
(1) The subdivider shall post with the City Clerk a repair guarantee in a form consisting of one of the following:
(a) An irrevocable letter of credit issued by a bank or trust company authorized to do business in the State of Illinois.
(b) Cash, cashier’s check, certificates of deposit, treasury bills, or other readily negotiable instruments made payable to the City Treasurer.
(2) Such repair guarantee shall be one-fourth the amount of the estimated construction cost of all improvements called for by the improvement plans approved by the city and other facilities intended to be dedicated to the city, other public body or approved private legal entity. The repair guarantee shall be posted for a period of three years and shall remain in effect until released as provided by this code. The act of letting a guarantee expire prior to release shall be considered a default by the developer and a violation of the city’s ordinances.
(C) Conformance to preliminary plat.
(1) For residential areas, the final plat shall conform to the approved preliminary plat as amended or supplemented.
(2) For areas not zoned residential, the final plat shall conform to the approved preliminary plat as amended or supplemented, except for changes to lot lines and/or lot sizes judged to be minor by the Subdivision Administrator.
(D) Record drawings. Record drawings, showing as-built locations of water mains, sewer mains and sewer taps, shall be submitted to the city, after the improvements have been installed in accordance with approved improvement plans, and prior to initial approval of improvements by the city. Record drawings shall include any deviation to, or changes of, improvements approved by the city, which drawings shall be signed and sealed by developer’s engineer. Record drawings shall consist of photographic reproduction mylar, with a maximum size of 24 inches by 36 inches. The subdivider shall provide the corresponding digital computer-aided- drafting (CAD) files, in a format compatible with the city’s CAD system format in use at the time of submittal of the record drawings.
(Am. Ord. 1438, passed 7-2-2007; Am. Ord. 1527, passed 9-8-2009; Am. Ord. 1696, passed 3-21-2016)