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Upon approval of the final plat by the City Council, the following materials shall be provided to the Department of Planning and Neighborhood Services prior to recordation of the plat:
(A) One reproducible (i.e., mylar) copy of the final plat, with proper signatures to be retained by the County Recorder's Office. Digital copies of the recorded final plat will be distributed to the City of Yuma Department of Planning and Neighborhood Services and the applicant. One AutoCAD file of the plat that conforms to the City of Yuma CADD standards shall be submitted electronically.
(B) Prior to construction, a digital copy of the complete subdivision improvement plans, including street plan and profiles, water, sewer, stormwater drainage and alley improvements shall be submitted to City Engineering.
('80 Code, App. B, § IV) (Ord. 1012, passed 4-20-66; Ord. 1939, passed 6-18-80; Ord. 1966, passed 10-1-80; Ord. 2144, passed 8-3-83; Ord. O2002-24, passed 5-1-02; Ord. O2022-053, passed 12-7-22)
Prior to recordation of a final plat, the applicant shall either construct or install required improvements and repair existing streets and other public facilities damaged in the development of the property or execute and file with the Department of Planning and Neighborhood Services an agreement between the applicant and the city. Said agreement shall specify the period within which required improvements and repairs shall be completed and, if the work is not completed within the period specified, it shall provide the city with the ability to complete the work and recover the full cost and expense of all improvements, together with all court costs and attorney fees necessary to collect said amounts from the applicant.
(A) The applicant shall file with the agreement, to assure full and faithful performance thereof, one of the following:
(1) A surety bond executed by a surety company authorized to transact business in the State of Arizona.
(2) A personal bond co-signed by at least one additional person together with evidence of financial responsibility and resources of those signing the bond sufficient to provide reasonable assurance of ability to proceed in accordance with the agreement.
(3) Cash deposit, including certificates of deposit.
(4) Letter of credit.
(B) Such assurance of full and faithful performance shall be in a form approved by the City Attorney and shall be for a sum approved by the City Engineer as sufficient to cover the cost of the improvements and repairs and related engineering and incidental expenses. The amount shall be based on a construction estimate of the work to be completed, prepared by a registered engineer and shall be a minimum of 100% of the uncompleted construction estimate, concurred to by the City Engineer.
(C) If the applicant fails to carry out the provisions of the agreement, without the written concurrence of the City Engineer and the City Engineer determines that the city will incur costs or expenses to complete these provisions, the City Engineer shall call on the assurance monies and deposit those monies in an account specifically set aside for completion of the requirements. If the amount of the assurance monies, called on by the City Engineer, exceeds the costs and expenses incurred by the city for completion of the required improvements, the City Engineer shall refund the remainder. If the amount of the assurance monies, called on by the City Engineer, proves to be insufficient to satisfy the costs and expenses incurred by the city, the applicant shall be liable to the city to satisfy the full amount of the shortfall, upon demand by the city. Ten percent of the required assurance amount shall be retained pending the city's full acceptance of subdivision improvements by the City Engineer. Release of assurances shall be based on the amount of work remaining to be completed. The city will provide written notification of the subdivision improvements acceptance and cause the release of assurances.
('80 Code, App. B, § IV) (Ord. 1012, passed 4-20-66; Ord. 1939, passed 6-18-80; Ord. 1966, passed 10-1-80; Ord. 2144, passed 8-3-83; Ord. O2002-24, passed 5-1-02; Ord. O2006-74, passed 11-1-06; Ord. O2022-053, passed 12-7-22)
Required Improvements
All public improvements shown on the preliminary plan, an any additional improvements that may be required by the Planning Commission as a condition for approval of the final plat, shall be the responsibility of the subdivider. All improvements constructed shall meet the City of Yuma standard specifications, as adopted or amended.
('80 Code, App. B, § V) (Ord. 2101, passed 11-17-82) Penalty, see § 153-99
(A) Access. Any land hereinafter subdivided shall have frontage on an existing dedicated and improved street, road, or highway. Where such proposed subdivision does not meet this condition, it shall be the responsibility of the subdivider to provide access by means of a dedicated and improved street or road.
(B) Grading. All streets and alleys within the limits of the subdivision shall be graded full width of the dedicated right-of-way, and all roadways shall be improved to meet the City of Yuma standard specifications, as adopted or amended.
(C) Drainage. Any land which is considered to be excessively irregular shall be provided with proper drainage. Where surface drainage is adequate, all appurtenant structures such as combination curb and gutter, driveway and alley entrances, valley gutters, culverts, and the like, will be constructed. Where subsurface drainage is required, all manholes, inlets, or connections to existing systems shall he required. This work shall be done prior to any street surfacing.
(D) Sidewalks. Sidewalks of such width and type as required by the City of Yuma standard specifications, as adopted or amended, shall be constructed on both sides of all streets within the subdivision, and in all crosswalkways.
('80 Code, App. B, § V) (Ord. 2101, passed 11-17-82) Penalty, see § 153-99
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