106-4-1 General Requirements

1. Improvement plans, submittal and approval process. Pursuant to Section 106-18.30, with the final subdivision plat submittal, the applicant shall submit a complete set of draft improvement plans. The City Engineer is authorized to approve the improvement plans after determining the plan's compliance with all applicable standards and specifications, and after receiving approval of the improvement plans from the culinary water, secondary water, and sanitary sewer service providers, if applicable. The approvals from those service providers shall include a copy of the version of improvement plans for which they are offering approval. The applicant shall submit a copy of the final approved improvement plans with the final subdivision plat mylar. The final approved improvement plans shall be signed and stamped by a state licensed civil engineer for all streets, existing and proposed, and all utilities to be constructed within the subdivision.the improvement plans after determining the plan's compliance with all applicable standards and specifications, and after receiving approval of the improvement plans from the culinary water, secondary water, and sanitary sewer service providers, if applicable. The approvals from those service providers shall include a copy of the version of improvement plans for which they are offering approval. The applicant shall submit a copy of the final approved improvement plans with the final subdivision plat mylar. The final approved improvement plans shall be signed and stamped by a state licensed civil engineer for all streets, existing and proposed, and all utilities to be constructed within the subdivision. 2. Approval of final improvement plans prior to final plat approval, if allowed. The applicant may submit improvement plans prior to final plat approval, but not before preliminary plan/plat approval by the Land Use Authority. The City Engineer, in his sole discretion, may approve final improvement plans prior to final plat approval. No subdivision improvements or utilities shall be installed until after approval of the final improvement plans by the City Engineer. The City Engineer's approval of final improvement plans prior to final plat approval, or the City Engineer's authorization to commence construction of the improvements, shall not constitute entitlement or vesting of any particular final plat design. The applicant bears all risk associated with pursuing approval of final improvement plans and commencement of construction of improvements prior to final plat approval. 3. Improvements to comply with standards and specifications. All improvements shall comply with the standards and specifications referenced in Section 106-4-5, and the standards and specifications of relevant utility service providers. and the standards and specifications of relevant utility service providers. 4. Improvements to be installed prior to issuance of permits. 1. All required subdivision improvements shall be installed and pass inspection, pursuant to Section 106-4-3, prior to issuance of any land use permit in a subdivision. 2. This shall not apply to the required chip and seal, street monuments, street trees, and other required landscaping (and associated irrigation and controls) as long as a sufficient financial guarantee of improvements exists or is provided as required by Section 106-4-3 for the incomplete improvements. 3. A certificate of occupancy shall not be issued until the missing improvements are installed and pass inspection or an updated financial guarantee has been provided as required by Section 106-4-3. 4. For the purpose of ensuring that improvements are not damaged or neglected during construction, in the event that a property is not granted certificate of occupancy outside of the warranty guarantee period, a separate landscaping, sidewalk, and curb and gutter bond shall be posted in the amount for those improvements where the lots have not been given certificate of occupancy, as determined by the City. The City shall retain this bond until certificate of occupancy is granted to each subsequent lot. 5. Improvements under street asphalt. All public and private utilities within the road right-of-way shall be installed prior to the road being asphalted. Cuts within one year of asphalt placement on a new road will require a special permit and include requirements for special backfill and asphalt replacement. 6. Monumentation improvement agreement. The applicant shall sign a survey monumentation improvement agreement and pay applicable fees associated prior to the City Surveyor signing the final subdivision plat mylar. 7. As-built plans required. Upon completion of the construction of roads and utility lines, the developer's engineer shall prepare and submit as-built plans for all improvements for the approval of the City Engineer. As-built plans shall include a digital plan (dwg format) and one set of reproducible mylars prior to city acceptance for maintenance of roads. 8. Phased subdivisions. Whenever the applicant develops a subdivision a phase at a time, such development shall be in an orderly manner and in such a way that the required improvements will be made available to the buyers of the lots. The applicant shall be responsible for coordinating the installation of utilities, streets, water lines, fire hydrants, and all other required improvements with the buyers of lots.