City of Lodi, WI Article VII Required Guarantees, Certificates and Bonds

§ 300-38 Contract or bond for improvements.

A. Before final acceptance of any final plat located within the corporate limits of the City of Lodi, the subdivider shall be required to enter into a contract with the City agreeing to install all required improvements. The subdivider shall file with said contract, subject to the approval of the City Attorney, a bond, certificate of deposit, irrevocable letter of credit, certified check, or other security in an amount equal to the estimate of the cost prepared by the City Engineer as a guarantee that such improvements will be completed by the subdivider or contractors not later than 18 months from the date of recording of the plat.

B. In those cases where the Common Council determines it is the interest of the City to install improvements by City contract and at such time as the City may designate, the subdivider shall petition the City for water, sanitary sewer main and laterals, curb and gutter, sidewalk and street improvements. The cost of such improvements shall be paid by assessments to the benefited properties. When improvements are partially installed by City contract in lieu of the preceding subsection, the subdivider shall provide a contract and bond for all other required improvements. The subdivider shall remain personally responsible for payment for improvements, even if those improvements are installed by the City.

§ 300-39 Improvements prior to issuance of building permits.

Prior to issuance of any building permits in a land division located within the corporate limits and extraterritorial plat approval jurisdiction of the City of Lodi, the subdivider shall install required street and utility improvements as hereinafter provided.

A. Street and alley grading. The full width of the right-of-way of each street and alley dedicated in the plat shall be graded.

B. Water supply. Water mains shall be provided to serve the subdivision by extension of the existing City system. Service connections stubbed in the property line and all necessary fire hydrants shall also be provided.

C. Sewage disposal. Sanitary sewer mains and service connections stubbed in to the property line shall be provided to serve all the lots in the subdivision and shall be connected to the existing City sewer system, except that where connection to the City sewer system is not available in a street adjacent to or within the subdivision, the sewer system within the subdivision shall be installed and capped for future use. A variance to this requirement shall be granted if the grades for such sewer connections to the existing sewer system cannot be provided.

D. Street and alley paving. All streets and alleys shall have an adequate subbase and shall be improved with an all-weather, permanent surface.

E. Curb and gutter. Permanent curb and gutter shall be installed.

F. Drainage. A drainage system in compliance with Chapter 162, Drainage, of the City Code shall be provided.

G. Monuments. Monuments of a permanent character (pipes, steel rods, concrete, or equivalent) shall be placed in each corner or angle on the boundary of the subdivision and at each corner of each lot and in each intersection of street center lines. All United States, state, county or other official benchmarks, monuments, or triangulation stations shall be preserved in precise location. It shall be the subdivider's responsibility to see that the monuments are maintained in good order during construction and development.

§ 300-40 Documentation.

The subdivider shall furnish the City with a reproducible as-built set of plans showing all improvements for the plat. The subdivider shall also furnish an itemized cost for the improvements in the contract prior to the City's final acceptance of the improvements.