The Village Engineer, or his designee, shall be responsible
for inspecting required improvements during construction to insure
their satisfactory completion and, upon such completion, shall furnish
the Planning Board with a statement to that effect. If the Village
Engineer determines that any of the required improvements have not
been constructed in accordance with the approved plan, the applicant
shall be responsible for properly completing said improvements. Failure
of the Village Engineer to carry out inspections of required improvements
during construction shall not in any way relieve the applicant of
his responsibilities related to the proper construction of such improvements.
A. Inspection of stages of construction.
(1) Inspection of stages of construction. To facilitate inspection of
required improvements during construction, the applicant shall notify
the Village Engineer, or his designee, at least three working days
before commencing construction and, in addition, at least three working
days before reaching each of the following stages of construction:
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(a)
Rough grading is completed.
(b)
Drainage and other underground facilities are installed, but
prior to backfilling.
(c)
After gravel base is spread and compacted.
(d)
When each paved course is being applied.
(e)
After completion of all improvements.
(2) The applicant shall not proceed to work on any stage subsequent to
the first stage until the work of the previous stage has been inspected
and approved by the Village Engineer or his designee. In the case
of any other improvements, the Village Engineer, or his designee,
shall inspect the work at such progressive stages as he shall specify,
and he shall certify to the Planning Board that the work was inspected
by him and was in accordance with the approved plans and specifications.
B. Certificate of construction. At such time as the applicant has completed
construction of all required improvements, he shall furnish to the
Village Engineer three copies of as-built plans and profiles which
show the actual location of all paved streets, culverts, headwalls,
drains, manholes, catch basins, sidewalks, curbs, utility lines and
equipment, monuments, street signs, street trees, and all other required
improvements, as constructed, and all other pertinent information,
such as cross sections of the streets at intervals determined by the
Village Engineer, the culvert and drain grades, sewer grades, sidewalk
and curb grades, and invert elevations at manholes. Such plans and
profiles shall bear a dated certification by a professional engineer
or licensed surveyor to the effect that the data shown thereon was
accurately determined by field survey. If the location or accuracy
of improvements does not, in the opinion of the Planning Board, fully
comply with the approved construction plans and specifications, the
Planning Board shall have the right to refuse to sign the final plat
until such situation is corrected.
C. Inspection fee. To offset the costs incurred by the Village in conducting
inspections, all applicants for approval of submissions involving
the construction of streets and/or other improvements shall be required
to submit an inspection fee, payable to the Village of Wesley Hills,
as shown on the fee schedule adopted by the Board of Trustees.
D. Maintenance of improvements. The applicant shall be required to maintain
all improvements and provide for snow removal on streets and sidewalks,
including the cost of streetlighting, if required, until acceptance
of said improvements by the Board of Trustees. If there are any certificates
of occupancy on a street not dedicated to the Village, the Village
may plow the street or effect emergency repairs and charge same to
the applicant. The applicant shall be required to file a maintenance
letter of credit with the Board of Trustees, prior to dedication in
an amount considered adequate by the Village Engineer and in a form
satisfactory to the Village Attorney in order to assure the satisfactory
condition of the required improvements for a period of two years after
the date of their acceptance by the Board of Trustees and dedication
of same to the Village.
The Planning Board may waive, subject to appropriate conditions,
the provision of any or all such improvements and requirements as,
in its judgement of the special circumstances of a particular plat,
are not requisite in the interest of the public health, safety and
general welfare or which, in its judgment, are inappropriate because
of inadequacy or lack of connecting facilities adjacent or in proximity
to the subdivision.
When it is deemed necessary by the Planning Board to defer the
construction of any improvement required herein because of incompatible
grades, future planning, inadequate or lack of connecting facilities,
or for other reasons, the applicant shall pay his share of the costs
of the future improvements to the Village in escrow prior to signing
of the final subdivision plat. The Village shall refund any funds
so paid if not used for their intended purpose, and refund shall be
made when the Board of Trustees determines said funds shall not be
so used.
In the approval of a final subdivision plat, the Planning Board
may require the construction of buildings on individual lots in a
specified sequence where the Board finds that such staging is related
to the public health, safety and welfare.
If, at any time, either before or during the course of construction
of the required improvements, it is determined by the Planning Board
that unforeseen conditions make it necessary to modify the location
or design of any improvements, the Board may modify the terms and
conditions of the approval so as to require such changes as may be
necessary to comply with the spirit and intent of the Board's
original approval and to conform to accepted engineering practices.