A. 
Before construction of required improvements begins, the developer shall provide the Code Enforcement Officer with adequate written notice and a proposed schedule of construction. The schedule shall provide for inspections by a licensed engineer, under contract with the Town and at the expense of the developer, to ensure that all municipal specifications, requirements, and conditions of approval are met during construction. The developer shall also submit an estimate of the cost of required inspections and shall provide funds equal to 110% of that cost, to be held in escrow by the Town, without payment of interest, for payments to the inspector. See Appendix J[1] for a list of mandatory inspections.
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix J is included as an attachment to this chapter.
B. 
Signed and dated reports shall be submitted to the Code Enforcement Officer for each inspection. If the inspector finds that any of the required improvements have not been constructed in accordance with the plans and specifications approved by the Planning Board, the inspector shall so report, in writing, to the CEO and the developer. The inspector and CEO shall be notified by the developer when remedial action has been taken by the developer.
C. 
Municipal inspections may be conducted at any time by the Town Manager, Road Commissioner, Planner/CEO or representatives of public utilities. If any of the above officials finds that required improvements have not been constructed in accordance with the plans and specifications approved by the Planning Board, the inspector and developer shall be notified, in writing, and required to take appropriate action to correct the problem(s). The inspector and Planner/CEO shall be notified by the developer when remedial action has been taken by the developer.
If at any time it is necessary to modify the required improvements before or during the construction of the required improvements, the Planner/CEO is authorized to approve minor field changes due to unforeseen circumstances such as encountering hidden outcrops of bedrock, natural springs, etc. (See Article XII, § 235-12.1). Major modifications, such as relocation of rights-of-way and property boundaries and changes of grade by more than 1%, shall require a subdivision amendment (See Article XII, § 235-12.2).
A. 
Filing deadline. Upon approval of a final plan, and notation to that effect upon the plan, a copy of the signed and dated final plan shall be recorded by the developer in the Knox County Registry of Deeds. The developer shall notify the Planner/CEO of the book and page number in which such plan has been filed. Any final plan not so filed or recorded within 30 days of the date upon which such plan is approved and signed by the Planning Board shall become null and void, unless the particular circumstances of said developer warrants the Planning Board granting an extension, which shall not exceed an additional period of 60 days. No building permit shall be issued until proof of recording is submitted to the Planner/CEO.
B. 
Completion of improvements. All required improvements shall be completed no later than two years after approval of the final plan. The developer may request, in writing, no more than two extensions of this deadline, with each period of extension not to exceed six months. The deadline may also be extended by the Planning Board for up to two years if the subdivision approval is appealed.
C. 
Phasing of improvements.
(1) 
The Planning Board may approve plans to develop a subdivision in separate and distinct phases, subject to a schedule of development mutually agreed upon by the Board and the developer and to any conditions the Board deems necessary to ensure the orderly development of the final plan. This may be accomplished by limiting final approval to those lots abutting that section of the proposed subdivision's street system which is covered by a performance guarantee. The boundary lines of each phase shall be clearly shown on the final plan, and a separate signature block shall be provided for each phase. When development is phased, road construction shall commence from the public way.
(2) 
In the event of a phased plan of development, each phase receiving final approval shall be duly recorded by the developer and required improvements shall be completed within the deadlines set forth in this article.
Upon completion of street construction and prior to a vote by the municipal officers to submit a proposed public way to a Town Meeting, a written certification signed by a professional engineer shall be submitted to the Select Board at the expense of the developer, certifying that the proposed public way meets or exceeds the design and construction requirements of these regulations. If there are any underground utilities, the servicing utility shall certify, in writing, that they have been installed in a manner acceptable to the utility. As-built plans shall be submitted to the Select Board. No subdivision road shall be presented to the voters for acceptance until at least 75% of the subdivision lots have been issued certificates of compliance.
The developer shall be required to maintain all improvements and provide for snow removal on streets and sidewalks until acceptance of the improvements by the municipality, or control is placed with a lot owners' association.