No person, firm or corporation shall erect or construct, or proceed with the erection or construction or installation of any streets, sewer systems or water facilities, the cost of which shall exceed $25.00, without first obtaining a compliance certificate therefor from the governing body of the city.
(Ordinance 61-2, sec. 1, adopted 4/27/61)
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the terms of this article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined in any sum not to exceed $100.00. Each and every day’s violation hereof shall constitute a separate offense.
(Ordinance 61-2, sec. 5, adopted 4/27/61)
(a) 
Any person, firm or corporation desiring a compliance certificate as required by this article shall file with the city secretary an application therefor in writing.
(b) 
Every such application for a compliance certificate shall describe the land upon which the proposed streets, water facilities or sewer facilities are to be erected, either by lot, block and/or tract, or similar general description that will readily identify and definitely locate the proposed streets, water facilities, or sewer facilities.
(c) 
Each such application shall be accompanied by a drawing or plan, showing the general scheme or plan of the proposed streets, water facilities, or sewer facilities, their proposed location upon the lot, tract, or block, and such other reasonable and pertinent information as may be required by the governing body of this city.
(d) 
Each and every application shall contain a certificate in writing by the applicant making such application, to the effect that such applicant has examined the minimum specifications heretofore adopted by the city council, governing the installation and construction of such facilities, and that this proposed construction and installation meets all the requirements of such minimum specifications.
(Ordinance 61-2, sec. 2, adopted 4/27/61)
The application and written certificate attached thereto and filed by an applicant for a compliance certificate shall be checked by the city council, and if found to be in conformity with the minimum specifications for such facilities heretofore adopted by said city council, the city council shall issue a compliance certificate therefor.
(Ordinance 61-2, sec. 3, adopted 4/27/61)
The city secretary shall keep a permanent accurate record of all such applications filed, together with the disposition made thereof.
(Ordinance 61-2, sec. 4, adopted 4/27/61)
Upon the completion of any such construction or installation of such streets, water facilities or sewer facilities, the applicant shall immediately notify the city engineer, and the city engineer shall inspect such construction and installation, and if the city engineer determines that such streets, water facilities, or sewer facilities meet the minimum specifications heretofore adopted by the city council, the city engineer shall issue to such applicant a certificate of acceptance. If the city engineer determines that such construction or installation of such street, water facilities, or sewer facilities does not meet the minimum specifications heretofore adopted by the city council, the city engineer shall execute a certificate of nonacceptance, describing in general the street, water facility, or sewer facility, stating generally in what particulars the street, water facility, or sewer facility fails to meet said minimum specifications. It shall be the duty of the city engineer to file all certificates of nonacceptance with the county clerk.
(Ordinance 61-2, sec. 6, adopted 4/27/61)