The Town Engineer and the Highway Superintendent,
or their respective designee(s), shall be responsible for inspecting
required improvements during construction to ensure their satisfactory
completion and, upon such completion, shall furnish the Planning Board
with a statement to that effect. If the Town Engineer or the Highway
Superintendent determines that any of the required improvements have
not been constructed in accordance with the approved plan, the subdivider
shall be responsible for properly completing said improvements. Failure
of the Town Engineer, Highway Superintendent or their designee(s)
to carry out inspections of required improvements during construction
shall not in any way relieve the subdivider of any responsibilities
related to the proper construction of such improvements.
A. Inspection of stages of construction.
(1) To facilitate inspection of required improvements
during construction, the subdivider shall notify the Town Engineer,
or his or her designee, at least three working days before reaching
each of the following stages of construction:
(c)
Drainage and other underground facilities installed,
but prior to backfilling.
(d)
After gravel base is spread and compacted.
(e)
When each paved course is being applied.
(f)
After completion of all improvements.
(2) The subdivider 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. The Town Engineer, the Highway Superintendent
or their designee(s), shall inspect the work at such progressive stages
as he or she shall specify, and he or she shall certify to the Planning
Board that the work was inspected by him or her and was or was not
in accordance with the approved plans and specifications.
B. As-built drawings necessary.
(1) At such time as the subdivider has completed construction
of all required improvements, he or she shall furnish to the Town
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, streets 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 Town 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 installed and its location
was shown accurately on as-built drawings accurately determined by
field survey.
(2) If the location of improvements does not, in the opinion of the Town Engineer, fully comply with the approved construction plans and specification, the Planning Board shall have the right to refuse to sign the final plat or release the bond, nor shall the Town Board accept dedication of any required improvements until either such situation is corrected to the satisfaction of the Town Engineer or the Town Planning Board formally approves of modification of improvements in accordance with §
170-30E of these regulations.
C. Inspection fee. To offset the costs incurred by the town in conducting inspections, subdividers seeking approval of submission involving the construction of streets and/or other improvements shall be required to submit an inspection fee, as set forth in §
170-29 of these regulations.
The Planning Board may, in writing, grant waivers, subject to appropriate conditions, to the provision of any or all such improvements and requirements, in accordance with the criteria and procedures set forth in §
170-6 of these regulations.
A certificate of occupancy shall not be issued
for a structure within a subdivision where the improvements are guaranteed
by a performance bond, unless it is determined by the Planning Board
that both of the following conditions have been complied with:
A. Status of street improvements. The improvement of
the street or streets giving access to a structure has progressed
to a stage deemed adequate by the Planning Board to render safe all-weather
vehicular access for both routine and emergency purposes.
B. Maintenance agreements. Written agreements have been filed providing for the maintenance of the bonded street or streets in such all-weather passable condition, including snow removal and sanding, during the period between the issuance of the certificate of occupancy and the acceptance of the fully completed street by the Town Board. If the street is not to be offered for dedication to the town, such an agreement will have been required in accordance with §
170-32 of these regulations.