After completion of construction, application
for acceptance of a street shall be submitted to the Board of Selectmen
in accordance with the provisions of "Procedures for the Acceptance
of Streets, Town of Griswold, Connecticut." Acceptance of formal offers
of cession of streets, open space, rights-of-way, and easements shall
rest with the Town.
A.
The owner or developer shall be required to maintain
all improvements and provide for snow removal on streets and sidewalks
until official acceptance of said improvements by the Town. In no
case shall a street be accepted until as-built drawings, in instances
where construction varied from the originally approved plans, are
received and found to be acceptable. Where changes occur, revised
material shall be shown and voided material crossed out. Any unauthorized
changes shall required additional work by the owner or developer at
his own expense.
B.
Upon official acceptance by the Town, the owner or
developer shall post with the Town a cash bond passbook assignment,
or letter of credit from a financial institution having offices in
the State of Connecticut (hereafter "bond"), in an amount not less
than 6% of the total costs of the improvements guaranteeing the work
completed for a period of one year for all streets constructed in
accordance with the Subdivision Regulations of the Town of Griswold,
and, for other streets, for a period of two years from the date of
official acceptance, to be free from material or installation defects
arising from faulty materials or workmanship. For streets constructed
in accordance with the Subdivision Regulations of the Town of Griswold,
no later than 65 days after receiving a request from the owner or
developer, the Town shall release or authorize the release of any
such bond or portion thereof, provided the Town is reasonably satisfied
that the improvements for which such bond or portion thereof was posted
have been completed, or provide the person posting such bond with
a written explanation as to the additional improvements that must
be completed before such bond or portion thereof may be released.
For streets not constructed in accordance with the Subdivision Regulations
of the Town of Griswold, 66% of the maintenance bond will be released
after the first guarantee year and the remaining 34% at the end of
the second guarantee year. The form, sufficiency and manner of execution
of such bond shall be approved by the Town Counsel prior to acceptance
by the Town of such street.
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C.
For this one-year period for streets constructed in
accordance with the Subdivision Regulations of the Town of Griswold,
and, for other streets, for this two-year period, the owner or developer
shall, upon written notice from the Board, remedy any defects arising
from faulty materials or workmanship within a reasonable period of
time. Said remedial action shall be to the satisfaction of the Board.
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Any violation of this chapter shall be punishable
by a fine of not more than $250, and each day's failure to comply
with the provisions hereof shall constitute a separate and distinct
violation.
This chapter shall not apply to or affect any
subdivision properly approved and recorded prior to the effective
date of this chapter, nor shall it apply to or affect any street or
road properly accepted by the Town into its street system, and which
was recorded with the Town Clerk prior to the effective date of this
chapter.
