SECTION VII IMPROVEMENTS
CONSTRUCTION AND ACCEPTANCE
7.1 MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURES
7.1.01 Specifications: Unless otherwise indicated on the plans, materials and procedures shall meet the requirements and shall be in accordance with the current volume of the "Construction and Material Specifications", Ohio State Department of Highways. The materials will be referred to by material grade or section number of the same current volume.
7.1.02 Field Construction and Engineering: All items of work covered and stipulated in the construction plans shall be performed in accordance with the lines, grades, typical sections, and dimensions shown. The setting and marking of all line, profile, and grade stakes necessary for the proper execution of the work in accordance with the plans shall be performed only by an engineer or surveyor.
7.2 INSPECTION
Inspection shall be required for sanitary sewer systems, water supply systems, storm sewers and drainage facilities, curbs, gutters, subgrade, pavements and sidewalks.
7.2.01 Responsible Officials: The County Engineer or his representative and the County Health Department shall be responsible for the inspection of construction of work falling under their respective jurisdictions.
7.2.02 Notification: The subdivider shall notify the responsible county official three (3) days prior to the start of construction.
7.2.03 Fees: The subdivider shall pay to the County Engineer and/or the County Health Department a fee to defray the total cost of inspection of construction of the improvements, such fee to be determined by the office involved.
7.3 GUARANTEE
In lieu of actual construction (according to the procedures and requirements of these regulations) of the required improvements before requesting approval of the final plat, a subdivider shall provide the Board with a guarantee for the completion of said improvements.
7.3.01 Types of Guarantee: Guarantees may be by one of the following methods:
A) A performance bond in favor of the Board furnished by a reputable bonding company;
B) A cash bond deposited with the Board.
7.3.02 Amount of Guarantee: The amount of the guarantee shall be equal to the County Engineer's estimate of the cost of construction of all improvements at prevailing rates plus the combined estimates from the County Engineer and the County Health Department for the construction inspection.
7.3.03 Term of Guarantee: Guarantees shall be for the satisfactory completion of all improvements within a period of two (2) years from the date of the guarantee.
7.3.04 Release of Guarantee: As work progresses, a reduction in the bond or partial return of cash to the subdivider equal to the estimated costs of improvements satisfactorily completed may be authorized by the Board upon the written recommendation of the office responsible for inspection.
7.4 SPECIAL ASSESSIIENTS
In the case of partially dedicated streets, streets not wholly within the proposed subdivision or streets where other adjacent property owners are involved, the subdivider may petition the Board of County Commissioners to have the necessary improvements constructed and assessments levied against the property as provided in Section 5559 of the O.R.C.
7.5 OVER-SIZE IMPROVEMENTS
7.5.01 Over-size: The utilities, pavements and other land improvements for the proposed subdivision shall be designed over-size and/or with extensions provided to serve nearby land which is an integral part of the neighborhood service or drainage area as determined by the County (City, Village) Engineer.
7.5.02 Cost of Over-Size Improvements: The subdivider shall be required to pay for only that part of the construction costs for the arterial streets, trunk sewers or water lines which are to serve the proposed subdivision as determined by the County (City, Village) Engineer. The County (City, Village) shall pay the difference between the cost of required improvements for the proposed subdivision and improvements required to service the surrounding areas as determined in Section 7.5.01 of these regulations.
7.6 EXTENSIONS TO BOUNDARIES
The subdivider may be required by the Commission to extend the necessary improvements planned for his subdivision to the boundaries of his subdivision.
7.7 ACCEPTANCE
7.7.01 Request: The subdivider, upon completion of all improvements, shall request in writing a final inspection by the County Engineer and/or County Health Department.
7.7.02 Final Construction Inspection: The County Engineer and/or the county Health Department shall make a final inspection at the end of construction of improvements under their respective jurisdiction as required under Section 711.091 of the O.R.C.
7.7.03 Maintenance Guarantee: A maintenance guarantee shall be posted by one of the methods listed in Section 7.3.01. If these regulations, to guarantee the maintenance of all improvements for a period of one year after the date of completion as determined by the final construction inspection by the County Engineer and/or County Health Department.
7.7.04 Amount: The amount of the maintenance guarantee sha11 be five (5) percent of the estimated cost of the improvements but in no case less than one thousand (1,000) dollars.
7.7.05 Duties: During the maintenance bond period, the subdivider shall be responsible for:
1) Routine maintenance of all improvements and shall repair all failures due to faulty construction as soon as they become apparent:
2) Make repairs due to erosion or abuse by Utility companies:
3) Repair failures for all other reasons.
7.7.06 Resolution: The Board of County Commissioners shall by resolution accept all public rights-of-way after receipt of a written notice of a satisfactory final construction inspection by the County Engineer and the posting of a maintenance guarantee by the subdivider.
7.7.07 Final Release: At the end of the maintenance period , the Board shall release the maintenance bond upon written notice of a satisfactory final inspection by the County Engineer and/or Health Department.