The following are required improvements: monuments, street signs, streets, byways, water supply, sewage disposal, storm drainage, landscaping, lighting and signing and pavement markings for traffic control, walking and biking trails, erosion control, or other improvements required by the Planning Board, except where the Planning Board may waive or modify such improvements in accordance with the provisions of these standards.
A. 
Inspection fee.
(1) 
At least five days prior to commencing construction of required improvements the applicant shall pay an inspection fee equal to 2% of the cost of the required improvements, or $5,000, whichever is greater, to cover the costs of construction inspections by the Municipal Engineer or Town Staff, as required.
(2) 
The applicant shall notify the Town Manager, or the Town Manager's designee, in writing of the time when the applicant proposes to commence construction of such improvements so that the Town Manager can cause inspection to be made to assure that all municipal specifications and requirements shall be met during the construction of required improvements and utilities required by the Planning Board. Any amount in excess of actual cost of inspections shall be returned to the applicant.
B. 
If the Town Manager or the Town Manager's designee shall find, upon inspection of the improvements performed before expiration date of the performance bond, that any of the required improvements have not been constructed in accordance with plans and specifications filed by applicant, the Town Manager or the Town Manager's designee report to the Town Council, Code Enforcement Officer, and Planning Board. The Town Manager or the Town Manager's designee shall then notify the applicant and, if institution that has provided the performance guarantee and take all necessary steps to preserve the municipality's right under said performance guarantee. No application shall be accepted by the Planning Department for Planning Board review if the applicant is in default on a previously approved plan.
C. 
If at any time before or during the construction of the required improvements it is demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Municipal Engineer that unforeseen conditions make it necessary or preferable to modify the location or design of such required improvements, the Municipal Engineer may authorize modifications, provided that these modifications are within the spirit and intent of the Planning Board's approval and do not extend to the waiver or substantial alteration of the function of any improvements required by the Planning Board. The Municipal Engineer shall issue any authorization under this subsection in writing and shall transmit a copy of such authorization to the Planning Board at its next regular meeting.
D. 
The applicant shall be required to maintain all improvements and provide for snow removal on streets and sidewalks until acceptance of said improvements by the Town Council.
E. 
Upon completion of the subdivision, the applicant shall notify the Town Manager or the Town Manager's designee in writing stating that all improvements have been completed. Along with this statement shall be submitted as-built record construction drawings on Mylar which were previously approved by the Planning Board.