Notice shall be given by the applicant in writing to the Board, with duplicate copies to the Town's Highway Supervisor, Water Department, Fire Chief, Building Inspector/Zoning Enforcement Officer, Wiring Inspector and Board of Health, at least 10 days before the applicant first commences construction, clearing, grading or any related activities.
For the protection of the Town and future residents of the subdivision, a series of inspections during the course of construction shall be required to ensure compliance with the endorsed definitive plan and the Regulations. All materials and each part of detail of the work as required under the Regulations shall be subject to inspection. The cost of such inspections shall be borne by the applicant. The Planning Board may establish, at the applicant's expense, an escrow account pursuant to MGL c. 44, § 53G, to fund the cost of such inspections.
A. 
Inspection requests. Obtaining inspections shall be the responsibility of the applicant. Inspections shall be requested by the applicant at least four full working days in advance by written notice to the Planning Board and its authorized representative. The applicant shall allow the Planning Board's engineer and other duly authorized representatives access to all parts of the subdivision for purposes of inspection and shall be furnished with such information and assistance as is required to make a complete and detailed inspection.
B. 
Inspections required. The applicant shall contact the Planning Board and its duly authorized representative for inspections by the Planning Board's engineer regarding the following aspects of the subdivision, at the specified times:
(1) 
An inspection shall be made of the project upon completion of all clearing, grubbing and excavation and all work incidental thereto, as may be required or implied herein. No fill shall have been placed at the time of this inspection.
(2) 
An inspection shall be made of the completed drainage system as required or implied herein or on the endorsed definitive plan, including drainpipe, culverts, catch basins and all related construction. Backfill of any portion of the drainage system shall not be made until after receipt of satisfaction of approval or acceptance by the Planning Board's engineer and the Town's Highway Surveyor.
(3) 
Inspections and testing shall be made of the completed water distribution system by the Town's Water Department. The timing and number of inspections shall be determined by the Norwell Water Department.
(4) 
The inspection of the construction of the way shall include the inspection of the backfilling and compaction of all utility trenches, including gas, electric and telephone, as may be installed by utility companies, and such work shall be performed in the manner required by the Regulations. It shall be the applicant's responsibility to ensure compliance with these requirements. If, in the opinion of the Planning Board, the backfilling and compaction of utility trenches have not been performed properly, the Planning Board may refuse to release the applicable subdivision surety until such work has been performed to the satisfaction of the Planning Board.
(5) 
An inspection shall be made of the compacted fill as specified herein and shall be required to bring the roadways to their proposed grades. The applicant shall certify the source of gravel for fill to the Planning Board's engineer as soon as this information is known, so that samples may be taken and analyzed by the Planning Board's engineer. The applicant shall not proceed with filling operations until such time as the fill is determined by the Planning Board's engineer, in writing, as acceptable. If the applicant proceeds with filling prior to such determination, it shall be at the applicant's risk that the applicant shall be ordered to remove and replace the fill. The applicant shall not use a gravel source other than the one designated without prior notice to the Planning Board's engineer.
(6) 
An inspection shall be made of the first six-inch layer of compacted roadway foundation as specified herein. A gravel sample or samples may be taken at the option of the Planning Board's engineer.
(7) 
An inspection shall be made of the final six-inch layer of compacted roadway foundation as specified herein and gravel samples may be taken by the Planning Board's engineer.
(8) 
An inspection shall be made of the bituminous concrete pavement for the roadway surface. Samples of the mix may be taken by the Planning Board's engineer for purpose of performing an extraction test in order to compare samples with the job-mix formula provided on the trucker tickets.
(9) 
An inspection shall be made of all work regarding sidewalks, curbing, grass plots, side slopes, monuments, bounds and street signs.
(10) 
A final inspection shall be made to ensure that all work required by the endorsed definitive plan, the conditions of subdivision approval and the Regulations has been satisfactorily completed prior to final release of the subdivision surety.
C. 
Backfilling. No water main, storm drain, catch basin, utility installation, road subgrade or foundation, or any other item of work designated for inspection shall be backfilled or paved over until inspected and approved by the Planning Board or its duly authorized representative.
D. 
Excavation performed without authorization. Any work done, material used or excavation performed without authorization by the Planning Board or without the required inspection may be ordered removed and/or replaced at the applicant's expense.
E. 
Failure to reject defective work or materials. Failure to reject defective work or materials at the point of installation shall not prevent later rejection of the work or materials when the defect is discovered, nor obligate the Planning Board to make final acceptance of the work or materials or subdivision.
F. 
Work found to be defective. If the work or any part thereof shall be found defective by the Planning Board at any time before the final acceptance of the whole work, the Planning Board shall give written notice thereof to the applicant and the applicant shall, at the applicant's sole expense, cure such defect in a satisfactory and timely manner.
G. 
Unauthorized work. Any work done beyond the lines and grades shown on the plans, except as herein provided, shall be considered as unauthorized and shall be removed at the expense of the applicant.
H. 
Cost of unacceptable testing. The cost of inspection or testing required or requested and found to be not acceptable for any of the following reasons shall be borne by the applicant:
(1) 
Testing fails to pass minimum standards.
(2) 
Applicant requests testing but is not ready for the same at the appointed time.
I. 
Inspection reports. Once an applicant indicates that a stage of work has been completed, the Planning Board's engineer will review the status of the work and prepare and submit a report to the Planning Board and the applicant and detail whether the work has been performed in accordance with the Regulations and the endorsed definitive plan or indicate the ways in which the work is not acceptable. At any time during the progress of the work, the Planning Board's engineer shall advise the Planning Board of any factors that may adversely affect the progress of the work.
J. 
Field changes.
(1) 
The Planning Board's engineer may agree to minor field changes and shall notify the Planning Board in writing of such changes in a timely manner (i.e., forthwith). The Planning Board's engineer may not agree to major field changes. A major field change shall not proceed without the prior approval of the Planning Board. The applicant shall proceed at the applicant's own risk to perform work in accordance with a field change that has not received the Planning Board's prior approval. In the event that a field change is determined to be major, the applicant shall cease the relevant work and obtain the required approval and, if the necessary approval is not granted, shall remove the non-approved work at the applicant's expense. In any instance in which a proposed field change would alter the drainage calculations previously relied upon, a subdivision modification shall be sought and obtained before the change may be implemented.
(2) 
The Planning Board's engineer shall inspect work and materials; give direction pertaining to the work and the safety and convenience of the public; make measurements; and perform such other duties as may be designated by the Planning Board. In case of any dispute arising between the applicant and the Planning Board's engineer, as to materials furnished or the manner of performing the work, the Planning Board's engineer shall have the authority to reject the materials and to suspend that portion of the work until the question at issue can be referred to and decided by the Planning Board.
K. 
Alteration of requirements. The Planning Board's engineer is not authorized to revoke, alter, enlarge, relax, or release any requirement of the Planning Board as shown on the endorsed definitive plan or required under the Regulations.
L. 
Conduct. In no case shall the Planning Board's engineer act as foreperson or perform other such duties for the applicant.
M. 
Final inspection. The final inspection shall take place after completion of roadways, permanent benchmarks, curbing, berming, walkways, grading, seeding and cleanup and following receipt by the Planning Board of the applicant's registered engineer's certification that all grades have been constructed in accordance with the endorsed plan and receipt of all as-built plans.