Following an action by the Planning Board approving a subdivision plat and before the plat is signed by the Chairman or other authorized official of the Board, the applicant shall complete, in accordance with the Planning Board's decision and to the satisfaction of the village's Engineer or any other official authorized by law to act, all street, sanitary and other improvements specified in the action approving said plat or, as an alternative, shall file with the Board of Trustees a bond estimated by the Planning Board as sufficient to secure to the village the satisfactory construction and installation of the uncompleted portion of the required improvements. Such a performance bond shall comply with the requirements of § 7-730 of the Village Law and shall be satisfactory to the Village Attorney as to form, sufficiency and manner of execution.
[Amended 11-13-1995 by L.L. No. 4-1995]
A period of one year, or such other period as the Planning Board may determine as appropriate but not exceeding three years unless extended by the Planning Board with consent of the parties thereto, shall be allowed for the completion of all required improvements. This time period shall be expressed in the performance bond, if such is filed. In addition, the bond shall provide that an amount determined as adequate by the Planning Board shall be retained for a period of one year, or such other period as the Planning Board may determine, after the date when all required improvements have been completed, as certified by the village's Engineer, to assure the satisfactory condition of such improvements.
[Amended 11-13-1995 by L.L. No. 4-1995]
Where no performance bond is filed and the required improvements are not completed by the applicant within the period specified by the Planning Board in its approval of the subdivision plat, said approval shall be deemed to have expired unless, upon request of the applicant, the period has been extended by resolution of the Planning Board. Where a performance bond has been filed and the required improvements have not been installed within the time period specified in the bond, the bond may be declared in default. The Village Board of Trustees may collect the sum remaining payable thereunder and, upon receipt of the proceeds thereof, shall install such improvements as are covered by such security and as commensurate with the extent of building development that has taken place in the subdivision but not exceeding in cost the amount of such proceeds.
All required improvements shall be made by the applicant at his expense, without reimbursement by the village.
If at any time before or during the construction of the required improvements it is demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Planning Board that unforeseen conditions make it necessary or preferable to modify the location or design of any such improvements, the Planning Board may authorize, by resolution, such modifications upon written request of the applicant, provided that such 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 improvement required by the Planning Board. A copy of the Planning Board's resolution shall be transmitted to the applicant. If, in the opinion of the village's Engineer, such modification would affect the scope or nature of the work covered by a performance bond, the Planning Board shall not authorize such modification without the necessary modification of the performance bond and surety.
The Planning Board may waive, for such period as it may determine, the provision of any or all such improvements as in its judgment are not necessary in the interests of the public health, safety and general welfare. In the case of each waiver granted, the Planning Board shall enter upon its records the reason or reasons why the particular improvement is not necessary, and it shall attach appropriate conditions or require such guaranties as may be necessary to protect the public interest.
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The village's Engineer or other duly designated official shall inspect required improvements during construction to assure their satisfactory completion, and the Planning Board shall require a certificate from such official stating that all required improvements have been satisfactorily completed. The applicant shall pay to the village an inspection fee in an amount equal to 2 1/2% of the construction bond required for the project as a condition of plat approval, and the final plat shall not be signed by the Chairman and the Secretary of the Planning Board until such fee has been paid.
[Amended 1-11-1999 by L.L. No. 1-1999]
B. 
If the village's Engineer finds, upon inspection, that any of the required improvements have not been constructed in accordance with the approved plans, the Planning Board shall notify the applicant, in writing, and the applicant shall be responsible for completing said improvements according to specifications. Failure of the village's Engineer or other duly designated official to carry out inspections of required improvements during construction shall not in any way relieve the applicant or the bonding company of their responsibilities.
In order to facilitate inspection of required improvements during construction, the applicant shall notify the village's Engineer before he proceeds with each of the following stages of construction:
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At least three working days before backfilling of underground drainage facilities and/or underground utilities.
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At least three working days before placing the gravel foundation course of roads.
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At least three working days before paving or surface treating of roads.
When the applicant has completed construction of the required improvements and requests the inspection of these improvements, such request shall be accompanied by three copies of the as-built plans approved by the Planning Board, upon which plans shall be shown the actual location of the improvements as constructed. Such plans shall show the edges of pavement, all drainage structures, water and sewer lines, hydrants and the profile of the pavement at center line and both edges. Such plan shall bear a dated certification by a licensed surveyor or professional engineer that the data shown thereon was accurately determined by field survey. If the location or accuracy of improvements does not, in the opinion of the Planning Board, fully comply with the approved construction plans and specifications, the Planning Board shall have the right to refuse to sign the final plat or release the bond until the situation is corrected.
In accordance with § 7-732 of the Village Law, the applicant may add a notation on the final plat, if he so desires, to the effect that no offer of the streets and parks shown on the plat is made to the public. Formal offer of cession to the village of all streets and parks not marked with such notation on the plat, in form satisfactory to the Village Attorney, shall be filed with the Planning Board prior to its approval of the plat.
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Acceptance of any such offer of cession shall rest with the Board of Trustees. In the event that the applicant shall elect not to file the plat in the office of the County Clerk within the sixty-two-day period required by law or such extension for such filing as may be granted by the Planning Board under § 7-728 of the Village Law, then such offer of cession shall be deemed to be void.
[Amended 11-13-1995 by L.L. No. 4-1995]
B. 
The approval by the Planning Board of a final plat shall not be deemed to constitute or imply the acceptance by the Board of Trustees of any street, park, playground or other open space shown on said plat. The Planning Board may require said plat to be endorsed with an appropriate note to this effect.
In those cases where no offer of cession to the public is made for the roads, parks and required easements shown on the plat, there shall be submitted with the plat copies of agreements or other documents providing for and fixing responsibility for their suitable maintenance and statements of all rights which exist with respect to the use of such property or properties. Such documents shall be reviewed by the Village Attorney for legal adequacy and competency.
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Where a permit is desired for occupancy of a building in a subdivision prior to the completion of the improvements as required in the Planning Board's approval of the subdivision plat, a certification, in writing, from the Village's Engineer to the Planning Board that the street serving the proposed building is adequate for vehicular access by the occupant and by police and fire equipment shall be required before the Code Enforcement Officer shall issue any occupancy permit.
[Amended 5-24-2010 by L.L. No. 6-2010]
B. 
Where such permit has been issued, the street shall be maintained in suitable condition. If it is not so maintained and the situation is not corrected within 48 hours following written notice from the Planning Board, the village's Department of Public Works shall proceed to put the street into suitable condition, the cost of which work shall be a charge against the subdivider. The performance bond given by the subdivider shall provide for the reimbursement of the village for necessary street maintenance expense incurred under the above-described circumstances.