§ 6.9. Inspection of Public Improvements.

a.

General Procedure. Construction inspection shall be supervised by the Public Works Director. Construction shall be in accordance with the approved engineering plans and the C & D Manual of the City of Waxahachie (and other applicable codes and ordinances). Any change in design that is required during construction should be made by the registered professional engineer whose seal and signature are shown on the plans. Another engineer may make revisions to the original engineering plans if so authorized by the owner of the plans, and if those revisions are noted on the plans or documents. All revisions shall be approved by the Public Works Director. If the Public Works Director finds, upon inspection, that any of the required public improvements have not been constructed in accordance with the City's standards and C & D Manual, then the property owner shall be responsible for completing and/or correcting the deficiencies such that they are brought into conformance with the applicable standards.

b.

Certificate of Satisfactory Completion. The City will not accept dedication of required public improvements until the applicant's engineer or surveyor has certified to the Public Works Director, through submission of detailed "as-built", or record, drawings of the property which indicate all public improvements and their locations, dimensions, materials and other information required by the Public Works Director, and until all required public improvements have been completed. The "as-builts" shall also include a complete set of record drawings of the paving, drainage, water, sanitary sewer and/or other public improvements, showing that the layout of the lines and grades of all public improvements are in accordance with construction plans for the plat, and showing all changes made in the plans during construction, and containing on each sheet an "as-built" stamp bearing the signature of the registered professional engineer and the date. One reproducible drawing of the utility plan sheets containing the as-built information shall also be submitted. The engineer or surveyor shall also furnish the City with a copy of the final plat and the engineering plans, if prepared on a CADD system, in such a digital format (i.e., on disk) that is compatible with the City's CADD system. When such requirements have been met, the Public Works Director shall issue a letter of acceptance to the developer.

Acceptance of the development shall mean that the developer has transferred all rights to all the public improvements to the City for use and maintenance. The City Council may, at its option, accept dedication of a portion of the required public improvements if the remaining public improvements are not immediately required for health and safety reasons, and if the owner has posted a performance bond, letter of credit or cash bond in the amount of one hundred (100) percent of the estimated cost of those remaining improvements for a length of time to be determined by the City Council. If the remaining public improvements are greater than $10,000.00 and are not completed within the determined length of time, the City will impose a ten (10) percent penalty of the performance bond, letter of credit, or cash bond. The obligation to complete the improvements remains with the developer, and all future building permits or certificates of occupancy will be withheld until the improvements are complete. If the remaining public improvements are less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), the developer shall pay the actual dollar amount. The length of time may be extended due to inclement weather or unforeseen delays by mutual agreement between the developer and the City.

Upon acceptance of the required public improvements, the Public Works Director shall submit a certificate to the developer stating that all required public improvements have been satisfactorily completed.