§ 19-316. Completion and City acceptance of public improvement.

A.

At such time as the subdivider has completed the installation and construction of all public utilities and improvements herein required within the subdivision, the subdivider may seek acceptance for all such improvements by the City. No public improvements shall be accepted for maintenance or for any other purpose by the City until or unless they are constructed in accordance with the City's "Standard Specifications and Construction Drawing" and "Engineering Design Criteria." The City Council shall authorize the Mayor to sign the plat and accept the improvements and dedications on behalf of the City based upon the certification by the City of Norman Development Committee that all required improvements have been satisfactorily completed and all bonds are in order and have been approved by the City Attorney.

B.

The procedure for consideration of acceptance of the dedication of public improvements and maintenance bonds herein required shall be as follows:

1.

The individual or legal entity responsible for causing a public improvement to be constructed shall make written request through the Public Works Department that such public improvements be accepted by the City.

2.

One set of reproducible as-built plans and all required maintenance bonds shall be submitted in conjunction with said written request. As-built drawings shall also be provided on electronic media compatible with the City's computer-aided drafting and design (CADD) system.

3.

The project engineer shall submit a written statement indicating that the plat improvements have been constructed in accordance with the approved plans, that the as-built plans are a true and accurate representation of said public improvements, that the project engineer is satisfied with said public improvements, and that the project engineer recommends acceptance by the City.

4.

The Public Works Department shall submit a written report to the City of Norman Development Committee indicating the following:

(a)

That said public improvements have been constructed in compliance with approved plans and specifications and all requirements of the Code of the City of Norman;

(b)

That the as-built plans provide a true and accurate representation of the public improvements; and

(c)

That all required maintenance bonds have been submitted and examined by the City Attorney and are in order.

5.

Upon the approval of the City of Norman Development Committee of the written report from the Public Works Department, the final plat and bonds shall be submitted to the Mayor for his signature and official acceptance of the dedications, improvements and required maintenance bonds; and, where applicable, release of the surety from liability under the subdivision bond where the provisions of said bond have been fully performed.

(Ord. No. 0-0001-15; Ord. No. 0-1213-32, § 1)

Editor's note

Section 1 of Ord. No. 0-1213-32, adopted March 26, 2013, renumbered former § 19-315 as § 19-316.