Chapter 17.24 — SUBDIVISIONS—IMPROVEMENTS REGULATION

A.

All work done in constructing the improvements and all materials furnished shall be subject to the inspection of the public works department.

B.

The public works department shall have access to the work at all times during its construction and shall be furnished with every reasonable facility for ascertaining that the materials used and the workmanship are in accordance with the requirements of this division.

C.

If any of the work on improvements is done by the subdivider prior to the approval of the improvement plans, or prior to the inspections of the improvements as required by the director of public works, such work may be rejected and shall be deemed to have been done at the risk and peril of the subdivider.

(Ord. 74-446 Art. II § 34, 1974.)

A.

The inspection fee for inspection of plans, work and materials following shall be an amount set by resolution of the board of supervisors, not to exceed the county's cost of administering this chapter.

B.

The cost of the improvements shall be based upon the construction cost plus ten percent for contingencies as estimated by the director of public works. If a construction contract has been let, the contract amount

plus ten percent for contingencies shall be used as the job cost, provided the following does not apply. If the subdivider has any greater than a fifty-percent financial interest in the party with whom such contract is made, an estimate approved by the director of public works shall be used as the job cost. It shall be the responsibility of the subdivider to establish that he has no such financial interest in the party with whom such contract is made. If any portion of the work has been done at the time of depositing the fee, the subdivider shall pay to the county the inspection fee plus fifteen percent thereof for the inspection and testing required to verify the quantity and quality of the work done. Twenty percent of the fee, as determined from an acceptable engineer's estimate, shall accompany the first submission of improvement plans, specifications and estimates. This portion of the fee shall be nonrefundable, whether or not construction is commenced. The remaining eighty percent of the inspection fee, with adjustments for changes in the estimate, shall be paid by the developer to the county prior to signing of the improvement plans by the director of public works.

(Ord. 00-02 § 6, 2000; Ord. 81-492 § 1, 1981: Ord. 74-446 Art. II § 35, 1974.)

The subdivider shall prosecute the work to completion without undue delay except for inclement weather or other reasonable cause. Delay in completion of the work beyond the period stated in the subdivision agreement, unless an extension thereof is approved by the board and the surety company, may result in forfeiture of the cash deposits and/or security or a portion thereof for the completion of the work.

(Ord. 74-446 Art. II § 36, 1974.)

A.

When all work required by the improvement plans, or a complete unit thereof, is complete to the satisfaction of the director of public works, he shall issue a certificate to the board stating the work, or a portion thereof, has been satisfactorily completed and recommending the acceptance by the board.

B.

When the work is satisfactorily completed and accepted by the board, it shall file a notice of completion as to the required improvements in the office of the county recorder.

C.

In subdivisions in which the county has required that noncounty improvements be completed to county standards, upon certification by the director of public works that such noncounty improvements have been completed to county standards the board may release that portion of the performance bonds covering noncounty improvements.

(Ord. 74-446 Art. II § 37, 1974.)