The other copies of the preliminary plat shall be given to such public officials, agencies or utility companies as may be concerned with any phase of improvement in the subdivision. Said certificate or approval shall include a statement that the approval is valid for a period of two years unless extended by the Plan Commission.

Article V Improvements and Requirements

SECTION 28-20 AUTHORITY TO PROCEED WITH FINAL PLAT AND WORKING DRAWINGS - Receipt by the subdivider of the copy of the approved preliminary plat shall constitute authority for the subdivider to proceed with final plans and specifications for the installation of the required improvements and preparation of the final plat. Prior to the construction of any of the required improvement the subdivider shall submit final plans and specifications therefore to the Board of Public Works and Safety. If the Board of Public Works and Safety shall find such plans and specifications to be in accordance with applicable policies and standards of the city, it shall authorize construction and certify such authorization to the Commission. When the subdivision is located within the unincorporated area of Delaware County, the board of County Commissioners of Delaware County shall replace the function of the Board of Public Works and Safety.

SECTION 28-21 REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVAL OF FINAL PLAT – No final plat of any subdivision shall be approved unless:

  1. A certificate of the Board of Public Works and Safety has been filed with the Commission that the improvements listed hereinafter have been installed prior to such approval, and proper record drawings of such installations are filed with the City Engineer, or
  2. A certificate of the Board of Public Works and Safety has been filed with the Commission that a complete set of plans and specifications for the improvements listed hereinafter has been filed with the Board of Public Works and Safety and that such plans and specifications are in accordance with the applicable policies and standards of the Article and a bond to insure the installation of the improvements as shown by said plans and specifications filed with the Board of Public Works and Safety for the subdivision has been filed which shall:
    1. Run to the City of Muncie, Indiana, and
    2. Be in an amount determined by the Board of Public Works and Safety, subject to the approval of the Commission, to be sufficient to complete the improvements and installations in compliance with this Ordinance, and
    3. Be with surety satisfactory to the Board of Public Works and Safety, subject to approval of the Commission, and
    4. Specify the time for the completion of said improvements such time not to exceed two years.

Where the subdivision is located beyond the corporate limits, the Board of County Commissioners of Delaware County would exercise the same authority as the Board of Public Works and Safety.

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