§ 42-28. Acceptance of roads and highways.

(a)

Construction and Department of Public Works review prerequisite to acceptance . The City Council shall take no action on any petition requesting the acceptance of a road or highway until the road or highway has been constructed and corresponding as-built plans have been referred to the Department of Public Works for review. Said as-built plans shall conform to the requirements contained in section 42-32(b).

(b)

Preliminary inspection. Upon such referral the City Engineer shall perform an inspection of the road or highway and shall prepare a preliminary inspection report indicating whether or not the road or highway has been constructed in conformance with applicable provisions of this Code, applicable provisions of the Danbury Subdivision Regulations and any other requirements imposed by governmental authorities having jurisdiction over such construction projects or any portions thereof. The City Engineer shall provide copies of the preliminary inspection report to the City Council and the petitioner.

(c)

Correction of inadequacies. The petitioner shall then be required to correct all items of work identified as inadequately completed in the preliminary inspection report.

(d)

Final inspection. The City Engineer shall then perform an inspection of the road or highway and shall prepare a final inspection report indicating whether or not the inadequately completed items of work identified in the preliminary inspection report have been corrected and whether or not the road or highway is then in conformance with applicable provisions of this Code, provisions of the Danbury subdivision regulations and any other requirements imposed by governmental authorities having jurisdiction over such construction projects or any portions thereof. The City Engineer shall provide copies of the final inspection report to the City Council and the petitioner.

(e)

Supplementary inspections. Any supplementary inspection required after completion of the final inspection due to the failure of the petitioner to correct any item of work identified as inadequately completed in the final inspection report, or in any supplementary inspection report shall be performed by the City Engineer at a cost to the petitioner of one hundred dollars ($100.00) per supplementary inspection. Copies of all supplementary inspection reports shall be provided to the City Council and to the petitioner.

(Code 1961, § 17-35; Ord. No. 331, 4-1-1986)