§ 66-87. Perpetual maintenance improvements.

(a)

Approval by the Carencro City Council of the final plat of any development or subdivision shall be required for the acceptance by the city of the roads, streets, other public lands or improvements for dedication for public use or for perpetual maintenance by the city.

(b)

The developer may wish to submit for final plat approval by the Carencro City Council only a portion of the development. The developer shall submit to the council a certificate, signed by developer's engineer, stating that the required improvements have been satisfactorily completed, certification shall be only as to these improvements and a letter of credit to ensure complete construction shall be submitted in the amount of 125 percent of the estimated construction cost of the unbuilt portion. Final plat approval will be issued only for those areas having been completed and so certified by the developer's engineer and reviewed by the city.

(c)

Construction quality control.

(1)

For a subdivision to be recommended for acceptance by the Carencro City Council, certification must be received from the design engineers that the subdivision and the commercial building site was constructed according to the approved construction plans. The latest edition of the Louisiana D.O.T.D. "Standard Specifications for Roads and Bridges" shall be used as a guide for construction quality and is hereby incorporated in the development regulations by reference.

The developer shall retain the inspection service of the design engineering firm or independent testing laboratory to assure compliance with construction plans and specifications and standard construction practices for the following nonexclusive particulars:

a.

Backfill of culverts or utility lines crossing roadway;

b.

Compaction of roadway subgrade;

c.

Processing of road base, including application of lime if deemed necessary;

d.

Installation of storm sewers, especially line and grade;

e.

Roadway surface construction;

f.

Post-construction testing of water and sewerage collection system;

g.

Resident inspection of water and wastewater.

(2)

The cost of inspection services shall be borne by the developer. All test results shall be reported to the Carencro Planning Department with copies to the developer and/or his representative.

(3)

A certified inspector shall be present at the asphalt or concrete batch plants whenever material is prepared for use in construction of the development infrastructure and shall certify that the material used was of approved quality and in conformity with the specifications.

(4)

The City of Carencro Planning Department shall be notified when construction of a subdivision commences and when base course (if asphaltic concrete is used) construction is to be done.

a.

The developer's design engineer shall submit the soil test reports and recommendations to the city planning department before construction of the soil cement base course.

b.

Laboratory testing reports shall be approved by the developer's design engineer and provided to the city planning department. Required reports are as follows:

1.

Atterberg limits of soil at the base course grade.

2.

Lime and/or cement determination for base course.

3.

Compaction tests of road subgrade and base course.

4.

Design mix for asphaltic concrete.

5.

Design mix for Portland cement concrete.

6.

Compressive strength testing for structural concrete and concrete pavement.

7.

Coring of roadways.

(5)

The design engineer shall certify as acceptable and submit to the city planning department for approval of materials to be used for storm sewers.

(d)

Procedure for acceptance of improvements for perpetual maintenance by the city.

(1)

Upon completion of the required improvements, the developer shall notify the planning department and request an inspection. The planning department shall schedule an inspection of improvements and shall notify the developer in writing of the findings of the inspection. If the improvements are deficient, the reasons for the deficiency shall be stated and corrective measures shall be outlined in the letter of notification.

(2)

Until such time as the developer has obtained written acceptance for perpetual maintenance of the improvements by the Carencro City Council, the developer shall be responsible for all maintenance and repair to the improvements due to improper construction. Perpetual maintenance by the city shall not be assumed until two years has elapsed since completion and inspection of the improvements, and then only in the event the improvements pass inspection by the city. To receive perpetual maintenance for improvements before the two-year warranty period has expired, the developer shall furnish the city a letter of credit in the amount of ten percent of the total cost of the improvements. In the event a failure due to faulty construction occurs within two years of the final inspection (the warranty period), the developer shall perform satisfactory repairs or the letter of credit may be called and repairs made and paid for with the proceeds of the letter of credit by the city. At the end of the warranty period, an inspection shall be made by the city and if no failure or problem exists due to faulty construction, the letter of credit shall be returned to the developer and the improvements shall be accepted for maintenance by the city.

(3)

After the city accepts the improvements for perpetual maintenance, the final plat identifying the public street(s) or other improvements, which have been accepted for perpetual maintenance, shall be recorded with the clerk of court in Lafayette Parish.

(Ord. No. 2007-011, 7-16-2007)