PCR1980109RESOLUTION #P. C. 109-80
RECOMMENDATION TO AMEND LAND DIVISION ORDINANCE
(SECTIONS 2.4 and 3.0)
of the Land Division Ordinance entitled Improvements should be
changed to request a letter of credit, cash or certified check
ate the option of Bonding, and
to assure completion of subdivision improvements, and to elimin-
changed to eliminate all reference to the Head of the Planning
the preparation and recording of plats and survey maps has been
Function of the Department of Local Affairs and Development and
substitutes the Department of Development, and extend from 40
days to 90 days the time within which a municioalitv must act on
WHEREAS the City Attorney has advised that Section 2.4
WHEREAS state law regulating the subdivision of land and
Preliminary Piats, and WHEREAS the necessary p;blic:hear'n was held.
City of Muskego does hereby recommend to the Common Council
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Plan Comnsslon o!f the
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and recreated to read as follows:
that thei.firsf paragraph of Section 2.4 Improvements be repealed
Before approval of any final plat located within the cor-
porate limits of the City, the subdivider may install street,
utility and other public improvements as hereinafter pro-
vided. If such improvements are not installed as required at
the time that the final plat is submitted for approval, the
subdivider shall before recording of the final plat enter
into a contract with the City agreeing to install the required
improvements and shall file with said contract a letter of
credit, cash or certified check meeting the approval of the
City Attorney in an amount equal to the estimated cost of
Engineer, as a guarantee that such improvements will be
the improvements, said estimate to be made by the City
completed by the subdivider or his subcontractors not later
than one (1) year from the date of recording of the plat
and as a further guarantee that all obligations to subcontractors
for work on the development are satisfied. Contractors and
subcontractors who are to be engaged in the construction of
of-way shall be subject to the approval of the City Engineer.
street and utility improvements on dedicated street rights-
(underlined portion new addition)
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Section 11.0 entitled Definitions,
subsection entitled "Surety Bond" is hereby repealed and recreated
to read as follows:
Financial Guarantee:A letter of credit, cash or certified
check guaranteeing performance of a contract or obligation
through possible forfeiture of the letter of credit, cash
by the subdivider.
or certified check if said contract or obligation is unfilled
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that it is recommended that Section
3.0 be amended to eliminate all reference to the Head of the
Planning Function of the Department of Local Affairs and Develop- 0 ment and substitute the Department of Development.
RESOLUTION #P. C. 109-80
(continued)
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Plan Commission also
paragraphs of Section 3.3 Preliminary Plat Approval be changed
recommends to the Common Council that the second and third
ninety (90) days.
to eliminate reference to forty (40) days and replace with
City of Muskego
Plan Commission
Adopted Nov 18 1980
Defeated
Deferred