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37 PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT [DRAFT 6/26/96, Revised 7/9/96] ORDINANCE: Subdivision Regulations REFERENCE: Section III-E(new)Improvements (was V-D-8) Section III-C-2e Application Requirements(Minor subdivisions) Section III-D-2-a.(7) Application Requirements(Preliminary Plat) Section III-D-3a Application Requirements(Final Plat) ORIGIN OF AMENDMENT: Staff Planning Board BOCC Public —X—Other: County Attorney Expected Public Hearing Date: August 26, 1996 Purpose of Amendment: To relocate ordinance provisions regarding required improvements from Section V, "Plat Specifications," to Section III, "Application and Approval Procedures," rewrite the section for clarity and to add language regarding construction estimates and financial guarantees. Impacts/Issues: The proposed amendment is technical in nature to provide clarity and cohesiveness to the Subdivision Regulations. The only new text being added is to specify requirements for construction estimates and financial guarantees submitted when improvements are not completed prior to Final Plat approval. The Planning Staff consulted with the County Attorney,the County Engineer,and developers to draft the new text. The following draft of the additional ordinance language specifies that a financial guarantee must be effective for 372 days, which allows one year for the applicant to complete subdivision improvements and a week for the County to "cash-in" the letter of credit, etc., in the event the improvements are not finished in an acceptable manner within a year. It also requires that the construction cost estimate be itemized with quantities and unit prices so that the County Engineer can verify that the estimate total is sufficient to complete a project according to approved plans. In addition, the new text prohibits anyone with ownership interest in the subdivision from preparing the construction cost estimate.