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- A. All persons or agencies wishing to construct street or transportation facilities as a public improvement will make application to the City Administrator for a permit. The application for permit must contain such information as the City Administrator may designate and must specify the nature of the proposed improvement, the name of the street or streets to be improved or in which the improvement is to be located, the location of any off‑street improvements, and the construction completion date.
- B. A public improvement permit for a street or transportation facility within a land division may be issued prior to recording of the final plat only after the following:
- 1. the improvement plans have been approved by the City Administrator,
- 2. the final plat, is approvable as determined by Portland Permitting & Development,
- 3. any necessary site permits have been obtained from Portland Permitting & Development,
- 4. any necessary easements outside the land division have been obtained,
- 5. the permittee has provided the following:
- a. Acknowledgment that the construction is on private property that will be subject to an easement for public improvements or public right-of-way and that will come under public control upon plat and easement recording with the county.
- b. Authorization for City personnel to enter upon the particular private property for the purpose of testing, inspection and surveying if required, during the course of construction of the public improvements.
- c. Acknowledgment that City inspection personnel may reject or require correction of work not in accordance with the approved plans and standard specifications, which would prevent future acceptance of the improvements.
- d. Acknowledgment that all public utilities to be located in public right-of-way must be installed prior to final acceptance of the public street improvements, or as directed by the City Administrator.
- e. Acknowledgment that the plat and easements must be recorded with the County prior to final acceptance of the public improvements.
- f. Agreement that the permittee will hold the City harmless against any liability that may occur during construction prior to dedication of the right-of-way or recording of the easement, and further agreement that the permittee assumes all risk of loss that may arise in the event the City or any other public agency subsequently requires changes in or additions to plans or refuses to approve all or any part of permittee’s improvements.
- g. Agreement that the permittee will, at the permittee's own expense, maintain the public improvements for a period of 24 months following issuance of a certificate of completion by the City Administrator, as assurance against defective workmanship or materials employed in such improvement.
- h. Acknowledgment that the issuance of the permit in no way waives any requirements by the City or any other public agency that may be associated with the development of the land division.
- 6. All other conditions established by the City Administrator have been met.