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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity of Tamarac Ordinance O-1979-069Introduced by; l/�m Temp. #685 R-ev //A P/7q 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9' 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 FLORIDA: CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 24.1.6 OF ORDINANCE NO. 78-48 PERTAINING TO PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT BONDS BY ALLOWING ADDITIONAL TYPES OF GUARANTEE TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE CITY OF TAMARAC AS PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT BONDS; PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING RE- PEALER; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TAMARAC, SECTION 1: Section 24.1.6 of Ordinance 78-48 is amended to read as follows: 24.1.6(a) Prior to the issuance of any permit, other than for clearing and grubbing (section 24.1.41-�C), payment of all required fees and the submittal and approval of the improvement bond is re- quired. Said bond shall be posted by the developer or his general contractor with the City, in the amount of one hundred (100%) per cent of the itemized estimated cost, prepared and certified by an engineer registered in the State of ]Florida, of all required public improvements, including, but not limited to, those listed in sec- tion 24-4(a). This bond shall be cash, irrevocable bank letter of credit, a cashier's check or other negotiable instrument, or a surety bond written by a company listed in the latest revision of circular 470 standard "Surety Companies Acceptable on Federal Bonds." Also acceptable is a letter from a savin s and loan or com- mercial bank statinq that: (1) it has committed funds in an amount equal to the cost of the project, (2) that monies will be disbursed as work is done but only after inspection and approval by the design S�ineers and approval of the bank's engineers (.3) that the work will be completed in accordance with the app'rnved engin'eer!ng'draw- inas and specifications as well as all applicable City ordinances, (4) that the bank or savings and loanguarantees completion if the_ developer does not complete, (5) that it is holding a separate 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 OWA 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 ICIA 36 collateral account in an amount equal to 25% of the cost of the im- provements which monies are to remain available one ear after formal approval and acceptance of subdivision improvement by City together with an needed corrections or insufficiencies in design, workmanship and/or materials which are .found within one year of the date of formal acceptance and (6) the monies held will be released to theCit upon demand if the City certifies that the work is not being done in accordance with specifications and drawings. All bonds shall be approved by the City Attorney (as to form) and City Engineer (as to dollar amount). Either may require such terms and/or conditions as they deem necessary for the protection of the City. Said bond shall guarantee the completion of all stipulated improvements in accordance with the approved engineering plans and within a specified time period, approved by the City Engineer and City Council. SECTION 2: Specific authority is hereby granted to codify this Ordinance. SECTION 3: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in con- fl,ict,herewith, are repealed to the extent of such conflict. SECTION 4: Should any.section or provision of this ordi- nance or any portion hereof or any paragraph, sentence or word be declared by a Court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such de- cision shall not affect the validity of the remainder hereof as a whole or any part hereof other than the part declared to be invalid. SECTION 5: This Ordinance shall become effective im- mediately upon its passage at First and SEcond Reading. PASSED FIRST READING this �day ofl/e- �1979. PASSED SECOND READING this 1-2- ATTEST: City C1 rk MAYOR: I HEREBY CERTIFY that I have approved DISTRICT 1: the form and correctness of this ORDINANCIJASTRICT 2: DISTRICT 3: City Attorney DISTRICT 4: RECORD OF COUNCIL VOTE