5946 AMENDING BUILDING CODE - BOND FOR BUILDING SITE IMPROVEMENTS

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r • 1. . . � � . . , . Y" ' , � - ORDINANCE NO. 5946 ' ORDINANCE AMEI�ID7NG BUILDING CODE - BOND b'OR BLIILDING SITE IP'lPROVEMENTS WHEP,HAS, it has become �rogressively more difficult to cause those who improve land� in the City to furnish, install and con- stYuct appurtenant improvements in connection with the development of building sities, such as driveways, sidewalks, la.ghting, grades, grading, sewers, drains, drainage ways, parking lo�s, sod, erosion preVention and othex similar improvements; and, Wf-IEREAS, this problem is becoming particuiarly acute in connec- tion with construction oP commexcial developments and residential developments under zesidential development plans and similar develop- ments under planned un�.t developments. < ' NOW� THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OI� THfi CITY OF AECATLTR, ILLINOIS: Section 1. That Ordinance No. 504I., as amended, the same being The Building Code of the City of Decatur, Tllinois, be, and the same is hereby, further amer�ded by addir►g Section 42 and Section 43 thexe- to, wh�ch said section�; shall provide as follows: 42. Notwiths�anding any other provision of this or any other ordinance of the City, whenever site improvements are shown, or xequixed to be sho��rn, on plans upon v�-iich a build- ��i ing p�rrnit is, or building permits are, to be issued, the ,, applican� for such pe rmit, before the same is issued, shall ' be required to furnish to the City, to be filed with the City Clerk, a bond with penalty in an amount appxoved by the De- partment ot Public Works to be sufficient to pay the costs of such imp rovements in the event of defauZt, and in forrn and � with security in conformance with that required by the Subdi- vision Ordinance and approved by the Corparation Counsel and � further conditioned upon the furnishin g, installatio n and con- struc�ion of sai.d site improve�nts in compl.iance with said plans and with applicable ordinances, rules, regulations and standards within a reasonable perio d to be determined by said Departme nt of ft�blic Works no� to exceed two yeazs from the date o:E :�uch Uund;. prc�vided, that successive bonds for addi- tional periods ma3� be authoxized by the Director of Public Works, upon reasonable requ�st. No such bond shall be required � hereund�r for irnprovements the furnishing, installation or con-