Portland City Code ch. 14

Citation: Portland City Code ch. 14
Parent Document: Portland City Code ch. 14
Jurisdiction: Portland (municipal)
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objectives of the standards or requirement so                a form provided by the City and shall be
waived or modified.                                          submitted for review and approval to the
                                                             Planning Authority. Costs to be included in the
15.7 GUARANTEES AND ASSOCIATED FEES                          estimate, and which shall be covered by the
15.7.1 Performance guarantee required                        performance guarantee, include but are not
Following subdivision approval and prior to the              limited to: street and sidewalk improvements
release of the signed recording plat, the subdivider         including street lights, monuments, curbing,
shall post with the City a performance guarantee in          ramps, detectible warning panels, and striping;
the form and amount specified herein, specifying             earth work and grading; utilities infrastructure
the completion of the required subdivision                   and connections including sewer, stormwater,
improvements within two years from the origination           and water service; exterior site lighting; erosion
date of such guarantee. In no case shall the term of         control measures as shown on the approved
such guarantee be for a period of less than one              erosion and sedimentation control plan; open
year, nor shall any performance guarantee expire             space and recreation amenities; and final site
between October 30 and April 15 of the following             stabilization and landscaping.
year.                                                   C.   The Planning Authority may waive all or any
                                                             portion of this requirement if it determines
15.7.2 Inspection fees                                       that the subdivider has a proven record of
At the same time that the developer posts a                  satisfactory performance and sufficient
performance guarantee, the developer shall also pay          financial capability.
to the City an inspection fee as determined by the
City Council. If a performance guarantee is             15.7.4 Phased projects
extended beyond its original expiration date, then      If a project is reviewed and approved as a phased
an additional inspection fee in an amount to be         project, the corresponding performance guarantee
determined by the City shall be required.               may also be phased. A separate performance
                                                        guarantee shall be posted for each phase. Each
15.7.3 Establishing the performance guarantee           phase of such project shall be independent of
     amount                                             subsequent phases and shall conform to all
A.   The performance guarantee shall be equal in        standards of this article in the event that
     value to 100% of the estimated cost of the         subsequent phases do not go forward.
     required subdivision improvements as shown
     on the approved subdivision plat, as a condition   15.7.5 Advanced site work
     of Planning Board approval, as required in the     On a case-by-case basis, permission for advanced
     City of Portland Code of Ordinances, and/or as     site work may be granted by the Planning Authority.
     required by the City of Portland Technical         Such permission is solely within the discretion of
     Manual.                                            the Director of Planning and Urban Development
B.   The performance guarantee amount shall be          and shall be granted only after submission of a
     estimated by the applicant or representative on    written request setting forth the work proposed to 15-12 | CITY OF PORTLAND LAND USE CODE SUBDIVISIONS
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