Part 2 — Unified Development Ordinance Subdivision Regulations
City of Andover Unified Development Manual

C. Maintenance Bond. When furnishing a corporate completion bond, the Subdivider must also furnish a maintenance bond to the applicable Governing Body. 1. The maintenance bond must be equal to 15% of the cost of all required improvements shown on the plans and specifications. a. The maintenance bond may be provided as a cashier's check, escrow account, irrevocable letter of credit, in 2. Maintenance Bond Escrow Agreement. The Subdivider must agree that 15% of the amount of the maintenance bond may be held in escrow by the applicable Governing Body for a period of 18 months after required improvements are completed. a. The Subdivider must agree that the funds held in escrow may be applied by the applicable Governing Body to correct the following defects: (1) Any defect in material or workmanship of the required improvements, which was not discernible at the time of final inspection or acceptance by the applicable Governing Body. (2) Any damage to required improvements caused by settling of the ground. b. At the end of the 18-month period, any balance cash, or in the form of other securities deemed sufficient by the applicable Governing Body. remaining in the escrow account must be returned by the applicable Governing Body to the Subdivider. (1) The balance will be returned with no payment of interest.
D. Improvement Petition. A petition provides that certain land within a plat will be liable in the future for special assessments, in return for installation of authorized improvements. 1. A petition may be submitted by the Subdivider to the applicable Governing Body. a. A petition must be valid under Kansas law. b. A petition must be submitted at the same time as the preliminary plat. c. A petition must be approved by the applicable Governing Body at the same time the final plat is accepted. d. The applicable Governing Body must adopt an initiating resolution for the improvements at the same time the petition is approved, or as soon after as provided by law. (1) The Subdivider is responsible for the cost of publishing the resolution. 2. A petition is valid if its signatures are more than 50% either by area within the benefit district or by ownerships. (See K.S.A. 12-6a04.)
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