This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Subdivision Regulations of the City of Belleair Bluffs, Florida." Pursuant to the provisions of the Florida Statutes and pursuant to any other regulations provided by law, the regulations hereinafter contained in this article shall apply to all developments, whether platted or not platted, hereinafter made, of land within the corporate limits, as now or hereinafter established, of the City of Belleair Bluffs, Florida.

The purpose of this article is to establish procedures and standards for the development and subdivision of land to be platted within the City of Belleair Bluffs in an effort to, among other things, ensure the proper legal description, identification, monumentation and recording of real estate boundaries; and further, to assure the orderly layout and appropriate use of the land; to provide safe, convenient and economic circulation of vehicular and pedestrian traffic; to provide suitable building sites which drain properly and are readily accessible; to provide for suitable, amendable, well-planned neighborhoods; to assure the installation of approved proposed improvements; and to help conserve and protect the physical and economic resources of the City of Belleair Bluffs and its environs, thereby promoting its public safety, health, general welfare and the implementation of the Belleair Bluffs Comprehensive Plan.

For the purposes of this article, certain words and terms used herein shall be defined as follows:

BLOCK — A subdivision or portion of a subdivision which is further divided into lots and which is surrounded by public rights-of-way, bodies of water, railroads or other physical barriers.

A.

Block designation. All blocks shall be conspicuously numbered or lettered in numerical or alphabetical order, respectively, commencing with the number "1" or the letter "A" and continued without omission or duplication. Blocks in numbered additions to an approved overall preliminary plat shall carry numbers or letters consecutive to the previous addition. If an addition contains a portion of a block, said portion shall carry the same block number as the previously platted portion, and the lot numbers shall be numbered consecutively from previously platted lots.

B.

Residential blocks. The length and width of blocks in residential subdivisions shall be as follows:

(1)

Length. Block lengths shall not exceed 1,400 feet, except finger fills. Insofar as possible, long blocks should be oriented toward such focal points as parks, shopping centers and schools.

(2)

Width. Blocks shall be of sufficient width to allow two tiers of lots of minimum depth, except where lots abut directly upon a major street, water body or land use other than residential, where single-tier lots are required.

(3)

Nonresidential blocks. Such blocks shall require a length sufficient to serve the intended use without adversely affecting the circulation of existing or proposed surrounding streets. The width shall be sufficient to provide adequate service areas and parking without requiring excessive points of ingress and egress on abutting streets or requiring vehicular maneuvering on public rights-of-way. Lots within such blocks shall require a common vehicular access easement dedicated to the use, maintenance and benefit of all lots within the block or a marginal access street shall be provided to prevent points of ingress and egress from each lot to the abutting street.

EASEMENT — A grant by the property owner for use of a parcel of land by a political subdivision, franchised telephone, CATV or other information provider or its employees or agents for installation of utilities, telephone lines, CATV transmission lines or the lines or facilities of other public information providers, drainage, any public utility or any other specified public or private use.

A.

Easement restrictions. No structure or other obstruction shall be erected and no trees or shrubbery shall be planted on any easement required under this article other than fences, trees, shrubbery and hedges of a type approved by the city. All obstructions are subject to removal at no cost to the city.

B.

Easement width. Easements centered along lot lines shall be provided and shall be a minimum of 10 feet in width on all side lot lines and 15 feet in width on all rear lot lines. Whenever easements abut the subdivision boundary, a fifteen-foot easement shall be provided within the perimeter of the proposed subdivision. Any easement which contains a facility (water, sanitary sewer or drainage) developed or maintained by the City of Belleair Bluffs, or any other governmental agency or public or private utility within said easement shall be a minimum of 15 feet in width. Any easement that will contain more than one facility (water, sanitary sewer or drainage) shall be a minimum of 25 feet in width.

INFRASTRUCTURE — All underground installations, such as potable water, sanitary sewer, storm drainage, electric power distribution, telephone or cable television systems, as well as the streets, curbs and gutters, sidewalks, bridges, streetlights, street name signs, traffic control devices and other permanent structures which are installed for the benefit of the general public.

Cross reference— For additional definitions, see § 102-10, Definitions.

The provisions of Chapter 177 of the Florida Statutes shall be complied with for all new subdivisions, extensions and revision of existing subdivisions within the corporate limits of the city before the said plats shall be entitled to record in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Pinellas County and before sales of lots or parcels in said subdivisions, extensions or revisions may be made and before any building whatsoever may be constructed or occupied on any lot or parcel of land in all such subdivisions, extensions or revisions thereof. Approval of the City Commission must be duly voted at a public meeting of the City Commission.

Editor's note— Amended at time of adoption of code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).

Before the final plat of any subdivision or any extension or revision thereof shall be approved by the City Commission for recording by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Pinellas County, the owners or developers of said subdivisions, extensions or revisions thereof shall first accomplish, at their expense, the required public improvements in said subdivisions, extensions or revisions thereof, or in the alternative, at the option of the City Commission, the owners or developers shall agree to accomplish said improvements in said manner and shall guarantee the accomplishment of said improvements in said manner by letter of credit or cash deposit or any other means which may, from time to time, be designated by the City Commission, which is hereby authorized and empowered to establish such methods of guaranty.

A.

Approvals are required from regulatory agencies for most riparian developments. Prior to commencing any riparian dredging or landfill activities, plans and specifications for seawalls, canal waterways, dredging and landfill activities, methods of enhancing tidal flows to prevent stagnation of canals, minimizing adverse effects on the local ecosystem, prepared by a professional engineer registered in the State of Florida, shall be approved by applicable regulatory agencies and the designated official.

B.

The city may accept the dedication of dredged canal waterways, but maintenance of such canal waterways shall be the responsibility of the abutting property owners, which shall be clearly set forth on the recorded plat of riparian subdivisions in the tidal zone. The maintenance responsibility shall be further reflected in deed covenants or deed restrictions in accordance with regulatory agency rules and as directed by the City Commission.

C.

All conditions of mandatory permits or authorizations issued by applicable regulatory agencies shall be met and shall be so certified to by the engineer-of-record prior to the approval of the final plat by the city.

All development adjacent to a protected environmentally sensitive area shall be designed, constructed and maintained to avoid significant adverse effects on the sensitive area and shall adhere to NPDES regulations.

A.

Restoration of damaged areas. The developer shall completely restore any protected environmentally sensitive area damaged during construction. "Complete restoration" means that the damaged area shall, within two years, be operating as effectively as the natural system did prior to being destroyed.

B.

Other protective measures. The city may require any other reasonable protective measures necessary to prevent significant adverse effects on a protected environmentally sensitive area, including but not limited to the protection and preservation of unique and/or irreplaceable natural resources. The factual basis of the decision to require the measure shall be stated as a finding in the written record. Protective measures may include but are not limited to:

(1)

Maintaining natural drainage patterns.

(2)

Limiting the removal of vegetation to the minimum necessary to carry out the development activity.

(3)

Expeditiously replanting denuded areas.

(4)

Stabilizing banks and other unvegetated areas by siltation- and erosion-control measures.

(5)

Minimizing the amount of fill used in the development activity.

(6)

Disposing of dredged spoil at specified locations in a manner causing minimal environmental damage.

(7)

Constructing channels at the minimum depth and width necessary to achieve their intended purposes and designing them to prevent slumping and erosion and to allow revegetation of banks.

(8)

Dredging wetlands at times of minimum biological activity to avoid periods of fish, marine mammals and crustaceans migration, spawning and breeding.

(9)

Designing, locating, constructing and maintaining all development in a manner that minimizes environmental damage.

(10)

Prohibiting septic tanks or locating them away from high groundwater areas and peaty soils.

(11)

Using deed restrictions and other legal mechanisms to require the developer and successors to protect the environmentally sensitive areas and maintain the development in compliance with the protective measures.

(12)

Using erosion and runoff control devices during construction.

(13)

Designing specific provisions which limit any construction activity from polluting any water, water source, soil or air.

(Amended 2-14-2005 by Ord. No. 2004-15, § 1; amended 7-18-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-11, § 1)

In each subdivision of land, the developer shall set aside and dedicate on the plat, for use by persons occupying the land so subdivided, lands sufficient for the recreation needs of such persons, but not less than three acres of land per 1,000 persons of projected residential population; or alternatively, provide for such lands off-site at the discretion of the City Commission. The City Commission may allow such developer to contribute funds to the city in an amount appropriate to purchase available recreational lands by the city as an alternative to the developer providing such lands.

The arrangement, character, width, grade and location of all streets and sidewalks shall provide for the most advantageous development of the entire neighboring area and shall be considered in relation to existing or planned streets and sidewalks, topographical conditions and public convenience and safety and in appropriate relation to the proposed uses of the land to be served by such streets and sidewalks, as defined in Chapter 134, Streets and Sidewalks.

Editor's note— Amended at time of adoption of code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).

Potable water and sanitary sewage systems shall be provided in accordance with the standard specifications of the Pinellas County Water and Sewer Systems and as permitted by applicable regulatory agencies.

Construction of the stormwater collection systems and all other appurtenances and facilities of storm drainage systems, including required detention/retention provisions, and necessary off-site conveyances which may be required shall be in accordance with the Pinellas County and Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) regulations, the code of the City of Belleair Bluffs, and NPDES regulations.

(Amended 2-14-2005 by Ord. No. 2004-15, § 2; amended 7-18-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-11, § 2)

A.

All utilities, including power and communication lines, must be located underground, except in special instances where, because of patterns set by existing surrounding development or because of other hardship, the City Commission determines that such requirement would be unreasonable, in which event said power and communication lines may be aboveground and shall be located at the rear of the lots or tracts of land.

B.

For the purpose of this section, surface-mounted transformers, pedestal-mounted terminal boxes and meter cabinets, streetlighting or signal control cabinets and other associated equipment in an underground system may be placed aboveground. The owner or developer is responsible for complying with the requirements of this article and shall make all the necessary arrangements as required by the serving utilities for the installation of such facilities.

Various fees and charges, such as filing fees, review fees, inspection fees and such other fees and charges as may be adopted from time to time, are payable to the City of Belleair Bluffs as outlined in the platting procedures herein.

A.

General. Except as provided by these regulations, no infrastructure improvements shall be accepted and maintained by the city, nor shall any permit be issued by a representative of the city for the construction of any building or other improvement requiring a permit, on any subdivision of land unless a plat thereof has been submitted to the Planning Board and approved by the City Commission and has been recorded in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Pinellas County, Florida.

B.

Exceptions to platting procedures. The following shall be subject to appropriate requirements relative to required infrastructure improvements but shall be exempt from the platting procedures as set forth in these regulations:

(1)

The public acquisition of land.

(2)

The combination or recombination of portions of previously platted lots where no new parcels or residual parcels result in lots of less area, width or depth than as required by the respective land use district.

(3)

The sale or exchange of parcels of land between owners of adjoining properties for the purpose of small adjustments in boundaries, provided that additional lots are not thereby created and that the original lots are not reduced below the minimum lot area and dimension requirements of the respective land use district.

No improvements, underground or aboveground, including infrastructure or building structure, shall be made in the subdivision prior to final plat approval.

Prior to the approval of the final plat, the subdivider/developer shall submit to the designated official 12 copies of the final construction/engineering plans and specifications of the development, which shall be certified by a professional engineer, registered in the State of Florida, on standard twenty-four-inch by thirty-six-inch sheets with a plan scale not less than 50 feet to one inch and a profile scale no less than five feet to one inch. The city will review the final engineering/construction plans for compliance with the City codes. As soon as these plans are ready for approval, the designated official will notify the engineer-of-record that the plans are approved, subject to the approval of the final plat by the City Commission. After final plat approval, the designated official will return two sets of approved engineering/construction plans to the engineer-of-record. No construction may begin until the approved plans are received by the engineer-of-record.

A.

Final construction/engineering plans and specifications. Along with basic data and the details of the required improvements to be constructed in accordance with the code of the City of Belleair Bluffs, the final plans shall include, but not be limited to:

(1)

Topographic contours of the site, based on the National Geodetic Vertical Datum 1929 (NGVD), with one-foot intervals, extending at least 50 feet beyond the property lines, with muck depths noted, with the groundwater table in the proposed detention/retention area noted, with soil suitability determined and with trees with trunks four inches in diameter three feet above ground level and larger trees located and any other unique features of the sites affecting the required improvements.

(2)

Roadway systems, showing widths of rights-of-way, widths of pavement, center-line radii and connection to existing streets, curbs and gutters; the location and number of curb cuts proposed in any commercial development and the effect such accesses may have on major roads; and a tabulation of soil boring sample analysis, taken at intervals not in excess of 500 feet, and other data, when required by the designated official. The final plan and profile for any development regarding the roadway system shall be coordinated with the appropriate Pinellas County authority (plan and profile).

(3)

Sidewalks and bicycle path system, showing widths and locations, generally one foot from property lines, and other data as may be required by the designated official for pedestrian traffic (plan).

(4)

Potable water/fire protection system, showing locations, to be generally nine feet from the property lines on either side of rights-of-way; the size and type of pipe and fittings; and the fire hydrants with individual shutoff valves. Hydrants shall be supplied from piping not less than six inches in diameter, and the piping connections to existing supply systems shall also be shown. Also shown will be the location and sizes of the residential service lines to future individual meter locations, which shall terminate in general alignment with a common lot line, providing for the meter to be installed in the right-of-way clear of sidewalks and driveways. The street-crossing sleeves and all corporation stops, service lines and curb stops shall be installed by the developer, with each such tap serving not more than two meters, and shall be installed, inspected, flushed, sterilized and hydrostatically pressure-tested when such activities are scheduled for the respective water mains.

(5)

Sanitary sewer system, showing locations to be generally in the street rights-of-way located in the center of one travel lane; the size and type of piping not less than eight inches in diameter in gravity sections, with lateral (individual tap) locations shown with distances measured from downstream manhole noted on the plans, the location of manholes constructed per city standards; the lift station location, if any, showing a dual pump installation, with each pump rated 2 1/2 times the average daily flow to the station, to be automatically operated alternately; the size and type of force main and the connection of the proposed sanitary system to the existing sanitary system facilities; and other data as may be required by the designated official. All manholes, as designated by the designated official, which may be subject to inundation shall be waterproofed by acceptable sealing devices to minimize infiltration of stormwater into the sanitary system through the manhole covers. Such sealing devices shall provide for access into the manhole for maintenance without damage to the device. Manholes of the sanitary sewage system shall be located at all deflections of horizontal alignment of the sewer, and in no case may spacing between manholes exceed 300 feet (plan and profile).

(6)

Streetlighting system, showing the location of special concrete poles and fixtures to provide not less than 0.2 lumen per square foot of residential rights-of-way, with a streetlight at all street intersections with standard four-thousand-lumen high-pressure sodium luminaires or other types of fixtures, as may be approved by the designated official.

(7)

Seawalls; dredge and fill plans, with notation of regulatory agency requirements, whether in tidal or upland areas; and such other data as may be required by the designated official (plan and profile).

(8)

Storm drainage system, showing inlets with spacing at the ten-year design storm for the drainage sub-area, not to exceed 400 feet, junction boxes, culverts, pipe size, type of pipe, inverts, headwalls, detention/retention provisions and other storm drainage appurtenances and conveyances, the delineation of the one-hundred-year floodplain, the off-site connection of proposed storm drainage outfall to existing watercourses, the necessary off-site easements required and such other data as the designated official may require in accordance with the code of the City of Belleair Bluffs (plan and profile) and NPDES regulations.

(9)

Computations of the storm drainage system, establishing inlet spacing, pipe sizing, inlet/outlet hydrographs of the detention/retention facilities, one-hundred-year flood routing within and through the development and such other data as the designated official may require (plan).

(10)

Standard specifications and typical drawings for the required improvements of the development.

B.

Lot grading plan. A lot shall be graded and constructed to its final form in such a manner that normally all surface drainage shall be carried to the street. A grading plan showing building pad elevations and future finished floor elevations and proposed surface drainage shall be submitted for review and approval of the designated official. Adequate swales shall be provided on the lot lines to minimize surface water flows to abutting properties, and lots shall be graded to divert surface water flows away from the structures thereon. All lots are to be brought to final pad elevation before final inspection by the designated official.

(Amended 2-14-2005 by Ord. No. 2004-15, § 3)

It shall be the responsibility of the engineer-of-record to ensure that the project design is in strict compliance with the City of Belleair Bluffs Subdivision Regulations and any other applicable ordinances and regulations. The engineer shall be required to certify that the design is in compliance with such regulations and ordinances on forms similar to the following:

ENGINEER'S CERTIFICATION ON DESIGN

I, _______, hereby certify that the design, plans and specifications of all improvements in connection with _______ Subdivision have been reviewed by me and found to be designed in accordance with the City of Belleair Bluffs Subdivision Regulations and any other applicable ordinances and regulations to the best of my belief or knowledge.

Signed and Sealed this _____ day of _______, 20___.

Signed ___________

Florida Reg. # _____ (affix seal)

(Amended 6-22-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-14, § 1)

The final comments on the construction/engineering plans and specifications will be forwarded to the engineer-of-record after review by appropriate reviewing agencies, including Pinellas County.

Upon the approval of the final plat by the City Commission and designated official's certification and formal approval of the construction/engineering plans, the building official will notify, in writing, the engineer-of-record.

The subdivider shall submit to the City Clerk for review an original drawing (Mylar or linen) of the final plat on a scale of not less than 100 feet to the inch, together with the required number of black or blueline prints of the final plat, and a detailed cost estimate of all improvements being installed when the installation of such improvements is being guaranteed by bond or escrow. Such estimate shall be prepared by a professional engineer, registered in the State of Florida, and approved by the designated official.

A.

Final plat content. The final plat shall be prepared in the manner prescribed by state and county law and shall provide, in addition to information required for the preliminary plat, the following information:

(1)

The title, including the name and the legal description of the property being subdivided, and the name of the city, county and state.

(2)

The date, North point and graphic scale.

(3)

The names, designation or purpose of all proposed streets, service drives, easements, waterways, beaches and other areas to be dedicated to public use.

(4)

The lot and block designations.

(5)

The boundary lines, with accurate distances and bearings.

(6)

Sufficient data to determine readily and reproduce accurately on ground the location, bearing and length of every street and service drive, lot line, right-of-way, easement boundary line and block line, whether straight or curved. This shall include the radii, arcs and chords and chord bearings of all curves.

(7)

All dimensions accurate to the nearest 0.01 of a foot and angles to the nearest second.

(8)

The accurate location of all monuments and the designation of specific control corners in conformance with § 102-76 of this article, entitled "Permanent reference monuments," and Chapter 177 of the Florida Statutes.

(9)

The plat covenants and building setback line or other specifications, required by the City Commission in conjunction with preliminary plat approval.

(10)

A surveyor's certificate, properly completed.

(11)

A form for the endorsement of the City Commission, similar to the following:

Approved by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Belleair Bluffs, Pinellas County, Florida, this _____ day of ________, 20___.

Mayor ___________

(12)

A form for final certification of owner(s) with a notarized certification of ownership and dedication properly completed and signed. The certification shall include the signatures of all lienholders thereby consenting to the platting and dedication. If the owner or lienholder consists of a corporation, the signature of the President or other authorized officer and the Secretary shall be required, together with the corporate seal. If necessary, the consent of the lienholders may be provided as a certified document of consent to plat that is acceptable to the city and the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Pinellas County.

(13)

Whenever any private roads or streets are included in a development, the following notification will appear on the final plat: "All roads, streets and utilities, including stormwater facilities, designated as private roads or streets hereon are specifically set aside for the use by the property owners and in no way constitute a dedication to the general public or to the City of Belleair Bluffs, it being specifically understood that no obligation is imposed upon the city for maintenance or improvement of said streets and utilities."

B.

Title opinion. The subdivider/developer shall submit, when the final plat is submitted, a title opinion by an attorney at law, licensed in the State of Florida, or a certification by an abstractor or a title company authorized to do business in the State of Florida, showing that the apparent record title to the land shown on the plat is in the name of the individual subdividing the land. The title opinion or a certification shall additionally reflect all mortgages not satisfied or released of record.

C.

City Commission review. The City Commission will approve, disapprove or approve with conditions the final plat and take such other actions as may be necessary to provide guidance to the subdivider/developer.

(Amended 6-22-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-14, § 2; amended 7-18-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-11, § 3)

The City Commission may allow a limited number of building permits to be issued for construction prior to recording the final plat upon written request by the subdivider, provided that the final plat has been approved and required street and infrastructure improvements have been installed at the time of application.

No final plat of any subdivision shall be recorded in the public records of Pinellas County until the subdivider has acceptably completed all the requirements of this article, including all required improvements, or has satisfactorily guaranteed that, within a specified period of time not to exceed two years, improvements required under this chapter shall be completed.

A.

Said guaranty shall be made in one of the following methods:

(1)

Depositing or placing in escrow a certified check, cashier's check, cash or other security acceptable to the City Commission equal to 100% of the total cost of said improvements, based on an estimate provided by the engineer-of-record and approved by the designated official.

(2)

Supplying the City of Belleair Bluffs with an irrevocable letter of credit in an amount equal to 100% of the total cost of said improvements, based on an estimate provided by the engineer-of-record and approved by the designated official.

B.

The originals of all performance guaranties between the city and subdivider/developer shall be held by the City Clerk until final release is determined by the designated official.

A.

As a condition of final inspection by the city, permanent reference monuments installed in accordance with Chapter 177 of the Florida Statutes, at least four in number and no more than 800 feet apart, shall be placed within the tract or on the exterior boundaries thereof so as to provide definite reference points from which may be located any points, lines or lots set forth on said plat. All points of curvature, points of reverse curvature, points of tangency and at least two points in the exterior of each block shall be permanently marked with such monuments. The location of such points as are inaccessible may be established by ties. All monuments so placed shall be of metal not less than three inches in diameter or square or, if smaller, to be encased in a solid block of concrete not less than four inches in diameter or square, having the reference point marked thereon, and 24 inches long.

B.

The top of the monuments shall be set flush with the finished grade at their respective locations. They shall have their position in reference to each other indicated by distances and angles, and not less than two of said monuments shall have their location indicated on the plat in reference to the nearest government corner or section corner and also have their location indicated on the plat in relation to the two nearest geodetic monuments. The position of said monuments shall be indicated on the plat by a small square and shall be marked "permanent reference monument" or with the initials "P.R.M." to designate the same. Prior to final acceptance of improvements by the city, the designated official shall cause the site to be inspected to verify the installation of monuments in accordance with the above requirements.

A.

Streetlight fees.

(1)

As a condition of final inspection, the subdivider shall be required to pay to the City of Belleair Bluffs an amount of money that will produce the required monthly charge on an annual basis, if invested at the then current interest rate applicable to final judgments as set by the Florida Statutes. If for any reason no such interest rate has been established in the Florida Statutes, said interest rate shall be set at 8%.

(2)

An appropriate sum of money shall be required for each lighting pole or other lighting facility and, when paid to the city, shall become the property of the city. Upon such payment, the developer shall have met the requirements for the installation of streetlights or other illumination devices.

(3)

In the event that the charge assessed by Duke Energy, its successors or assigns, on a monthly basis for said light poles or other lighting facilities is amended, the fees shall be amended accordingly, and such amendment shall take place automatically upon the amended schedule charge by Duke Energy, its successors or assigns, being filed with the City Clerk.

B.

Street name; traffic-control sign fees. As a condition of final inspection, the subdivider shall be required to pay to the City of Belleair Bluffs an amount of money to cover all material and labor costs of such signs which will be installed by the city, in accordance with the standards and specifications prescribed in the Manual of Uniform Traffic-Control Devices.

C.

Construction inspection fees. As a condition of final inspection, the subdivider shall pay to the City of Belleair Bluffs a fee established by Commission resolution for the city's costs for field inspections, quality controls and confirmation of infrastructure construction, which fee shall be payable at the time final inspection of the subdivision is requested.

(Amended 6-22-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-09, § 9)

As a condition of final inspection, the owner, developer or contractor shall submit to the city an irrevocable letter of credit (to be held by the City Clerk) or cash deposit (to be held by the custodian of city funds) in the amount of 10% of construction costs of infrastructure (streets, potable water, sanitary sewer and stormwater drainage systems) to remedy any defects in the workmanship, material and design of the same and for repair and maintenance of the same. It shall be the responsibility of the persons supplying the maintenance guaranty to notify the city three months prior to the end of the eighteen-month period to request inspection of the infrastructure and return or release of the guaranty. No guaranty shall be returned or released until three months' notice has been given and inspection has been made to determine that the infrastructure is free of defects, regardless of whether the eighteen-month period has elapsed or not.

It shall be the responsibility of the engineer-of-record to ensure that the project construction is in strict compliance with the City of Belleair Bluffs Subdivision Regulations and any other applicable ordinances and regulations. The engineer shall be required to certify that the construction is in compliance with such regulations and ordinances with a certificate original, with the engineer's seal affixed, submitted to the City Clerk, with as-built plans, on a form similar to the following:

I, ___________, hereby certify that all improvements in connection with _______ Subdivision have been inspected and found to be completed in accordance with City of Belleair Bluffs approved plans and specifications or changes thereto, authorized by me, meeting the terms of the Subdivision Regulations and any other applicable ordinances and regulations to the best of my knowledge and belief.

No changes made. Construction completed according to approved construction plans.

As-built plans showing changes accompany this certificate.

Signed and Sealed this _______ day of _______, 20___.

Signed _____ Fla. Reg.# _____

(Amended 6-22-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-14, § 3)

Four sets of record drawings (as-builts) of the approved completed improvements, certified by the engineer-of-record, shall be submitted to the designated official prior to the approval of a resolution of acceptance by the city, which drawings shall reflect accurately all alterations, additions, deletions and revisions of the approved final construction/engineering plans and specifications and shall be congruent with actual field installations. Each set of record drawings shall have the original signature and seal of the engineer-of-record. The drawings shall show the design grades struck out and as-built grades and slopes placed thereon, together with actual stationing of laterals measured from the downstream manholes. Ties from property corners or other fixed monuments to as-built lift stations, force mains, water lines, water valves, etc., locations will be required.

A.

All personal property and improvements located in public rights-of-way or easements shall become the property of the City of Belleair Bluffs upon final acceptance. Improvements include, but are not limited to, water and sanitary sewer lines, valves and appurtenances and all other personal property relative to water and sanitary sewer installations serving the owner's/developer's property, including storm sewer lines and appurtenances, curbs, sidewalks, paving improvements to streets and any and all other improvements located within the public rights-of-way in connection with the project.

B.

The owner shall execute a bill of sale for these improvements as a condition of final inspection.

Following the city's receipt of required fees and charges, the submittal of certifications, eighteen-month maintenance guaranty and record drawings, the installation of all required improvements, the placement of reference monuments as set forth in this chapter and such other prerequisites as may pertain to the subdivision development, upon the engineer-of-record's request, the designated official shall order a final inspection of all improvement construction to assure compliance with all city standards, specifications and applicable regulations, whereupon the designated official will inform the subdivider, in writing, of faults to be corrected, if any, which corrections shall require the recertification of the engineer-of-record. No approval or inspection by the city or any of its agents shall act as a waiver or variance of the engineer-of-record's responsibility for ensuring compliance with the city's ordinances and applicable regulations.

Upon completion of the final inspection of the subdivision, the designated official will forward his recommendation to the Mayor and shall prepare a formal resolution of acceptance of the subdivision by the City of Belleair Bluffs for the City Commission's approval.

Upon establishing that all requirements of this article have been met, the original drawing of the final plat shall be signed by the City Clerk. The Clerk will obtain the signature of the Mayor on the final plat.

The City Clerk shall cause the final copy of the final plat to be transmitted to the Pinellas County Clerk of the Circuit Court, where processing and recording shall be accomplished. When any plat has been recorded, the subdivider or his representative shall have four copies thereof returned to the City Clerk within one month from the date of such transmission. In the event that a final plat shall fail to be recorded within one month from the date on which the same has been transmitted to the Pinellas County Clerk of the Circuit Court, such plat must be resubmitted to the city for processing; however, upon approval by the City Commission, an extension of this period of up to six months may be granted.

Within 10 days after the recording of the plat, the subdivider or his representative shall deliver to the City Clerk four reproducible copies of the recorded plat showing the plat book and page number assigned to the plat and the verification of the Clerk of the Circuit Court that it has been entered upon the public records of Pinellas County, Florida.