§ 7-1.503. Approval by the Chief Building Official.

The Chief Building Official shall deny final approval of any building or its occupancy until the work required by this article is completed or construction is guaranteed within a specified time limit approved by the Public Works Director by an improvement security in the form of cash, a savings and loan certificate, or an instrument of credit. If the person required to make improvements pursuant to this section can prove to the satisfaction of the Public Works Director that providing improvement security would result in a severe hardship and the failure to provide improvements would not be detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare, the Director may grant a waiver to the improvement requirements. The waiver may be conditioned to require dedication and/or improvement at a later date. Improvement security shall be approved by the City Attorney and the Finance Director in an amount to be fixed by the Public Works Director. The improvement security shall be returned to the depositor upon the completion of the work. In the event the work is not completed within the specified time limit, the City may perform the required work, in which case the improvement security shall be applied by the City toward the cost of the work.

(Amended by Ord. 782-C.S., Ord. 2598-C.S., § 1, Ord. 3130-C.S., § 1, and Ord. 3366-C.S., § 1, effective 12-9-04)