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25. EVIDENCE OF COMPLETION OF REQUIRED – IMPROVEMENTS OR PERFORMANCE BOND TO BE
SUBMITTED AS SEPARATE INSTRUMENT – Upon preliminary approval, the developer may proceed
to install all required improvements and for this purpose may secure from the appropriate
authorities the necessary permits. If the final plat approval is desired before completion of
improvements, the developer shall post with Benton County, Arkansas a corporate surety bond in
favor of the county, or deposit a cashier’s check, or other negotiable securities or a certificate of
deposit (CD) properly assigned to the county, in an escrow account or other acceptable bond. Such
bond shall be in an amount sufficient to cover the cost of installation of all incomplete required
improvements as estimated by the engineer, the contractor’s bid, or the official having jurisdiction,
with the exception of utilities that would be extended at no cost to the developer. The bond is to
assure the satisfactory construction and performance of said improvements at the time and terms
fixed by the Planning Board and in accordance with the regulations. The above bond will be required
only for the portion for which the developer desires a final plat before completing the required
improvements. Evidence of completion or satisfactory construction bond will be submitted with the
application for final approval of the plat.
26. OPEN SPACE – All areas of open space for any purpose and any natural features to be preserved
shall be designated.
27. PROPERTY OFFERED FOR DEDICATION – The accurate dimensional outline of all property which is
offered for dedication for public use, and of all property that may be reserved by covenant in the
deeds for the common use of the property owners in the subdivision, with the purpose indicated
thereon, shall be shown on the plat. All lands dedicated to public use (other than streets) shall be
marked “Dedicated to the Public.”
28. MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION PROVISIONS – The responsible entity for the maintenance and
operation of any building, park, equipment, pool, plantings, lawn, or other legal interests in the
proposed subdivision shall be shown on separate articles of incorporation, contracts, restrictions, or
other methods. The means of securing payment for maintenance and operation expenses and the
method of terminating such provisions shall be stated in the creating documents, if any.
29. PROPOSED PLAT RESTRICTIONS – An outline of all proposed plat restrictions shall be submitted
along with the preliminary plat. Private restrictions or evidence of recording shall be shown on the
final plat. If there are no restrictions, the plat shall so state.
30. ENGINEER’S CERTIFICATE – Include, as a separate attachment, a certificate by the engineer that all
improvements “as built” conform to all applicable engineering requirements and specifications.
31. LAND SURVEYOR’S CERTIFICATE TO APPEAR ON PLAT – Include a certificate by a registered land
surveyor to the effect that he has fully complied with the requirements of this regulation and the
subdivision laws of the State of Arkansas governing surveying, dividing, and mapping of the land;
that the plat is a correct representation of all the exterior boundaries of the land surveyed and the
subdivision of it; that the plat represents a survey made by him; and that all monuments indicated
thereon actually exist and their location, size, and material are correctly shown.
32. OWNER’S CERTIFICATE TO APPEAR ON PLAT – This certificate should contain the substance of the
following example: “As owner, I hereby certify that I have caused the land described to be surveyed,
divided, platted, dedicated, and access rights reserved as represented on this plat (and
attachments).”