§ 744.101. Acceptance and naming of new streets; right-of-way requirements; changing names; construction inspection service fees.

(a)

Before the City accepts a street, it shall place or shall require the transferor to place monuments or properly recorded points upon the ground so that streets can be properly located. Right-of-way for a street, drainage, sanitary sewer and utilities of a width which conforms to the standards of the Code of Subdivision Regulations and which intersects with a publicly-maintained street shall be required prior to acceptance. Narrower right-of-way, continuous or intermittent, may be required when, in the opinion of the Director of Public Works, it will promote public convenience but not impair public safety or is deemed necessary as a result of physical circumstances. Additional right-of-way or other improvements may be required when necessary for public safety and convenience. Furthermore, prior to acceptance, the City shall review the proposed drawings for conformity to City Standards and Details and cause inspection to occur during construction. The transferor or developer may hire his own qualified professional engineer, licensed to do business in the State of Florida, to inspect and certify that the work has been entirely completed and that it conforms in all respects to the final plans of the paving, curb and gutter, drainage and water and sewer lines, where applicable or the City shall inspect the improvements for a construction inspection service fee as found in www.coj.net/fees .

(b)

The Director of Public Works is authorized to accept, on behalf of the City, access ways in use prior to April 14, 1975 as public streets upon tender of sufficient right-of-way as prescribed in subsection (a) of this Section, which authorization shall terminate as of April 1, 1997. The Director shall maintain a registry of access ways accepted up through the termination date described in this Section. As used in this subsection, access way means a roadway other than an approved public or private road, public alley or private driveway, which has served a general public purpose and as private access prior to April 14, 1975. General public purpose means the unrestricted use by vehicles of the general public or public services such as fire, police, postal vehicles, garbage collection or school buses.

(c)

Reserved.

(Code 1965, § 38-1; Ord. 70-650-526; Ord. 71-397-181; Ord. 74-1475-668, § 2; Ord. 76-1236-636, § 1; Ord. 83-260-81, § 1; Ord. 83-591-400, § 1; Ord. 84-1197-663, § 2; Ord. 97-79-E, § 1; Ord. 2002-992-E, § 3; Ord. 2017-665-E , § 35)

Note— Former § 604.101.