§ 50-579. County-maintained streets. (See typical road sections at end of this article.)

(a)

Dedication. All streets to be constructed and proposed for dedication and acceptance into the county-maintained street system shall be designed, constructed and maintained in accordance with this article.

(b)

Expense. All rights-of-way, easements, etc., as appropriate, shall be dedicated to the county at no expense to the county.

(c)

Required improvements. (In addition to subsection 50-579(b).)

(1)

No county-maintained road, whether paved or unpaved, shall be accepted until it has been inspected at all stages of construction and approved by the county road department as conforming to the minimum requirements established in this article.

(2)

All drainage structures shall be installed in accordance with approved construction plans, or the instruction of the county road department. All material shall meet or exceed the minimum specifications set forth in the state department of transportation standard specification for road and bridge construction.

(3)

Street signs identifying streets by name or number shall be installed. All signing and materials shall meet or exceed that used by the county road department.

(4)

Warning and regulatory signs, including stop, yield, etc., shall be installed in accordance with specifications and regulations used by the county road department and must be in compliance therewith.

(5)

All cul-de-sac streets shall be marked with a sign indication "Dead End."

(d)

Maintenance of roads within proposed subdivisions.

(1)

Within any proposed subdivision as defined in this article which requires the construction of a road or street as defined in this article, there shall be created a special taxing unit, and the boundaries of such special taxing unit shall be the defined and platted boundaries of the proposed subdivisions.

(2)

The special taxing unit created under this article shall be created solely and specifically for establishing an assessment on a per lot basis to provide the funds necessary to maintain the newly constructed roads within such subdivision.

(3)

There shall be assessed against each lot within a proposed subdivision an annual amount of money necessary to pay for the annual maintenance costs of the roads within that subdivision. The amount of such assessment shall be determined by the board of county commissioners at the time the plat is submitted for final approval and shall be based upon the recommendation and estimated maintenance costs as determined by the county road department.

(4)

The amount assessed against each lot shall be reflected on the ad valorem tax bills received by the owners of each lot at the time the ad valorem tax bills are prepared by the county tax collector. The board of county commissioners shall prepare an annual budget for each special taxing unit created pursuant to this ordinance, and such budget shall be prepared at the same time as the annual county budget is prepared each year.

(5)

Upon final approval and recording of the final plat, and upon the finalization of the special taxing unit documents, the road within the proposed subdivision shall be thereafter maintained by the board of county commissioners.

(1991 LDR ch. 71, § 4.03)