Novi City Council took yet another step
towards enhancing economic development in the area by
streamlining the process of accepting public utilities after
voting to approve the Performance Guarantees Ordinance
Amendment to the Novi Code of Ordinances Chapter 26.5 on
April 2, 2007.
The Performance Guarantees Ordinance
Amendment shifts the process of acceptance of public
utilities for both residential and commercial developments
within the City to an administrative process. The
administrative procedure will require the approval of the
city engineer and the city attorney in order for City
acceptance of water main and/or sanitary sewer improvements
and the additional right-of-way required for some projects,
bypassing the previously mandatory City Council review and
approval. The previous code required City Council
acceptance of public utilities before a temporary
certificate of occupancy could be issued.
This amendment will not change the
requirements concerning the acceptance of public streets.
City Council acceptance of public streets will continue to
be required at substantial completion of a project.
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