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(E) Maintenance bond. After the utilities and streets are approved, the developer shall furnish the city with a 2 -year maintenance bond equal to 25 percent of the construction costs. During the 2 -year maintenance bond period, the city will perform routine maintenance. Any unusual problems shall be corrected by the developer. After two years, the City Engineer will inspect the utilities and streets. If everything is acceptable, the city will accept full responsibility from that point on. (F) Building permits. No building permit shall be issued for the construction of any building, structure or improvements to the land or any lot within a subdivision, as defined herein, which has been approved for platting, until all requirements of this chapter and all provisions for street construction and land improvement have been complied with in full. Furthermore, no building permit will be issued for the construction of any building structure on any lot within the city which does not abut on a publicly dedicated and maintained street. § 153.71 AMENDMENTS. (A)In general. This chapter may be amended by following the procedure specified in this section. (B) Initiation. An amendment may be initiated by the City Council, the Planning and Zoning Commission or by the petition of a resident to the City Council. An amendment not initiated by the Planning and Zoning Commission shall be referred to the Commission for study and report, and the Council shall not act on the amendment until it has received the recommendation of the Planning Commission or until 60 days have elapsed from the date of reference of the amendment without a report by the Commission. (C)Action by Commission. Before any amendment is adopted, the Planning and Zoning Commission shall hold at least one public hearing thereon after a notice of the hearing has been published in the official newspaper at least ten days before the hearing. Following the hearing, the Planning and Zoning Commission shall make a report of its findings and unless the amendment has been initiated by the Commission, and Commission determines not to recommend it to the Council, it shall file a copy with the Administrator within 14 days of the meeting at which the date of the hearing was concluded. When the amendment to the Commission. Failure of the Planning Commission so to report on an amendment not initiated by it, is deemed to be approval by the Commission of the amendment. (D) Council action. Upon the filing of the report, or upon the failure of the Planning Commission to file a report within the time prescribed by this section on an amendment proposed by petition or by the Council, the City Council shall hold public hearings as it deems advisable. After the conclusion of the hearings, if any, the Council shall act upon the request within 45 days to adopt the amendment or any part thereof in any form as it deems advisable. (E) Fee. Any person filing a petition requesting an amendment to this chapter shall pay a fee according to the schedule established by the City Council. The fee is payable at the time of filing and is not refundable. 291 1 Page