This document shall be known as the "Road Ordinance of the Town
of North Branford, Connecticut."
A.Â
This article shall govern the construction of all roads, drainage
structures, appurtenances and bridges presented by said Town of North
Branford and all construction or excavation within or appurtenant
to a right-of-way or easement owned, leased or controlled by the Town
of North Branford.
B.Â
No road constructed for private use may be presented to the Town
for acceptance at any subsequent time unless constructed in accordance
with the terms of this article.
All roads, etc., as noted in § 201-2, constructed in the Town of North Branford from the effective date of this article shall be in accordance with said article.
"The Town of North Branford Road Standards and the Town of North
Branford Standard Details," as adopted by the North Branford Town
Council shall govern the construction and improvements of all roads,
drainage structures, appurtenances, and bridges presented or designed
to be presented for acceptance and maintenance by the Town of North
Branford.
As applicable, these standards are also to be used and applied
in conjunction with work within the Town rights-of-way and for work
required as a result of a subdivision, resubdivision or site plan
approved by the North Branford Planning and Zoning Commission encompassing
and/or affecting preexisting Town-approved roads.
These standards are considered to be the minimum acceptable
design standards and the Town Engineer shall have the right to vary
these requirements in accordance with acceptable engineering practices.
The Town of North Branford Department of Public Works shall
comply with these standards, with the following exceptions:
A.Â
Routine maintenance and repair of existing Town roads and infrastructure.
B.Â
Pavement overlay or full depth reconstruction of existing Town roads.
C.Â
The widening of existing Town roads when there is insufficient width
to improve the right-of-way or field conditions that prohibit said
improvement to accommodate minimum standard road widths.
D.Â
The maintenance and paving of unimproved Town roads.
The Town Engineer shall be the authorizing agent for the Town
Council for the purpose of administering and enforcing the Town of
North Branford standards and improvement details.
Upon suspension or completion of the work or any portion thereof,
the developer or contractor shall remove from all public or private
property all temporary structures, tools and equipment and rubbish
or waste materials resulting from his operations. All ditches shall
be filled, all sewers, drains, catch basins and manholes cleaned and
flushed, streets, walks, curbs and other structures cleaned and repaired,
and the whole work left in a neat and clean condition.
A.Â
Performance bonds.
(1)Â
In the case of the construction of a road under contract to the Town,
the contractor shall file with the Town Manager a performance bond
in the full amount of said contract in order to secure to the Town
the satisfactory completion of the work.
(2)Â
In the case of the construction of a road or roads in a proposed
subdivision, the developer shall file with the Planning and Zoning
Commission a performance bond in an amount approved by the Town Engineer
and the Planning and Zoning Commission as sufficient to secure to
the Town the actual installation of the proposed improvements within
two years after the date of the acceptance of the bond. The Planning
and Zoning Commission shall not give final approval of any proposed
plan of subdivision, nor shall the developer sell or offer to sell
any land in the subdivision until said bond has been accepted and
filed. However, the developer may commence construction of roads in
the proposed development at his own risk and expense prior to the
filing of said bond, provided that he conforms to all procedures and
provisions of this article.
B.Â
All performance bonds shall be written and submitted to the Town and shall not be accepted until the same have been approved by the Town Attorney as to form, sufficiency and manner of execution. In lieu of a surety company bond, the developer or contractor may, at his option, deposit with the Treasurer of the Town of North Branford cash or a certified check in the amount as indicated in Subsection A of this section.
C.Â
Application for approval of portions of the total proposed work may be made upon completion of such portions. If such portions are accepted, maintenance period for the portions accepted will commence as of the date of acceptance and prorated reduction in surety bond or deposit will be allowed, as provided for in Subsection D following.
D.Â
The contractor or developer shall keep and maintain the work in good repair for a period of one year from the date of final acceptance by the Town. If the whole work is accepted in portions, as provided in Subsection C above, the maintenance period for accepted portions shall run for a period of one year from the final acceptance of such portions. Upon final approval by the Town, the contractor or developer will file with the Town Manager or the Planning and Zoning Commission an acceptance surety bond, or cash or certified check, in the amount of 5% of the value of the work accepted as defined in Subsection A above. The term of this bond shall be for one year from the date of final acceptance. Upon receipt and approval of this bond, the Town Manager or the Planning and Zoning Commission will release the 100% performance bond required by Subsection A.
(1)Â
The contractor or developer shall, when notified by the Town Manager
or his designated agent, promptly and at his own expense repair all
failures in the construction and operation of structures and appurtenances
which may occur during the maintenance period, and he shall similarly
repair all defects, settlements and irregularities of the structures
and appurtenances or drains, pipes, mains or conduits, curbs, gutters,
sidewalks, road surfacing, land turfing or any other structures on
the line of the work, or adjacent thereto, occurring during the maintenance
period, which are caused or affected by his work.
(2)Â
If the contractor or developer fails to remedy such defects within
a reasonable time, the Town Manager may, without prejudice to any
other remedy and upon written notice to the contractor or developer
and surety company, cause the required repairs to be made and bill
the contractor or developer or the surety company for the cost of
the work involved.
Where bridges are to be built, they shall be designed to satisfy
the requirements of HS-20 wheel loading and the applicable sections
of the State of Connecticut Department of Transportation Standard
Specifications for Roads, Bridges, and Incidental Construction, Form
817, as revised or amended. Design criteria shall also conform with
the Standard Specifications for Highway Bridges of the American Association
of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and the Transportation
Highway Design Manual of the Connecticut Department of Transportation
Bridge Design Manual of the Connecticut Department of Transportation
Highway Design Manual, as revised or amended. Drawings and design
calculations shall be submitted to the Town Engineer and shall be
certified by a professional engineer registered in the State of Connecticut.
A.Â
Upon completion of construction and prior to acceptance or release
of the bond, as-built drawings showing the finished profile of roads,
storm drainage with invert elevations and plans of roadways showing
street lines, curblines, storm drainage and monumented control points
shall be submitted to the Town Engineer. Said drawings shall be drawn
in ink on plan-profile Mylar 36 inches long, and the originals shall
be filed with the Town Engineer. As-built drawings shall be prepared
and certified by a professional engineer registered in the State of
Connecticut.
B.Â
Upon completion of construction and prior to acceptance or release
of the bond, warranty deed or deeds covering all roads and rights-of-way
and drainage or other easements shall be executed to the Town of North
Branford and delivered to the Town Attorney.
A.Â
Upon completion and final inspection of roadways and auxiliary structures,
the Town Engineer will indicate his approval and shall request the
Town Manager to place in the agenda of the next regular or special
meeting of the Town Council an item calling for acceptance of such
roadways and auxiliary structures.
B.Â
Affirmative action by the Town Council upon such recommendation shall
constitute approval by the Town of North Branford, and the date of
the Town Council meeting shall be the starting date for the one-year
maintenance period.
