This document shall be known as the "Road Ordinance of the Town
of North Branford, Connecticut."
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. Routine maintenance and repair of existing Town roads and infrastructure.
B. Pavement overlay or full depth reconstruction of existing Town roads.
C. 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. 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.
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.