[Adopted 4-3-1995 by Ord. No. O95-01]
With respect to any new utility construction, or utility work, in any way pertaining to any of the streets, ways, alleys, sidewalks, or roads within the City limits of the Town of Oakland, in addition to the requirements of §
244-1, hereof, the following standards and specifications must be met, and any permit granted by the Mayor and Town Council of Oakland for any such new construction is expressly made contingent upon the following said standards and specifications:
A. Obtain permission for open cut from the Oakland Street
Department. A permit must be submitted and approved by the Town of
Oakland.
B. Excavate cross cut to a depth to provide at least
30 inches of cover from existing road surface to top of utility casing.
C. In the event of undercutting, the ditch will be backfilled
with limestone dust to the spring line before installation of the
new pipe.
D. Backfill must be with GASB crushed stone (CR6), placed
in six-inch lifts, and compacted to a depth of 16 inches below existing
road surface.
E. Backfill with bituminous concrete (base mix), placed
in three-inch compacted lifts to a depth four inches below existing
road surface.
F. Saw cut existing road surface back two feet from the
edge of the excavation.
G. Remove the existing surface to a minimum depth of
four inches.
H. Apply liquid asphalt to seal surface of saw cut and
entire excavated area.
I. Replace surface with a minimum of four inches of bituminous
concrete (surface mix).
With respect to any utility work repairs, or utility work, in any way pertaining to any of the streets, ways, alleys, sidewalks, or roads within the City limits of the Town of Oakland, in addition to the requirements of §
244-1 hereof, the following standards and specifications must be met, and any permit granted by the Mayor and Town Council of Oakland for any utility work repairs is expressly made contingent upon the following said standards and specifications:
A. Obtain permission for open cut from the Oakland Street
Department. A permit must be submitted and approved by the Town of
Oakland.
B. All unnecessary undercutting of existing services
should be avoided.
C. In the event of undercutting, the ditch must be backfilled
with limestone dust to the spring line of the existing pipe.
D. Backfill must be with GASB crushed stone (CR6), placed
in six-inch lifts, and compacted to a depth of 16 inches below existing
road surface.
E. Backfill with bituminous concrete (base mix), placed
in three-inch compacted lifts to a depth four inches below existing
road surface.
F. Saw cut existing road surface back two feet from the
edge of the excavation.
G. Remove the existing surface to a minimum depth of
four inches.
H. Apply liquid asphalt to seal surface of saw cut and
entire excavated area.
I. Replace surface with a minimum of four inches of bituminous
concrete (surface mix).
[Adopted 3-3-2008 by Ord. No. O2008-02]
It shall be the policy of the Mayor and Town Council of Oakland,
in order to protect the public health, safety, comfort, convenience
and welfare of the Town of Oakland, to initiate, as necessary, the
construction, maintenance, and repair of streets and sidewalks in
the Town of Oakland, such that any construction or maintenance is
in accordance with the latest Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
guidelines.
It shall be the policy of the Mayor and Town Council of Oakland
that the required work shall consist of, but not be limited to, the
construction and repair of the streets and sidewalks, the drainage
systems, the various utility systems, including the location or relocation
of water, sewer, electric, telephone and cable transmission lines,
street and sidewalk lights and landscaping, as well as snow removal
and maintenance of existing entrances from public and private property
to the streets and sidewalks, and to do all things necessary to accomplish
same.
It shall be the policy of the Mayor and Town Council of Oakland
to have the power and authority, through Town employees, the Town's
agents, or the Town's designees, to grade, lay out, maintain, construct,
reconstruct, pave, repair, extend, or otherwise alter streets and
sidewalks on Town or private property along any public way or part
thereof.
It shall also be the policy of the Mayor and Town Council of
Oakland to carry out any aforesaid street and sidewalk maintenance,
construction and repairs as duly authorized through Town employees,
the Town's agents, or the Town's designees, and that the Town employees,
its agents and assigns, or designees shall have the right of entry
on said properties, for the purpose of accomplishing any said work
at all reasonable hours, upon any premises in the Town which abuts
a Town street or sidewalk, such that any construction or maintenance
is in accordance with the latest Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
guidelines.
It shall also be the policy of the Mayor and Town Council of
Oakland that in cases where proof of financial hardship is demonstrated
by a property owner, the Town will work with the property owner to
secure financial assistance in an effort to alleviate any financial
burden.