[Amended 7-16-1984; 7-8-1986; 3-31-1987]
A. It is the intent that no street or way through private
property shall be accepted by the town unless the same be previously
constructed and completed in accordance with the approved plans, these
rules and regulations, and the following specifications.
B. Unless otherwise specified, all the work and the materials
used in the work to be done shall conform to the requirements of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Public Works, Standard
Specifications for Highways and Bridges 1973 Edition, as amended or
revised, hereinafter referred to as the Standard Specifications, as
amended, and the special provisions included hereinafter. Under no
circumstance shall the physical construction of any improvements pursuant
to the approved subdivision plans be conducted between the dates of
December 1 and March 15 of the year.
C. Supplementing the aforesaid Standard Specifications,
certain specifications or special provisions shall apply particularly
to the work to be done hereunder. References in the following specifications,
unless otherwise stated, are to the aforesaid Standard Specifications,
amendments or addenda. These specifications and special provisions
shall take precedence and shall govern when they are stricter.
D. To facilitate reference, each paragraph in these specifications
where appropriate is noted with the paragraph number of the particular
section as contained in the Standard Specifications.
E. Wherever in the Standard Specifications or other contractual
documents the following terms or pronouns in place of them are used,
the intent and meaning shall be interpreted by substitution as follows:
DEPARTMENT
Department of Public Works, Town of North Reading.
ENGINEER
The Community Planning Commission of the Town of North Reading
acting directly or through an authorized representative; such representative
acting within the scope of the particular duties entrusted to him.
F. As each construction operation, as outlined in §
350-37C of these rules and regulations, is completed, it shall be inspected by the Community Planning Commission agent for subsequent approval by the Community Planning Commission. Under no circumstance shall subsequent logically consecutive construction stages be initiated until the required inspection of the one previously completed is made. Failure to comply with this inspectional procedure shall be remedied by an uncovering and proper reconstruction of all uninspected stages of the work at the expense of the applicant.
G. To facilitate acceptance by the Town of North Reading,
the applicant shall have prepared and certified by a registered land
surveyor an acceptance and street layout plan drawn with India ink
on linen or Mylar material, size 24 inches by 36 inches, showing widths,
lengths, bearings of all boundary lines of streets and easements,
and radii, tangents and central angles of all curves in street lines.
It shall show that all stone bounds are set. A blank space four inches
by eight inches shall be provided on the lower right-hand corner on
the plan for a title block to be filled in by the applicant. The surveyor
shall place a certification on the plan stating, "The street (or way
or portion thereof) is laid out and the bounds are set as shown on
this plan"; which shall be dated, signed and the surveyor's stamp
affixed thereon. (See sample of typical title block which is incorporated
into these rules as Schedule C.) One original Mylar and four prints shall be submitted
to the Community Planning Commission. Following endorsement of original
Mylar by the Community Planning Commission and the Board of Selectmen,
the applicant shall supply one duplicate Mylar and four prints to
the Community Planning Commission. Deed to town for streets shall
accompany submission of original Mylar plan.
H. The applicant shall submit as-built plans drawn with
India ink on linen or Mylar material certified by his registered professional
engineer (as defined under definitions) to show actual locations and
grades of all utilities and improvements, roadway profile, and any
changes authorized by the Community Planning Commission. As-built
"on-the-ground" conditions at time of acceptance shall include as
a minimum the following items to be shown on the as-built plan:
(1) Rims and inverts of all drainage structures as they
would appear on the profile section of the plan.
(2) Location, size and type of material for the water
main. Indicate spot elevations every 200 feet on the water main to
verify vertical installation.
(3) Location of gas mains (and house services if installed).
(4) All underground electrical installations.
(5) Underground cable installation.
(6) Fire alarm wiring, if applicable.
(7) Underground telephone wiring.
(8) Show water services to each individual lot with linear
ties to a permanent structure or monument.
(9) Line water gates and ties.
(10)
Electrical services to lots.
(11)
Telephone services to lots.
(13)
Curbing-berms and indicate type (vertical or
Cape Cod).
(15)
Sidewalks and indicate width.
(17)
Grass plots and indicate width.
(18)
Indicate any encroachments on private property.
(20)
Hydrants and water gates.
(21)
Utility (telephone/electric) poles and any guys.
(24)
All drainage, drainage structures, drainage
easements; off-site drainage, appurtenances, pipe sizes and materials.
All of this information shall be shown both within the right-of-way
and any easement. If a drainage channel, swale or brook is part of
the drainage, then top and bottom of bank elevations shall be given
every 50 feet. If a retention basin is constructed, then enough elevations
shall be given to indicate that the retention basin will have the
proper staging called for in the approved plan (includes "detention"
areas).
(25)
Any and all other utility appurtenances.
(26)
Handicap ramps, width and locations.
(27)
Location of survey monuments.
(29)
Landscaping and plantings if required by approved
plan.
(30)
Center-line profile (fifty-foot stations with
high and low points).
(31)
Side slopes and lot grading certification.
(32)
Center-line stationing. Indicate on plan portion
of the as-built plan.
(34)
Indicate width of roadway layout.
(35)
Indicate width of roadway pavement.
(36)
Location of street signs.
(37)
Typical title block (see sample of same which
is incorporated into these rules as Schedule D).
(38)
Location ties shall be indicated for all water
service curb boxes to each individual lot and shall be sufficient
to allow expeditious location of the service gate.
[Amended 7-8-1986]
Vertical granite curbs shall be provided (six
inches in height) throughout each subdivision. A six-foot granite
catch basin curb inlet shall be installed at each catch basin.
[Amended 10-5-1982; 7-8-1986; 3-31-1987; 8-20-1996]
A. Street trees species approved by the Community Planning
Commission shall be planted on each side of each street in a subdivision
at least five feet behind the right-of-way. Such trees shall be located
approximately at seventy-five-foot intervals and shall be at least
12 feet in height, two inches in caliper measured from four feet above
the approved grade, and each tree shall be planted each in at least
1/2 cubic yard of topsoil, unless otherwise required by the Community
Planning Commission. All trees are to be protected by a maintenance
easement for a period of three years. A list of approved species is
to be obtained from the Tree Warden. At least three different species
of trees are to be planted unless otherwise approved by the Community
Planning Commission.
B. All deciduous street trees shall be clear of any branches
from the approved grade level to a point seven feet above ground level.
C. The developer will be liable for all trees so planted
as to their erectness and good health for 18 months after acceptance.
D. All street trees are to be planted so as not to conflict
with streetlights, hydrants, or underground electrical systems. A
minimum horizontal clearance of 20 feet is required.
E. Root barriers of a style and design acceptable to
the Department of Public Works shall be installed in all locations
where street trees are closer than 10 feet to a roadway or sidewalk.
F. All cut and fill bankings must be planted with low
growing shrubs and wood chipped to a minimum depth of six inches where
side slopes are between one on four and two on four or seeded with
a deep-rooted perennial grass to prevent erosion where a side slope
is one on four or milder.
For the purpose of protecting the safety, convenience and welfare of the town's inhabitants, for the provision of adequate access to all of the lots in a subdivision by ways that will be safe and convenient for travel; for reducing the danger to life and limb in the operation of motor vehicles; for securing safety in the case of fire, flood, panic, and other emergencies; under the authority of Chapter
41, Section 81M, as amended, the applicant or his successor shall provide for the proper maintenance and repair of improvements under this section of the rules and regulations during the construction of said improvements or until the town votes to accept such improvements, whichever comes first.