A.
Plans showing original and finished grades and plans
showing proposed drainage facilities shall be submitted to the Village Planning
Board and the Superintendent of the Department of Public Works (DPW) before
final subdivision plat approval can be given. No construction shall be commenced
until such approval has been given.
B.
The Superintendent of the Department of Public Works
(DPW) will be notified when work in accordance with the specifications stated
below will be commenced and is being done, so that he may make frequent inspections
to ensure compliance with the specifications as stated below.
A.
General.
(1)
The contractor shall remove all rock, earth and other
material required by the plans for the full width of the street property.
He shall dispose of this material as required.
(2)
Earth embankments shall be constructed to established
lines and grades for the full width of the street property at the locations
shown on the plans. Embankment material shall be natural soil, free from excessive
moisture, frost, stumps, trees, roots, sod, muck, marl, vegetable matter or
other unsuitable materials. Embankment material shall be obtained from borrow
pits approved by the Superintendent of the DPW and shall be well graded from
fine to coarse with a minimum content of silt.
(3)
Where embankments are to be placed under water, only
acceptable granular material shall be used. All materials shall be suitable
for compaction in layers not to exceed eight inches in thickness and shall
remain stable when wet.
B.
Stripping.
(1)
Prior to the commencement of excavation or fill, stripping
shall be conducted to remove all topsoil, roots, organic matter, rubbish or
other debris for the full width of the street property.
(2)
Usable topsoil from stripping shall be stockpiled for
future use in piles at approved locations outside the limits of the street
property.
C.
Materials to be used.
(1)
If there is not sufficient excavated material of a suitable
quality at the site to complete the embankment, subgrades and backfilling
to the required lines and grade, the contractor shall borrow the necessary
additional materials. The source and acceptability of the borrow material
shall be subject to the approval of the Superintendent of the DPW at all times.
(2)
The contractor shall request the Superintendent of the
DPW's approval of proposed borrow areas at least five days before taking
any material from such areas. All test pits, explorations and laboratory tests
required by the Superintendent of the DPW to evaluate the acceptability of
borrow shall be done by the contractor at his own expense.
D.
Placing.
(1)
In general, embankment materials shall be placed in horizontal
layers not exceeding eight inches in thickness, measured after compaction,
and shall be thoroughly compacted. Stones, if any, shall not exceed six inches
in greatest dimension and shall be well distributed through the mass.
(2)
Each layer of embankment material shall be thoroughly
tamped or rolled to the required degree of compaction by sheepsfoot or pneumatic
rollers, mechanical tampers or vibrators. Successive layers shall not be placed
until the layer under construction has been thoroughly compacted.
(3)
Trucks or other heavy equipment shall not be operated
over pipelines until a minimum of 36 inches of backfill above the crown of
the pipe has been placed and properly compacted.
E.
Compaction control.
(1)
Embankment shall have a minimum dry density of 95% of
the maximum dry-weight density in pounds per cubic foot as determined by the
AASHTO Standard Density Test or the Proctor Compaction Test.
(2)
All laboratory tests required by the Superintendent of
the DPW shall be done by an approved testing laboratory at the contractor's
expense.
(3)
When the test results indicate that insufficient compaction
has been obtained in any layer, the contractor shall take such action as the
Superintendent of the DPW may direct to modify or alter the moisture content
of the soil, to provide additional compaction or otherwise to increase the
in-place soil density.
The contractor shall prepare the subgrade to a width of 32 feet to receive
the pavement and concrete curbs in conformity with the lines and grades as
shown on the plans. Before the base material is placed upon the subgrade,
it shall be shaped to line and grade and compacted with an approved self-propelled
roller weighing not less than 10 tons. All hollows and depressions which develop
under rolling shall be filled with acceptable granular material and shall
again be rolled. Granular materials used to fill depressions shall consist
of approved hard, durable particles, 100% of which shall pass a one-half-inch
sieve and not more than 5% of which shall pass a No. 200 sieve. This process
of shaping and rolling and filling shall be repeated until no depressions
develop. The subgrade shall not be muddy nor otherwise unsatisfactory when
the base material is placed upon it. If soft spots develop during the rolling,
the material shall be removed and replaced with acceptable granular material
as above.
A.
A base course shall be emplaced, consisting of run-of-bank
gravel to a minimum depth of 18 inches, suitably compacted and leveled, extending
to the width of 32 feet over the subgrade and extending above the perimeters
of the surface course to the level of the top of the curbing.
B.
The surface course shall be emplaced, consisting of 21/2
inches of asphalt concrete, Specification 403.13, Type 3, binder course, over
which shall be placed 11/2 inches of asphalt concrete, Specification 403.18,
Type 7, top course, with surface pitch of 1/4 inch per foot from center line
of pavement to each side.
C.
If it is determined that curbing is appropriate, such
curbing shall comply with specifications of compositions, height and width
as determined by resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Village.
[Amended 8-28-2001 by L.L. No. 5-2001]
D.
If curbing is required, it shall be emplaced in a manner
as established by resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Village.
[Amended 8-28-2001 by L.L. No. 5-2001]
E.
If curbing is installed, all lands abutting Village roads
shall be graded on a pitch as shall be determined by resolution of the Board
of Trustees of the Village.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection F, referencing a schematic cross
section of a typical road, which immediately followed this subsection, was
repealed 8-28-2001 by L.L. No. 5-2001.
A.
Rough grading. Remove or fill the area that is to be
prepared for road or street use to a level 22 inches below finished road or
street elevation, as per subdivision plans, to width of 32 feet. Balance of
right-of-way on either side of proposed street or road to property lines must
be removed or filled to elevations of finished street or road. Rough grading
must be completed before any construction of any utilities is commenced.
B.
The subgrade. The area that has been prepared by rough grading for placement of gravel as per § A150-3C must be inspected and approved by the Superintendent of the Department of Public Works before the base course is placed.
E.
Fill and topsoil must be placed behind curbs and graded to the property lines per approved subdivision plan and § A150-5E.
F.
The developer must repair any road, street or curb damage
and defects caused during the construction and development of approved tracts
by the developer or by any subcontractor, invitee or licensee of the developer.
Any repairs not made by the developer may be undertaken by the Village or
its designee and the costs thereof will be deducted from any bond required
of the developer, and the developer will be required to reinstate the full
amount of said bond within 90 days, or the Village reserves the right to suspend
the issuance of any building or sewer permits or certificates of occupancy
until compliance by the developer.
G.
No building or sewer permits will be issued until inspection
and approval of the rough grading, subgrade, base and surface courses and
until the curbs have been completed and the street and any necessary required
easements adjacent thereto have been dedicated to the Village of Chittenango.
