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City of Utica, NY
Oneida County
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The provisions of this article shall apply to the construction of streets in new subdivisions.
[Code 1964, § 21-31]
The provisions of chapter 2-23, article IV and articles I and II of this chapter apply.
[Code 1964, § 21-32]
Other utilities such as gas, water, telephone, power and light shall also be installed.
[Code 1964, § 21-33]
All service laterals for gas, water and sanitary sewers shall be installed to the right-of-way line or beyond.
[Code 1964, § 21-34]
The size and location of culverts and the headwalls for same shall be as approved by the city engineer. Culverts shall be constructed between the right-of-way line or beyond if deemed necessary by the city engineer. A manhole for future stormwater sewer connections and a minimum of two catch basins may be required at or near the culvert.
[Code 1964, § 21-35]
Easements shall be granted without cost to the city for all creeks or along the alignment of future storm or sanitary sewers. The location, width and limits shall be as determined by the city engineer.
[Code 1964, § 21-36]
If necessary creek relocations shall be at the developer's expense. The developer shall maintain the creek relocation for a period of five years after the street acceptance and shall post property damage insurance with an owner's protective policy in the penal sum of $50,000 when so required by the city engineer.
[Code 1964, § 21-37]
A thirty-foot-wide roadway meeting the following requirements shall be provided:
(1) 
Classifications of streets. The following classes of streets shall be used for the purposes of this section:
a. 
Class I, heavy duty streets.
b. 
Class II, arterial streets not in Class I.
c. 
Class III, feeder streets.
d. 
Class IV, residential streets.
(2) 
Typical sections. Typical cross sections for each class of street shall be as established in the following chart:
Granular Base
Asphalt Concrete Base
Thickness
(inches)
Layers
(inches)
Thickness
(inches)
No. Layers
(inches)
Asphalt Concrete Surface Thickness
(inches)
Class I
18
4
6
2
1 1/2
Class II
16
4
5
2
1 1/2
Class III
14
3
4 1/2
2
1 1/2
Class IV
12
3
4
2
1 1/2
Note: All thicknesses are compacted thickness.
(3) 
Granular base. Granular base shall be compacted run-of-bank gravel applied in layers. Each layer shall be properly rolled with a ten-ton roller. The last four-inch layer shall be compacted, crushed bank run gravel.
(4) 
Asphalt concrete base. Asphalt concrete base shall be New York State Item 45 SX, applied in layers as noted in paragraph (2) of this section, properly rolled with a ten-ton, tandem, power-driven roller.
(5) 
Asphalt concrete surface. Asphalt concrete surface shall be City of Utica Item 59 or 59A.
(6) 
Curbs. Curbs shall be City of Utica Item 34A and 34B and shall be installed on two sides including radii at new and old intersections.
(7) 
Optional concrete pavement with integral curbs. An optional concrete pavement with integral curbs shall meet the following requirements:
a. 
The width shall be 30 feet between curbs.
b. 
The subbase shall be four inches of compacted, crushed run-of-bank gravel properly rolled with a ten-ton roller.
(8) 
Concrete pavement. City of Utica Item 63A specifies uniform thickness for each class of street as follows:
a. 
Class I, eight inches.
b. 
Class II, 7 1/2 inches.
c. 
Class III, seven inches.
d. 
Class IV, 6 1/2 inches.
[Code 1964, § 21-38]
Storm sewers, catchbasins and manholes, the size and location of which shall be determined by the city engineer, shall also be installed, and the necessary connections for such things as present storm sewers, creeks and culverts, as required for a complete surface drainage system, shall be provided.
[Code 1964, § 21-39]
The city engineer may give preliminary approval to the proposed street maps after the completion of items outlined in section 2-24-52; however, final approval cannot be given until compliance with all of the requirements of this article has been met. The city engineer may recommend to the common council that the street in question be approved providing that the owner deposits with the city a certified check in sufficient amount to cover all of the prescribed work with an agreement for the city to deduct all or part of the moneys required for satisfactory completion of each and every provision of this article.
[Code 1964, § 21-40]
The developer shall certify to the city engineer the total expense of construction of the improvements as provided in sections 2-24-58 and 2-24-59. All other work shall not be included.