Every new street shall be constructed as a standard street unless
otherwise designated as a rural road by the Village Planning Board,
all as shown and described hereinbelow. The designation of "commercial
and industrial access" streets will also be made by the Village Planning
Board and will be classified as such in accordance with the expected
nature and level of traffic on the roadway.
Where required, excavation and backfilling for underground utility
pipes and cables shall be done in strict conformance with the requirements
outlined above for storm drain construction and as required by the
respective utility companies.
Where there are no sidewalks, shoulders and slopes to complete,
the balance of the right-of-way shall be at least 10 feet wide and
shall be graded to meet the finished elevation of curbs or gutters
on a slope of 1/2 inch per foot for a distance of five feet from the
edge of the curb or gutter and thence on a slope or not more than
one vertical to two horizontal to the limits of the right-of-way,
both in cut and fill. Exceptions to these requirements where rock
or other conditions exist may be approved by the Village Engineer.
On any fill section where the elevation of the shoulder is five feet
or more above that of the toe of slope, the developer shall provide
guide railings on the shoulder as approved by the Village Engineer.
Shoulders and slopes shall be dressed, topsoiled and seeded by the
developer. Seed mixtures shall be as approved by the Village Engineer
and shall be appropriate for the subsurface soil condition, the condition
of available sunlight and provisions for future maintenance of the
vegetation.
All retaining walls with a total vertical retained height projection
exceeding four feet shall be designed as structural members, keyed
into a stable foundation and shall be capable of sustaining the imposed
design loads. Any such retaining wall proposed for construction within
four feet of the property line or within a distance from the property
equal to or less than the retained height of the wall shall be constructed
of a durable material such as concrete or stone.
Upon completion of the public improvements, the surveyor shall
prepare a survey map of the street(s), showing as-built elevations
of the street center line; top-of-grate casting and invert elevations
of all storm drains; sizes, locations and types of pipes; locations
and sizes of any underdrains and locations and grades of open channels.
The surveyor shall obtain record information on all underground utilities,
including electricity, telephone, gas, water and sewer connections,
and show the locations of these utilities, with due notice concerning
those which are not the result of the surveyor's own field locations.
Two sets of these drawings shall be filed with the Village Engineer.
Forty-eight hours' (minimum) notice shall be given to the Village
Engineer before any work covered under these specifications commences.
Where grade sheets are required, one copy shall be delivered to the
Engineer at least 48 hours before work commences.
Hydrant service shall be installed in accordance with the following
standards:
A. For residential districts, hydrants shall be spaced not more than
500 feet apart.
B. For commercial districts, hydrants shall be spaced not more than
300 feet apart.
C. All hydrant locations shall be designated by the Village Fire Department.
D. Hydrants within the Village have been standardized to the Mueller
Company Centurion with breakaway shoe. Hydrants shall conform to AWWA
C502 and shall be furnished with two two-and-one-half-inch hose connections
and one four-and-one-half-inch steamer nozzle connection. Threading
of connections shall conform to the Fire Department standards, and
hydrants shall open counterclockwise.
E. Hydrant connections shall be made with anchoring glands and thrust
blocks. A gravel drain shall be provided at all drain ports.
Piping shall be kept clean during construction using temporary
bulkheads and covers at the end of each day's work. The installed
line shall be disinfected in accordance with AWWA Standard C-601,
but the pipeline shall be chlorinated for a minimum of 24 hours. After
flushing of the mains, samples shall be taken and analyzed as required
by the Rockland County Health Department. All disinfection procedures
shall be witnessed by the Village Engineer.