[Code 1974 §13-1001; CC 2000 §13-301]
Streets in residential "use" districts shall be constructed with a minimum of four (4) inches of plant mixed asphaltic bound base course, complying with type ACB-2 as shown in the 1990 Standard Specifications for State Road and Bridge Construction of the Kansas Department of Transportation and two (2) inches of asphaltic cement surface course.
[Code 1974 §13-1002; CC 2000 §13-302]
Trafficways and streets in other "use" districts shall be constructed with a minimum of seven (7) inches of asphalt bound base course, complying with type ACB-2 as shown in the Standard Specifications of State Road and Bridge Construction of the State Highway Commission of Kansas and two (2) inches of asphaltic cement surface course.
[Code 1974 §13-1003; CC 2000 §13-303]
The thickness of described lifts of asphaltic materials shall not exceed two and one-half (2½) inches.
[Code 1974 §13-1004; CC 2000 §13-304]
The width of streets in the residential "use" districts shall be at least twenty-seven (27) feet and the minimum width in other "use" districts shall be at least thirty (30) feet.
[Code 1974 §13-1005; CC 2000 §13-305]
Any person, firm, association or corporation desiring to construct any street, alley or private way within the City must obtain a permit for such construction from the Director of Public Works.
[Code 1974 §13-1006; CC 2000 §13-306]
Before any such permit is issued, the applicant must present complete plans, specifications and easements required for such construction to the Governing Body of the City for approval.
[Code 1974 §13-1007; CC 2000 §13-307]
Any person, firm, association or corporation making such application shall file therewith proof of insurance coverage with an insurance company authorized to do business in the State of Kansas providing coverage for Workmen's Compensation and employer's liability insurance, comprehensive public liability and property damage insurance, covering all hazards incident to the work contracted for or permitted under the permit with minimum limits of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) for each person and one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) each accident for bodily injury and five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) each accident and twenty-five thousand dollar ($25,000.00) policy aggregate for property damage. The above coverage and limits shall also include automobiles owned, non-owned, leased and hired. The form of such bonds and insurance policies shall be subject to the approval of the City Attorney. The sufficiency of the sureties and the insurance coverage shall be subject to the approval of the City Administrator.
[Code 1974 §13-1008; CC 2000 §13-308; Ord. No. 1477, 3-21-2018]
In lieu of filing the bonds required in Section 515.450 of this Article, an applicant for a permit for private construction of street improvements may file with the City Clerk a written agreement to construct in accordance with the approved plans and specifications and a written guarantee of the work against faulty workmanship or materials for a period of one (1) year following certification of completion as provided in Section 515.470 of this Article; provided, that at the time any such agreement is filed, the applicant shall guarantee performance by depositing in escrow with the City cash or negotiable securities of the United State Government (applicant to retain all income therefrom) in the amount of the estimated cost of such improvement as approved by the City Engineer or Superintendent of Public Works or in such lesser amount as may be approved by resolution adopted by the City Council, together with written instructions to the City providing for the return of ninety percent (90%) of the deposited funds when the construction requirements of the bond have been complied with and for the return of the remaining ten percent (10%) of the deposited funds when the maintenance requirements of the bond have been complied with and also providing that such cash or the proceeds of sale of such securities may be used by the City to complete the construction and/or maintenance of the improvements specified in the written agreement of the applicant if the applicant fails to do so.
[Code 1974 §13-1009; CC 2000 §13-309]
Such work shall not be started until such permit has been issued. The work shall be subject, at all times, to the supervision and inspection of the City Engineer and the Superintendent of Public Works and to the specific inspection scheduled for various stages of construction of the various types of improvements. Approval of the work by the City Engineer and Superintendent of Public Works at any stage of construction prior to completion shall in no way indicate complete approval of prior work if later inspection discloses any deficiency. Upon completion of the work as planned and specified, the permittee shall request that final inspection be made by the City Engineer and Superintendent of Public Works. When the City representatives shall have made such final inspection and found that the work has been satisfactorily completed in accordance with the plans and specifications and when the permittee shall have filed with the City certificates by his/her suppliers of materials that the materials comply with the specifications, the City Engineer and Superintendent shall issue a certificate of final inspection and submit to the City Council with the recommendation for acceptance of the completed work. A one (1) year maintenance guarantee shall run from the date of the certificate and upon expiration of the one (1) year maintenance period, the permittee shall make such repairs, if any, as the City Engineer and Superintendent of Public Works may require.
Certain documents prepared by the Kansas City Metropolitan Chapter of the American Public Works Association entitled "Street Construction and Material Specifications" adopted in 2002 and "Street Design Criteria" adopted in 1996, three (3) copies of which, marked "official copy", are on file with the City Clerk of the City of Mission, Kansas, are hereby adopted and incorporated by reference, pursuant to K.S.A. Sections 12-3009 through 12-3012 as the street standards and specifications of the City of Mission, subject to deletions therefrom hereinafter set out.
[Code 1974 §13-1012; CC 2000 §13-312]
No street, avenue, alley or public highway which has been improved shall hereafter be accepted by the City or by any other officer or officers of the City, unless such improvements were constructed according to the plans and specifications then in force for the doing of such work or making such improvement at the time the work or making of such improvement was begun and unless such improvements were constructed under the supervision and inspection of the City. Any deviations must be approved by the City Council.