[R.O. 2007 §32-61; Ord. No. 3578 §1, 8-19-1968]
All street improvements in the City shall be in accordance with the minimum standards set forth in this Article.
[R.O. 2007 §32-62; Ord. No. 3578 §7, 8-19-1968]
The standards provided by this Article may be modified by the City Council in exceptionable cases, but before any modification can be made, the City Council must make an affirmative finding of facts which shows that a modification is called for by sound and good engineering judgment. In making such finding of facts, the City Council shall receive the recommendation for both the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Engineer or other designated official.
[R.O. 2007 §32-63; Ord. No. 3578 §8, 8-19-1968]
It shall be the duty of the City Engineer or other designated official, Street Commissioner, all officers and employees of the City and all contractors and subcontractors working under contract with the City to see that the provisions of this Article are rigidly enforced.
[R.O. 2007 §32-64; Ord. No. 3578 §2, 8-19-1968]
A. 
The minimum width for each type of public street in the City shall be as follows:
1. 
Expressway. Right-of-way width and pavement width will conform to the requirements of the State Highway Department.
2. 
Arterial street. Right-of-way width of eighty (80) feet and pavement width of sixty-four (64) feet where parking is permitted. Right-of-way width of sixty-four (64) feet with pavement width of forty-eight (48) feet where parking is prohibited.
3. 
Collector street. Right-of-way width of sixty (60) feet and pavement width of thirty-six (36) feet.
4. 
Local street. Right-of-way width of fifty (50) feet and pavement width of twenty-seven (27) feet.
[R.O. 2007 §32-65; Ord. No. 3578 §3, 8-19-1968; Ord. No. 4012 §1, 6-4-1973; Ord. No. 23-69, 11-20-2023]
A. 
The lowest type or specification of pavement which will be accepted and maintained by the City shall be as follows:
1. 
All Local Streets. Four (4) inches of rolled stone base for concrete streets and six (6) inches of concrete at a six (6) bag mix or four thousand (4,000) PSI. Asphalt streets will require four (4) inches of rolled stone base and a three (3) inch layer of BPI asphalt.
[R.O. 2007 §32-66; Ord. No. 3578 §4, 8-19-1968; Ord. No. 5749 §1, 9-6-1994]
Portland cement concrete curb and gutters shall be mandatory for all streets constructed after September 1, 1994. Said curb and gutters shall not be required for any unpaved streets that were in existence prior to September 1, 1994, provided that such curb and gutters are deemed unnecessary by the City Street Superintendent and the project engineer.
[R.O. 2007 §32-67; Ord. No. 3578 §5, 8-19-1968]
In the construction of all streets, where a storm drainage system is reasonably accessible, the City shall connect with such storm drainage system and shall do all grading and provide all drainage structures that are necessary to properly carry the water.
[R.O. 2007 §32-68; Ord. No. 3578 §6, 8-19-1968]
All streets shall be constructed so as not to permit surface water to cross the pavement at low areas.
[R.O. 2007 §32-69; Ord. No. 3879 §§1 — 3, 11-1-1971]
A. 
The minimum street standards for all street improvements within the City of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, which were effective immediately prior to October 4, 1971, are hereby reinstated and made a part of this Section by reference.
B. 
Each year a certain amount of the revenues of the City of Poplar Bluff may be set aside and used as matching funds to help defray the cost of street improvements.
C. 
The City Council shall each year establish by resolution the amount to be set aside for such use and the method and standards by which it shall be applied.