A.
It is the intent that no street or way through private property shall be accepted by the City unless the same has been previously constructed and completed in accordance with the typical cross section profile(s) (see the typical street cross-section diagram included as an attachment to this chapter) and the following specifications.
B.
Unless otherwise specified herein, or unless otherwise specified
by the Engineering Department, all the work and materials used in
the work to be done shall conform to the requirements in the most
recent edition of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of
Transportation, Standard Specifications for Highways and Bridges,
as amended or revised, hereinafter referred to as the "Standard Specifications,
as amended," and the special provisions included hereinafter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code.
C.
Supplementing the aforesaid Standard Specifications, certain specifications
or special provisions shall apply particularly to the work to be done
hereunder. References in the following specifications, unless otherwise
stated, are to the aforesaid Standard Specifications, amendments or
addenda. These specifications and special provisions shall take precedence
and shall govern when they are stricter.
D.
To facilitate reference, each paragraph in these specifications (where
appropriate) is noted with the paragraph number of the particular
section as contained in the Standard Specifications.
E.
COMMONWEALTH
DEPARTMENT
ENGINEER
Wherever in the Standard Specifications or other contractual documents
the following terms, or pronouns in place of them, are used, the intent
and meaning shall be interpreted by substitution as follows:
City of Beverly.
Engineering Department.
The Planning Board of the City of Beverly acting directly
or through an authorized representative; such representative acting
within the scope of the particular duties entrusted to him.
F.
The extent of work required is as shown upon approved plans, and is in compliance with the typical cross section plans (the typical street cross-section diagram included as an attachment to this chapter). Stakes shall be set which will indicate the exact amount of cut or fill.
G.
As each construction operation is completed, it shall be approved
by the Beverly Planning Board.
H.
To facilitate acceptance by the City of Beverly, the applicant shall
have prepared and certified by a registered land surveyor a plan of
acceptance drawn with India ink on tracing cloth (or another suitable
method for reproduction), size 24 inches by 36 inches, showing widths,
lengths, bearing of all boundary lines of streets and easements, and
radii, tangents and central angles of all curves in street lines.
It shall show that all stone bounds are set. A blank space four inches
by eight inches shall be provided on the lower right-hand corner on
the plan for a title block to be filled in by the applicant. The surveyor
shall place a certification on the plan stating: "The street (or way
or portion thereof) is laid out and the bounds are set as shown on
this plan," which shall be dated, signed and the surveyor's stamp
affixed thereon. The plan shall be submitted to the Beverly Planning
Board.
I.
The applicant shall submit as-built plans drawn on tracing cloth
or Mylar certified by his engineer to show the actual locations and
grades of all utilities (including underground electric, telephone
and gas installations) and roadway profile and any changes authorized
by the Beverly Planning Board.
J.
Prior to the final release of any surety, the applicant shall submit
with the plan of acceptance and as-built plans, certification from
a registered professional engineer and registered land surveyor that
all construction conforms to the respective plan. Any field work deviations
from the plans and the reasons therefor shall also be listed and certified
by the registered professional engineer and registered land surveyor.
A.
The roadway shall be graded and prepared for pavement as follows:
(1)
101: Clearing and grubbing of the entire area of such street or way
shall be performed to remove all stumps, brush, roots, boulders and
any like material which may exist upon the surface.
(2)
120: Roadway earth excavation shall remove all materials encountered
down to the true surface of the subgrade, or to suitable material
in areas where unsuitable material exists, in preparation for foundations
of roadway, sidewalks, driveways, and berms. Approved materials obtained
from the excavation may be used in fills as required if, in the opinion
of the Beverly Planning Board, they are suitable.
(3)
150: When, in the opinion of the Beverly Planning Board, suitable
material is not available within the limits of the highway location
to form the subgrade or subbase, the contractor shall obtain such
additional material as may be approved by the Beverly Planning Board
from other sources in accordance with the section. (See also Appendix
V.[1])
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix V is included as an attachment to this chapter.
(4)
170: The subgrade surface, 16 1/2 inches below the finished
surface grade, shall be prepared true to the lines, grades and cross
sections given and properly rolled. All soft and spongy material below
the subgrade surface shall be removed to a depth determined by the
Beverly Planning Board, and the space thus made shall be filled with
special gravel borrow, containing no stones over six inches in their
largest diameter.
(5)
401: Gravel subbase or foundation containing no stones having any
dimensions greater than three inches shall be spread on the surface
of the subgrade to a minimum depth of 12 inches in conformity with
the requirements of Section M1.03.0 Type b of the Standard Specifications
for furnishing gravel borrow. If construction of streets cannot be
completed prior to a winter season, all streets in a subdivision shall
be levelled prior to the closing of concrete plants in the fall. Levelling
shall be done in a manner satisfactory to the Director of Engineering,
Commissioner of Public Services, Public Works.
(6)
401.60: Final grading, rolling and finishing, including the shaping, trimming, rolling and finishing of the surface of the subbase prior to application of gravel for surfacing of the roadway and base courses for walks or loam for berms shall be in accordance with this section and as directed by the Beverly Planning Board. At the conclusion of this step, the roadway shall be staked in all locations where permanent monuments are to be installed as provided in § 375-31, Monuments, of these rules and regulations.
B.
Roadways shall be constructed for the full length of all streets within the subdivision and shall have the same curb radius required in § 375-14B. The center line of all roadways shall coincide with the center line of the street right-of-way unless a deviation is approved by the Beverly Planning Board. The minimum width of roadway pavement shall be 32 feet on a fifty-foot right-of-way.
C.
460: The wearing surfaces of roadways shall be of Class I bituminous
concrete pavement, Type I-1, paved in two equal courses with three
inches of binder and 1 1/2 inches of finish when completely rolled
and completed. This type of pavement shall be composed of mineral
aggregate, mineral filler and bituminous material, plant mixed and
laid hot. The pavement shall be constructed upon the prepared surface
and in conformity with lines, grades and typical cross section shown
on plans. Material and construction methods shall conform to all other
requirements of Section 460 of the Standard Specifications, except
that no such construction shall be undertaken unless the temperature
is at least 32° F. in the shade, and rising.
D.
685: Embankments outside the right-of-way shall be evenly graded
and pitched at a minimum slope of three feet horizontal to one foot
vertical in fill. When rights-of-way are placed within 50 horizontal
feet of abutting land outside the subdivision, the roadway embankments
should be pitched at a minimum slope of five feet horizontal to one
foot vertical. Where cuts are made in ledge, other slopes may be determined
with the approval of the Beverly Planning Board. Where terrain necessitates
greater slopes, retaining walls, terracing, fencing, or rip rap may
be used either alone or in combination to provide safety and freedom
from maintenance, but must be done in accordance with plans filed
with and approved by the Beverly Planning Board. Whenever embankments
are built in such a way as to require approval by the Beverly Planning
Board, the applicant must furnish to the City duly recorded access
easements free of encumbrances for maintenance of the slopes, terraces
or retaining walls. All such slopes shall be grassed in accordance
with the specifications for the area between the roadway and sidewalk
or roadway and boundary of the right-of-way.
A.
140: Excavation for structures, including foundations for drains,
sewers and water pipes, walls and other structures, shall be made
to the depth as indicated on the definitive plan or established by
the City Engineer or Director of Engineering, Commissioner of Public
Services, Public Works as appropriate. Rock excavation shall be removed
as directed. All utilities shall be covered with a minimum of two
feet of clean sand or approved gravel. Blasted rock or boulders greater
than one foot in any one dimension shall not be permitted as backfill.
B.
200: All drain, sewer, gas and water pipes, underground utilities
and other structures shall be installed upon the completion of roadway
subgrade and before the placing of subbase, gravel base course, sidewalks
or pavement.
(1)
Water.
(a)
Public water mains shall be Class 150 cement-lined ductile iron
pipe of such size as approved by the Water Department and shall not
be less than eight inches in diameter. A hydrant shall be located
at each street intersection and not more than 500 feet apart. A hydrant
may be required at the end of a dead-end street. All hydrants shall
be sited within three feet of the curb.
(b)
Each hydrant shall be served directly from the water main through
a six-inch lateral connection. It shall be gated with a valve box
with a six-inch valve and shall have two two-and-one-half-inch hose
outlets, and one four-and-one-half-inch pump outlet. The four-and-one-half-inch
hose outlet shall be 18 inches from the ground at finished grade.
Water main valves shall be located in such number and locations that
lines by individual blocks may be isolated for maintenance purposes.
(c)
The applicant shall provide adequately sized water pipes to
connect to the public water system in accordance with the Beverly
Planning Board.
(d)
The fire flow for single-family residential projects shall be
1,000 gallons per minute at a residual of 20 pounds per square inch.
The Chief of the Beverly Fire Department may require higher fire flow
rates for certain projects, to be determined by taking certain variables
into consideration: (e.g., size of structure, elevation of structure,
impediments to fire-fighting apparatus, construction methods used,
and type of use).
(2)
Gas mains may be installed if gas connection is available.
(3)
Telephone lines shall be installed in underground conduits in conformity
with Section 390 of the Standard Specifications.
(4)
Electric lines shall be installed underground in accord with the
regulations of the Inspector of Wires. The Beverly Planning Board
may permit transformers, switches and other such equipment to be placed
on the ground in approved locations.
(5)
Sewerage.
(a)
If a public sewerage system is located within 1000 feet of the
subdivision, the applicant shall connect all lots to the public sewerage
system in accordance with the Beverly Planning Board at the applicant's
expense.
(b)
If a public sewerage system is planned by the City but not yet
constructed, the applicant shall be required to design and install,
at his cost, in the street and to every lot, sewerage laterals which
can be connected later to the public sewerage system. In order for
the applicant to design and install properly such laterals, the City
shall be responsible for establishing and providing the applicant,
at the applicant's expense, with the necessary plan, specifications
and design standards of the proposed public sewerage system.
(c)
(d)
Where public sewers are required, the following design standards
shall apply:
[1]
Public sewers shall be designed according to professional engineering
practices.
[2]
Public sewers shall not be less than eight inches in diameter,
with five-inch house laterals.
[3]
Manholes shall be located at every change in grade or horizontal
alignment but not more than 250 feet apart. Sewer ejector pumps may
be permitted at the discretion of the Board.
C.
200, 220, 230: Adequate disposal of surface and subsurface water
shall be provided and pipes, manholes and catch basins shall be provided
according to the sizes and depths as indicated on the plans and in
conformity with the requirements of Sections 200, 220, 230 of the
Standard Specifications, and shall be built on both sides of the roadway
at intervals not to exceed 250 feet unless otherwise approved by the
Beverly Planning Board, and at such other places as deemed necessary
by the Beverly Planning Board to assure the unimpeded flow of all
natural watercourses, to assure adequate drainage of all low points
and to provide proper runoff of stormwater. In no instances shall
catch basins be located along a driveway cut. Catch basin and manhole
frames shall be two feet in diameter or square and be Mass. Standard.
There shall be two courses of brick and mortar placed under the frames
on all manholes and catch basins.
(1)
The standard depth of catch basins shall be two feet six inches below
the invert of the lowest drain. Manholes shall be constructed to the
required depth at each junction point and as shown on the plan. Pipe
culvert and pipe drains shall be in conformity with the requirements
of Section 230 for installation of pipes.
(2)
Reinforced concrete pipe (used on all cross drains under pavements)
shall be installed according to the size as shown on the plans. No
backfilling of pipes shall be done until the installation has been
inspected by the City Engineer. All drainage trenches shall be filled
with clean gravel borrow in accordance with specification 760.
D.
260: Where subdrains are required by the Beverly Planning Board,
they shall conform to Section 260 of the Standard Specifications.
E.
On-site sewerage disposal facilities shall be installed and constructed
in conformity with the rules, regulations, and requirements of the
Board of Health. On-site septic tanks and leaching fields shall be
located insofar as possible in the front or side yard of the building(s)
served, unless surface and subsurface soil conditions, drainage and
topography in the location of such on-site facilities require their
placement in the rear yard.
F.
Adjacent property.
(1)
Where adjacent property is not subdivided or where all the property
of the applicant is not being subdivided at the same time, provisions
shall be made for the extension of the utility system by continuing
the mains the full length of streets to the exterior limits of the
subdivision, at such grade and size which will, in the opinion of
the Beverly Planning Board, permit their proper extension at a later
date.
(2)
Investigation of subsurface soil and groundwater conditions and hydrology
shall be made sufficient to predict the probable maximum rates of
flow of groundwater and surface infiltration, and the proposed drainage
system should be capable of at least these rates of flow.
(3)
If there is evidence that there will be high rates of groundwater
infiltration, such as in cuts or in wide, flat areas, consideration
should be given to installing underdrains to control the probable
maximum rate of water inflow.
(4)
Care should be taken to prevent placing gravel subbase material in
direct contact with erodible soil which could clog the gravel subbase
and prevent adequate drainage. When such erodible soils (i.e., fine
sand, silts, or clays) are at subgrade level, adequate soil or cloth
filter material shall be placed between the subgrade and the subbase
gravel.
A.
Sidewalks shall be constructed within the subdivision separated from the pavement area by a seeded strip, as provided in § 375-29.
B.
The sidewalk shall extend the full length of each side of the street
and shall be a minimum width of five feet.
C.
700: Bituminous concrete sidewalks having a minimum thickness of
2 1/2 inches after compression shall be constructed on a twelve-inch
gravel foundation to the required lines and grades in accordance with
these specifications.
D.
700: If concrete sidewalks are desired, they shall be constructed
as directed by the City Engineer in conformity with this section of
the Standard Specifications.
E.
Where the Beverly Planning Board grants either a partial or full
waiver of the requirement for sidewalks, the developer shall contribute
funds, in an amount to be determined by the Beverly Public Works Commissioner,
which shall equal the cost of the waived portion of sidewalk, into
the City's sidewalk fund. These contributions for waived sidewalks
shall be used only for sidewalk improvements in the ward in which
the subdivision is being proposed. The Planning Board shall not require
an "in-lieu-of" payment for sidewalks if the project has been submitted
as a minor subdivision.
A.
Straight-face granite curbs of six inches in height shall be provided
along each side of the roadway.
B.
All granite curbing and edging shall be basically light gray in color,
free from seams and other structural imperfections or flaws which
would impair its structural integrity, and of a smooth splitting appearance.
Natural color variation characteristic of the deposit from which the
curbing is obtained will be permitted. when curbing is sawed. All
surfaces that are to be exposed shall be thoroughly cleaned of any
iron rust or iron particles by sand blasting or other approved methods
satisfactory to the Engineer, and any saw mark in excess of 1/8 inch
shall be removed.
C.
Massachusetts Department of Transportation handbook specifications
for VA-4 and SA granite curbing shall be adopted for use on streets
and driveway openings. If, however, pursuant to appropriate regulations
of the Planning Board, SA curbing is allowed by special waiver (granted
by the Planning Board), then MassDOT specifications for such curbing
shall be adopted.
(1)
M9.04.1: Granite curb.
(a)
The stones for the several types of granite curb shall be cut
to the dimensions and curvature hereinafter stated:
|
Type
|
Minimum Length
(feet)
|
Width at Top
(inches)
|
Depth
(inches)
|
Minimum Width at Bottom
(inches)
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
VA1
|
6
|
7
|
7 to 19
|
4 (for 2/3 length)
| |
|
VA2
|
6
|
7
|
19 to 21
|
4 (for 2/3 length)
| |
|
VA3
|
6
|
6
|
19 to 21
|
4 (for 2/3 length)
| |
|
**VA4
|
6
|
6
|
17 to 19
|
4 (for 2/3 length)
| |
|
VA5
|
6
|
6
|
See Plans
|
5 (for 2/3 length)
| |
|
VB
|
3
|
5
|
15 to 17
|
3 1/2 (for 2/3 length)
|
(b)
Except for the two following special conditions, 10% of the
length of each type of VA curb installed on the project may consist
of stones no more than six inches shorter than the length specified
in either table.
(c)
Type VA stones to be set on a radius of 100 feet or less shall
be cut unless otherwise directed and except for making closures shall
be of minimum lengths as follows:
|
Radius
(feet)
|
Minimum Length
| |
|---|---|---|
|
50 to 100
|
6 feet
| |
|
25 to less than 50
|
4 feet 6 inches
| |
|
Less than 25
|
3 feet
|
(2)
Type VA curb. This type of curbstone shall have a top surface free
from wind, shall be peen hammered or sawed to an approximately true
plane, and shall have no projections or depressions greater than 1/8
inch. The front and back arris lines shall be pitched straight and
true and there shall be no projection on the back surface for three
inches down from the top which would exceed a batter of four inches
in one foot, except on VA5 the back surface shall have no projection
or depression greater than 1 1/2 inches.
(a)
The front face shall be at right angles to the planes of the
top and ends and shall be smooth quarry split, free from drill holes
and with no projection of more than one inch and no depression of
more than 1/2 inch measured from the vertical plane of the face through
the arris or pitch line for a distance down from the top of eight
inches for Types VA1 and VA4, 10 inches for VA2 and VA3, and the full
depth of VA5. For the remaining distance there shall be no projection
or depression greater than one inch measured in the same manner.
(b)
The ends of all stones shall be square with the planes of the
top and face so that when the stones are placed end to end as closely
as possible, no space shall show in the joint at the top and face
of more than 1/2 inch for the full width of the top and for eight
inches down on the face for Types VA1 and VA4, 10 inches for Types
VA2 and VA3, and the full depth of Type VA5; after which the end may
break back not over eight inches from the plane of the joint. The
arris formed by the intersection of the plane of the joint with the
planes of the top and exposed faces shall have no variation from the
plane of the top and exposed faces greater than 1/8 inch.
(3)
Type SA edging.
(a)
The exposed face shall be smooth quarry split to an approximately
true plane having no projections or depressions which will cause over
one inch to show between a two-foot straight-edge and the face when
the straight-edge is placed as closely as possible on any part of
the face.
(b)
If projections on the face are more than that specified, they
shall be dressed off. The top and bottom lines of the face shall be
pitched off to a straight line and shall not show over 1/2 inch between
stone and straight-edge when straight-edge is placed along the entire
length of the top and bottom lines and when viewed from a direction
at right angles to the plane of the face, and for the top line only
not over 1/2 inch when viewed from a direction in the plane of the
face. The ends shall be square to the length at the face and so cut
that when placed end to end as closely as possible, no space shall
show in the joint at the face of over 3/4 inch, except that where
the edging is to be used on a curve having a radius of 10 feet or
less, the ends of the stones shall be so cut as to provide a finished
joint at the face of not more than 1/2 inch. The arris formed by the
intersection of the plane of the face with the plane of the end joint
shall not vary from the plane of the face or the plane of the joint
more than 1/4 inch. Drill holes may show on the exposed face but only
along the bottom edge. The sides shall not be broken under the square
more than four inches and the side adjacent to the grass shall not
project over one inch.
A.
A grass plot shall be provided on each side of each roadway between
the pavement and sidewalk areas, and shall occupy all the remaining
area.
B.
The slope of the grass plot shall be as shown on the profiles and typical cross section (see the typical cross-section diagram included as an attachment to this chapter).
C.
Streetlight stanchions and streetlights shall be located in the grass
plot, but shall not be nearer than 25 feet to the intersection of
two streets, measured from the intersection of the tangents of the
intersecting street curblines.
A.
Street trees of species approved by the Planning Board shall be planted on each side of each street (at least two per lot) in a subdivision, except where the definitive plan shows trees to be retained which are healthy and adequate. Such trees shall be located outside of the right-of-way as shown in the profile and typical cross section (see the typical cross-section diagram included as an attachment to this chapter); they shall be placed at approximately fifty-foot intervals and shall be at least 12 feet in height, two inches in caliper measured four feet above the approved grade, and shall be planted in at least 1/2 cubic yard of topsoil.
B.
All deciduous street trees shall be clear of any branches from the
approved grade level to a point seven feet above ground level.
C.
The developer will be liable for all trees so planted as to their
erectness and good health for 18 months after acceptance.
D.
All cut bankings must be planted with a low-growing shrub and wood
chipped to a minimum depth of six inches or seeded with a deep-rooted
perennial grass to prevent erosion.
A.
Granite monuments shall be installed on street lines at all points
of curvature and at all points of change in direction.
B.
Monuments shall be installed at all other points where, in the opinion
of the Beverly Planning Board, permanent monuments are necessary.
C.
Monuments shall be a standard permanent granite of not less than
four feet in length and not less than six inches in width and breadth
and shall have a one-half-inch by two-inch drill hole in the center
of the top surface. Said monuments shall be installed at the time
of the final grading with the top flush with the top final graded
surface.
D.
The placement and accurate location of those markers shall be certified
by a registered land surveyor and properly located on the street acceptance
plan.
B.
Street names shall be approved by the City Council with review by
the Police Department and Fire Department to prevent duplication and
confusion and to provide names in keeping with the character of the
City.
C.
From the time of final grading until such time as each street is
accepted by the City as a public way, the sign posts at the intersection
of such street with any other street shall have affixed thereto a
sign designating such street a private way.
A.
Streetlights shall be installed to conform to the type and style
as required by the Inspector of Wires.
Fire alarm systems of design and construction approved by the
Inspector of Wires and Fire Prevention Bureau, shall be required along
streets in the subdivision in conformity with specifications, publication
#73, of the National Fire Protection Association. Specifications for
the installation of same may be obtained at the Inspector of Wire's
office.
Before the disposal of soil or solid fill is introduced on a
site from locations both within and without the City of Beverly, a
valid site assignment from the Beverly Board of Health must be obtained
(see Appendix V[1]). A notation to this effect must be added to the plan.
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix V is included as an attachment to this chapter.
For the purpose of protecting the safety, convenience and welfare
of the City's inhabitants, for the provision of adequate access to
all of the lots in a subdivision by ways that will be safe and convenient
for travel; for reducing the danger to life and limb in the operation
of motor vehicles; for securing safety in the case of fire, flood,
panic, and other emergencies; under the authority of MGL c. 41, § 81M,
as amended, the applicant or his successor shall provide for the proper
maintenance and repair of improvements under this section of the rules
and regulations during the construction of said improvements or until
the City votes to accept such improvements, whichever comes first.
