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. 
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:
COMMONWEALTH
City of Beverly.
DEPARTMENT
Engineering Department.
ENGINEER
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) 
If Subsections B(5)(a) and (b) above do not apply, the applicant shall design an acceptable sewerage system but may install private on-lot systems in conformance with Board of Health regulations and the City of Beverly Zoning Ordinance.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 400, Board of Health Regulations; and Ch. 300, Zoning.
(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.
(1) 
Straight-face granite curbing shall be required on culs-de-sac, intersection radii, and any other areas as determined by the Beverly Planning Board.
(2) 
A six-foot granite curb inlet shall be installed at each catch basin.
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.
[1] 
Stones used in making closures may be as much as 1/3 shorter than specified in either table.
[2] 
On curves with radii greater than 100 feet but less than 500 feet, Type VA stones may be from four feet to not more than six feet in length.
(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.
A. 
Upon completion of the first house, reflective street signs shall be installed at each intersection to conform to the standard established by the Department of Public Services.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code.
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.
B. 
Streetlight stanchions shall be located at such intervals as required by the Beverly Planning Board in the rear grass plot, as provided in § 375-29, and shall be installed in accord with the procedure 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.
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.