[Ord. No. 11-2I 118 §1, 5-12-2016[1]]
This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as "Design Standards
for Public Works."
[1]
Editor's Note: Subsection 7 of this ordinance set an effective
date for all projects approved after 1-1-2017.
[Ord. No. 11-2I 118 §1, 5-12-2016]
As used in this Chapter, the following words and phrases shall
have the meanings respectively ascribed to them:
A permanent public service way dedicated for, or in, public
use, other than a street, place, road, crosswalk or easement, and
designed to provide a secondary means of access to the back or side
of abutting properties and not intended for general traffic circulation.
A street or highway primarily intended to provide for high
volume, moderate speed, and extended trip length traffic movement
between major activity centers, with access to abutting property subordinate
to major traffic movement.
A street which interconnects with and augments the primary
arterial system. The secondary arterial is intended to provide for
moderate volume, moderate speed, and short to moderate trip length
while providing partially controlled access to abutting property.
A permanent object of known elevation and location that is
in an area where disturbance is unlikely.
That property abutting on one (1) side of a street between
the two (2) nearest intersecting streets or other natural barriers.
The zoning regulations for the City of Farmington include
procedures for appeals or requests for variances to be made to the
Board of Adjustment. This board is appointed by the Mayor and City
Council and consists of five (5) regular members and three (3) alternate
members who serve without compensation. The board is an administrative
appeals body independent of the City Administration or City Council.
A structure having a clear span greater than twenty (20)
feet or a multiple span structure where the total length of the span
is in excess of twenty (20) feet.
The official General Conditions and Technical Specifications
used on public City improvements within the City of Farmington, Missouri.
This document contains data for public improvements from the advertising
stage of a project through the actual construction and acceptance
of the project.
A street which collects and distributes traffic to and from
local and arterial street systems. The collector is primarily intended
to provide for low to moderate volume, low speed, and short length
trips while providing access to abutting property.
An individual, firm, association, partnership, corporation,
or other legal entity registered in the State of Missouri and engaged
in the practice of engineering or architecture.
A right-of-way, dedicated to or set aside for public use,
which cuts across a block or street to facilitate pedestrian access
to adjacent streets and properties.
A minor street with only one (1) outlet.
A closed conduit for the passage of surface drainage water
under a roadway, railroad, canal or other impediment.
The portion of curb at the beginning of a driveway approach,
which serves as a transition from the height of the curb to the level
of the approach.
An area intended for the operation of automobiles and other
vehicles from the street right-of-way line to a garage, parking area,
building entrance, structure, or approved use located on the property.
Any dimensions relating to the width of a driveway or driveway surface
shall be measured at the right-of-way line.
An area intended for the operation of automobiles and other
vehicles giving access between a roadway and abutting property. The
driveway approach includes the sum of the curb returns on each side
of the driving surface, plus the driving surface.
A grant by the property owner to the public, a corporation,
or persons of the use of land for specific purposes.
That portion of the driving surface of an improved street,
driveway, approach, or other public way, which abuts the curb and
provides for the runoff of surface drainage.
A public street which has been accepted by the City Council
having concrete curbs, or curb and gutters, or other such equivalent
physical features, which serve to establish a permanent street grade.
The general area where two (2) or more roadways meet, join,
or cross at a common point establishing an area within which vehicles
traveling different roadways may come in conflict.
A driveway which provides access to a public street for more
than one (1) parcel of land.
A street primarily providing direct access to abutting property
and designed to accommodate low-volume, low-speed traffic.
A parcel of ground which is a part of a subdivision, the
map or plat of which has been recorded in the office of the St. Francois
County Recorder of Deeds or a parcel of land, the deed of which has
been recorded in the office of the St. Francois County Recorder of
Deeds.
Any individual, firm, association, syndicate, partnership,
corporation, trust, or any other legal entity having sufficient proprietary
interest in the land sought to be subdivided to commerce and maintain
proceedings to subdivide the same.
That portion of the street right-of-way between the edges
of the roadway and the adjacent property line, or lines, on the same
side of the street except any portion used for sidewalks.
A map or plan of a proposed land subdivision showing the
character and proposed layout of the tract in sufficient detail to
indicate the suitability of the proposed subdivision of land.
Description of a lot, tract, or parcel by metes and bounds,
by reference to a plat or by reference to government survey.
The boundary between two (2) or more lots, tracts or parcels
of land.
Those things that are constructed, installed, or performed
on public land, or on land that is to become public in the subdivision
process, including but not limited to street and alley pavement, curbs,
storm drainage facilities, sidewalks, and sanitary sewers, and including
the grading of such land.
Points of reference located by a survey of the project. The
points are to be tied or referenced to at least three (3) identifiable
features.
A general term denoting public ownership or interest in land,
usually in a strip, which has been acquired for or devoted to the
use of a street or alley.
The boundary between any public street or alley and one (1)
or more lots, tracts or parcels of land.
That area of a street right-of-way intended and used for
vehicular travel.
The word "Shall" shall be deemed as mandatory. The word "May"
shall be deemed as permissive.
That paved portion of a parkway intended for the use of pedestrians.
A triangular-shaped area of street right-of-way, generally
acquired at major intersections to ensure adequate sight distance.
A drainage facility designed and constructed for the purpose
of detaining the peak rate of storm water runoff from a specified
rainstorm.
"Street" is a way for vehicular traffic, whether designated
as a street, highway, thoroughfare, parkway, throughway, road, avenue,
boulevard, lane, place, or however otherwise designated.
The division of land into two (2) or more lots, tracts, or
parcels for the purpose of transfer of ownership or building development,
or, if a new street or easement of access is involved, any division
of a parcel of land. The term includes resubdivision and, when appropriate
to the context, shall relate to the process of subdividing or to the
land subdivided.
The surface of a street on which a base course or riding
surface is to be placed.
The act of determining the positions of points on the earth's
surface by means of measurement of distance, direction, and elevation.
The legal transfer of ownership and maintenance responsibility
of a public improvement to the City of Farmington.
A street not having concrete curbs, or curbs and gutters,
or other such equivalent physical features which serve to establish
a permanent street grade.
Every device in, upon, or by which any person or property
is, or may be transported, or drawn upon a street, except devices
used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
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A.
All plans for public improvements within the City of Farmington must
be approved by the Public Works Director prior to beginning construction.
This approval is a conceptual approval only and does not give detail
approval to any particular design item or data shown on the plans,
nor does it give approval for any deviation from City specifications
unless that deviation is shown on the plans by a general note. The
Engineer who sealed the plans is responsible for all lines and grades,
field data, constructibility of the design, and all other items affecting
the project including compliance with the City specifications.
B.
All design requirements will be strictly adhered to unless written
justification for a design variance is presented to and approved by
the public works director prior to preliminary plat approval.
C.
Should a request for a design variance occur after preliminary plat
approval and this causes non-conformance with the preliminary plat,
the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council will have to approve
the amendment to the preliminary plat, as the authority to accomplish
this does not rest with the Public Works Director.
D.
No streets, alleys, water mains, sanitary sewers, storm sewers, or
other public improvements will be accepted or approved by either the
City Council or Director of Public Works, unless the improvements
were constructed in accordance with Plans, Special Provisions, and
Technical Specifications approved by the Director of Public Works.
E.
The following criteria have been established for the uniform treatment
of the location or relocation of utility facilities within the right-of-way
of the public street system in order to preserve the traffic-carrying
capacity of the street and to minimize interference with normal maintenance
operations. These requirements apply to all public and private utilities
including power transmission, telephone, cable television, telecommunications,
water, gas, oil petroleum products, pipelines, and any other utility
facilities (excluding sanitary sewers). The requirements apply to
underground, surface, or overhead facilities located within or crossing
street right-of-way. Exceptions to the requirements set forth will
be considered when major utility extensions are proposed or when improvements
by their size necessitate special consideration. All utilities installing
any facilities in a public right-of-way must meet the requirements
of the Department of Public Works and shall receive advance approval
from Public Works prior to commencing construction on a public right-of-way.
In order to receive approval, an engineering drawing detailing the
installation shall be required. This engineering drawing shall depict
adequate data to determine location and impact on other facilities
located in the public right-of-way. In the case of reconstruction
or rehabilitation where existing utilities will not be relocated and
where break repairs or normal maintenance are needed, the requirement
for an engineering drawing shall be waived.
1.
New subdivisions — residential. Parallel
installation of underground facilities, including meters, valves,
and other appurtenances within the street right-of-way are to be located
within a ten (10) foot area adjacent to the right-of-way line where
no sidewalks exist. In no case will the City allow the facility to
be constructed within the street pavement area except for valves necessary
for tapping existing facilities, nor will it be allowed to conflict
with the street drainage. Careful consideration must be given to the
location of valves, meter boxes, and other appurtenances, so that
interference with the sidewalk and street curb is minimized. Minimum
cover shall be forty-two (42) inches for water mains and thirty-six
(36) inches for all other underground facilities.
2.
New subdivisions — non-residential. Parallel
overhead and underground facilities are to be located within ten (10)
feet of the right-of-way line. Street lights and poles used to support
transverse crossings of the right-of-way shall not be located closer
than two (2) feet of the curb or edge of roadway or paved shoulder.
Poles, guys, anchors, braces, and other appurtenances for overhead
facilities shall not encroach into sidewalks or streets. Parallel
installation of the underground facilities, including meters, valves,
and other appurtenances, within the street right-of-way, are to be
located within ten (10) feet of the right-of-way line. In no case
will the City allow the facility to be constructed within the street
pavement area except for valves necessary for tapping existing facilities,
nor will it be allowed to conflict with the street drainage. Careful
consideration must be given to the location of valves, meter boxes,
and other appurtenances, so that interference with the sidewalk and
curb is minimized. Minimum cover shall be thirty-six (36) inches or
conforming to Federal, State, or local agency requirements, whichever
is greater.
3.
Existing subdivisions. Plans developed for
new underground or overhead facilities must be designed to take into
account existing utilities, as well as possible future utilities.
Where possible, corridors outlined in Paragraph (1) and Paragraph
(2) of this Subsection are to be adhered to. Due to existing facilities,
this may be impractical. Design based upon remaining within corridor
is encouraged, but it is understood local, State, and Federal codes
may make this impossible. Since existing conditions must be taken
into account, deviation from the corridor requirements in Paragraph
(1) and Paragraph (2) of this Subsection may be accepted.
F.
Permits.
1.
All utility work to be performed within the right-of-way limits
of City-owned streets and alleys will require an excavation permit
from the Public Works Department prior to the work being done by the
utility or the utility's contractor. In emergency situations where
necessary repairs to an existing utility facility must be made immediately
in order to protect the public health, safety, and welfare, a permit
must be obtained as soon as possible after emergency repairs have
commenced.
2.
All utility work to be performed on State-maintained facilities
will require a permit from the Missouri Highways and Transportation
Commission. All requirements of the State must be met.
H.
If a utility is found in a storm sewer structure during the course
of that structure's rehabilitation or reconstruction, the utility
would have to be relocated outside of the structure. Further, any
new utility will be prohibited from passing through any storm sewer
structure regardless of the age of the structure, and regardless of
whether there are existing utilities in the structure. Relocation
expense will be responsibility of the utility owner.
