The procedure for submitting the engineering plans and specifications for the subdivision is stated herein. The Village Engineer shall not recommend approval of the plans and specifications to the Village Board of Trustees until all of the information submitted is in accordance with the standards and procedures herein stated.
All engineering plans and specifications for any subdivision shall be prepared by the developer's engineer, and before the complete improvements are approved or accepted by the Village such engineer shall furnish the Village a completion certificate stating that such improvements comply with all the requirements of said engineering plans and specifications. The engineer's certificate must be accompanied by the appropriate testing data as specified in these documents. The engineering plans and specifications referred to in the preceding paragraph shall, after certification by an Illinois-registered professional engineer and after the approval of the Village Engineer, constitute part of the official plan of the Village, when applicable. The engineer who will certify the construction of the improvements shall not have an ownership interest nor be a regular employee of the subdivider. The engineer shall furnish the Village Engineer three paper sets and one electronic (.pdf) copy of approved engineering plans and specifications prior to starting any construction operations. The plan sheets shall be 11 inches by 17 inches in size. The minimum graphic scale shall be one inch equals 50 feet or other scale approved by the Village Engineer. The plans shall include the following items as required for the particular development:
A. 
Cover sheet depicting the project location and the engineer's embossed seal and original signature; also see procedures for Village certificates required;
B. 
Topographic map showing existing spot elevation, contours and proposed contours and proposed spot elevations related to National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1988 (mean sea level) with a contour interval not greater than two feet, on the site and within 100 feet of the boundaries of the site and for the additional distances needed to adequately depict the prevailing drainage conditions and directions;
C. 
Street and storm sewer plan;
D. 
Street and storm sewer profiles;
E. 
Sanitary sewer plan;
F. 
Sanitary sewer profiles;
G. 
Water distribution plan (if water supply by Utilities, Inc. or any of its successor owner of the Oakwood Potable Water System is proposed, this data can be shown on the sanitary sewer plan);
H. 
Streetlights are to coordinate with fire hydrant and intersection locations. Plans for layout, design and installation of streetlights, wiring and all required excess facilities, which includes streetlights, poles, all devices and materials to install streetlights, shall be submitted to the Village of Oakwood and the appropriate electrical utility for approval prior to installation;
I. 
Surface swale plan;
J. 
Details and general notes.
Provisions shall be made to grant access for future development of un-platted adjacent land at intervals of not more than 1/4 mile. This applies to utilities as well as streets.
In the event it is deemed desirable to deviate from these subdivision standards, the engineer must submit, in writing, a request to the Village Engineer stating the degree of deviation and the reasons why such deviation is necessary or desirable. The deviation must be approved in writing by the Board of Trustees prior to the final design work and shall apply to that location and point in time only.
The subdivider shall complete the subdivision guarantee as specified herein. The form of the guarantee shall be as set forth in these documents or as approved by the Oakwood Village Attorney. The guarantee shall be in effect for a period of one year from the date of final acceptance of the subdivision improvements by the Village Board of Trustees. The guarantee shall be approved by the Board of Trustees or the Oakwood Village Attorney.
It shall be the duty of the certifying engineer to notify the Village Engineer at least one day in advance of any starting, suspended, resumption or completion of each phase of construction work. This section shall not apply to work suspended by reason of adverse weather conditions.
The degree of engineering inspection during actual construction operations shall be 100% during storm sewer, sanitary sewer, water main, force main, and pavement construction. The inspection shall be rendered by the developer's engineer or by a person working under the direction of the developer's engineer. All construction shall be executed in accordance with the approved engineering plans and specifications, with an inspector present as stated herein, or the Village Engineer shall stop all construction operations. Written periodic progress reports of construction, as compiled by the developer's engineer, will be required to be delivered to the Village Engineer.
After completion of the project and prior to acceptance by the Village Board of Trustees, the developer's engineer shall furnish the Village Engineer with three complete sets of record drawings that reflect the actual field conditions and data commensurate with how the improvements were constructed. In addition, the developer's engineer shall provide the Village Engineer with the AutoCAD or Microstation files of the development, order to allow the Village Engineer to readily update the Village Maps without redrawing the development. Each sheet of the record drawings shall be clearly marked "record drawing" and dated in the lower right-hand corner. Three copies of the approved final plat shall accompany these drawings.
A. 
General. Private streets or alleys shall not be permitted, except under special conditions as approved by the Village Engineer and Planning Commission.
(1) 
Minimum dedicated street rights-of-way shall be:
Arterial
80 feet
Collector
66 feet
Local and cul-de-sac (short local street)
60 feet
Cul-de-sac radius
50 feet
(2) 
"Arterial streets" and "collector streets" for the purpose of this section means those streets in the Village and its extraterritorial jurisdiction which are designated arterial streets or collector streets, as the case may be, in the Village Comprehensive Official Plan, as heretofore or hereafter amended.
(3) 
The Village Board of Trustees may require different or additional rights-of-way as needed for arterial streets. Such different or additional rights-of-way may be required if so provided or recommended by any of the following documents: Village Comprehensive Official Plan, or a specific planning document or study performed by the Village, or any other metropolitan planning organization or joint planning study or document that establishes necessary rights-of-way for arterial streets in the Village or in the Village's extraterritorial jurisdiction.
(4) 
Pavements for streets shall be either Portland cement concrete pavement or bituminous concrete pavement in accordance with these standards.
(5) 
All pavements shall be constructed with Portland cement concrete curb and gutter. The shape of the curb and gutter shall conform to the Village standard curb and gutter Type A (barrier) or Type B (mountable).
(6) 
Pavement grades shall be:
Minimum
0.40%
Maximum
8.00%
Crown
3-inch minimum crown in all pavement
(7) 
Radii at pavement intersections shall be (measured to back of curb):
Arterial and collector thoroughfares
25 feet
Local or minor streets
20 feet
(8) 
All cul-de-sacs shall have a minimum pavement radius of 40 feet (measured to back of curb) where the entire circle is paved. If a hole is proposed in the center of the cul-de-sac pavement, the minimum outside pavement radius shall be 50 feet (measured to back of curb).
(9) 
Horizontal curves in streets shall be permitted provided no curve shall be greater than that approved by the Village Engineer as reasonably safe for traffic at the particular location of the curve.
(10) 
Street jogs with center line offsets of less than 125 feet shall not be permitted if the same can be reasonably avoided as approved by the Village Engineer.
(11) 
Proposed streets which are obviously in alignment or continuation of existing streets already named shall bear the name of such existing streets. In no case shall the name for proposed streets duplicate existing street names irrespective of the use of the suffix street, avenue, road, boulevard, drive, place, or court, or an abbreviation thereof, or minor variations in spelling. In no case shall street naming be proposed in non-English language verbiage or in (as determined by the Village Planning Commission) difficult to spell or pronounce naming. A house numbering system plan shall be compiled by the developer's engineer and shall submitted to the Village Superintendent of Public Works for approval. The house numbering system shall be in accordance with any plan adopted by the Village Board of Trustees.
(12) 
Provisions shall be made to grant access for future development of unplatted adjacent land at intervals of not more than 1/4 mile.
(13) 
Blocks shall not be less than 200 feet nor more than 800 feet in length except as the Planning Commission considers necessary to secure efficient use of land or desired features of the street pattern. In blocks 600 feet or more in length, the Planning Commission may require a public crosswalk for pedestrian travel to extend entirely across the block at the location deemed necessary. The crosswalk shall be constructed of Portland cement concrete in conformance with these standards for sidewalks. The width of the concrete shall be five feet, and the crosswalk shall be located on a ten-foot easement.
(14) 
Cul-de-sacs shall have a maximum length of 600 feet measured from the center line of the intersecting street to the center of the turn-around, unless in the opinion of the Village Planning Commission the topography of the land being subdivided, or the physical situation of that land, makes such a restriction impractical.
(15) 
Where an existing street is adjacent to the subdivision, the subdivider shall improve the half of the street to conform to these standards, except that where the existing street is a Village road, the Planning Commission may waive the requirements for street improvements.
(16) 
If any trees are proposed to be planted on any part of the subdivision devoted to public use, the species of trees and the location thereof shall be subject to the approval and direction of the Village Engineer and the Village Board's committee charged with the review of such items.
(17) 
Street signs shall be erected at each street intersection within the subdivision. Street signs shall be aluminum with galvanized steel poles, made of materials readily available in the industry, of the size and type recommended by the Village Engineer.
(18) 
Location and design of alleys.
(a) 
Alleys shall be provided for all lots or parcels of ground intended for business, commercial or industrial uses; the Planning Commission may waive this requirement.
(b) 
Alleys may be provided for all lots or parcels of ground intended for multiple-family residential use.
(c) 
Alleys may be provided for lots intended for one- and two-family residential uses.
(d) 
The minimum widths of rights-of-way for alleys shall be as follows:
[1] 
Alleys to serve business, commercial, or industrial uses, 24 feet; pavement width, 20 feet.
[2] 
Alleys to serve multiple-family or one- or two-family residential area only, 20 feet; pavement width, 16 feet.
(e) 
No dead-end alleys will be permitted, except under special conditions as approved by Village Engineer and Planning Commission.
(f) 
No private alleys will be permitted, except under special conditions as approved by Village engineer and Planning Commission.
(g) 
The alley pavement shall be constructed in accordance with these standards.
(19) 
Before final approval all pavements shall be cored for thickness by the subdivider in the presence of the Village Engineer. Two cores shall be taken every 500 feet per lane unless deficiencies are encountered. Requirements in the event of deficient pavement thickness shall be as follows:
(a) 
5% deficiency will be accepted only in isolated areas.
(b) 
5.1% to 9.9% deficiency will require the developer to file a five-year maintenance bond with the Village in addition to other bonds required.
(c) 
10% and over deficiency will be removed and replaced to the plan thickness or an asphalt overlay constructed as approved by the Village Engineer (minimum one-inch thickness).
B. 
Portland cement concrete pavement.
(1) 
Design thickness shall be:
Residential areas
7-inch nonreinforced with sawed contraction joints at a maximum of fifteen-foot intervals
Commercial and industrial areas
Minimum thickness 7 inches, pavement designs and thickness in excess of this minimum for commercial and industrial areas shall be established utilizing the current Illinois Department of Transportation Design Standards for the particular situation and as approved by the Oakwood Village Engineer
(2) 
Longitudinal construction joints shall be tied with #4 deformed tie bars, 30 inches long at thirty-inch intervals.
(3) 
The concrete shall meet the following requirements:
(a) 
Have a minimum compressive strength of not less than 3,500 pounds per square inch or a minimum modulus of rupture of not less than 650 pounds per square inch at an age of 14 days;
(b) 
Have a workable slump approved by the Village Engineer, but in no instances greater than four inches;
(c) 
Mix shall be submitted to the Village Engineer for approval prior to beginning concrete construction operations; test data must accompany the mix proportions to verify the strength of the proposed mix;
(d) 
Be field tested for strength by the developer's engineer or a developer-retained independent testing laboratory during construction by taking beam or cylinder specimens at a minimum rate of two per 500 feet per lane or two per day, whichever is greater;
(e) 
Be cured by standard procedures, as approved by the Village Engineer;
(f) 
Be finished with a finishing machine approved by the Village Engineer; the machine shall be self-propelled, capable of striking off, consolidating and finishing the concrete of the consistency required to the proper crown and grade, or other method approved by the Village Engineer;
(g) 
Be air entrained (4% to 7%) and field-tested to verify this air entertainment.
(4) 
The subgrade shall meet the requirements set forth in the following section of these standards.
C. 
Bituminous pavements.
(1) 
Design thickness shall be:
Layer
Residential Areas
(inches)
Commercial and Industrial Areas
Bituminous concrete surface course
3
The design criteria for the pavement design, and thicknesses for commercial and industrial areas to be established to achieve the same structural number not less than 24, resultant from the required thickness of Portland cement concrete and as approved by the Oakwood Village Engineer
Bituminous aggregate mixture base course
4 1/2
Bituminous concrete surface course
1 1/2
Bituminous aggregate mixture base course
6
Bituminous concrete surface course
3
Soil cement mixture base course
6
Bituminous concrete surface course
1 1/2
Aggregate base course type "B"
7
Plasticized bituminous hot mix seal
3/4
Bituminous concrete base course
1 1/2
Aggregate base course type "B"
6
NOTE: Aggregate base course shall be type "B" from § 402 of the current Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, Illinois Department of Transportation. The guidelines as set forth in §§ 402 and 403 of the above-mentioned standards shall be followed. Base course thicknesses shall be as set forth in the table above and shall be treated with a bituminous prime coat, 0.50 gallons per square yard, prior to the application of the bituminous concrete surface course.
(2) 
The subgrade shall be prepared properly so that after compacting it will conform to the alignment, grade and cross section shown on the approved plans. Soft and unstable material that will not compact shall be removed and replaced with material approved by the Village Engineer. The entire subgrade shall be compacted to not less than 95% of the standard laboratory density.
(3) 
The bituminous concrete surface course, bituminous concrete base course and plasticized bitumen hot mix seal shall meet the requirements of the Illinois Department of Transportation.
(4) 
The bituminous aggregate mixture base course shall meet the requirements of the Illinois Department of Transportation.
(5) 
The cement aggregate base course shall meet the requirements of the Illinois Department of Transportation.
(6) 
The soil cement mixture base course shall meet the requirements of the Illinois Department of Transportation.
D. 
Concrete curb and gutter.
(1) 
The shape shall be IDOT Concrete Curb and Gutter, Type "A" or "B" as provided for in IDOT's standard details, latest edition.
(2) 
The concrete and subgrade shall meet the requirements of Subsection B of this section.
(3) 
The concrete curb and gutter shall be constructed separate or integral, by hand or machine, as approved by the Village engineer.
(4) 
The concrete curb and gutter shall satisfy the requirements of § 616 of the Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, Illinois Department of Transportation or as approved by the Oakwood Village Engineer.
A. 
Design.
(1) 
All storm sewer systems shall be designed for a minimum five-year frequency storm. The minimum pipe diameter shall be 10 inches. The system shall have a free outlet.
(2) 
The maximum distance for overland flow of storm water runoff shall be 600 feet.
(3) 
All manholes and catch basins shall be constructed in accordance with standard details provided by the Village Engineer.
(4) 
All design calculations must be submitted to the Village Engineer for approval. The design shall be in accordance with any other Village stormwater control and drainage ordinances.
(5) 
The maximum distance between manholes shall be as follows. The sewer shall be constructed in a straight line between manholes:
10-inch diameter
300 feet
12-inch to 24-inch diameter
350 feet
Over 24 inch diameter
500 feet
(6) 
Trench backfill requirements shall conform to the applicable portions of the Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, Illinois Department of Transportation and shall be coarse aggregate gradation CA-6 or CA-10.
(7) 
The type of sewer pipe shall be:
(a) 
Concrete and/or reinforced concrete pipe;
(b) 
Bituminous coated corrugated steel culvert pipe;
(c) 
Bituminous coated corrugated aluminum alloy culvert pipe;
(d) 
Reinforced concrete pipe (RCCP) type 1;
(e) 
High density polyethylene (HDPE) ADS N-12;
(f) 
Materials as approved by the Village Engineer and accepted by the Illinois Department of Transportation Road and Bridge Construction Manual.
(8) 
The strength requirements of the sewer pipe shall conform to the requirements of the Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, Illinois Department of Transportation. The appropriate tests must be submitted to the Village Engineer to verify the strength of the pipe used.
(9) 
Surface drainage will be permitted for stormwaters where cost estimates show storm sewers are not economically feasible and topographic conditions indicate there will be no difficulty from this method of disposal of stormwaters as approved by the Village Engineer.
(10) 
All lots shall be provided with surface drainage swales. Major swales as designated by the Village Engineer shall also be constructed with a subsurface drainage tile or tubing encased to the surface with class "X" washed gravel.
(11) 
Stormwater detention facilities shall be constructed as required and as approved by the Village Engineer.
(12) 
All residential lots shall be provided with direct access to sump drain lines. Such lines shall vary in size in direct proportion to the number of single-family residential units served. A line potentially serving one to three units shall be of at least two inches diameter; potential service to four to six units shall require at least a three-inch diameter line; potential service to seven to 11 units shall require at least four-inch diameter line; potential service to 12 to 24 units shall require at least six-inch diameter line. Pipe material characteristics and installation shall be subject to the approval of the Village Engineer and Village Superintendent of Public Works. Maintenance of all sump drain lines shall be the responsibility of the applicable property owner, condominium association or homeowners association.
B. 
Construction. All construction requirements shall conform to the applicable sections of the Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, Illinois Department of Transportation and Standard Specifications for Water and Sewer Main Construction in Illinois.
C. 
All items specified herein shall be reflected in the stormwater management plan submitted and sealed by the developer's Engineer, as specified in Chapter 144.
All design, construction and testing related to a sanitary sewer system proposed to serve a development shall be approved by the owner of the franchise for the sanitary sewer system for the Village of Oakwood, Illinois; that being Utilities, Inc. or its successor, except under special conditions as approved by the Village Engineer and the Village Planning Commission.
All design, construction and testing related to extensions of the potable water distribution serving the Village of Oakwood shall be approved by the owner of the franchise for the potable water system for the Village of Oakwood, Illinois; that being Utilities, Inc. or its successor, except under special conditions as approved by the Village Engineer and the Village Planning Commission.
A. 
General.
(1) 
Sidewalks shall be installed on both sides of all public streets and shall run to the back of the curb at each corner lot. Said sidewalks shall span the entire frontage of all lots. A supplemental bond and/or different arrangements maybe implemented upon written request of subdivider to the Village Board of Trustees.
(2) 
All sidewalks along the streets shall be installed in the public right-of-way. The back of the sidewalk shall be one foot inside the right-of-way, unless, for good cause shown, a variance in location is approved by the Village Board of Trustees. Sidewalks at the cul-de-sac terminus of dead end streets may be built adjacent to the curb and gutter with the approval of the Village engineer.
(3) 
The Village Board of Trustees may waive, after review and recommendation from the Village Engineer, the requirement that the subdivider install sidewalks in all subdivisions, except those restricted to multifamily or apartment developments.
(4) 
Public crosswalks shall be located within the ten-foot easement as directed by the Village Engineer. This location shall be dependent upon the location of proposed utilities within the same easement.
(5) 
Americans with Disability Act (ADA)[1] ramps shall be provided at all proposed sidewalks abutting streets per the latest edition of the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction and the Illinois Accessibility Code (ADA) requirements, or as required and approved by the Village Engineer. Minimum face to face of curb width on sidewalk ramps shall be five feet.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 42 U.S.C.A. § 12101 et seq.
(6) 
Sidewalks shall be installed by subdivider upon completion of construction on lot.
B. 
Design.
(1) 
All sidewalks shall be five feet in width.
(2) 
All sidewalks shall have a thickness of not less than 5 1/2 inches in any location.
(3) 
Pre-molded expansion joints (three-fourths inch thickness) shall be placed at 100 feet intervals and at all curb intersections or intersections with other permanent structures.
(4) 
All sidewalks shall be hand-grooved at five-foot intervals, and edged with edging tool.
C. 
Construction. All sidewalks shall be concrete and the concrete shall conform to § 242-38B of these standards except:
(1) 
A minimum compressive strength shall be 3,000 PSI in 14 days;
(2) 
Be field-tested as stated, at the rate of two specimens per 1,200 lineal feet or per day, whichever is greater;
(3) 
Be hand-finished or machine-finished in accordance with § 624.07 of the Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, Illinois Department of Transportation or as approved by the Village Engineer;
(4) 
The subgrade shall meet the requirements set forth in § 242-38C of these standards.
Erosion control measures shall be prepared in accordance with the standards and requirements contained in the EPA Illinois Urban Manual, the USEPA Summary Guidance Document 833-R-92-001 and as approved by the Village Engineer. The developer's engineer shall prepare a construction site stormwater pollution prevention plan that complies with Illinois EPA and USEPA rules and guidelines. Developer shall submit the construction site stormwater pollution prevention plan for Village Engineer approval. Developer shall submit said plan and the notice of intent form to Illinois EPA to secure general stormwater NPDES permit coverage for the construction site activities, under USEPA Permit No. ILR10.