A.
The city planner, city administrator and the public works director shall review the construction documents for:
1.
Conformance with the approved tentative plan and approved conceptual utility plan.
2.
Conformance with city specifications for street, water line, sewer line, storm drain line and associated improvements.
3.
Conformance with the tentative plan approval conditions.
4.
Conformance with non-city utility and agency requirements.
B.
Prior to city approval and sign-off of construction documents, the construction documents shall have:
1.
Approval in writing by other non-city utilities and agencies, such as, but not limited to, Grants Pass Irrigation District, Gold Hill Irrigation District, West, Charter Cable TV, Pacific Corporation, Arista, Jackson County roads and parks services, and Oregon Department of Transportation.
2.
Approval by the Department of Environmental Quality of sanitary sewer plans.
3.
Approval by the Oregon Health Department of water plans.
C.
The construction documents shall be approved in writing by all required utilities, agencies and the city of Rogue River, as outlined above. The public works director and the city administrator shall be the final signatories to the approved set of construction documents. Upon returning the approved construction documents to the developer, the city administrator shall assign a date for the pre-construction conference. No construction may begin on the site until the pre-construction conference is held and agreement is reached on any supplement to the construction documents required for approval, the schedule of construction, and any permits required by the developer from the city and any other agency prior to beginning of construction.
(Ord. 11-373-O § 8-7:5.310)
Construction documents shall show the following, at a minimum:
A.
Streets, Curb and Gutters, Sidewalks.
1.
Plan and profile shall include:
a.
Identify street names.
b.
Horizontal scale: one inch equals 10 feet to one inch equals 60 feet.
c.
Vertical scale: one-tenth or one-fifth of horizontal scale.
d.
Provide centerline stationing.
e.
Show existing grade centerline profile and proposed centerline profile.
f.
Show centerline finish grades, centerline slopes and vertical curve data.
g.
Show curb grades as necessary.
h.
Show the location of proposed paving, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, driveway cuts, etc.
i.
Show existing topography.
j.
Show striping and signage.
k.
Locate street lights.
l.
Provide the general location in section of underground utilities.
4.
Details shall include sidewalk, curb and gutter, driveway approach, ADA ramps, etc.
5.
Notes and specifications as needed in the opinion of the public works director.
B.
C.
D.
Potable Water, Fire Flow Water and Fire Hydrants.
F.
Other agencies that may be required to review the construction documents, and for whom details or notes need to be provided, can include:
G.
General construction document requirement shall include:
1.
Engineer's stamp and signature on all sheets.
2.
North arrow.
3.
Graphic (bar) scale.
4.
Source of survey data (property lines and topography).
5.
Benchmark and basis of elevations.
6.
Date.
7.
Revisions block.
8.
Developer's name.
9.
Engineer's name, address and phone number.
10.
Name of development.
11.
Location map.
12.
Legend.
13.
General notes and reference to standards and specifications.
14.
"Call before you dig" utility locating notice.
15.
Agency sign-off block.
(Ord. 11-373-O § 8-7:5.320)
A.
With acceptance of construction documents, the developer shall sign the development agreement, agreeing to comply with city requirements and procedures, and committing to install the improvements per the approved construction documents.
B.
Upon acceptance of construction documents, and signing of the development agreement by the developer, those development conditions required to be completed prior to the issuance of a development permit by the review body in tentative plan approval must be satisfactorily completed. Upon satisfactory completion of these development conditions, a development permit shall be issued.
(Ord. 11-373-O § 8-7:5.331)
A.
Upon acceptance of construction documents, the city shall schedule a pre-construction conference and shall notify the property developer, project general contractor, and other agency staff.
B.
At the pre-construction conference:
1.
The city shall hand construction documents as approved to the contractor with approval signatures and stamps.
2.
The developer shall assure staff that the developer has already called for or will call for locate services prior to beginning construction, and will contact the public works director when locate has been performed. The results of the actual locate of utilities may require revisions to approved plans, which may require input by the project engineer and review and approval by the public works director and city engineer, and construction shall not begin until after the locate has been performed.
3.
The city shall provide developer and contractor with emergency contact numbers for city public works, city planning, and the utilities that will be involved in the development.
4.
The developer shall assure staff that developer will provide a graveled track out area, will notify city prior to the beginning of construction, and will identify the firm's responsibility for compaction and other testing that may be required.
5.
The developer shall provide evidence to staff that the developer has all necessary permits and approvals in hand and is ready to begin. Permits include, at a minimum:
a.
Development Permit (by City Planner). The city planner issues a development permit when those development conditions required by tentative plan approval prior to the development permit issuance, if any, have been satisfactorily completed. No construction may begin until the development permit is issued.
b.
Storm and surface water management plan, and erosion prevention and sediment control plan by the public works director. No site grading shall begin prior to issuance of the permits by the public works director. This includes scarifying and other land clearing that would leave the site open to erosion.
c.
Right-of-Way Encroachment Permit (by the Public Works Director). The right-of-way encroachment permit includes a city permit for encroachment on city streets and a county permit for encroachment upon county roads within the city limits or urban growth boundary.
6.
The parties shall discuss the sequence of construction events, the developer's construction timeline, and the city construction inspection requirements. Construction shall not begin until the public works director has given the signed and approved construction drawing set to the developer, has received all permits needed per above, and has approved the developer's construction timeline.
C.
Attendees at the pre-construction conference shall be identified by the public works director. Attendees may include the following:
1.
For the city: public works director, city planner, city engineer.
2.
For the property developer: project engineer, general contractor, utility subcontractor with foreman, surveyor.
3.
For other agencies: representatives of local utility franchises, GPID, and GHID, and all other public utilities requesting notice of meeting.
The public works director shall notify city staff, the property developer and other agencies. The property developer shall be responsible for attendance of individuals on the developer's team identified by the public works director as needing to attend.
(Ord. 11-373-O § 8-7:5.332; Ord. 23-418-O §§ 99, 100, 101)
The construction shall be inspected at critical points in the project. These points shall be as identified by the public works director and the project engineer. Inspection of the streets and utilities where applicable shall be as follows:
A.
Streets, storm drainage, and sanitary sewer by public works department.
B.
Potable water, fire flow water and fire hydrants by the public works and fire district representatives.
C.
Telephone by the phone company of record.
D.
Cable TV by the cable television company of record.
E.
Power by the power company of record.
F.
Gas service by the natural gas company of record.
G.
Other agencies as determined by the public works director.
(Ord. 11-373-O § 8-7:5.333)
The public works director may require changes in typical sections and details in the public interest if conditions arise during construction to warrant the change. When such a change is requested, the work shall stop until the change is approved and documented by the project engineer.
(Ord. 11-373-O § 8-7:5.334)
A.
The developer's engineer shall prepare as-built drawings for streets, storm drainage, sanitary sewer, and water lines, correcting for field changes, and deliver the as-built drawings on a mylar set and a computer disk with as-built drawings in AutoCAD Version 14, or other approved formats, to the public works director.
B.
The power routing plan and other agency utility plans are prepared and kept by the power and utility companies, not by the city. Where utilities have been routed underground or over ground through the site in a manner or location different from the approved construction documents, the information should show on the as-built construction documents.
(Ord. 11-373-O § 8-7:5.335)