[Adopted 1-21-1986 by Ord. No. 91]
This article shall be known and may be stated
as the "Road and Street Ordinance of the Township of Bern."
These regulations are for the purpose of assuring
the proper construction of roads and streets within the Township and
to provide for the development of proper traffic distribution throughout
the Township, thereby creating conditions favorable to the health,
safety, morals and general welfare of the citizens.
A.
The construction of streets in the Township of Bern
shall be done in conformity with the specifications, regulations and
provisions set forth in this article, together with the standard drawings
and standard specifications for developers made a part hereof (Drawing
No. 2119-J-3 and Table 1).
B.
In the case of new roads within subdivisions and land developments, all roads and streets shall be constructed in accordance with the provisions of the Chapter 154, Subdivision of Land, as may from time to time be in effect and the further requirements of this article.
C.
All work done pursuant to the provisions of this article
shall be inspected by the Township Engineer.
D.
The design of all streets constructed shall be in
accordance with the guidelines and requirements for Design of Local
Roads and Streets contained in PennDOT Design Manual, Part 2, Highway
Design, latest revision.
E.
Lines and grades shall be as approved on recorded
plans of subdivisions or other plans as may be approved by the Township
Engineer. The costs for establishing such lines and grades shall be
paid by the subdivider or as provided for by the Second Class Township
Code.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 65101
et seq.
F.
All components of the pavement structure and methods
of application shall be in accordance with PennDOT specifications,
Publication 408, latest revision.
G.
All adjacent structures and areas disturbed or damaged
during street or road construction shall be properly repaired by the
party causing said damage.
H.
In the case where the Township Engineer finds that the ground condition and/or rock condition beneath a street provides sufficient stability so that part or all of the subbase requirements may be waived, modified or changed and still comply with generally recognized, sound engineering principles after appropriate tests have been taken, subbase requirements may be so waived, modified or changed by the Township Engineer, in accordance with Subsection L(3) of this section.
I.
Clearing and grubbing. All trees, roots, stumps, brush,
down timber, rotten wood, rubbish and any other objectionable material
shall be removed from the site and shall include the removal of any
obstruction interfering with the proposed road construction for the
full right-of-way width or as approved by the Township Engineer.
J.
Subgrade.
(1)
Subgrade shall be prepared to accommodate the placement
of the pavement structure and shoulders or gutters in accordance with
PennDOT specifications and within reasonably close conformity to the
lines, grades and widths shown on the drawings and cross-sections
or otherwise directed.
(2)
Subgrade shall be graded to the elevation and cross
section required with suitable soil or granular material, compacted
to the required density.
(3)
In cases where the required density or stability cannot
be obtained, the material in the area shall be excavated to a depth
that, when replaced and recompacted at a moisture content not exceeding
optimum, the subgrade will have the required stability.
(4)
The subgrade shall be properly prepared to receive
the subbase.
K.
Scarifying of existing roadway surfaces. Where the
surface of an existing nonskid roadway conforms approximately to the
proposed subgrade elevation, or where an embankment less than nine
inches in depth is to be made over such roadway, the surface of the
old roadway shall be scarified to a depth of not less than four inches
to permit satisfactory reshaping, binding and compaction of the subgrade.
L.
Subbase.
(1)
This work shall consist of constructing a layer or
layers of aggregate on a prepared area in accordance with PennDOT
Publication 408, Section 350, latest revision.
(2)
The aggregate shall be stone, gravel or slag meeting
the requirements of PennDOT Type C or better, No. 2A material or approved
equal.
(3)
For subgrades having a CBR (California Bearing Ratio)
of 15 or greater, the Township Supervisors may allow the subbase requirement
to be waived at the time of plan approval, subject to the following
conditions:
(a)
The CBR test(s) must be representative of the
roadway subgrade. The number of test samples and their location, as
well as the soil testing laboratory to do the tests, shall be subject
to approval by the Township Engineer.
(b)
If, at the time of construction, local unstable
subgrade conditions are encountered, the Township Engineer may require
that all areas of unstable subgrade be excavated to sufficient depth,
replaced with approved material and compacted to a density and stability
equal to or greater than the surrounding subgrade.
M.
Base courses.
(1)
Base courses shall consist of one or more layers of
materials conforming to the requirements of one or more of the following
sections of PennDOT Publication 408, latest revision:
(2)
Notwithstanding any provisions of this article, a
special base course design may be approved by the Township Engineer,
provided that the design provides a structural number equal to or
greater than the appropriate base course listed in the attached Minimum
Street Construction Standards.[2] Special complete roadway designs may also be submitted
for approval by the Township Engineer, provided that the design provides
a structural number equal to or greater than the Minimum Structural
Number listed in the Minimum Street Construction Standards chart.
[2]
Editor's Note: The Minimum Street Construction
Standards are included as Table 1 at the end of this chapter.
(3)
Base course(s) will be placed in layers, as is more
fully described in Publication 408, latest revision, for each specific
design.
(4)
All subbase(s) shall be properly prepared and primed
as may be required for base course placement according to Publication
408, latest revision.
(5)
Base course(s) shall be properly prepared and primed
as may be required to receive subsequent courses.
N.
A binder course shall be applied where required in
accordance with Publication 408, latest revision.
O.
Bituminous pavements.
(1)
Bituminous pavements shall consist of one or more
courses of bituminous mixture constructed on the prepared foundation
in accordance with Publication 408, Section 400, latest revision,
and the specific requirements of the type of pavement as may be approved
by the Township Engineer.
(3)
Aggregates, coarse and fine, for binder course shall
be made from stone, gravel or slag unless otherwise approved and shall
meet the quality requirements for Type A stone, Type A slag and Type
A gravel. Fine aggregate shall be natural or manufactured sand composed
of clean, hard, durable, uncoated particles free from lumps of clay
and organic material. The fine aggregates used may be natural sand,
stone sand, gravel sand, slag sand or any combination thereof, meeting
gradation requirements in Table A, Section 703, PennDOT, Publication
408, latest revision. The coarse aggregate shall also meet the grading
requirements indicated above.
(4)
Surface courses. The fine aggregate for surface courses
shall be natural sand, snuff sand, slag sand, manufactured sand or
sand of other approved rock or igneous origin prepared from Type A
stone, composed of clean, hard, durable, uncoated inert particles
reasonably free from lumps of clay, silt, vegetation, or other deleterious
substances, meeting gradation requirements of Table B, Section 703,
PennDOT, Publication 408, latest revision.
(5)
Filler for surface course shall consist of Portland
cement, fly ash or dust reasonably free of clay prepared from crushed
stone and shall meet the gradation for filler requirements as required
in Table B, Section 703, PennDOT, Publication 408, latest revision.
(6)
For Class ID-2 Bituminous Surface Course, the asphaltic
materials shall conform to the requirements specified in PennDOT Bulletin
No. 25, latest revision. Asphalt cement Class AC-20 shall have a penetration
range of 60 to 70.
(7)
The fine aggregate, coarse aggregate and filler shall
meet the requirements specified in Section 703.1, 703.2 and 703.1(c)l,
respectively, latest revision.
(8)
Surface and binder courses shall be compacted by use
of approved type power rollers which shall be three-wheel rollers
or two-wheel rollers, in either case having a metal weight of not
less than 10 tons, pneumatic-tired rollers may be used with the approval
of the Township Engineer, provided that they have an operating weight
of not less than 1,000 pounds per tire. Locations inaccessible to
rollers shall be compacted by hot iron tampers or other compaction
equipment approved by the Township Engineer.
(9)
Before binder or surface course is laid adjacent to
concrete curbs or other rigid structures, they shall be painted with
an asphalt cement Class AC-20 as directed by the Township Engineer.
Notwithstanding anything hereinabove set forth
in this article, whenever the provisions of this article shall be
inconsistent with the provisions of the Subdivision and Land Development
Ordinance of the Township of Bern, as from time to time are in effect,
and the provisions of said latter ordinance are more restrictive or
contain more stringent requirements than are set forth in this article,
then, in such event, the provisions of said Subdivision and Land Development
Ordinance shall prevail and be applicable.
[Added 3-5-2002 by Ord. No. 195-2002]
Any person who violates or permits a violation
of this article, upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement
proceeding, shall pay a fine of not more than $600, plus all court
costs, including reasonable attorney's fees, incurred by the Township
in the enforcement of this article. No judgment shall be imposed until
the date of the determination of the violation by the District Justice
and/or Court. If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the
judgment, the Township may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable
Rules of Civil Procedure. Each day a violation exists shall constitute
a separate offense. Further, the appropriate officers or agents of
the Township are hereby authorized to seek equitable relief, including
injunction, to enforce compliance herewith.
