[Adopted 4-24-1972]
The purpose of street construction specifications is to detail the requirements as set forth briefly in § 142-5, Improvements, § 142-6C(4), Construction detail sheet, and other sections of Article I of this chapter prior to dedicating to the village streets, rights-of-way, etc., as directed in Article I of this chapter.
The subdivider shall submit to the Village Board with the subdivision application complete detailed plans and profiles of new proposed streets, including highway (pavement), curb, storm sewer, sanitary sewer, waterline, sidewalks, etc., using attached typical cross section plates as a guide for requirements. These plans with details must be approved by the village before work is started.
The subdivider shall clear the area within the limits as shown on the plans (the entire area of the right-of-way) of all brush, weeds, dead trees, stumps, roots and other objectionable material except as noted on the plans or otherwise approved by the village before proceeding with earth excavation or other required work. The subdivider shall grub and excavate to a depth of at least six inches below subgrade all roots and stumps within the limits of the right-of-way. The subdivider shall remove, burn, bury or otherwise dispose of all materials accumulated in clearing the area without injury to the adjoining properties. Excavations made in removing roots and stumps shall be filled and compacted to the required subgrade with suitable material as approved by the village.
The subdivider shall have a licensed engineer or registered New York State licensed land surveyor set stakes and maintain stake positions until final inspection or as directed by the village at a maximum of every 50 feet to establish right-of-way lines and grades for side slopes and pavement construction as shown on the approved plans before earth excavation is started.
The subdivider shall do all of the earth excavation, including rock as required for the construction of the street (pavement area), not including subgrade, street structures and connections, the placing and compacting of the excavated materials, the rolling of the whole earth work surface of the street as shown on the plans or as directed by the village. The subdivider shall grade the entire length and width of the right-of-way, including the roadway and side slopes to the required lines and grades, make all excavations for storm sewer manholes, highway intersections and other structures as required by the approved plans and remove all spongy material from the subgrade or from the site of the new side slopes to the depths ordered by the village. Sod removed from the foregoing excavations shall be disposed of satisfactorily but shall not be used in the construction of new side slopes. Excavation for pavement and curb shall not be wider than the normal width of the pavement and curb. The earth excavation, rolling, grading, etc., shall be inspected and approved by the village before proceeding with drainage, storm sewers, curbs and/or other required work.
A. 
Sanitary sewers, of a size specified by the Village Board, shall be provided by the subdivider with manholes of brick or block, masonry or of precast concrete. Sanitary sewers shall be provided on both sides of the pavement if so directed by the village.
B. 
Installation of the sanitary sewer shall be in compliance with Chapter 122, Sewers, of the Code of the Village of Akron.
C. 
The subdivider shall install the sanitary sewer, sanitary sewer manholes, laterals and other associated materials as per plans approved by the village. All work must be inspected and approved by the village before proceeding to another part so that a visual inspection of the entire work may be made.
A. 
Waterlines (minimum eight inches in diameter) shall be provided by the subdivider, with fire hydrants placed every 400 feet and all valves, curb stops, curb boxes, etc., and all other associated materials as per plans approved by the village.
B. 
The subdivider shall have each part of the work inspected and approved by the village before proceeding with another part, so that visual inspection of the entire work may be made.
C. 
Sanitary sewer and waterlines may be provided back lot, instead of on street right-of-way, with approval of the Village Board.
A. 
Storm sewer sizes (minimum 12 inches diameter) shall have capacities for building-roof runoffs, pavement drainage, curb receivers, curb drain tiles and general drainage of the area to be served. Storm sewers shall be provided with receivers of brick or block masonry or precast concrete. Storm sewers shall be extra strength, reinforced concrete pipe or corrugated galvanized steel pipe or its equal as approved by the village. Storm sewers shall be provided on both sides of the pavement if so directed by the village. Provision shall be made to carry the storm sewer discharge from the property being subdivided without any adverse effects on the adjoining properties or the general drainage of the total area.
B. 
The subdivider shall install the storm sewers, curb drain tiles, storm sewer receivers and other associated materials as per plans approved by the village. The subdivider shall have each part of the work inspected and approved by the village before proceeding with another part, so that visual inspection of the entire work may be made.
The subdivider shall install sidewalks four feet in width and four inches thick, except that across driveways and driveway aprons concrete shall be six inches thick, where required by the Village Board, as per plans approved by the village.
The subdivider shall shape and properly prepare the subgrade of the pavement area after the installation of storm sewers, curbs and all associated materials as per plans approved by the village. Any boulders, muck, quicksand, soft clay, spongy material and any other objectionable material shall be removed as directed by the village. All spaces from which objectionable materials have been removed shall be refilled with acceptable materials, such as stone or gravel, as directed by the village. The prepared and shaped subgrade of the pavement area shall be thoroughly rolled and compacted with an approved self-propelled roller weighing not less than 10 tons. All hollows and depressions which develop from rolling shall be filled with acceptable materials, and the rolling shall be repeated until no depressions develop. The shaped and rolled subgrade with curbs, curb receivers and other required constructions as shown on the plans approved by the village shall be inspected and approved by the village before the foundation course of stone is spread.
The subdivider shall grade back a sufficient distance with acceptable material as directed by the village at all intersecting public highways so that a final smooth riding and satisfactory junction will be produced.
The subdivider shall furnish and place a foundation course of No. 4 size stone in accordance with all the requirements of New York State Specifications Item 37, except as follows or directed by the village:
A. 
The finished thickness of the compacted foundation course shall be as indicated in the plans approved by the village but not less than the following for:
(1) 
Class 1, heavy traffic: two courses, five inches thick.
(2) 
Class 2, residential traffic: one course, six inches thick.
B. 
The foundation course shall be spread, vibrated, rolled, filled, vibrated and rolled or as directed by the village.
C. 
The foundation course of No. 4 size stone shall be spread evenly so that it will have the required thickness, after compaction; it shall be compacted over the entire surface by a mechanical vibrating tamper approved by the village. Vibration shall continue until the course is keyed sufficiently to permit rolling with an approved roller without displacement of the course. The entire area of the foundation course shall then be thoroughly rolled with an approved roller weighing not less than 10 tons. Rolling shall begin at the sides and continue toward the center and shall continue until there is no movement of the course ahead of the roller. After the course is thoroughly compacted as directed, stone screenings or sand or a mixture of these, in an amount approximately equal to 50% of that required to fill the voids, shall be uniformly spread upon the surface either by hand labor or by an approved mechanical device. The screenings or sand shall then be vibrated into the voids of the foundation course by a single pass of the vibrator over the entire area. This shall be followed by a second application of stone screenings, spread as specified before in an amount sufficient to fill the remainder of the voids in the foundation course. These screenings or sand shall then be vibrated into the voids by a single pass of the vibrator over the entire area. No further mechanical vibration shall be applied. Any area not completely filled by the preceding operations shall be filled by hand-spreading and brooming. Care shall be exercised to see that the voids in the foundation course are completely filled, but the quantity of stone screening or sand used and the operation of filling shall not be such as to cause floating of the coarse aggregate.
D. 
The entire area shall then be rolled with an approved roller until free from visible voids, ruts, loose foundation course material and surplus filler. Any deviation in grade of 3/8 of an inch or more under a sixteen-foot straight edge shall be satisfactorily eliminated. The finished foundation course shall be true to line and grade, inspected and approved by the village before the intermediate course is started.
The subdivider shall furnish and place the intermediate (bottom bituminous) course in accordance with all the requirements of the New York State Specifications Item 45S, Bituminous Macadam Penetration Method Asphalt, except as follows or directed by the village: The intermediate course of clean No. 2 and No. 3-A size stone shall be spread evenly over the village-approved clean, dry foundations course in such quantity that it will have, after rolling with an approved roller weighing not less than 10 tons, a thickness of three inches before the application of the bituminous material and smaller stone hereafter specified. The entire area of the bottom course shall be thoroughly compacted by rolling with an approved roller. This course must be kept clean and dry before the application of the bituminous material. If this course becomes wet, it must be allowed to dry to the full depth before the application of the bituminous material. The bituminous material New York State Specifications Item 64P heated to a temperature of at least 350º F. shall be evenly spread over the surface by use of an approved pressure distributor, operating under a pressure of at least 50 pounds per square inch, in a quantity to be no less than 1 1/2 gallons to each square yard of surface. The surface shall then be immediately filled with clean No. 1 size stone and thoroughly compacted with a self-propelled approved roller weighing not less than 10 tons. During the rolling process, additional No. 1 size stone shall be broomed about until all voids are entirely filled. The rolling shall continue until the course is compacted and its surface is true to grade, as shown on the approved plans. The finished intermediate course shall be true to line and grade, inspected and approved by the village before the top course is started.
The subdivider shall furnish and lay the top course which shall be in accordance with all the requirements of New York State Public Works Specifications, Item 51M Option No. 1 Asphalt Concrete Type 1A, except as follows or directed by the village:
A. 
A course of binder with a compacted thickness of two inches shall be laid upon the village-approved intermediate course and compacted by rolling with a tandem roller weighing no less than 10 tons. The finished binder course shall be inspected and approved by the village before the top finish course is applied.
B. 
An extra fine (sheet asphalt type) course with a compacted thickness of one inch shall be laid by an approved bituminous macadam finishing machine upon the village-approved binder course and compacted by rolling with a tandem roller weighing not less than 10 tons. The entire finish area shall be free of all depressions or satisfactorily have eliminated all depressions over 1/4 inch in 16 feet or over 1/2 inch in 40 feet, be true to grade and line, inspected and approved by the village before proceeding to final side slope grading and seeding.
C. 
The bituminous macadam finishing machine shall be equipped with a device for heating the material during the placement of the asphalt when the ambient temperature is below 50º F., and no blacktop shall be laid when the ambient temperature is below 40º F.
The subdivider after completing all proposed work as shown on the highway right-of-way approved plans, including any utilities, storm sewers, curbs, manholes, street pavement, etc., and having village's approval of all heretofore mentioned items, shall finish grade the side slopes as per approved plans, compact graded side slopes by rolling with an approved roller weighing not less than three tons, seed right-of-way side slope with a fast-growing grass seed and roll with a light roller. The completed roadway as per approved plans and specifications shall be inspected and approved by the village before the subdivider submits for dedication to the village.