[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the City
of Beacon 9-7-2004 by L.L. No. 29-2004. Amendments noted where applicable.]
In his written certification, the developer's
professional engineer or qualified licensed land surveyor shall state
clearly that his authorized representative has inspected all phases
of the start of construction and that all work has been completed
in accordance with the approved plans and specifications.
A.
A plan of the proposed street shall be prepared by
a qualified professional engineer or qualified land surveyor licensed
by the State of New York. The plan shall clearly define the limits
of the proposed right-of-way by metes and bounds and shall include
the location, widths, profiles and grades of the proposed roadway,
storm drainage, including culverts and other drainage structures,
and the locations of all easements and utilities. The plans shall
also include owner of the property and name of developer, if other
than the owner. One copy each of the plans shall be submitted to the
City Superintendent of Streets and City Engineer at the time of application
to make such road a City road, and to the New York State Department
of Transportation or Dutchess County Department of Public Works when
said proposed street drains toward, intersects or may otherwise affect
a state or county highway. As applicable, the plans shall be submitted
to the City Planning Board for review and approval under the applicable
subdivision regulations of the City. Such roadway must not be subject
to any right or easement in others which will in any way interfere
with its use as a road at all times. Such roadway must be granted
to the City full covenant and warrantee deed containing the correct
metes and bounds description as shown on the approved map, which deed
must be in such form as may be required to entitle the same to be
recorded in the office of the County Clerk of Dutchess County, and
the filing fees must be paid by the applicant.
B.
When required, permanent and temporary easements must
be furnished in said deed granting to the City the right to maintain
all outlets for surface water or natural stream drainage which will
run from such roadway over private property to a point where a natural
watercourse exists and to which such outlets and easement will carry
such water. A minimum thirty-foot width of easement shall be required
for the maintenance of said easements of stormwater, water or sewer
improvements.
The provisions of this chapter supersede all
prior regulations, specifications and ordinances covered by the subject
matter of this chapter.
The proposed roadway must be constructed to
conform to the minimum requirements and standards set forth below.
As directed by the City, the minimum width to be cleared shall include
all trees, road formations, buildings, walls and any such things that
would endanger those using such roadway. The removal of such obstructions
shall be borne by the person or firm proposing such road.
Plans submitted shall not be altered or amended
after having been approved by the City Superintendent of Streets,
City Engineer and City Planning Board (where applicable) unless amended
plans are resubmitted and approved. However, the developer, at his
own expense, shall provide additional storm drainage facilities, under-drains,
utilities, stabilization elements or other miscellaneous improvements,
as may be ordered by the City Superintendent of Streets or City Engineer.
If, during the course of construction, in the opinion of the City
Superintendent of Streets, City Engineer, or the Dutchess County Department
of Public Works, such additional structures or facilities are necessary
to prevent any need for future installation of utilities, culverts
or improvements within the roadway to assure the durability of roadway
structure, future maintenance of right-of-way or welfare and safety
of the public, it shall be the responsibility of the developer to
provide. However, the City and/or City Superintendent of Streets may
vary the requirements of such an order where there are practical difficulties
in the way of carrying out to the letter such order, unless such variance
conflicts with the provisions of a City or county official drainage
map, in which event the official map shall prevail. If these specifications
are amended prior to start of construction, the developer will be
required to comply with updated requirements, unless waived by the
City.
A.
Prior to the start of construction of any street,
or prior to stamp of approval in the case of applications before the
Planning Board, the developer shall deposit with the City Clerk a
performance guarantee of acceptable surety or shall deposit with the
chief fiscal officer of the City acceptable negotiable government
bonds, cash or certified check drawn upon a national or state bank,
payable on its face to the City of Beacon. The amount of bond shall
be equal to 100% of the cost of all improvements as estimated by the
City Engineer and approved by the City Council. The amount shall be
determined by applying to the quantities or dimensions shown on the
approved plans the rates per unit as established by the City Engineer
based on prevailing municipal construction costs at the time of approval.
B.
Within two years from the approval of the proposed
subdivision by the Planning Board the developer will complete all
construction within the right-of-way, including roadway, shoulders,
curbs, if any, gutters, storm drainage, etc., and all utilities, including
hydrants and house connections for each lot in accordance with the
approved plans and these specifications; and the developer shall adequately
document that all claims for labor and materials in connection with
said construction shall have been paid in full prior to offering said
road for dedication to the City.
C.
If said construction is not completed to the satisfaction
of the City within this period, the developer shall, subject to the
approval of the City Council, maintain the performance bond in full
effect until the work is completed. Should the developer fail to obtain
such approval and/or allow the performance bond to lapse, the approval
to construct the improvements and the Planning Board approval shall
be considered void until such time that a new performance guarantee
acceptable to the City has been established.
D.
Upon certification by the developer's professional
engineer or qualified licensed land surveyor and acceptance by the
City Superintendent of Streets or City Engineer that the construction
of the street has been completed in accordance with the approved plans
and specifications, the developer will offer to the City Council for
dedication the completed street and all other related improvements
for public use free and clear of the liens and encumbrances. This
guarantee of dedication shall apply to the owner of the property as
well as the developer, where the two are not synonymous.
E.
At the time the performance guarantee is deposited
with the City, or in any case prior to commencement of the work, the
developer shall make payment to the City for all inspection fees associated
with the work in accordance with Standard Schedule of Fees and Subdivision
Regulations.[1]
F.
Maintenance bonds. Prior to acceptance by the City of the dedication of the street as guaranteed by § 192-6, Performance guarantees, above, the developer shall deposit with the City Clerk a maintenance bond of acceptable surety or shall deposit with the chief fiscal officer of the City acceptable negotiable government bonds, cash or certified check drawn upon a national or state bank, payable on its face to the City of Beacon, guaranteeing that, for a period of one year from the date of acceptance of the dedication of the street and other improvements by the City, the developer will maintain the street and other public utilities and improvements to the standard of construction set by these specifications, normal wear and tear excepted. This shall be interpreted to mean that the developer will, at his own expense, repair and make good any defects or damage which may develop during this maintenance period as a result of faulty construction within the right-of-way or as a result of other construction by the developer outside the right-of-way. During the maintenance period, the City shall be responsible for snow and ice control, street cleaning of culverts and catch basins and other work as familiar routine nature, provided that such work has in no way been caused by the developer's operations. A separate bond shall be established for two years in the case of street trees.
G.
The amount of the maintenance bond shall be at least
equal to 10% of the original amount of the performance bond. Subsequent
to the dedication of the street and after receipt of the maintenance
bond, the City Council shall release the performance bond.
The City Planning Board and Planning Board Engineer
shall determine and designate into which of the following classifications
each proposed subdivision street falls on the basis of the criteria
hereinafter set forth:
A.
Major street: a street which serves or is designed
to serve primarily as a route for traffic between communities and/or
large areas of the City.
B.
Suburban street: a street which serves or is designed
to serve as access to abutting properties and to carry traffic from
adjoining local streets to the system of major streets.
C.
Local street: a street which serves or is designed
to serve primarily as access to abutting residential properties.
D.
The detail sheets located in Appendix A of this chapter show the cross sections of each of the classifications for City streets.[1] These give the required design dimensions and construction
details, which are applicable to each classification. The general
and more detailed specifications for design and construction which
are applicable to both classifications of streets follow. The developer
shall design and construct streets which shall conform to both the
general and specific specifications.
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix A is included as an attachment to this chapter.
A.
New streets. Streets shall meet the design standards
set forth in the following table. Street classification may be indicated
on the City Development Plan or may be determined by the Planning
Board.
|
Street Classification
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Design Standard
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Local
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Suburban
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Major
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|
Minimum width of right-of-way (feet)
|
50
|
50
|
60
| |
|
Minimum width of pavement (feet)
|
24
|
30
|
40
| |
|
Minimum radius of horizontal curves (feet)
|
150 except for street intersection corners
|
400
|
400
| |
|
Minimum length of tangents between reverse curves
(feet)
|
100 except where excessive grades may be reduced
to reasonable grades by shortening tangent
|
200
|
200
| |
B.
Sight distance requirements. All street and driveway
intersections shall meet the standards contained in the New York State
Department of Transportation publication entitled, "Policy and Standards
for Entrances to State Highways (February 1998)," or latest edition.
More specifically, said intersections shall, at a minimum, meet the
intersection sight distance (ISD) requirements in Tables 3 and 4 of
said publication. Notwithstanding the above, driveways which cannot
meet the ISD requirements shall, at a minimum, meet the stopping sight
distance (SSD) requirements in Table 5 of said publication.
C.
Intersections.
(1)
Intersections of major streets shall be at least 800
feet apart, if possible. Cross (four-cornered) street intersections
shall be avoided insofar as possible, except at important traffic
locations. A distance at least equal to the minimum required lot width,
but not less than 150 feet, shall be maintained between center lines
of offset intersecting streets. Within 60 feet of the center of an
intersection, streets shall be at approximately right angles and grades
shall be limited to 1.5%. All street intersection corners shall be
bounded by curves of at least 25 feet in radius at the property line.
Wherever two streets intersect at an angle of less than 75°, special
pavement, channelization, right-of-way and/or sight easement restrictions
may be required.
(2)
All intersections with existing City or county roads
shall be constructed with the edge of pavement having a radius of
20 feet maximum. Intersections within the development shall be constructed
with edge of pavement having a radius of 25 feet minimum and 35 feet
maximum.
(3)
The grade of the intersecting street with a City or
county road shall be no more than one inch per foot from the edge
of shoulder of the City or county road to the right-of-way or road
line of said road.
D.
Grades and vertical curves. The grade of the street
shall not be in excess of 10% nor less than 1%. By permission of the
City Superintendent of Streets and the City Engineer only shall a
grade of more than 10% be allowed due to topographic conditions. In
no case shall a grade exceed 12% without special exception by resolution
of the Planning Board. Difference in grade will be affected with a
vertical curve of sufficient length to allow a stopping sight distance
of no less than 250 feet, based on a driver's eye height at a three-and-five-tenths-foot
elevation and an object height at a six-inch elevation.
E.
Cul-de-sacs (dead-end streets). Cul-de-sacs shall be equipped with a turnaround roadway with a minimum diameter of right-of-way of 130 feet with a minimum outside diameter of traveled way of 120 feet (detail located in Appendix A[1]). The radii of the curves entering into, and exiting from,
the cul-de-sac shall be a minimum of 50 feet. A snow storage easement
shall be provided for at the end of the cul-de-sac. The snow storage
area shall have a minimum size of 20 feet in width by 20 feet in depth.
Cul-de-sacs shall be graded to allow for positive drainage to the
curblines. The minimum grade through the cul-de-sac, as determined
along the curbline, shall be 1%. The maximum grade through a cul-de-sac,
as determined along the curbline, shall not exceed 5%.
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix A is included as an attachment to this chapter.
G.
The graphic details in Appendix A herein are additional street specifications which shall also apply.[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: Appendix A is included as an attachment to this chapter.
The developer shall establish and clearly mark
on a site the limits or road rights-of-way and easements with concrete
monuments, and grades of the finished road pavement, and the locations
and elevations of drainage structures, as shown on the approved plans,
with constructions stakes. Such construction of road pavement, drainage,
structures, curbs, sidewalks and shoulders shall be completed, inspected
and approved by the City Superintendent of Streets and the City Engineer
at each step of construction (in addition to inspections by the developer's
engineer). The developer shall be responsible for scheduling the work
so as to coordinate all necessary inspections. Permanent concrete
monuments shall be set on right-of-way lines of streets at all intersections,
angle points, point of curvature and beginning and end of streets
and at three points of all cul-de-sacs. There shall be a clear view
of adjacent monuments on the right-of-way line. All monuments shall
exist on completion of the construction of the streets. The permanent
markers shall be made of concrete or granite with minimum dimensions
of 30 inches long, four inches square top and size inches square bottom,
with a one-half-inch drilled hole in the top. Alternate-type monument
markers will be accepted where specifically approved by the City Superintendent
of Streets and the City Engineer. If a monument should be located
in a rock edge, the surface shall be stripped and a one-half-inch
steel rod drilled into the ledge. Monuments shall protrude three inches
above the final graded surface. The developer's licensed surveyor
shall certify that the location of all monuments is accurate before
acceptance of the street by the City Council.
A.
Drainage easements. Where surface water from the street
must lead through other than gutters and storm drains or existing
stream channels outside the right-of-way, permanent drainage easements
having a minimum width of 30 feet shall be provided to a point where
a natural watercourse exists. In some cases, this may include easements
over property outside the boundaries of the subdivision involved.
Natural stream or ditch channels shall have a minimum of thirty-foot-wide
permanent easements and be shown on the proposed plans of a subdivision.
All permanent easement lines shall be monuments as a right-of-way.
B.
Sight easements. Sight easements shall be provided
across all street corners, outside the street right-of-way, within
the triangular area formed by the nearest edges of street pavement
and a straight line between two points, each 25 feet back from the
theoretical intersection of the edges of such pavement prolonged.
The easements shall provide that the holder of fee title to the abutting
streets shall have the right to enter the easement area for the purpose
of clearing, pruning or regrading so as to maintain a clear line of
sight in either direction across such triangular area between an observer's
eye 3.5 feet above the pavement surface on one street and an object
one foot above the pavement surface on the other. The initial establishment
of clear sight lines within the sight easement area shall be the responsibility
of the subdivider.
A.
Prior to commencement of work, the developer shall
have all roads and easement areas staked and shall meet with the City
Superintendent of Streets and/or the City Engineer to determine the
extent of clearing and grubbing and whether or not any existing vegetation
within these areas are to remain. Otherwise, the developer shall clear
the entire area within the limits of:
B.
All stumps, roots, walls, structures, abandoned utilities,
and debris shall be excavated and removed from the above areas.
A.
The developer shall complete the shaping of the road
right-of-way, streams and ditches and easement areas to the line and
grade as shown on the approved plans and as otherwise may be directed
by the City Superintendent of Streets and the City Engineer. In the
construction of the roadway, all topsoil, loam, rocks and organic
materials shall be removed until a satisfactory subbase is established.
All fills shall be made with acceptable material as approved by the
City Superintendent of Streets and the City Engineer. Such fill shall
be made in layers of not more than twelve inches each and properly
compacted with a ten-ton roller or equivalent.
B.
The subgrade shall be shaped to line and grade with
no depressions. The subgrade shall be stable in all respects to the
satisfaction of the City Superintendent of Streets and the City Engineer
before the foundation course is laid. No large stones or rock ledges
shall protrude into the foundation course.
C.
Also, before the foundation course is laid, all storm
drainage, catch basins, watermains, manholes, sanitary sewers and
all utilities, including house connections for existing and future
homes, and hydrants shall have been installed and all excavations
and trenches, exclusive of pipe bedding, shall be backfilled with
Item 4 (NYSDOT Item 304.03) to the satisfaction of the City Superintendent
of Streets, Water and Sewer Superintendent and the City Engineer.
All slopes and sidewalk areas shall be graded before the foundation
course is made, and all loose and exposed stones shall be removed.
A.
Before fine grading or construction of curbs and sidewalks
is started, all storm and sanitary sewers and all utilities, including
house connections and hydrants, shall have been installed and all
fill and backfill shall have been thoroughly compacted to the satisfaction
of the City Superintendent of Streets and City Engineer.
B.
Also, before fine grading or construction of curbs
and sidewalks is started, all heavy trucking for building or site
construction purposes shall have been completed.
C.
After completion of the rough grade and prior to the
laying of the foundation course, the subgrade shall be shaped to line
and grade and thoroughly compacted with an approved self-propelled
roller weighing not less than ten tons. All hollows and depressions
which develop under rolling shall be filled with acceptable granular
material and again rolled, this process to be continued until no depressions
develop. The subgrade shall not be muddy or otherwise unsatisfactory
when the foundation course is laid upon it.
D.
Any soft, unstable, or unsuitable portions of the
subgrade which develop under "proof rolling" with a fully loaded tandem
dump truck shall be completely excavated and removed from the right-of-way
and shall be replaced with acceptable granular material and the area
regraded and compacted as above.
E.
Prior to installation of foundation course, a nonwoven
geotextile fabric shall be laid upon the subgrade along the entire
length of the proposed roadway. Geotextile fabric shall be overlapped
18 inches minimum at all seams. Geotextile fabric shall meet the following
minimum properties, in accordance with ASTM test methods:
|
Item
|
Value
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Grab tensile strength
|
305 lbs.
| |
|
Grab tensile elongation
|
60% (max)
| |
|
Modulus (at 10% elongation)
|
140 lbs.
| |
|
Mullen burst strength
|
510 psi
| |
|
Trapezoid tear strength
|
100 lbs.
| |
|
Puncture resistance
|
130 lbs.
| |
|
Water flow rate
|
80 gpm/ft.
| |
|
Permeability
|
0.34 cm/sec.
|
F.
Fine grade shall conform to the prescribed width of
pavement and shall extend equidistant from the center line of the
road right-of-way and shall conform to the typical cross section of
the road pavement and to the approved line and grade.
A.
After the fine grade and all curbs have been constructed
to the satisfaction of the City Superintendent of Streets and the
City Engineer, the developer shall furnish and place a foundation
course of New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) Item
No. 304.03 to the depth of ten inches as called for in these sections.
All materials acceptable for this course shall be hard, durable and
sound and shall be well graded from coarse to fine, the maximum diameter
of the large particles not exceeding two inches; 25% to 60%, by weight,
shall pass the one-fourth-inch square sieve; 5% to 40%, by weight,
shall pass the No. 40 mesh sieve; and not more than 10%, by weight,
shall pass the No. 200 sieve. A certified analysis of granular material
will be filed with the City Superintendent of Streets and City Engineer.
B.
The materials shall be placed on the finished subgrade
by means of mechanical spreaders and shall be thoroughly compacted
by rolling with a self-propelled ten-ton roller. Water shall be added
to the materials in such amounts as the City Superintendent of Streets
and the City Engineer may consider necessary for proper compaction.
After compaction, the course shall be true to grade and cross sections,
and depressions shall be eliminated by the use of additional granular
material thoroughly rolled in place. In all cases, the foundation
course must be thoroughly compacted so that it will not weave under
the roller.
C.
The subbase and foundation course shall lie a minimum
of three months to allow complete settlement before the pavement is
laid. Prior to placement of any pavement, all roadways shall be "proofed-rolled"
with a fully loaded tandem dump truck in the presence of the City
Superintendent of Streets and the City Engineer, in a manner prescribed
by the City, and any defective or unacceptable sections shall be reconstructed
as necessary and retested prior to paving operations.
A.
The drainage system and/or culverts shall be designed
in accordance with established engineering principles and approved
by the City Superintendent of Streets and the City Engineer. Plans
for any drainage structure other than pipe culverts, when existing
or proposed, shall be submitted in detail to the City Superintendent
of Streets and the City Engineer for approval. The minimum grade of
any drainage pipe or culvert shall not be less than 1%. The approved
plans shall show invert elevations of the inlet and outlet of all
drainage structures. Any deviation from the approved plans shall be
on approval of the City Superintendent of Streets and the City Engineer,
in writing. No culvert pipe shall be less than fifteen inches in diameter
unless by approval of the City Superintendent of Streets and the City
Engineer. Pipe for culverts may be high density polyethylene pipe
(HDPE) which shall conform to the last ASTM and AASHTO standards,
or, where approved, reinforced concrete pipe may be permitted. End
sections shall be placed at all pipe inlet or outlet ends, where appropriate.
Where required, headwalls of concrete or mortared stone masonry shall
be constructed. Culverts shall extend to the toe of embankment. The
bearing of all headwalls shall have a solid base. If soft material
is encountered, it shall be removed and backfilled with NYSDOT Item
No. 304.03. It shall be the responsibility of the developer that no
headwalls shall crack or become tipped from settlement. A concrete
mix of 4,000 psi after 28 days shall be used.
B.
The width of the trench in which the pipe (see trench detail in Appendix A of this chapter[1]) is laid shall be sufficient to permit thorough compaction
of the backfill around the pipe and a minimum of 24 inches wider than
the pipe diameter. A cushion of at least six inches shall be laid
in line with grade prior to laying the pipe. No rock over three inches
in size shall protrude or lie in this cushion. The soil below the
cushion shall be stable enough so that there will be no settlement
of pipe after backfilling the trench.
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix A is included as an attachment to this chapter.
C.
The pipe shall be laid to true line and grade on the
prepared bed of the trench. Backfilling of the trench shall be done
with roadway foundation material or other suitable material approved
by the City Superintendent of Streets and the City Engineer. The backfill
shall be made in layers of no more than six inches, which shall be
compacted. In no case shall the top of any drainage pipe be less then
twelve inches below the finished grade of pavement.
D.
All drainage structures (pipes, basins, etc.) shall be of a size sufficient to carry natural water runoff and stormwater and also that which, in the opinion of the City Superintendent of Streets and the City Engineer, may be reasonably anticipated from future construction, both from within the development and from adjoining properties, which normally drain across the area of the proposed development. Sizing of all structures shall comply with the City guidelines in effect at the time of construction. Additional or larger culverts and drainage structures shall be installed and paid for by the developer if the City Superintendent of Streets and the City Engineer so direct. Drainage structures (catch basin detail located in Appendix A of this chapter[2]) shall be backfilled with NYSDOT Item No. 304.03. Backfill
material shall be "chucked" under the piping to ensure all voids are
filled so as to prevent settlement. Backfill material shall be compacted
in 6-inch lifts around catch basin structures.
[2]
Editor's Note: Appendix A is included as an attachment to this chapter.
A.
Street signs of a type approved by the City Superintendent
of Streets and the City Engineer shall be installed by the developer.
Prior to naming a street, a check should be made with the City Clerk
and 911 Coordinator to determine that the proposed name is not in
use. All names are subject to the approval of the City Council and
911 Coordinator. The developer shall also install all required traffic
controls signs, as recommended by the Chief of Police, City Superintendent
of Streets and the City Engineer, subject to the approval of the City
Council and Traffic Safety Board.
B.
Signs shall be double-faced, assembled with engineer-grade
reflective sheeting on extruded aluminum blades. Signs shall be white
characters on green background, six inches in height, by length as
necessary for specific installation. Letters shall be three inches,
upper case, FHWA Series C, of reflective sheeting. All signs shall
be manufactured per United States Bureau of Public Roads standards
and shall be chemically treated to meet ASTM B449 (latest revision)
for pretreatment for paint or reflective sheeting.
C.
Sign posts shall be 2 3/8-inch O.D., 65/100-inch
wall thickness, hot-dipped galvanized steel, ten-foot length, set
three feet into solid ground.
D.
Traffic control devices shall only be installed where
approved by the City Council and, if applicable, the other governmental
agency having jurisdiction for the intersections roadway involved.
All signs and pavement markings shall be of the type, size, color,
shape and general construction and placement, in accordance with the
criteria called for in the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices
(latest revision), as promulgated by the New York State Department
of Transportation, Traffic and Safety Division. Traffic control signs
shall be constructed of stock aluminum, manufactured in accordance
with United States Bureau of Public Roads standards, treated to meet
ASTM B449 for pretreatment for paint or reflective sheeting.
E.
Traffic control signs shall be mounted to heavyweight
rib-back channel posts finished with a green baked-enamel coating.
Posts shall be three pounds per foot weight, manufactured from high-tensile
steel. Posts shall be set a minimum of three feet into solid ground,
of a minimum ten-foot overall length. Posts shall be lap-spliced breakaway
system.
Where required by the Planning Board, streetlighting
standards, of a design and location approved by said Board and Street
Superintendent, shall be provided and installed by the subdivider.
The Planning Board may require the planting
of street trees. Such trees shall be of a hardwood variety indigenous
to the neighborhood and shall be at least four inches caliper at a
height four feet above ground level. Where they are required by the
Planning Board, such trees shall be planted along both sides of the
street, within the street right-of-way, and spaced approximately 40
feet on center. Such trees shall be guaranteed to survive two growing
seasons.
Where required, in the event that the bordering
lands to a proposed road lie four feet or more below the point of
shoulder for a continuing length of 100 feet or more, or when so required
by the City Superintendent of Streets and the City Engineer, a box
beam guide rail, or a type acceptable to the Engineer, shall be installed
along said shoulder line or that portion of the road that is four
feet or more above the adjacent lands.
A.
If, in the opinion of the City Superintendent of Streets
and the City Engineer, it is necessary to intercept and carry-away
groundwater within the limits of the right-of-way to protect the stability
of the roadbed, curb or sidewalk areas, the sub-drainage required
by the City Superintendent of Streets and the City Engineer shall
be installed. HDPE perforated coil pipe having a minimum diameter
of four inches encased in three-fourths-inch clean crushed stone,
within a trench that is 12 inches wide. Entire sub-drainage shall
be wrapped in a nonwoven geotextile fabric having a water flow rate
of 155 gpm/ft, a fabric thickness of 50 mils, Mullen burst strength
of 170 psi, and a grab strength of 90 lbs. Trench filled with crushed
stone shall start at a point four inches below finished grade, allowing
for four inches of topsoil. Trench shall extend down so that the top
of sub-drainage pipe shall be positioned two inches below the bottom
of the curbline. There shall be at least four inches of crushed stone
under the perforated pipe. If curbing is not to be installed, top
of sub-drainage pipe shall be installed 18" below finished pavement
grade.
B.
Roof, cellar and footing drains shall in no case be
allowed to flow onto the street right-of-way. With the approval of
the City Superintendent of Streets and the City Engineer, in writing,
these drains may be piped to existing stormwater structures, if any,
to which they will be connected. Such drains must be installed prior
to the start of the application of the foundation course. Drains from
sanitary sewers or septic tanks will not be permitted to flow into
road ditches or storm drains under any circumstances.
A.
On major, suburban and local streets, six-inch reveal Portland cement concrete curbs (detail in Appendix A[1] of this chapter) shall be constructed on both (reveal)
sides of the street, prior to laying street pavement to the dimensions
and specifications required. A compacted base course of six inches
in thickness, free of stone over two inches in thickness, shall be
laid under all curbing and sidewalks. A concrete mix of 3,500 psi
after 28 days shall be used and shall be finished, cured and sealed
to the satisfaction of the City Superintendent of Streets and the
City Engineer. The developer at his own expense shall replace any
curbing that has settled, cracked, scaled or has become damaged in
any way by the developer before and within the one-year maintenance
period after dedication. Curb shall be depressed five inches at all
driveways. Stone curbs may be substituted on approval of the City
Superintendent of Streets and the City Engineer.
[Amended 9-4-2018 by L.L.
No. 16-2018]
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix A is included as an attachment to this chapter.
B.
On all streets, unless otherwise approved by the City Council, Portland cement concrete sidewalks, and monolithic curb and sidewalks (details located in Appendix A of this chapter[2]), shall be constructed on one side of the street (or both,
if so required by the City). Concrete shall be 3,500 psi after 28
days and shall be finished and cured to the satisfaction of the City
Superintendent of Streets and the City Engineer. The developer at
his own expense shall replace any sidewalk that has settled, cracked,
scaled or has become damaged in any way by the developer before and
within the one-year maintenance period after dedication. Curb shall
be depressed five inches at all driveways.
[2]
Editor's Note: Appendix A is included as an attachment to this chapter.
A.
Where a development street intersects a City or county
road, the approved plans will show the proposed type, length and diameter
of pipe and drainage flow along said road. The drainage improvements
will be installed and paid for by the developer.
B.
Applications to the County Department of Public Works
and the New York State Department of Transportation shall be made
for all intersections with county or state highways for approval of
locations, grade, drainage structures and other requirements.
C.
The developer shall assume full responsibility for
any contamination and/or degradation of any part of this course during
construction and shall, at his own expense, remove any and all portions
of this course which do not conform to the requirements of these specifications
and replace these portions with specified material.
After the foundation course has been inspected
and accepted by the City Superintendent of Streets and the City Engineer,
with the three-month minimum settlement period elapsed, and found
to be at the grade allowing the proper depth of finished pavement,
the base course shall be laid.
A.
Hot-mix asphalt concrete pavement: material.
(1)
Base course shall consist of a hot-mix asphalt concrete,
conforming in all respects to the requirements for base course Type
1, as stated in the New York State Department of Transportation Standard
Specifications - Construction and Materials, Section 401 (latest edition).
Hot-mix base course shall be constructed on a prepared base in accordance
with these specifications and in conformance with lines, grades, thicknesses
and detail shown on the typical cross-sections for the type of road
involved.
(2)
Hot-mix base course shall consist of aggregates, filler
if required, and bituminous material proportioned in accordance with
Table 401-1 of the New York State Department of Transportation Standard
Specification for a Type-1 dense base course.
B.
Hot-mix asphalt concrete pavement: placement.
(1)
Pavement shall not be placed on any wet surface, any
soft surfaces or when the surface temperature is less than 50°F.
Temperature shall be measured on the surface where the paving is to
be placed and the controlling temperature shall be the average of
three temperature readings taken at locations approximately 25 feet
apart.
(2)
The roadway surface to be covered shall be free from
holes, depressions, bumps, waves, cracks and corrugations. Any unsuitable
surface areas shall be repaired by replacement of the unstable material
or by patching with a material to produce a tight surface having the
same elevation as the surrounding surface.
(3)
All equipment and the condition of the equipment shall
meet the approval of the City Superintendent of Streets and the City
Engineer.
After the base course has been placed, inspected
and approved by the City Superintendent of Streets, the following
binder course shall be laid.
A.
Hot-mix asphalt concrete pavement: material.
(1)
Binder course shall consist of a hot-mix asphalt concrete,
conforming in all respects to the requirements for binder course Type
3, as stated in the New York State Department of Transportation Standard
Specifications - Construction and Materials, Section 401 (latest edition).
Hot-mix binder course shall be constructed on a prepared base in accordance
with these specifications and in conformance with lines, grades, thicknesses
and detail shown on the typical cross sections for the type of road
involved.
(2)
Hot-mix binder course shall consist of aggregates,
filler if required, and bituminous material proportioned in accordance
with Table 401-1 of the New York State Department of Transportation
Standard Specification for a Type-3 dense binder course.
B.
Hot-mix asphalt concrete pavement: placement.
(1)
Pavement shall not be placed on any wet surface, any
soft surfaces or when the surface temperature is less than 45°F.
Temperature shall be measured on the surface where the paving is to
be placed and the controlling temperature shall be the average of
three temperature readings taken at locations approximately 25 feet
apart.
(2)
The roadway surface to be covered shall be free from
holes, depressions, bumps, waves and corrugations. Any unsuitable
surface areas shall be repaired by replacement of the unstable material
or by patching with a material to produce a tight surface having the
same elevation as the surrounding surface.
(3)
All equipment and the condition of the equipment shall
meet the approval of the City Superintendent of Streets and the City
Engineer.
After the binder course has been placed, inspected
and approved by the City Superintendent of Streets, the following
top course shall be laid.
A.
Hot-mix asphalt concrete pavement: material.
(1)
Finish course shall consist of a hot-mix asphalt concrete,
conforming in all respects to the requirements for top course Type
6FX, as stated in the New York State Department of Transportation
Standard Specifications - Construction and Materials (latest edition).
(2)
Hot-mix finish course shall be constructed in accordance
with these specifications and in conformance with lines, grades, thicknesses
and detail shown on the typical cross-sections for the type of road
involved.
(3)
Hot-mix finish course shall consist of aggregates,
filler if required, and bituminous material proportioned in accordance
with Table 401-1 of the New York State Department of Transportation
Standard Specification for a Type-6FX dense granular top course.
B.
Hot-mix asphalt concrete pavement: placement.
(1)
Pavement shall not be placed on any wet surface, any
soft surfaces or when the surface temperature is less than 45°F.
Temperature shall be measured on the surface where the paving is to
be placed and the controlling temperature shall be the average of
three temperature readings taken at locations approximately 25 feet
apart.
(2)
The roadway surface to be covered shall be free from
holes, depressions, bumps, waves and corrugations. Any unsuitable
surface areas shall be repaired by replacement of the unstable material
or by patching with a material to produce a tight surface having the
same elevation as the surrounding surface.
(3)
All equipment and the condition of the equipment shall
meet the approval of the City Superintendent of Streets and the City
Engineer.
(4)
When connecting to an existing pavement surface, the top course of the new street shall connect to the existing surface through a milled keyway as shown in the details located in Appendix A of this chapter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix A is included as an attachment to this chapter.
A.
After all construction within the right-of-way has
been completed, all nonpaved areas shall be finish graded and seeded.
Seeding mix shall be as follows:
|
Component
|
Application
| ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Perennial ryegrass (25%), Creeping red fescue
(25%), Kentucky bluegrass (50%)
|
1,000 lbs/1,000 square feet
| ||
|
Fertilizer:
| |||
|
Limestone
|
135 lbs/1,000 square feet
| ||
|
Mulch (unrotted straw)
|
70 lbs/1,000 square feet
| ||
B.
All seeding shall be performed on ground surface consisting
of a minimum of four inches of topsoil. This work may be performed
during the spring, summer, and fall seasons of the year, unless otherwise
specified. When conditions of high winds, excessive moisture or ice
are such that satisfactory results are not likely to be obtained,
the work shall be stopped and will be resumed only when the desired
results are likely to be obtained or when acceptable correctible measures
and procedures are adopted.
C.
Areas to be seeded shall be maintained at acceptable
grades. Irregularities which form low places and hold water shall
be eliminated. The offerer shall care for the seeded and mulched areas
until the end of the maintenance bond term. Such care shall consist
of repairing any areas damaged following the seeding or mulching operations
due to wind, water, fire or other causes. Such damaged areas shall
be repaired to reestablish the condition and grade of the area prior
to seeding, and shall then be refertilized, reseeded and remulched
as specified herein.
A.
Run-of-bank gravel. All material shall be hard stone
and well graded from coarse to fine, and in general shall conform
to the following:
(1)
The particles shall be of a size that will pass through
a four-inch square mesh. Run-of-bank gravel shall be free of topsoil,
sod and other objectionable materials with no particles exceeding
two inches; 30% to 65%, by weight, shall pass the one-fourth-inch
square sieve; 5% to 40%, by weight, shall pass the No. 40 mesh sieve;
and not more than 10%, by weight, shall pass the No. 200 mesh sieve,
and approved by the City Superintendent of Streets and the City Engineer.
(2)
Shale or slag. All shale or slag shall be hard, durable
material, well graded from coarse to fine, with no particles larger
than four inches, and shall meet with the approval of the City Superintendent
of Streets and the City Engineer.
B.
Crushed stone and crushed gravel. All materials shall
consist of clean, durable, sharp-angled fragments of rock or gravel,
free from soft or disintegrated stone, dirt or other objectionable
materials.
(1)
Crushed stone shall meet the following percentages
by weight, passing through square screen openings:
|
Percentage
|
Screen
| |
|---|---|---|
|
90% - 100%
|
Pass 1 1/2-inch screen
| |
|
55%
|
Pass 1-inch screen
| |
|
15%
|
Pass 1/2-inch screen
|
(2)
Crushed gravel shall meet the same requirements as
crushed stone, except that the mixture must have a minimum of 75%
fractured particles.
(3)
All materials will be sampled and tested whenever
it may appear to be desirable. All materials must pass the soundness
test for Type B as prescribed by the Specifications of the New York
State Department of Transportation and approved by the City Superintendent
of Streets and the City Engineer.
C.
Base course material. Materials to be used for road
base course shall be NYSDOT Item 304.03 Item 4. Material shall meet
all requirements as set forth in the New York State Department of
Transportation Standard Specifications (latest edition).
D.
Concrete for headwall, etc.
(1)
All concrete for headwalls, etc., shall be mixed in
mechanical mixers with contents of 100% Portland cement, clean water
free of oil, salt, acids, alkali, vegetable matter or other deleterious
matter and aggregate that is clean, hard-crushed stone or crushed
gravel free from clay, silt, loam or other deleterious matter.
(2)
Concrete shall develop average ultimate compression
strength, based on a four-inch slump, of not less than 4,000 psi at
28 days and approved by the City Superintendent of Streets and the
City Engineer.
E.
Reinforced concrete pipe. The specifications shall
be the same as the New York State Department of Transportation Specifications
for Reinforced Concrete Pipe, Section 706, except that the tongue
and groove pipe is preferred for all sizes. Each piece of pipe shall
be stamped as such, and the condition of pipe shall be approved by
the City Superintendent of Streets and the City Engineer.
F.
Corrugated polyethylene pipe. Where permitted for
use, corrugated polyethylene pipe shall be smooth interior lined type
for maximum strength. Pipe shall be manufactured using high-density
polyethylene (HDPE) resins meeting applicable ASTM and AASHTO standards.
Pipe shall be suitable for H-20 and E8O live
loads for burial depths up to 50 feet.
G.
Bituminous material.
(1)
All bituminous material furnished shall conform with
the general specifications for materials of construction as given
in the New York State Department of Transportation Standard Specifications
(latest edition).
(2)
For the application of bituminous materials, distributor
must be provided with acceptable units for the control of temperature
of materials. The bituminous material must be heated to such temperatures
as are required by the City Superintendent of Streets and the City
Engineer. No bituminous material shall be applied when the surface
of the pavement is wet, and the City Superintendent of Streets and
the City Engineer reserve the right to order the application of such
material to be stopped when they deem the conditions unfavorable.
No street or highway will be accepted by the
City of Beacon as a City street or highway unless the same complies
with all the provisions of this chapter.
[Amended 9-4-2018 by L.L.
No. 15-2018]
A.
All work to be performed within an existing City street shall be
subject to the approval of the City. The contractor, developer or
other such person performing the work shall be required to obtain
a street opening permit and pay any and all such fees that may apply
in relation to the same.
B.
The contractor or person performing the work shall be required to submit to the City satisfactory evidence of the types of coverage and limits of liability set forth in § 191-21B. Each such insurance policy, except the workers' compensation policy, shall include the City of Beacon and its agents, officers, directors and employees as an additional insured. Certificates shall provide that 30 days' written notice prior to cancellation be given to the City of Beacon. Policies that lapse and/or expire during the term of occupancy shall be recertified and received by the City of Beacon no fewer than 30 days prior to cancellation or renewal.
C.
All work shall be subject to the review of City representatives,
and the contractor or person performing the work shall schedule such
work as to permit the necessary reviews and inspections. Where applicable,
a fee shall be paid to the City for such reviews and inspections.
D.
All work shall be in accordance with generally accepted and recognized
guidelines and the specifications for street opening permit guidelines
in effect at the time of the work. This shall include OSHA regulations.
In the event that any part of parts of these
street specifications, or of any ordinance or regulations which may
govern or otherwise affect them, is for any reason modified or invalidated,
the other portions of said specifications not affected thereby shall
remain in full force and effect.
Final decision as to the interpretation of any
part of these street specifications shall rest with the City Superintendent
of Streets, City Engineer and City Council. They shall have the authority
to modify the requirements of these specifications when in their opinion
conditions make it impracticable to follow the strict letter of these
specifications or when conditions make it unnecessary to do so.
In the case of difficulties, acceptance will
be made upon terms specified by the City Council and City Superintendent
of Streets on application made to the City Council.
