[Adopted 4-27-1992]
In the event that there is a conflict between
these highway specifications and the ordinance governing the Town
of Wappinger Subdivision Regulations,[1] these specifications shall dictate.
A.
It is the intent of these specifications to establish
the minimum highway standards for the Town of Wappinger. These regulations
constitute the minimum acceptable standards for construction of highways,
including such items as highway classifications, design, construction
of road base and pavement, curbs, signs and monuments.
B.
Any deviations in procedures or materials referenced
in this highway specification must receive prior written approval
by the Engineer to the Town and Highway Superintendent.
It is the purpose of these specifications to
establish minimum acceptable standards of highway construction for
subdivisions in the Town of Wappinger,including but not limited to
width, design, drainage, construction of base and pavement, curbs,
guide rail, monuments and signs. Dedication of the right-of-way will
not be accepted until the developer's professional engineer or qualified
licensed land surveyor and the Town Superintendent of Highways shall
have certified to the Town Board, in writing, that the construction
of the highway or highways has been completed in accordance with the
approved plans and the specifications which follow.
[Amended 1-28-2013 by L.L. No. 5-2013]
Such highway must be granted to the Town by
a bargain and sale deed with a covenant against grantor's acts, containing
the correct metes and bounds description shown on said 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. The bargain and
sale deed shall be accompanied by a title insurance policy naming
the Town as beneficiary in the minimum amount of $50,000, or such
other amount as determined by the Engineer to the Town and the Attorney
to the Town, consistent with the nature and value of the property
and/or improvements to be dedicated to the Town.
In his written certification, as required above,
the developer's professional engineer or qualified licensed land surveyor
shall state clearly that he or his authorized representative has inspected
all phases of the highway construction and that all work has been
completed in accordance with the approved plans and these specifications.
A.
A plan of the proposed highways shall be prepared
by a qualified engineer or qualified land surveyor properly licensed
by the State of New York.
B.
The plan shall clearly define the limits of the proposed
right-of-way and shall include the location, widths, profiles and
grades of proposed highways, storm drainage, including culverts and
other drainage structures, and the location of easements and utilities.
C.
The plan shall first be submitted to the Town Superintendent
of Highways and the Engineer to the town, then presented to the County
Superintendent of Highways, when any street drains toward or may otherwise
effect a county highway, and then to the Town Planning Board for review
and approval under the applicable subdivision regulations of the town.
Such plans so submitted shall not be altered or amended after having
been approved by the Planning Board, unless amended plans are resubmitted
and approved as above. However, the developer shall, at his own expense,
provide additional storm drainage facilities as may be ordered by
the Town Superintendent of Highways if, during the progress of the
work, in the opinion of the Superintendent of Highways, the Engineer
to the Town and/or the County Superintendent of Highways, such additional
structures or facilities are necessary to assure the durability of
the pavement, the future maintenance of right-of-way or the welfare
or safety of the public.
D.
If construction has not been started within one year
from the date of final approval by the Town Planning Board, plans
shall be resubmitted and approved as above.
A.
Prior to the filing of any new subdivision maps, the
developer must file deeds to all public highways, drainage easements
and recreation areas within the subdivision with the Town Clerk.
B.
Upon certification by the developer's professional
engineer or licensed land surveyor and the Town Superintendent of
Highways that the construction of the street has been completed in
accordance with the approved plans and specifications, the developer
will dedicate the completed street to the Town for use as a public
highway, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances. This guaranty
of dedication shall apply to the owner of the property as well as
the developer, where the two are not synonymous.
A.
Performance bond/or security. Prior to the filing
of the subdivision map, and until the highway is accepted, the developer
shall deposit with the Town Clerk a performance bond and letter of
credit drawn upon a national or state bank (in sufficient amount to
complete all required improvements), payable at sight to the Town
Board, guaranteeing:
(1)
That unless extended by the Town Board within two
years from final approval or the issuance of the first building permit,
the developer must complete all required improvements within the right-of-way
in accordance with the approved plans and these specifications.
B.
Highway construction guaranty. Prior to the acceptance of the highway or issuance of any building permit, the developer shall post with the Town Clerk of the Town of Wappinger a bond equal to 20% of the performance bond guaranteeing the standard of construction set by these specifications, normal wear and tear excepted, for a period of two years after the date of final acceptance by the Town. This shall be interpreted to mean that the developer, at his/her own expense, shall repair and make good any defects or damage which may develop during this guaranty period as a result of faulty construction by the developer within the right-of-way or as a result of other construction by the developer off the right-of-way. The guaranty responsibilities of the Town and the developer during the guaranty period are specified under § 214-76B of these specifications.
[Amended 1-28-2013 by L.L. No. 5-2013]
C.
Security amounts. The amount of the guaranty security
(i.e., performance bond) shall be based upon actual cost figures in
effect at the time of the posting of the bond with the Town Clerk.
The dollar amount must be approved by the Engineer to the Town and
the Superintendent of Highways prior to the posting of the bond.
A.
At the time of filing of the map, the developer shall
file with the Town Clerk evidence that he has taken out, for a period
of two years or until the highway is accepted, an insurance policy
in the amounts of $1,000,000/$3,000,000 for public liability and $500,000/$1,000,000
for property damage, naming as the insured the Town Board and/or the
Town Highway Department and/or the Town Superintendent of Highways.
B.
The purpose of this requirement for insurance is to
protect and defend the Town against any claims which may arise because
of the operations of the developer or of possible defects in work
performed by him.
C.
Subsequent to the acceptance of the dedication of
the highway and after receipt of the highway construction guaranty
and evidence of title insurance to the town, the Town Board shall
release the performance bond and security.
A.
The Town Planning Board shall determine and designate
into which of the three following classifications each proposed subdivision
highway falls on the basis of one or more of the criteria hereinafter
set forth:
B.
Final plans shall be drawn to show, and the developer
shall construct each highway in accordance with, the particular specifications
for its designated classification as also hereinafter set forth as
well as in accordance with the specifications common to all classifications.
A.
Major or through highway.
(1)
The proposed highway is the direct and logical continuation
of a street that carried 500 or more cars during a twelve-hour period
as shown on the latest traffic count.
(2)
The proposed street creates a shorter and more convenient
through traffic artery so that it can be reasonably expected that
traffic will be diverted from other major highways to such an extent
that it will reach at least 500 cars in 12 hours two years after opening.
(3)
The proposed highway could logically be expected to
become a major highway because of future construction or other foreseeable
circumstances.
B.
Commercial and industrial highways.
(1)
The proposed highway is in an area zoned for commerce
or industry.
(2)
The proposed highway is on or so close to the dividing
line between a residential and a commercial or industrial area that
it may reasonably be expected to carry a substantial volume of commercial
or industrial traffic.
(3)
The proposed highway creates a shorter and more convenient
route between a commercial or industrial area and a major traffic
artery.
(4)
The proposed highway for any other reason may be expected
to carry a substantial volume of commercial or industrial traffic.
C.
Suburban-type highways. (This classification is intended
to cover the majority of subdivision highways.)
[Amended 7-19-2007 by L.L. No. 10-2007]
(1)
The proposed highway shall not be or be reasonably
expected to become a through, commercial or industrial highway.
(2)
The proposed highway shall be a dead end, loop or
other minor highway within a development.
(3)
The proposed highway is not or cannot reasonably be
expected to become a continuation or extension of a highway of one
of the two above-described classifications. Should such be the case,
the proposed highway shall take the classification of the highway
of which it is a continuation or extension.
(4)
The proposed highway does not or cannot reasonably
be expected to carry a substantial volume of traffic.
D.
Rural streets.
[Added 7-19-2007 by L.L. No. 10-2007]
(1)
The proposed street shall be a dead end, loop or other
minor street within a development.
(2)
The proposed street will not carry a substantial volume
of traffic.
(3)
The driveways on the proposed street are long enough
to accommodate enough off-street parking so that parking on the street
is not reasonably expected to occur.
(4)
The proposed street will not have significant vertical
or horizontal curves.
A.
Figure 1[1] is a comparative summary sheet which lists the major items
of construction for all types of highways and may be useful as a checklist
of requirements. Thereafter are set forth the general and more detailed
specifications for design and construction applicable to all highways.
[1]
Editor's Note: Said figure is included at
the end of this chapter.
B.
Figures 2, 3, 4 and 4a[2] show cross sections of each of the four classifications
of subdivision highways/streets. These give the required design, dimensions
and construction details which are applicable to a particular classification.
[Amended 7-19-2007 by L.L. No. 10-2007]
[2]
Editor's Note: Said figures are included at
the end of this chapter.
C.
The developer shall design and construct highways
which shall conform to both the specific and the general specifications.
The developer shall establish and clearly mark
on site the limits of road right-of-way and easements, the center
line and grades of the road pavement and the location and elevation
of drainage and drainage structures in accordance with the approved
plans. Such markers shall be maintained at the developer's expense
until the construction of all required improvements within the right-of-way
limits has been completed, inspected and approved by the Town Superintendent
of Highways. The lots should also be identified with signs in the
center of the lot.
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 plan and as otherwise may be directed
by the Town Superintendent of Highways. All unsuitable or unstable
materials shall be completely excavated and removed from the right-of-way,
and all rock or boulders larger than six inches in diameter shall
be excavated at least nine inches below the finished subgrade of road
pavement, drainage or drainage structures and curbs.
B.
Where fills are necessary to complete the required
line and grade or to backfill trenches or other excavation, the materials
incorporated in the work shall be acceptable to the Town Superintendent
of Highways and shall be placed in layers not exceeding eight inches
in depth, each layer to be thoroughly compacted by rolling with three-wheel,
sheepsfoot, pneumatic tire or padded wheel roller, or by impact runner
or vibratory equipment in areas inaccessible to power roller. All
compactions shall continue until the fills are firm and unyielding.
C.
The rough grade of the road pavement and curb areas
shall be completed to within one inch above or below finished subgrade
as shown on the approved cross section of the right-of-way.
D.
Earth shoulders and flow line of ditches and gutters
shall be maintained in satisfactory condition at the developer's expense
at all times during the course of construction of the subdivision
and until such time as the Town Board has accepted dedication of the
right-of-way.
A.
The width of the trench in which the pipe is placed
shall be sufficient to permit thorough tamping of the backfill under
the haunches and around the pipe. Where rock, in either boulder or
ledge formation, is encountered, it shall be removed below grade and
replaced with a bed in such a manner as to provide a sand or stone
cushion having a thickness under the pipe of not less than nine inches;
and where there are excessively heavy fills over the top of the pipe,
the Town Superintendent of Highways may specify that a bed up to 1/2
inch in thickness per foot of fill be placed over the top of the pipe.
In no case shall the top of any drainage pipe be less than 18 inches
below the finished grade of the pavement. Where soft, spongy or other
unstable soil is encountered at the grade established, all such unstable
soil under the pipe and for a width of one diameter on each side of
the pipe shall be removed and replaced with R.O.B. gravel or other
acceptable material as shown. In all cases the bed shall be thoroughly
compacted and shall provide a firm foundation for the pipe.
B.
Pipe shall be laid to true line and grade with an
approved layer on the prepared bed of the trench. All connections
for making field joints in corrugated metal pipe shall consist of
corrugated metal bands so constructed as to lap on equal portions
of each of the culvert sections to be connected. All joints in making
field connections of reinforced concrete pipe shall be filled with
portland cement mortar or rubber gasket. One plastic coupling shall
be furnished with each length of plastic pipe.
D.
Any additional drainage facilities not shown on the
approved plan which may be ordered by the Town Superintendent of Highways
shall be constructed by the developer at the developer's expense and
in accordance with these specifications.
A stormwater management plan shall be prepared
by a New York State licensed engineer, containing design information
for all drainage structures and storm sewers. This report shall contain
the design data required to size each drainage structure, such as
flow rate, grade, velocity and drainage areas. Consideration shall
be given to anticipated future development of the area according to
present zoning. The drainage design shall be based on a minimum of
a twenty-five-year storm and submitted to both the Engineer to the
Town and the Highway Superintendent, along with plans and profiles.
A.
Storm drain and culvert pipe will be reinforced concrete,
Class IV with a minimum diameter of 15 inches. The minimum velocity
of all piping will be three FPS when flowing full. Bituminous-coated,
galvanized, corrugated metal pipe with a paved invert or corrugated
polyethylene pipe may be used if authorized, in writing, by the Town
of Wappinger Superintendent of Highways.
B.
Reinforced concrete pipe shall conform to the current
standard specifications of the State of New York, Department of Transportation,
§ 706-02.
C.
All reinforced concrete pipe shall be manufactured
with tongue and groove or bell and spigot joints.
D.
Each piece of reinforced concrete pipe shall be marked
with the specification number and date of manufacture.
E.
Round and oblate, fully bituminous coated, galvanized
corrugated metal pipe with paved inverts shall conform to the current
standard specifications of the State of New York, Department of Transportation,
§§ 707-2 and 707-12.
A.
The developer shall install four inches perforated
PVC underdrain where directed by the Engineer to the Town and/or the
Highway Superintendent. Figures 5, 6 and 7[1] show location, material and typical installation of underdrain.
[1]
Editor's Note: Said figures are included at
the end of this chapter.
B.
When underdrains are required, they shall be installed
on the high side of the road in an excavated trench, adjacent to and
paralleling the subbase. The developer shall install Mirafi 140 N
filter fabric, or approved equal, in trench with one-and-one-half-inch
washed stone and four-inch perforated PVC, laid at a slope equal to
road grade. Underdrain shall be connected to street stormwater catch
basins.
Figures 17 and 18[1] show the minimum acceptable construction for typical inlet
basins, curb inlets, frames and grates. Alternates to the minimum
acceptable construction must be approved, in writing, by the Town
Superintendent of Highways. Whenever, in the opinion of the Town Superintendent
of Highways, ground conditions or other circumstances require it,
larger or heavier materials, additional materials, reinforcing or
other modifications and improvements in design and construction shall
be made as directed by the Town Superintendent of Highways at any
time prior to paving.
[1]
Editor's Note: Said figures are included at
the end of this chapter.
Inlet basins shall be constructed at all points
of change of slope or alignment and at all junction points. At no
time shall inlet basins be spaced further apart than 400 feet on slopes
less than 3%, 300 feet on slopes from 3% to 6% and 250 feet on slopes
over 6% in steepness.
A.
Walls around all pipes entering or leaving inlet basin
shall be cast to fit the contours of the pipes as closely as possible.
Remaining interstices shall not exceed two inches and shall be solidly
filled with mortar for the full thickness of the wall and parged inside
and out. Ends of all pipes shall be cut off flush with the inside
surfaces of the inlet basin walls.
B.
When the diameter of the effluent pipe is greater
than that of an influent pipe, the elevation of the top of the influent
pipe shall be no lower than the elevation of the top of the effluent
pipe.
C.
When the diameter of the influent pipe is the same
as or smaller than that of an effluent pipe, the elevation of the
invert of the influent pipe shall be no lower than the elevation of
the invert of the effluent pipe. In no case shall the top of any influent
pipe be more than five feet above the invert of the effluent pipe.
A.
Wherever required, inlet basins shall be capped with
inlets, frames and grates, having a minimum frame opening of 30 inches
by 48 inches. Inlets, frames and grates shall be similar or equal
to either Campbell Foundry Company Pattern 3408 or as designated by
the Town Superintendent of Highways. Any substitutions must receive
the approval of the Town Superintendent of Highways, in writing.
B.
Inlets shall be installed so that the top of the grating
is one inch below the finished grade and the pavement shall be sloped
toward the inlet as shown on the drawings which follow. All grates
shall be set at the same grade and crown of the roadway.
Inlet basins having a depth greater than 48
inches from the finished surface to the top of the concrete base shall
be provided with steps. Steps shall be of aluminum or plastic having
a minimum diameter of 3/4 inch. They shall be solidly set in the masonry
at the time of construction and shall extend all the way through the
wall. The steps shall extend 4 1/2 inches inside the wall of
the inlet basin. The top step shall be not more than 24 inches below
the finished surface and thence to the base steps shall be no more
than 12 inches apart.
A.
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 10 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.
B.
Any soft or unstable portions of the subgrade which
develop under the roller 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.
C.
If, in the opinion of the Engineer to the Town and/or
the Highway Superintendent, the subgrade is objectionable as to its
stability, the developer shall, where directed, install Mirafi 600X
filter fabric, or approved equal. This filter fabric used for soil
reinforcement shall be placed between the subgrade and subbase.
A.
Before fine grading and installation of subbase is
started, all storm and sanitary sewers and all utilities, including
house connections, hydrants, electric, cable and gas, etc., shall
have been installed and all fill and backfill shall have been thoroughly
compacted to the satisfaction of the Town Superintendent of Highways.
B.
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 grading has been done to the satisfaction
of the Town Superintendent of Highways, the developer shall furnish
and place a foundation course of approved run-of-bank gravel, crushed
stone or crushed gravel to the depths as called for in these specifications.
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 2/3 of the thickness of the compacted
foundation course and 90% to 100% by weight of the particles shall
be of such size as will pass through a four-inch square hole, not
more than 70% by weight pass the #40 mesh sieve, and not more than
10% by weight pass the #200 mesh sieve.
B.
The materials shall be placed on the finished subgrade
by mechanical means in two-inch to six-inch layers 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 Town Superintendent
of Highways may consider necessary for proper compaction. After compaction,
the course shall be true to grade and cross sections, and any depressions
shall be eliminated by the use of additional granular materials, thoroughly
rolled in place. In all cases, the foundation course must be so thoroughly
compacted that it will not weave under the roller and the total depth
after compaction shall not be less than 12 inches.
A.
After the foundation course has been inspected and
approved by the Town Superintendent of Highways, the traveled way
must be paved as follows:
(1)
Properly prepare foundation course by blading to a
true cross section and compact by rolling.
(2)
Clean off all foreign material.
(3)
A bituminous concrete binder course shall then be
uniformly spread by a self-propelled mechanical spreader with tamping
bars and heating unit in sufficient depth as to provide a finished
compacted thickness after rolling of not less than the prescribed
depth as shown in Figure 1.[1] This pavement shall conform to Item 403-13-Type 3 of the
current New York State Department of Transportation Specification.
The course in place shall be thoroughly rolled with a ten-ton roller.
[1]
Editor's Note: Said figure is included at
the end of this chapter.
(4)
A final wearing course of fine bituminous concrete
shall be uniformly spread by a self-propelled mechanical spreader
equipped with tamping bars and a heating unit in sufficient depth
as to provide a finished compacted thickness after rolling of not
less than two inches. This pavement shall conform to Item 403.16 -
Type 6 of the current New York State Department of Transportation
Specifications.
B.
The fine wearing course in place shall be thoroughly
compacted with a two- or three-wheel tandem roller weighing approximately
10 tons.
C.
Extreme care shall be exercised in the placing of
bituminous concrete to ensure that all longitudinal joints shall be
lapped in the placing of adjoining strips and that all lateral joints
are trimmed before continuing with the placing of additional materials
on that strip. Temporary lateral joints shall be braced/backed with
two-by-fours.
A.
A method of channeling and directing water will be
required on all highways.
C.
Asphalt concrete curb shall conform in material and
construction details to Item 609.2202 of the current New York State
Department of Transportation Specification.
D.
Where required by the Town Superintendent of Highways,
four-inch perforated PVC shall be laid in coarse washed stone under
all curbs as shown in Figure 5. This underdrain shall be so graded
that any water under the curbs will drain to the nearest inlet basin
where the underdrain shall be connected.
The developer may use asphaltic concrete berms,
as shown in Figure 6,[1] in lieu of asphaltic concrete curbs only with prior written
approval from the Engineer to the Town and the Highway Superintendent.
[1]
Editor's Note: Said figure is included at
the end of this chapter.
A.
The developer shall so lay out and construct all driveways,
both within and outside the limits of the right-of-way, that the grade
within 25 feet of the edge of road shall be no less than 2% + or greater
than 4% + (absolute).
B.
The first 25 feet of all driveways shall be paved;
any driveway with a grade 6% or greater shall be paved in its entirety.
The developer shall obtain any necessary permits
and construct all driveway entrances to the satisfaction of the Town
Superintendent of Highways.
The developer shall furnish and install four-way
street name signs at every street intersection made by the streets
he constructs. Signs and posts shall conform to the standards established
by these specifications. (See Figure 21.[1])
[1]
Editor's Note: Said figure is included at
the end of this chapter.
The developer shall furnish and install traffic
signs where directed by the Engineer to the Town and/or Highway Superintendent.
Posts shall conform to the standards established by these specifications.
Signs shall conform to the New York State Department of Transportation
Manual of Traffic Control Devices. (See Figure 22.[1])
[1]
Editor's Note: Said figure is included at
the end of this chapter.
A.
Monuments shall be set at all right-of-way lines of
streets at all street intersections, angle points, point of curve
and subdivision corners. There shall be a clear foresight and backsight
to adjacent monuments on the right-of-way line or lines on which a
monument is set.
B.
Monuments shall be 36 inches long, five-inch square
at the top, and shall have centered in the top a three-eighths-inch
or one-half-inch drill hole, a three-eighths-inch or one-half-inch
steel rod slightly protruding, or some other permanent and satisfactory
center mark. Monuments shall be of cut granite free from imperfections
or of concrete as shown on Figure 23.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Said figure is included at
the end of this chapter.
C.
In addition, certified as-builts, showing all structures
located in Town easements and rights-of-way, must be accepted by the
Town prior to release of bonding.
D.
The developer's engineer and/or licensed land surveyor
shall certify that the location of all monuments is accurate before
final acceptance of the street by the town.
A.
The developer shall dedicate to the Town by recordable
instrument all easements as shown on the plat.
B.
All drainage easements must have a minimum width of
30 feet and shall include the right to enter upon said property for
the purpose of installing, maintaining and repairing the pipe or pipes
as placed in such easement.
C.
For storm drainage being enclosed in drainage pipes,
all easements therefor shall contain a provision providing for the
right to install underground pipes and to discharge stormwater therein.
In this case, the developer shall also install in said easements pipe
of a size sufficient to provide for present and future runoff. Alternately,
where density, topography, soils, slopes and/or other conditions permit,
the approval authority may allow the use of vegetative swales in lieu
of drainage pipes. In such case, appropriate easements shall be provided
for the vegetative swales.
[Amended 7-19-2007 by L.L. No. 10-2007]
D.
Where it is proposed that stormwater be drained from
the street or highway or from other lands of the developer to the
perimeter of the developers' property, easements or releases shall
be provided in recordable form and free and clear of all liens from
the adjoining owners permitting the discharge of stormwater drainage
onto such adjoining lands.
A.
Roof and cellar drains shall in no case be allowed
to flow directly onto the street right-of-way. With the approval of
the Town Superintendent of Highways and the Engineer to the town,
in writing, these drains may be piped to the street stormwater catch
basin. Such drains shall be installed only after the proper permits
have been obtained. In the event it is impractical or unacceptable
to discharge the drains to the street stormwater catch basins, the
developer shall first try subsurface discharge. This will involve
the running of percolation tests in the presence of the Engineer to
the Town and/or the Highway Superintendent. These test results and
subsurface design shall be given to the Engineer to the Town and the
Highway Superintendent for their approvals.
B.
In cases where the test results are objectionable,
the developer shall be allowed to surface discharge said drains. Such
drains shall terminate a minimum of 20 feet from the property line.
[Amended 7-19-2007 by L.L. No. 10-2007]
Wherever a temporary or permanent dead end is
allowed on a subdivision street, a turnaround shall be constructed.
This turnaround shall take the form of a circle as required by the
Town Planning Board and shall be constructed as shown in Figures 15
and 16. The temporary type of construction shall be used only when
authorized by the Town Planning Board because of the foreseeable future
extension of the street. The circular-shaped turnaround shall be completely
paved, with no center island. Notwithstanding the above, in cases
where the driveways on the cul-de-sac are long enough to accommodate
enough off-street parking so that parking on the cul-de-sac is not
reasonably expected to occur, the Planning Board may permit the construction
of a landscaped island in the center of the cul-de-sac as shown in
Figure 15a.[1]
[1]
Editor’s Note: Figures 15, 15a and 16
are included at the end of this chapter.
Paving shall be done between the dates of May
1 and November 15, except as may be authorized, in writing, by the
Town Superintendent of Highways, or when daily temperatures are 40°
F. and rising. No pavement or subbase will be allowed to be installed
on frozen subbase or subgrade, respectively.
A.
During development construction prior to final acceptance.
It is expected and it is understood that as part of the conditions
of approval of the subdivision, the developer shall agree to maintain
the roads giving access to the houses in such condition that the residents
shall have safe, convenient access. The minimum conditions for such
access are listed below:
(1)
Paved surface.
(a)
The edges of the road (i.e., the gutter line)
shall be kept free and clear of debris, stone, gravel or any material
which prevents the free flow of water. Driveways shall be so constructed
that the flow line remains clear.
(b)
The storm sewer system shall be kept clean and
operational.
(c)
The pavement shall be maintained on a continuing
basis. Soft spots or other structural defects shall be repaired immediately
by excavation and replacement with good material. Immediate shall
be considered to be 24 hours from the time of oral or written notification
by the Town Superintendent of Highways to the developer, unless arrangements
are made, satisfactory to the Superintendent, to protect the traveling
public by lights and barricades until such time as repairs can be
made. Potholes and edge raveling shall be remedied on a continuing
basis, or as ordered by the Superintendent. Repairs shall be made
with asphalt concrete (hot mix when available).
B.
After final acceptance by the Town and prior to the
expiration of the two-year guaranty period:
[Amended 1-28-2013 by L.L. No. 5-2013]
(1)
It
is intended by these minimum specifications and the applicable requirements
of the Land Subdivision Regulations[1] to have constructed by the developer a road or street which meets the standards of Chapter 214 of this Code. To assure the fulfillment of these requirements, the developer shall guarantee its roads and the appurtenant road structures, such as storm sewers, manholes, inlet basins, paved gutters, etc., against structural failure for two years from the date of final acceptance by the Town Board. If such failure should occur under conditions of normal use for which the area was intended, the developer shall repair the damage to equivalent of original or better condition. These repairs shall be made by order of the Town Superintendent of Highways, oral or written, and under his/her direction and completed to his/her satisfaction. Repairs, or satisfactory arrangements to make said repairs, shall be made within 48 hours.
(2)
This guaranty shall include, but not be limited to, the following
items:
(a)
Deterioration of the pavement, such as alligator cracks, chuckholes,
bleeding, edge breaking, depressions, etc.
(b)
Deterioration of gutters, such as erosion, frost heave, cracking,
edge breaking, etc.
(c)
Failure of the storm sewer, such as pipe breaks, grate breaks,
stoppages due to accumulation of debris from construction, settlement,
etc.
The need for guide rail shall be determined
by the Engineer to the Town and/or the Highway Superintendent. Basic
guide lines for determining the need for guide rails are listed below.
A.
No building permits are to be issued unless the subdivision
roads are complete, with the exception of the wearing surface (asphalt
concrete).
B.
No structure is to be built where the lowest openings
(windows, doors, garage doors, crawl spaces, etc.) are lower than
two feet above the road surface unless approved by the Town Superintendent
of Highways and/or the Engineer to the town.
C.
All lots must have preliminary plot plans furnished
to the Building Inspector, indicating house locations, septic system
or sewer connection, well location or curb cock, driveway locations,
contours and drainage flow pattern and other items on the plot plan
checklist, currently on file with the Building Inspector. Plot plans
must be approved by the Engineer to the Town and the Superintendent
of Highways before approval of the Building Inspector is given.
D.
All preliminary plot plans must be prepared and stamped
by a licensed professional engineer or land surveyor.
E.
If additional drainage from any lot goes in across
lands or other properties, permission must be obtained, in writing,
from said property owner or owners. The final destination of any surface
water must be indicated (i.e., natural streams, stormwater system,
dry wells, etc.). Dry wells will only be acceptable if percolation
tests are certified by a licensed engineer.
F.
Before a certificate of occupancy is issued, a final
certified plot plan must be furnished to the Building Inspector for
his review, together with the Engineer to the Town and the Town Superintendent
of Highways. The certified plot plan must include the stamp and signature
of a licensed professional engineer or land surveyor.
G.
After the top course of pavement has been installed
and prior to acceptance by the town, the developer shall stripe the
proposed highways in accordance with Figures 26 and 27[1] and the below-described method.
(1)
Paint for pavement markings may be selected by the
developer, except that the material to be utilized must be specifically
designed for use as a traffic marking paint. Paint to be used must
receive prior written approval from the Engineer to the Town and/or
the Highway Superintendent.
(2)
Glass beads shall conform to the current standards
specifications of the State of New York, Department of Transportation,
§ 727-05.
(3)
Pavement shall be cleaned prior to striping of dust,
dirt and other materials which may be detrimental to the adhesion
of the paint. Paint shall be applied in strict accordance with the
manufacturer's recommendations.
(4)
Additional pavement surfaces shall be thoroughly dry
at the time of application.
(5)
Pavement markings shall be applied with atomizing
spray-type striping machines. The striping equipment may be either
truck-mounted or hand-operated.
(6)
Applied pavement markings shall have clean-cut edges,
with a minimum uniform wet film thickness of 15 mils. Glass beads
shall be applied uniformly over and into the wet paint film at a rate
of six pounds per gallon of paint. Glass bead dispensers shall be
of a type which will mechanically and automatically give such performance.
(7)
Pavement striping shall be computed for the bid performance
bond using the following formula:
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(Plan Width of Striping (Inches) X Linear Feet)
X Current Unit Price
4 (Inches)
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Example:
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A.
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3,000 feet of full barrier line; and
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B.
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1 stop line 14 feet long.
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A.
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4 x 3,000 x 2 x $ 0.50
4
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=
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$3,000.00
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B.
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24 x 14 x $0.50
4
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=
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$42.00
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$3,042.00
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NOTE:
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Highways which fall under the classification
of rural/suburban may have the striping requirement waived if approved,
in writing, by the Engineer to the Town and the Highway Superintendent.
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[1]
Editor's Note: Said figures are included at
the end of this chapter.
