[Adopted 6-8-1972 by L.L. No. 1-1972]
[Amended 6-18-1979 by L.L. No. 1-1979]
Plans showing original and finished grades and plans showing proposed drainage facilities shall be submitted to the Town Planning Board and the Town Superintendent of Highways before final plan approval can be given. No construction shall be commenced until such approval has been given. Prior to final approval the Town Planning Board, upon the recommendation of the Town Superintendent of Highways, shall determine the appropriate highway specification standards based on anticipated residential and/or commercial and industrial use, traffic volume, soil characteristics, percolation, runoff, surrounding land use and any other pertinent information. A determination shall also be made at this time as to the requirement of concrete gutters or ditches and/or erosion control material based on the above information. Upon obtaining final approval and posting suitable financial security pursuant to § 79-29, the applicant shall be issued a street ordinance permit. All construction work shall then be completed in stages as indicated on said permit. Each and every stage must be approved by the Town Superintendent of Highways before commencement may begin on any succeeding stage.
A.
The contractor shall remove all rock, earth and other material required
by the plans for the full width of the road property. He shall dispose
of this material as required.
B.
Earth embankments shall be constructed to established lines and grades
for the full width of the road property at the locations shown on
the plans. Embankment material shall be natural soil free from excessive
moisture, frost, stumps, trees, roots, sod, muck, marl, vegetable
matter or other unsuitable materials. Embankment material shall be
obtained from approved borrow pits and shall be well graded from fine
to coarse with a minimum content of silt.
C.
Where embankments are to be placed under water, only acceptable granular
material shall be used. All materials shall be suitable for compaction
in layers not exceeding eight inches in thickness and shall remain
stable when wet.
A.
Prior to the commencement of excavation or fill, stripping shall
be conducted to remove all topsoil, roots, organic matter, rubbish
or other debris for the full width of the road property.
B.
Usable topsoil from stripping shall be stockpiled for future use
in piles at approved locations outside the limits of the road property.
A.
If there is not sufficient excavated material of a suitable quality
at the site to complete the embankment, subgrades and backfilling
to the required lines and grade, the contractor shall borrow the necessary
additional materials. The source and acceptability of the borrow material
shall be subject to the approval of the Highway Superintendent at
all times.
B.
The contractor shall request the Highway Superintendent's approval
of proposed borrow areas at least five days before taking any material
from such areas. All test pits, explorations and laboratory tests
required by the Highway Superintendent to evaluate the acceptability
of borrow shall be done by the contractor at his own expense.
A.
In general, embankment materials shall be placed in horizontal layers
not exceeding eight inches in thickness, measured after compaction,
and shall be thoroughly compacted. Stones, if any, shall not exceed
six inches in greatest dimension and shall be well distributed through
the mass.
B.
Each layer of embankment material shall be thoroughly tamped or rolled
to the required degree of compaction by sheepsfoot or pneumatic rollers,
mechanical tampers or vibrators. Successive layers shall not be placed
until the layer under construction has been thoroughly compacted.
C.
Trucks or other heavy equipment shall not be operated over pipelines
until a minimum of 36 inches of backfill above the crown of the pipe
has been placed and properly compacted.
A.
The embankment shall have a minimum dry density of 95% of the maximum
dry weight density in pounds per cubic foot as determined by the American
Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials standard
density test or the Proctor compaction test.
B.
All laboratory tests required by the Highway Superintendent shall
be done by an approved testing laboratory at the contractor's expense.
C.
When the test results indicate that insufficient compaction has been
obtained in any layer, the contractor shall take such action as the
Highway Superintendent may direct to modify or alter the moisture
content of the soil, to provide additional compaction or otherwise
to increase the in-place soil density.
The contractor shall prepare the subgrade to receive the pavement
and concrete gutters in conformity with the lines and grades as shown
on the plans. Before the base material is placed upon the subgrade,
it shall be shaped to line and grade and 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 shall again be rolled. Granular materials used
to fill depressions shall consist of approved hard, durable particles
100% of which shall pass a one-half-inch sieve and not more than 5%
of which shall pass a No. 200 sieve. This process of shaping and rolling
and filling shall be repeated until no depressions develop. The subgrade
shall not be muddy nor otherwise unsatisfactory when the base material
is placed upon it. If soft spots develop during the rolling, the material
shall be removed and replaced with acceptable granular material as
above.
[Amended 6-18-1979 by L.L. No. 1-1979]
The base course shall be constructed in accordance with the
plans and with Item 304.04 of the New York State Department of Transportation
Specifications dated January 3, 1978.
[Amended 6-18-1979 by L.L. No. 1-1979]
The surface course shall be constructed in accordance with the
plans and with Section 403, Item 403.16, of the New York State Department
of Transportation Specifications dated January 3, 1978.
[Amended 6-18-1979 by L.L. No. 1-1979]
Concrete gutters shall be constructed in conformance with the
plans and with Item 624.01 of the New York State Department of Transportation
Specifications dated January 3, 1978. Air-entrained concrete shall
be used for all concrete gutters. Where directed by the Town Highway
Superintendent, the contractor shall place under concrete gutters
four-inch drain tile connected to the storm sewer system.
A.
Rough grading must be completed before the construction of any utilities
is commenced.
B.
The subgrade must be inspected and approved by the Town Highway Superintendent
before the base course is placed.
C.
The base course must be inspected and approved by the Town Highway
Superintendent before the binder course is placed.
E.
No part of the surface course or concrete gutters shall be constructed
until six months after the installation of all utilities and until
written permission is given by the Town Highway Superintendent.
F.
Written permission to construct the surface granular course will
not be given until 75% of the lots facing on the section to be paved
have been built upon and landscaped but not sooner than one year from
the date of approval of the binder course by the Town Highway Superintendent.
At this time the contractor shall make repairs as directed by the
Town Highway Superintendent and clean the pavements and gutters before
placing the surface granular course.
[Added 6-18-1979 by L.L. No. 1-1979]
A.
A street ordinance permit may not be issued until the applicant therefor
has posted a performance bond or, at the Town Board's exclusive option,
some other form of suitable financial security.
B.
The amount of the bond shall be determined by the Superintendent
of Highways, computed at the rate of current cost per linear foot
of road.
C.
Upon the failure or default by the permittee of or in any of the
terms, agreements, covenants and conditions of the permit on the permittee's
part to be done, performed or completed, said bond shall be used by
the Town for any expense incurred by the Town by reason of such failure
or default on the part of the permittee, and any balance left after
the expense caused by such failure or default, as determined and certified
by the Superintendent of Highways, has been paid and deducted from
the amount of the deposit, shall be refunded to the permittee.
