[Adopted as Art. 2 of Ch. 22 of the 1968 Revised Ordinances
(Ch. 189, Art. II, of the 1986 Code)]
[Amended 7-5-2017 by Ord.
No. 2017-5]
All materials used in the construction of concrete of any kind
shall meet the requirements of the specifications governing materials
of the State Department of Transportation and be approved by the Borough
Engineer.
A.
The concrete shall be made with a one-to-two-to-three mix that is
one part of portland cement; two parts fine aggregate, washed concrete
sand; and three parts coarse aggregate, three-fourths-inch traprock
or washed gravel. The concrete, when machine mixed, shall be mixed
one to 1 1/2 minutes. Only sufficient water shall be used to
make a thick pasty mixture after the finish of the mixing, with a
slump not less than that required by the state highway specifications
for concrete paving. The concrete, when placed, shall be thoroughly
spaded and tamped into forms in layers of not more than four or five
inches.
B.
Concrete for curbs, gutters and sidewalks shall have a compressive
strength of 3,000 pounds per square inch after a twenty-eight-day
curing period.
C.
Should there be any question as to the concrete mix or strength,
the Borough Engineer shall make test cores from the concrete as placed
in the forms, and if, after test is made, the concrete fails to meet
the strength test, the owner shall have such concrete work removed
as hereinafter specified.
The concrete shall be placed in the forms to make a monolithic
slab, that is, the same mixture throughout. The forms may be stripped
in 24 hours and then the concrete shall be kept moist for at least
three days, with five days advised.
The dimensions of combination curb and gutters shall be six
inches at the top of the curb with the face of the curb on a 1 1/2
inch batter, six inches deep to the gutter and 14 inches deep in the
back. The gutter shall be eight inches thick and extend 24 inches
from the back of the curb. Corners at curb intersections are to be
rounded with a curve of not less than 12 feet radius for sidewalks
which are nine and 10 feet in width, and for sidewalks eight feet
in width, a curve of not less than 10 feet radius, and for sidewalks
six feet in width, a curve of not less than eight feet radius shall
be used.
Should a separate curb be installed, the dimensions for a separate
concrete curb shall be six inches wide at the top and 12 inches at
the bottom, and the depth of the curb shall be 24 inches.
The forms for the concrete shall be of clean lumber, not less
than two inches thick, or standard metal forms, except on curves where
flexible strips may be used. They shall be set true to grade and line
and oiled on the surface which comes in contact with the concrete.
[Amended 7-5-2017 by Ord.
No. 2017-5]
Expansion joints shall be constructed every 20 feet and placed
across the curb and gutter the full width of the concrete. The joint
shall be of bituminized felt or sheets of solid bitumen, such as is
used in standard pavement expansion joints, and shall meet the requirements
of the State Department of Transportation and be approved by the Borough
Engineer, and it shall be not less than 1/2 inch in thickness. Where
sidewalks abut curbs or copings, they shall be separated by an expansion
joint of not less than one-half-inch thickness and of the same depth
as the abutting sidewalk of the same specifications as called for
above.
All sidewalks shall be at least four inches thick and shall
contain the same mix as is required for curb and gutters, except driveways
hereinafter provided for. Sidewalks shall be installed not less than
six feet in width, where possible, starting from back of the curb.
All driveways shall be at least six inches thick and shall be
constructed of the same ingredients and proportions as that required
for curbs and gutters and sidewalks. The curb on driveways shall rise
two inches above the gutter at the gutter line.
All persons shall make written application to the Borough Clerk
of Penns Grove before constructing any concrete work, curb, gutter,
sidewalk and/or coping in the streets or roads of the Borough, stating
location and approximate length, and the Borough Clerk shall issue
a permit therefor, said permit to be kept on the job during construction.
No concrete work, curb, gutter, sidewalk and/or coping shall be constructed
in the streets or roads of the Borough until lines and grades have
been provided by the Borough Engineer, and such work shall not be
started until the person or persons installing said concrete work
shall be given a certificate from the Borough Engineer showing that
said lines and grades have been given him and permit granted by the
Borough Clerk. Any person installing said concrete work shall provide
a certificate that he has constructed the concrete work in strict
conformity with the above specifications and shall follow the lines
and grades provided by the Borough Engineer.
[Amended 6-2-1981 by Ord.
No. 81-5; 11-1-1983 by Ord. No. 83-9]
Upon the installation of curbs and gutters, in accordance with
the specifications and procedures as provided for by ordinance of
the Borough, the Borough shall participate in the costs thereof to
an amount not to exceed $3 per linear foot for the installation of
combination curbs and gutters. Said Borough participation shall be
limited to those instances in which a curb and gutter is installed
where a curb and gutter did not exist previously or where the Borough
directs that a curb and gutter be installed.
[Amended 6-2-1981 by Ord.
No. 81-5; 11-1-1983 by Ord. No. 83-9]
Upon the installation of sidewalks, in accordance with the specifications
and procedures as provided for by ordinance of the Borough, the Borough
shall participate in the costs thereof to an amount not to exceed
$1.50 per square foot, limited to a maximum of six feet in width.
Said Borough participation shall be limited to those instances in
which a sidewalk is installed where a sidewalk did not exist previously
or where the Borough directs that a sidewalk be installed.
The participation provided for herein shall be paid to the owner
making such installation of combination curbs and gutters and sidewalks
or to his contractor, upon proof that said owner has received credit
therefor, in an amount not to exceed the amounts above stated.
[Amended 6-17-1986 by Ord. No. 86-5]
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall
be subject to a penalty of not more than 90 days in the county jail
or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both and shall remove any or all
of the concrete work installed not in accordance with the above specifications
within 10 days as herein set forth, and each day after such 10 days
that the owner fails to remove the same shall be considered as a separate
offense.
