[Adopted as Art. IX of the Bylaws]
No way shall be accepted by the Town unless it conforms to the
following minimum specifications:
A.
Descriptive
plan, grant of title and easements, as required, have been filed with
the Select Board.
[Amended 5-10-2021 ATM by Art. 44]
B.
The land
has been grubbed and cleared of all perishable material.
C.
The land
has been graded to flow water to any existing drainage system, brook
or other natural drain in each side of the proposed roadway, and any
drainage system required by the Planning Board has been inspected
and approved by the Public Works Superintendent.
D.
The land
has been cleared of boulders projecting above the subgrade level and
subgrade has been inspected by the Public Works Superintendent.
E.
The effective
length of the roadway has been graded to a maximum slope of 7%. If,
in the opinion of the Superintendent of Public Works and the Planning
Board, the topography is such that the seven-percent limit is not
feasible, the gradient may be increased, but in no case may it exceed
10%.
F.
The effective
length and width of the roadway has been covered with a minimum of
12 inches of stabilized gravel to a point three inches below the finished
grade shown on the profile with a transverse pitch from the center
line to the pavement edge of one-quarter inch per foot. All roadway
and rounded areas of street intersections shall be finished with bituminous
concrete, meeting current Massachusetts DPW specifications. Concrete
to be applied in a two-inch binder core and a subsequent one-inch
topcoat, both well rolled and compacted to maintain the pitch above
noted.
G.
The width
of the way conforms to the regulations of the Planning Board of the
Town of Marion.
