[Adopted 8-10-1965 as Ch. 81, Art.
VI, of the 1965 Code; amended in its entirety 7-13-2021 by Ord. No. 04-2021]
A.
Driveways.
(1)
Permit. A permit shall be required at least two business days prior to the commencement of any work as set forth in Chapter 212 of the Gloversville City Code for the installation or resurfacing of any driveway.
(2)
Inspections. Following payment of the permit application fee and
submission of the permit application, a preconstruction inspection
will be conducted by the Director of Public Works or City Engineer
within three business days of the filing of said permit application.
Upon completion of work, a post-construction inspection shall be conducted
by the Director of Public Works or City Engineer, or by an employee
designated by either the Director of Public Works or City Engineer
to confirm compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
(3)
Grade. The grade shall be furnished by the Director of Public Works
or City Engineer at the time of the preconstruction inspection.
(4)
Specifications/materials:
(a)
New installations. All new driveway installations must comply
with one of the following combinations of materials and specifications,
with no other materials being authorized:
[1]
Hot mix asphalt: a minimum of three inches of compacted base
course aggregate/stone and a minimum of three inches of hot mix asphalt.
Driveway aprons shall have a minimum of four inches of hot mix asphalt
between sidewalk and curb/street. If poor drainage surface conditions
are present, a minimum of four inches of base course aggregate/stone
that must be compacted is recommended.
[2]
Portland cement: a minimum of four inches of compacted base
course aggregate/stone and a minimum of four inches of concrete. For
driveway aprons, there must be a minimum of six inches of concrete
between the sidewalk and curb/street.
B.
Sidewalks.
(1)
Permit. A permit shall be required at least two business days prior to the commencement of any work as set forth in Chapter 212 of the Gloversville City Code for any new sidewalk installation or sidewalk replacement.
(2)
Inspections. Following payment of the permit application fee and
submission of the permit application, a preconstruction inspection
will be conducted by the Director of Public Works or City Engineer
within three business days of the filing of said permit application.
Upon completion of work, a post-construction inspection shall be conducted
by the Director of Public Works or City Engineer or by an employee
designated by either the Director of Public Works or City Engineer
to confirm compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
(3)
Grade. The grade shall be furnished by the Director of Public Works
or City Engineer at the time of the preconstruction inspection.
(4)
Specifications/materials:
(a)
Construction materials. All new sidewalk installations and all
sidewalk replacements of any portion of an existing sidewalk shall
be comprised of concrete. Under no condition shall any sidewalk be
replaced or overlaid with asphalt material. Any sidewalk that is replaced
or overlaid with asphalt material in violation of this subsection
shall be removed by the owner and replaced with a concrete sidewalk
in compliance with this chapter.
(b)
Pouring depth. Concrete shall be poured at a minimum depth of
four inches and said depth shall be at least six inches where the
sidewalk intersects any driveway.
(c)
Asphalt driveway provision. If a new asphalt driveway is being
installed, the City of Gloversville, by and through the Director of
Public Works or City Engineer will permit the elimination of an existing
poor condition concrete sidewalk located within the limits of the
driveway to be replaced by a minimum of four inches of hot mix asphalt
as required for the driveway apron between curb/street and sidewalk.
If no concrete sidewalk exists, the four-inch minimum asphalt depth
must be installed to a point not less than four feet from the curb
or edge of public street. Asphalt surface must abut to and meet the
grade to within 1/2 inch of any existing sidewalk located outside
of the driveway limits.
(d)
Asphalt and sidewalks. Under no condition shall any concrete
sidewalk be replaced or overlaid with asphalt material; except for
that portion located within the driveway limits.
(e)
Asphalt and sidewalks. Any concrete sidewalk that is replaced
or overlaid with asphalt material will have to be removed by the property
owner and/or contractor upon discovery and notification by the City
and replaced with a concrete sidewalk in accordance with the sidewalk
specifications set forth herein; except for that portion located within
the driveway limits.
(f)
Dimensions. The sidewalk shall be divided into squares/sections
of either four feet in width by five feet, or five feet in width by
five feet. For sidewalk replacements, the width of the new sidewalk
shall remain the same. Any deviation from said specifications shall
be allowed only in the event of prior written consent by either the
Director of Public Works or City Engineer. For new sidewalk installations,
the width shall match the width of the bordering properties.
(g)
Tooled control joints shall be placed at the same distance apart as compared with the width of the square/section as set forth in Subsection B(4)(c) above herein and said joints shall be spaced at the same distance per each sidewalk square/section.
C.
Curb installations/replacements.
(1)
A permit shall be required at least two business days prior to the commencement of any work as set forth in Chapter 212 of the Gloversville City Code for any new installation or replacement.
(2)
Inspections. Following payment of the permit application fee and
submission of the permit application, a preconstruction inspection
will be conducted by the Director of Public Works or City Engineer
within three business days of the filing of said permit application.
Upon completion of work, a post-construction inspection shall be conducted
by the Director of Public Works or City Engineer or by an employee
designated by either the Director of Public Works or City Engineer
to confirm compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
(3)
Specifications regarding segment lengths; construction joints; grade
and width; underdrain bedding; and curb depth. Curbs shall be constructed
in maximum fifteen-foot-long segments, with construction joints, and
to the grade of the existing curb. Curbs shall be a width of six inches.
Control joints shall be cut every 15 feet. Curb underdrain bedding
shall consist of natural washed stone or gravel placed at minimum
depth of three inches.
(4)
All curb replacements shall require the existing curb (sandstone,
granite and concrete) to be removed to one foot below pavement grade
and shall be saw cut full depth at 90° to establish a joint with
the new curb to be installed.
(5)
Reveal. Where no curb exists, the reveal of the new curb shall be
six inches. In the case of a curb replacement, the reveal shall match
the reveal of the curb that is being replaced. For streets where there
is an existing curb with a reveal of less than six inches, the replacement
curb shall be tapered on both ends to conform with the existing reveal
for the curb of the street.
(6)
Construction materials/other specification requirements. All new
curbs and curb replacements shall be comprised of concrete and shall
be constructed to the specifications set forth herein and shall conform
to standards established by the New York State Department of Transportation,
unless written approvals are granted in advance by either the Director
of Public Works or City Engineer.
Any person or entity found in violation any provision of this
article may be punished by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than
$250 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 15 days, or both,
and each day that said violation exists shall constitute a separate
offense that is subject the penalties herein
