A.
Street classifications shall be determined by an estimate
of the anticipated daily vehicular traffic volume as currently prescribed
by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) as well as the
number of lots to be served by the proposed street and shall apply
to streets proposed by the subdivider and to all streets shown on
the Rappahannock County Comprehensive Plan.
B.
All construction shall conform to the standards of
the County of Rappahannock and the VDOT, as applicable. Unless otherwise
shown, all material and construction techniques and specifications
shall be in accordance with the VDOT in effect at the time of the
plan and specification submission.
A.
Classification as to category and all construction
of required streets must comply with current requirements of the VDOT
contained in but not limited to:
[Amended 7-6-1994[1]]
(1)
Subdivision Standards.
(2)
Road Design and Standards.
(3)
Road and Bridge Specifications.
(4)
Drainage Manual.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance was readopted
12-2-1996.
B.
Subdivisions with minimum twenty-five-acre lot sizes
may provide streets without curb and gutter and associated standards.
C.
Current Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation
(VDH&T) requirements and specifications are on file in the Virginia
Department of Transportation Highway Residency offices, district offices
and in the Richmond Central office.
Where bituminous concrete is used, it shall
meet the requirements of the VDOT Types S-4 or S-5, in effect at the
time of the filing of the final plat.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Sections 6.4 and 6.5,
regarding surfaces and seven-percent grades and which immediately
followed this section, were repealed 7-6-1994, which ordinance was
readopted 12-2-1996.
[Amended 1-7-2008]
A.
An adequate drainage system for natural water and
stormwater shall be provided for each subdivision street and shall
meet or exceed requirements set forth in Chapter 145, Stormwater Management,
and/or current VDOT standards.
B.
Natural drainage pathways shall be examined as the
first option for stormwater management alignments.
[Amended 1-7-2008]
In subdivisions where curb and gutter sections
are used, a wearing course of 1 1/2 inches of asphalt plant mix may
be added upon the recommendation of the agent, in accordance with
the specifications of the VDOT.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Sections 6.8 and 6.9,
which dealt with graded width and paved width and which immediately
followed this section, were repealed 7-6-1994, which ordinance was
readopted 12-2-1996.
A.
Visible for inspection. Upon completion of subdivision
streets, sewers and other improvements, the subdivider shall make
certain that all monuments required by the governing body are clearly
visible for inspection and use. Such monuments shall be inspected
and approved by the agent before any improvements are accepted by
the governing body.
B.
Location.
(1)
Concrete. Concrete monuments four inches in diameter
or square, three feet long, with a flat top, shall be set at all street
corners, at all points where the street line intersects the exterior
boundary of the subdivision and at right angle points and points of
curve in each street. The top of the monuments shall have an indented
cross to identify properly the location and shall be set flush the
finished grade.
(2)
Iron pipe. All other lot corners shall be marked with
iron pipe not less than 3/4 inch in diameter and 24 inches long and
driven in so as to be flush with the finished grade. When rock is
encountered, a hole shall be drilled four inches deep in the rock,
into which shall be cemented a steel rod 1/2 inch in diameter, the
top of which shall be flush with the finished grade line.
[Added 7-6-1994[1]]
A.
Design standards. Design standards shall be as follows:
C.
Ingress and egress easements. Ingress and egress easements
for public emergency shall be granted to the County for all private
streets within a development. Such easements shall be recorded with
the instruments which create the private street (including Types I,
II and III).
D.
Ownership, care and maintenance; resubdivision. In
no event shall a Type I private street be approved unless there is
established a nonprofit homeowners organization or other legal entity
under the laws of Virginia for the care and maintenance of the street(s).
Such organization shall be created by covenants running with the land
and shall be composed of all persons using the street(s). Membership
fees shall be established, and provisions for modification shall be
included. Covenants shall include a statement to the effect that the
County is not responsible for maintenance unless and until the street
is constructed to the required standards and accepted by the VDH&T
into the secondary system.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance was readopted
12-2-1996.
