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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1957-022 Council Ordinances►1s9 ORDINANCE NO. 22 THE VILLAGE OF LINO LAKES AN ORDINACE ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS FOR LAND IMPROVEMENTS AND STREET CONSTRUCTION PROVIDING SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND USE OF CERTAIN MATERIALS AND PROVIDING FORTHE MANNER IN WHICH IMPROVEMENTS AND CONSTRUCTION SHALL BE COMPLETED IN THE VILLAGE OF LINO LAKES, MINN. The Village Council of the Village of Lino Lakes, Minnesota ordains: SECTION 1. PURPOSE AND JURISDICTION Pursuant to the applicable statuatory authority of the Village of Lino Lakes to regulate, control and maintain Village streets as provided in Minnesota Statute 412.221, as amended, the following regulations and apecifications including the exhibit or exhibits hereto established. The specifications set forth herein shall apply to all streets hereafter constructed within the Village of Lino Lakes and are considered as additional safeguards made necessary through the rapid growth and expansion of the Village. SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS For the purpose of this ordinance certain words and terms are hereby defined as follows: Specifications. A detailed statement of particulars. A detailed description setting forth the dimensions, materials, workmanship and general conditions under which any given type of construction is to be undertaken and carried forward by a contractor for the Village of Lino Lakes. Village. Is the Village of Lino Lakes, Anoka County, Minnesota. Village Council. The duly elected governing body of the Village consisting of Mayor, Clerk, and three trustees. Village Engineer. A Registered Civil Engineer appointed by the Village Council to furnish engineering services in connection with any Village work. The term also shall include his authorized representatives. Right-of-way. Is the land covered by a public road or other land dedicated for public use or for certain private use such as land over which a power line passes. Sub -base. Is the part of the road bed to be constructed between and elevation which is three (3) inches below the profile grade. Sub -grade. Is the top of the sub -base which is an elevation three (3) inches below the profile grade. Base. The top three (3) inches of the driving surface of the street being that part which is to be stabilized with a bituminous material. Profile grade. Is the grade shown on the profile which accompanies the plans for the project. It is the proposed finished grade for the street. Driving surface. Is the grade width of roadway lying between the two (2) gutter lines as. constructed. Stabilized base. Is the top three (3) inches of the driving surface as specified in this ordinance stabilized using an asphaltic material. Village Standard. Is the typical plan, cross-section or detail of construction which is approved by the Village Council of Lino Lakes, for all construction of similar nature. Plant -Mix Bituminous Material. Is a sand and gravel aggregate mixed with a spec- ified bitumous material in a stationary or traveling mixing plant. Drainage. Is the removal of surface and storm water from any given area. Municipal Water Supply. Is the furnishing of water through a water system which is owned and controlled by a municipality in which it is located. Community Water System. Is a water system which has been designed to serve a limited area or community and which is usually privately owned. Subdivision or Plat. Is a parcel of land divided into smaller parts such as blocks or lots; also means a tract of land which is redivided anew after the first division. Unimproved Lot. Is one which has been sold to an individual buyer in an unim- proved state, that is, without any building having been constructed thereon. Partial Maintenance. Shall include only that maintenance which is necessary to permit access over the public street to the homes or buildings which might be construc- ted in a given area at all seasons of the year. Rough Grading. Is the grading work which has been done to bring the area within the street right-of-way to approximately the designed finished grade. Bitumous Material. As referred to in this ordinance is a cutback asphalt material or an asphaltic cement. Prime -coat. Is a light coat of bitumous material applied to a surface prior to the placing of a mixture of aggregate or an aggregate and bitumous material. Street Access. Is the right and ability to pass from a lot to a public street without the nesessity of crossing private property. Storm Sewers. A pipe line installed underground for the purpose of carrying sur- face water from any given area. Catch Basin. Is a structure usually placed at or near the gutter line of a street and designed to recieve surface or storm water through an opening and provide a pass- ageway into an underground storm sewer or culvert. Manhole. A structure placed over a sewer with an opening at ground level and de- signed in such a way as to permit access to the sewer for the purpose of cleaning or inspection Boulevard. The area of a right-of-way which is located between the gutter line of the street ans property line on each side. Sometimes referred to as sidewalk or bench or berm. Building Permit. A written permit issued by the Village to allow the recipient to construct or cause to be constructed any type of building or structure on any pro- perty or land within the limits of the Village. SECTION 3. BUILDING PERMITS No building permits will be issued for any construction within the Village unless the building site is located on an existing street which is being maintained by the Village or unless provisions for street grading and construction have been made in full com- pliance with this ordinance. SECTION 4. PETITION Before any improvement of any kind whatsoever is undertaken within the public right- of-way, whether such right-of-way is located in new subdivisions or in an existing subdivisions or plat, the owners shall petition the Village Council for the improvement thereof. SECTION 5. PETITION FORMS Petitions for any improvement in the street right-of-way shall be submitted to the Village Council for its approval. Petitioners shall use the approved Village form which has been prepared for that purpose, these forms can be obtained from the Village Clerk or the Village Engineer free of charge. SECTION 6. ENGINEER'S PRELIMINARY REPORT Upon the receipt of a petition from any property owner or owners, the Council shall secure from the Village Engineer, a report advising it in a preliminary way as to whether the proposed improvement is feasible and as to whether it should best be made as proposed or in connection with some other improvement as recommended. SECTION 7. DEPOSIT BY PETITIONERS FROM PRELIMINARY EXPENSE A copy of the Engineer's preliminary report and estimate shall be furnished by the Village to the petitioners. The petitioners shall be required to deposit an amount equal to ten per cent (10%) of such preliminary estimate with the Village Clerk. This money will be used to defray the expenses incurred by the Village in the preparation of plans, specifications, legal service and advertising or any other preliminary ex- pense involved in preparing for the public hearing. Any balance in this fund shall be returned to the petitioners in the event that the work is not ordered after the hearing, or it shall be applied to the cost of the project when completed. SECTION 8. PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS AND BIDS After the petitioners have deposited an amount equal to the ten percent (10%) of the Engineer's preliminary estimate of the cost of any project, the Council shall instruct the engineer to prepare plans and specifications for the project. After these plans and specifications have been submitted to the Council by the Engineer and approved by said Council, the petitioners may proceed with grading and installation of drainage structures in accordance with said plans and specifications and under the supervision of the Engineer' The petititoners may request this work to be done by the Village, in which case the Clerk shall instructed by the Council advertise for bids for the con- struction of the project. This advertising when necessary, shall be for such length of time as the Council may deem advisable. This procedure to be in accordance with the provisions of Minnesota Statutes Section 429, as amended. SECTION 9. PUBLIC HEARING After bids have been received, but before any contract is let or any work is ordered by day labor for any improvement, the Village shall hold a public hearing on the pro- posed improvement following two (2) publications in the newspaper of a notice stating the time and place of the hearing, the general nature of the improvement, the estimated cost, the area proposed to be assessed, and that the Village Council proposes to pro- ceed under the authority granted by Minnesota Statutes Section 429; as amended. SECTION 10. BOND TO GUARANTEE CASH PAYMENT FOR WORK BY PETITIONERS After the public hearing described in the preceding section had been held and before the award of any contract or the ordering of any improvement work by the Council, the petitioners shall furnish a surety bond in the amount equal to one and one-half times the cost of such work as submitted by the low bidder or in the case of day labor, work as estimated by the Village Engineer. The surety bond shall guarantee the payment of such assessment for all of the work contemplated in cash immediately upon its completion. SECTION 1 1 . UNIMPROVED LOTS When an owner lays out a subdivision for the purpose of selling unimproved lots to individual buyers, the provisions of the preceding section requiring a surety bond to guaranted the payment in full may be waived by the Council providing that such owner agrees to an assessment on each lot in accordance with Minnesota Statutes Section 429, as amended. In this event, the Councul shall determine the timing of the work in ac- cordance with the best interests of the Village. SECTION 12. PARTIAL STREET CONSTRUCTION It shall not be intent of this ordinance to force the construction of all of the streets in any subdivision. The owner or developer shall be permitted to petition and furnish bonds for the construction of certain streets in the subdivision without having to in- clude all of the streets at any one time. In constructing part of the streets, it will be necessary for the owner of diveloper to include streets which will make a complete circuit, that is, they shall leave a finished street and return to a finished street so that there will be no dead ends when the construction has been completed. Building permits shall be issued only for those lots having access to a street which has been constructed or for which the construction bonds and agreements are on file in the office of the Village Clerk. SECTION 13. CONSTRUCTION OF STREETS The full width of right-of-way shall be granted, including sub -grade of the area to be improved, in accordance with plans prepared by the Village Engineer and in accordance with the applicable ordinances for street construction of the Village. The constuuction of all streeta shall include a minimum Village Standard which shall include the following: The grading of the entire width of the right-of-way to the appooved Village section as shown on all plans, a copy of which has been made a part of the specifications; the con- struction of a sub -base nine (9) inches in thickness over the entire width of the driving surface, that is, gutter to gutter using porous material which shall be approved by the Engineer; the construction of a stabilized base using three (3) inches of crushed gravel completely stabilized with an asphaltic material the construction of a plant -mixed bit- uminous curb using gravel and asphaltic cement; the shaping of the boulevard section be- tween the gutter line and the property line and the complete sodding of this area. The driving surface of each newly constructed street shall be finished through the use of a seal coat and aggregate as deccribed in the Village specifications. SECTION 14. STREETS HAVING LESS THAN STANDARD WIDTHS In cases where any temporary or permanent street has a width less than 60 feet, the design and specifications for construction shall be considered as special. The Village Engineer shall design such street in such a way as he deems best for the contemplated use. The petitioner shall be required to enter into special agreements pertaining to the construc- tion of these streets. SECTION 15. PARTIAL MAINTENANCE After a street has been completed to a point where is can be used and after building per- mits have been issued for construction of buildings on property fronting on said streets, the street shall be placed on the routine maintenance list of the Village. Snow plowing r \ operations will be carried on in the winter time and general blading operations in the summer time on these streets at the expense of the Village. This shall not in any way constitute final acceptance by the Village and such maintenance or partial acceptance of P, the Council shall not have any effect upon agreements existing between the Village and the owner for further improvements on such streets. /'1 SECTION 16. GENERAL CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS The following specifications are general and will apply to each and every street hereafter constructed in the Village. Definite and detailed specifications and plans shall be de- signed by the Village Engineer for each individual project based upon its own location and special features. The detailed specifications shall be in accordance with this general outline. SECTION 17. GRADING (.A) The full width of the right-of-way shall be graded, including the sub -grade of areas to be stabilized, in accordance with the design prepared and staked by the Village Engineer and in accordance with the standard typical cross -sections attached hereto. (B) After the rough grading has been accomplished and the street is at the approxi- mate established grade, the center thirty-two (32) feet, lying sixteen (16) feet on each Aide of the centerline shall be lowered to an elecation which is twelve (12) inches below the established profile grade. The sub -base shall be cons+ructed within this area to a depth of nine (9) inches. The material used for the sub -base shall conform to the re- quirements of the current Minnesota Department of Highways specifications for Highway Con- struction, Section 3138 for Class 5 aggregate, this material shall be placed in layers not more than four (4) inches i.n compacted thickness. Compaction shall be obtained by the method of ordinance compaction. SECTION 18. ROAD MIXED BITUMINOUS BASE The construction of the bituminous base shall include the placing of the necessary gravel material and the application of bituminous material as described herein. This work shall all be included in one operation, that is, the contractor shall place the gravel material on the roadway as specified only at such time as the application of the bituminous material shall follow immediately. The aggregate shall conform to the requirements of Section 3138 for Class 2 aggregate modified to permit a minimum of these (3) passing the No. 200 sieve. The bituminous material for the prime coat shall be MC-1 and shall be applied to the pre- pared sub -base at the rate designated by the Engineer which shall be not less than 0.1 gallon and not more than 0.3 gallons per square yard. The bituminous material for the mixture shall be MC-3 unless otherwise designated, and shall be applied as directed in the detailed specifications for the particular project, depending upon the character of the aggregate being used. SECTION 19. BITUMINOUS SEAL COAT The bituminous seal -coat shall be constructed in accordance with the material and con- struction requirements of Section 2356 of the Minnesota State Highway Dept. specifica- tions. The rate of application shall be as directed by the Engineer, within the range of 0.18 gallons to 0.22 gallons per square yard. The aggregate shall conform to the re- quirements of Section 3127. The exact gradation and rate of application shall be as specified for each project and as directed by the Engineer. SECTION 20. BITUMINOUS CURB The bituminous curb shall be composed of a mixture of aggregate and asphaltic material constructed on a prepared base in accordance with the detailed specifications and in conformity with the lines and typical cross -sections on the detailed plans for each particular project. Mixing of the hot -mix used in the construction of bituminous curb shall be done in an approved pug -mill mixer of not less than three (3) cubic yards ca- pacity. Unless otherwise specified in the detailed specifications, the aggregate shall conform to the requirements of Minnesota Highway Dept. specifications Section 3139. Type AB-2. The asphalt shall be Type Ac-1 (85-100) penetration unless otherwise desig- nated_ The amount of asphalt used shall be from 6 to 8z per cent by weight of the total mix. SECTION 21. STORM SEWERS Where considered necessary to insure adequate drainage of any street hereafter construc- ted in the Village, the Village Engineer shall design adequate storm sewers, together with necessary catch basins, manholes and other appurtenances. Detailed plans and speci- fications for this work shall be included with those designed for each particular pro- ject. SECTION 22. BOULEVARD SOD The boulevard on each side of the street, that fs, the area between the curb and the pro- perty line, shall be uniformly finished to fit the top of the curb. This area shall be completely covered with sod in accordance with the detailed plans and specifications de- signed for the project. SECTION 23. TREES Street trees having a truck diameter (measured 12 inches above the ground) of not less than two and one-half inches shall be planted along all streets, where trees do not exist. These trees shall be placed on the boulevard in a straight line parallel with and eight (8) feet from the property line. This requirement will be satisfied and it is preferable if an equivalent number of trees of the same size are planted in a naturalistic way in the front yards of the adjoining lots. SECTION 24. DRAINAGE All drainage shall be accomplished in connection with the grading operations of the street. Wherever it is possible to do so, the water shall be carried in storm sewers under the ground, proper catch basins and manholes shall be constructed to adequately collect all surface water in the area. Wherever any Village storm sewer is located, it will be nec- essary that the owner shall connect to that storm sewer with the sewer which is to carry water out of his particular street. In cases where larger pipes than that which is re- quired to carry the water from any particular street is advisable, the Village may elect to participate in the cost of such construction. SECTION 25. WATER SUPPLY Wherver municipal water is available or wherever a community water system can be extended the developer of any new subdivision shall be required to connect each and every house to the water system. All of this work shall be done prior to the stabilization of any street base. This shall also apply in cases where detailed plans and specifications for sanitary sewers to serve the district in which the subdivision is located are available. • SECTION 27. VARIATIONS AND EXCEPTIONS ' The Council may permit variations from these requirements in specific cases which, in its opinion do not affect the general sense of this ordinance. SECTION 28. VALIDITY If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is, for any reason, held to be invalid such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. SECTION 29. EFFECTIVE DATE This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publica- tion according to law. Adopted by the Village Council of the Village of Lino Lakes, Minnesota, this 14th day of October 1957. /s/ Arnold Kelling, Mayor Attest: /mis HarryrProujx, Clerk Construction diagrams on file in the office of the Village Clerk. Published in the Anoka Herald October 24, 1957