Chapter 2.90
ROAD MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT
Sections:
2.90.030 Designation of public roadways.
2.90.040 Petition for a public roadway.
2.90.050 Review of petition for a public roadway.
2.90.060 Comprehensive road, street and trail improvement plan.
2.90.070 Establishment of priority road improvements.
2.90.120 General requirements.
2.90.140 Specific requirements.
2.90.150 Sanding or removal of snow for emergency vehicles.
2.90.170 Maintenance during construction.
2.90.010 Established.
There is hereby created a Road Maintenance Department for the Bristol Bay Borough as an agency of said government. (Ord. 81-7 §1, 1981).
2.90.020 Intent.
The intent of this chapter is to provide the residents of the borough public roadways and trails that they can travel without fear of injury to either one’s self or one’s property. (Ord. 82-7 §1(part), 1983).
2.90.030 Designation of public roadways.
A. The borough assembly determines the need for a public roadway according to the following criteria:
1. Population density in the area under consideration;
2. Demonstrated need for a roadway and/or improvement;
3. The jeopardy presented to life and/or personal property due to the lack of a public roadway;
4. Projected developments in the area under consideration;
5. Necessary cost to maintain and/or develop the roadway for sale public use. (Ord. 82-7 §1 (part), 1983).
2.90.040 Petition for a public roadway.
A. Origin of Petition. Any resident of the borough or organization with an office located within the borough can petition the borough to consider designating-and/or constructing a public roadway.
B. Procedure to Submit a Petition.
1. Petition forms will be provided by the borough and will require the signatures to two-thirds of the residents living adjacent to the proposed public roadway;
2. Individual residents can solicit signatures on the petition, or the borough assembly can direct the borough manager to require the planning department to solicit signatures on a petition for a public roadway;
3. Petitions will include a detailed drawing of the proposed roadway and the following information:
a. Overall length of the proposed roadway,
b. Current width of the road,
c. The necessary width of the required public right-of-way;
4. After the petition has the required number of signatures, the department of public works will estimate the cost per linear foot to maintain the proposed roadway, and advise what road improvements are necessary to lower maintenance cost. (Ord. 82-7 §1 (part), 1983).
2.90.050 Review of petition for a public roadway.
A. Planning and Zoning Commission.
1. Planning department forwards to the commission the petition for a public roadway and the estimate received from the department of public works;
2. Commission reviews the petition relative to its consistency with existing land use plans and regulations and relative to Section 2.90.030 of this road program;
3. Commission prepares a recommendation regarding the following:
a. Need for designating a public roadway,
b. Road category necessary to accommodate that need,
c. If petition falls under the definition of roadway development/improvement, necessary factors required to be consistent with land use plans and regulations,
d. Other findings the commission fees necessary to make;
4. Recommendations from the planning and zoning commission will be forwarded to the borough assembly for final approval and action.
B. Borough Assembly:
1. Planning department, through the borough manager, forwards to the borough assembly the petition for a public roadway, the estimate and recommendations from the department of public works, and the recommendations from the planning and zoning commission;
2. Borough assembly makes the final determination regarding the need for a public roadway relative to the criteria outlined in Section 2.90.030;
3. Borough assembly makes the final determination regarding road categories;
4. If the assembly finds the need for a public roadway exists, then the assembly will direct the borough manager to acquire the necessary rights-of-way which designate the proposed roadway a public roadway;
5. If the assembly finds the need for a public roadway does not adequately exist, then it will deny the petition and no further action will be taken. (Ord. 82-7 §1(part), 1983).
2.90.060 Comprehensive road, street and trail improvement plan.
A. The intent of this plan is to establish a five-year comprehensive plan that designates and appropriates the necessary funds for public improvements for new construction.
B. The intent of this plan is to provide a way to develop and/or improve public roadways. Its intent is not to hinder the maintenance of existing public roadways. Therefore, only development/improvement projects as defined in
Section 2.90.090 will be included in the plan. (Ord. 82-7 §1(part), 1983).
2.90.070 Establishment of priority road improvement.
A. Procedure. At the October regular assembly meeting, the borough manager will present his annual report which will include the following information:
1. Status report on the past year’s improvement and/or construction projects;
2. An update on the nature, extent and estimated cost of currently proposed projects in the following four years;
3. Proposed roadway improvements and/or new construction that the assembly may want to put into the plan.
B. Review by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
1. The assembly refers the manager’s report to the planning and zoning commission for their review and comments;
2. The commission may ask the borough manager to analyze and prepare a proposal for public roadways not included in his report;
3. The commission ranks the proposed improvements according to the criteria in Section 2.90.030;
4. The commission will recommend an appropriate road category as defined in the road standards;
5. The commission must present its preliminary draft of the comprehensive plan to the assembly at the January regular assembly meeting;
6. If the commission fails to provide a preliminary draft by the deadline listed in subdivision 5 of this subsection, the manager’s annual report becomes the preliminary draft of the comprehensive road, street and trail improvement plan.
C. Assembly’s Action.
1. The borough assembly makes the final decision regarding the need for the public roadway and the appropriate road category to satisfy that need;
2. At the February assembly meeting the assembly reviews the preliminary draft of the comprehensive plan:
a. The assembly may ask the borough manager to analyze and prepare proposals for public roadways not included in the preliminary draft,
b. The assembly determines the appropriate road category as defined in the road standards,
c. The assembly ranks the proposed improvements and/or new construction projects according to the criteria outlined in Section 2.90.030;
3. At the March regular assembly meeting, the assembly adopts a final draft of the comprehensive road, street and trail improvement plan;
4. The previous year’s comprehensive plan remains in effect until a new plan is adopted by the assembly. (Ord. 82-7 §1 (part), 1983).
2.90.080 Implementation.
A. Rights-of-way.
1. Planning department will acquire the necessary right-of-way to establish the public roadway designated by the borough assembly;
2. Proposed roadways designated by the borough to become public roadways will be surveyed before rights-of-way are solicited;
3. Planning department will forward by registered mail the necessary forms to absentee land owners;
4. The borough manager will keep the assembly abreast as to the progress in obtaining the necessary rights-of-way.
B. Maintenance. All public roadways, designated by the assembly and/or the platting board, will be maintained by the borough to assure safe, public use.
C. Development/Improvement.
1. After the assembly adopts a final draft of the comprehensive road, street and trail improvement plan, the necessary rights-of-way will be drafted for the first priority roadway improvements;
2. Bids will be solicited and submitted to the assembly, which will approve the most reasonable bid;
3. The process described in this section will be reported for the second priority roadway improvement, and so on, until the funds appropriated in that fiscal year for road improvements expire. (Ord. 82-7 §1 (part), 1983).
2.90.090 Definitions.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings:
A. "Development/improvements" means new roadway construction and/or the improvement of existing roadways that costs more than fifteen dollars per linear foot per construction and/or the improvement activity.
B. "Maintenance" means routine repair activities that cost less than fifteen dollars per linear foot per individual, roadway activity.
C. "Private roadway" means a roadway owned by one or more property owners who by deed own the property which the roadway crosses.
D. "Public roadway" means a roadway where multiple or single property owners have declared through a recorded deed that a roadway has been conveyed as a public right-of-way.
E. "Right-of-way" means a designated passage which allows the public either publicly or privately owned property. (Ord. 82-7 §1(part), 1983).
2.90.100 Road standards.
A. Borough Roads. These standards shall be the guidelines for construction and maintenance of all roads. All existing borough roads will be improved and/or maintained to satisfy these road standards.
B. Designated Roads. New roads and streets that have been designated by the assembly as new borough roads will be developed and/or improved to satisfy these guidelines.
C. Subdivision Roads. New subdivision roads must be constructed to satisfy these standards. Designated subdivision road categories must be approved by the assembly before the roads are constructed. (Ord. 85-12 §1(part), 1985).
2.90.110 Road categories.
A. The following road categories will be used for the purpose of these standards:
1. Arterial streets;
2. Collector streets;
3. Minor roads;
4. Marginal access roads;
5. Cul-de-sacs.
B. The following definitions apply to the road categories listed in subsection A of this section.
1. "Arterial street" means a major thoroughfare designated and intended to carry traffic from residential and collector street systems to major highways.
2. "Collector street" means a street is designated and intended to carry traffic from a residential street system to an arterial street system.
3. "Minor street" means a street with a limited flow of traffic in a sparsely populated area.
4. "Marginal access roads" means and includes undeveloped roads; primarily trails or pathways.
5. "Cul-de-sac" means a dead-end street provided with a circular turnaround area. (Ord. 85-12 §l(part), 1985).
2.90.120 General requirements.
The general requirements shall apply to all road types within the borough. Any changes or modification of these requirements must be approved by the borough assembly or their authorized representative. (Ord. 85-12 §1(part), 1985).
2.90.130 Design standards.
A. Road Patterns and Horizontal Alignment. The streets and roads shall bear a logical relationship to topography and location of existing or probable future roads in adjacent tracts of land. Roads shall not be located too close when parallel to streams and rivers subject to flooding.
B. Dead End Roads.
1. Dead end roads, permanent or temporary, shall not be more than five hundred feet in length unless specific approval is given by the planning commission and the borough assembly. These dead end roads shall be provided with cul-de-sacs with a minimum diameter of fifty feet measured from outside shoulder of the road bed.
2. Existing roads to be considered for maintenance without a cul-de-sac can be maintained if a turnaround area is available.
C. Drainage. Graded slopes shall be required where necessary to provide for adequate drainage.
D. Side Ditches. Side ditches shall be designed such that water flow velocities will not cause erosion of the ditch lining. The allowable velocity will depend on the nature of the soils in the specific area.
E. Culverts.
1. Culverts shall be located as required to allow complete drainage of rainfall and snow melt runoff and where drainages intersect the roadbed.
2. Alignment of the culvert should generally conform to the alignment and grade of the intersection drainage channel.
F. Design Review and Approval.
1. Road/Trail Improvements. General design and specifications of road/trail improvements must be reviewed by the borough planning department and the department of public works and approved by the borough manager.
2. New Construction. General design and specifications for the construction of new roads and trails must be reviewed by the borough planning department and department of public works and approved by the borough assembly. (Ord. 85-12 §1(part), 1985).
2.90.140 Specific requirements.
Road improvements must meet the minimum specifications listed in this section. More precise specifications may be drafted as required on a case-by-case basis to elaborate and clarify the nature and extent of the specifications set forth in this section:
A. Public Right-of-Way.
1. Arterial streets: twenty-five feet on both sides of centerline.
2. Collector streets: twenty-five feet on both sides of centerline.
3. Minor streets: twenty-five feet on both sides of centerline.
4. Marginal access road: ten feet on both sides of centerline.
5. Cul-de-sacs: fifty foot diameter.
B. Overall Road Width.
1. Arterial streets: thirty feet overall width.
2. Collector streets: twenty-four feet overall width.
3. Minor streets: fifteen feet overall width.
4. Cul-de-sacs: twenty feet overall width.
C. Road Subbase.
1. Arterial streets: Free and clear of all brush and debris. The removal of organic material may be required. Road subbase matting may be required as determined by the borough.
2. Collector streets: Free and clear of all brush and debris. The removal of organic material and subbase matting may be required as determined by the borough.
3. Minor streets: Free and clear of all brush and debris. The removal of organic material and subbase material may be required as determined by the borough.
4. Marginal access road: Free and clear of all brush and debris.
5. Cul-de-sacs: Free and clear of all brush and debris. The removal of organic material and subbase matting may be required as determined by the borough.
D. Road Embankment.
1. Arterial street: Minimum of twelve inches of compacted porous fill material.
2. Collector streets: Minimum of twelve inches of compacted porous fill material.
3. Minor streets: Minimum of twelve inches of compacted porous fill material.
4. Marginal access road: Minimum of twelve inches of compacted porous fill material.
5. Cul-de-sacs: Minimum of twelve inches of compacted porous fill material.
E. Road Wearing Surface.
1. Arterial streets: Minimum of six inches of one and one-half inch minus gradable material.
2. Collector streets: Minimum of six inches of one and one-half inch minus gradable material.
3. Minor streets: Minimum of six inches of one and one-half inch minus gradable material.
4. Marginal access road: As needed.
5. Cul-de-sacs: Minimum of six inches of one and one-half inch minus gradable material.
F. Road Compaction.
1. Arterial streets: Minimum of eighty percent compaction. Compaction requirements may increase depending upon anticipated traffic volume and/or loads as determined by the borough.
2. Collector streets: Minimum of eighty percent compaction. Compaction requirement may increase depending upon anticipated traffic volume and/or loads as determined by the borough.
3. Minor streets: Minimum of eighty percent compaction. Compaction requirement may increase depending upon anticipated traffic volume and/or loads as determined by the borough.
4. Marginal access road: Minimum of eighty percent compaction. Compaction requirement may increase depending upon anticipated traffic volume and/or loads as determined by the borough.
5. Cul-de-sacs: Minimum of eighty percent compaction. Compaction requirement may increase depending upon anticipated traffic volume and/or loads as determined by the borough. (Ord. 85-12 §l(part), 1985).
2.90.150 Sanding or removal of snow for emergency vehicles.
For safety, health, and protection of life, the borough may sand or remove snow from any roads in the borough to provide entrance for fire, police, and ambulance vehicles. (Ord. 86-10 §1, 1987).
2.90.160 Load limits.
The contractor shall comply with all vehicle legal size and weight regulations of 17 AAC 25 and shall obtain permits from the Bristol Bay Borough manager before moving oversize or overweight equipment on a borough road.
The manager may permit oversize and overweight vehicle movement within the project limits provided the contractor submits a written request and an acceptable traffic control plan. No overloads will be permitted on a pavement, base or structure that will remain in place on the completed project. (Ord. 2007-11 §3 (part), 2008).
2.90.170 Maintenance during construction.
The contractor shall maintain the entire highway and related highway facilities located within the project between the beginning of the project and end of the project from the date construction begins until the contractor receives a letter of substantial completion. The contractor shall maintain these areas continually and effectively on a daily basis, with adequate resources to keep them in satisfactory condition at all times. The contractor shall maintain those areas outside the project that are affected by the work, such as haul routes, detour routes, structures, material sites and equipment storage sites during periods of their use.
The contractor shall repair damage done to work or highways or haul routes to the satisfaction of the Bristol Bay Borough manager. (Ord. 2007-11 §3 (part), 2008).