HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE - 719 - 10/27/1970 - CURB/GUTTERS/SIDEWALKSORDINANCE NO. yl9
AN OLD INANCL Ai' ND ING SF C! ION 8.005 Or I W
MUNICIPAL CODE Ok ELI: GROVC VILLAGE PPRTAINICG TO
CURBS AND GUI PERS AND SIDE`:!ALA SPLCII ICATIONS
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the President and Board of Trustees
of the Village of Elk Grove Village, Counties or Cook and Du Paye, Illinois:
Section 1: That Section 8.005 beginning on page 55d-2 and ending on
page 55c of the Municipal Code of Elk Grove Village relating to Curbs and
Gutters and Sidewalks be amended to read as follows:
Cures and Gutters (Amended) A suitable concrete curb and gutter shall
be constructed along the outside lines of all street pavements. Said curbs
and gutters shall be constructed of concrete, 3500 PSI strength at fourteen
(14) days, and contain two one-half (1.") inch metal reinforcing rods in
residential areas, two three-quarter (3/4") inch rods in industrial and
commercial areas and shall be subject to the approval of the Village
Engineer. Expansion joints one-half ()") inch thick shall be placed at
intervals of 50 feet in the curb and whore specified by the Village
Engineer. Two three-quarter (3/4") inch dowels shall be provider) at
every expansion joint.
Sidewalks (Amended) If the property subdivided is located within the
Village or immediately adjacent thereto, sidewalks shall be required.
Walks without parkways between street pavement and walks are prohibited.
All sidewalks shall be constructed in accordance with the following Ell-,
Grove Village Sidewalk Standards:
A. General
The work performed under these standards shall consist of the
construction of Portland cement concrete sidewalks constructed as described
herein. Such sidewalks shall have a minimum width of 4 feet and a minimum
thickness of five inches. Where adjecant sidewalks exist, sidewalks shall
be eons[ructed to pact the grade of such sidewalks or as may be directed by
the Village Enginecr or his representative. The location of sidewalks
and grade for sidewalks when no adjacent sidowa.lks exist, shall be as
directed by tho Vi 11PE2 Cngincor or his representative.
B Mc�L:ricls
All maLcrials shall conforo to tir_ ruquirewpO s of Divisioi III,
Material Details, as set out in the Standard SpgcificKions for Boal and
ridq_Construetion adopted January 2, 1958 by the Division of Highways,
Department of Public Works and buildings, State. of Illinois and
Scaplemental- Spacifications thereto effective January 3, 1906.
C. Composition Consistent Mixing, Placinu, Compacting, Finishin,
and Curing of Concrete
Sidewalk shall be constructed of Class X concrete as defined in Sec-
tion 52 of the Standard Specifications and SucRlemental Snccifications
aforesaid. The composition, consistency, mixing, placing, compacting,
finishing and curing of concrete for sidauali; shall be in accordance with
the requirements of the applicable paragraphs of said Section 52 and the.
Scpplems_ntal Specifications, except for requirements that may be otherwise
stated herein which shall talc: precedent over the. Standard Specification
and Supplem_ntal_Specificrtions.
D. Proportioning Concrete
The proportions of cewent, fine aggregate, coarse aggregate, and
water will be determined by the contractor and small have the approval of
the Village Engineer, before the work begins, so as to produce a workable
plastic concrete having a compressive strength or not As than 3,000
pounds per square inch, when tested by standard methods. The proportions
shall include not less than 6 bags of cement per cubic yard of concrete.
This determination shall be based upon tests of the aggregates selected
by the Builder for use in the work. The quantities of aggregates for
each batch of concrete shall be measured by weight. Delivery tickets
shall be furnished to the Village at the time of pouring, when requested.
E, Subgr_d _F'rc aration
The subgrade shall be tamped or rolled until thoroughly compacted and
shall be constructed true to grade. The sidewalk shall be laid upon a
base
of granular material
a minimum of 2
inches in thickness.
Fills
where
required must be co:paeted
solidly.
Materials for fills
shall be
gravel or erushid stoic and placed and tamped in six-inch layers. The
- 2 -
top or all fills shall cxCend at least onz foot beyond the edge at the
mall, SubgraM in cut shall be prepared surrieicntly win to aeeo.nmodate
the forms. Side slopas shall slope o"s fout vertical to three Feat
horizontal to mat existing ground surface.
F. Forms
Side forms shall be of lumber of not less than 2 inches nominal
r}
1 -
thickness and a minimum depth of five inches, no 2" x 4" forms shall be
used, or of steel of equal rigidity. They shall be held securely in
place by stakes or braces with the top edge true to line and grade, The
forms for the sidewalk shall be set so that the slab will have a fall of
one inch vertical to four feet horizontal from the edge nearest the proper-
ty line toward the edge farthest from the property line, except as may be
otherwise directed by the Vi Voyc Engineer or his representative.
G. Reinforcing
Reinforcing bars shall be embedded in the concrete at mid --depth in a
longitudinal direction over all existing water or sa cr services or other
utilities buried beneath the sidewalk. Mee 3/4" dKieter bars each with
a minimum length of ten feet shall be installed over each utility. The
bars shall be equally spaced across the width of the sidewalk.
Bars shall conform with the currant Standard Specifications for
Billet
SWI Concrete.
Reinforcement Bars
of
Interw2diate Grade A.S.T.M.
Serial
Designet1ai Al
SuitEble chairs
and
other holding devices
shall
be provided to insure the proper position of the reinforcement.
H. Placinc and Finishin
After the subgrade has been finished and prior to placing concrete,
the Contractor shall notify the Village Mager 24 hours prior to pouring.
No concrete shall be placed until the subgrade has been inspected and
approved by the Villaga..
The subgrade shall be moistened just before the concrete is placed.
The concrete shall be placed in successive batches for the entire width
of the slab, struck off from 1/2 to 3/4 inch higher than the finished slab,
tamped until all voids are rcnoved and free sorter appears on the surface,
thoroughly span d along the edges, struck off to thn true grade, and finisi_d
- 3 -
to a true and even surface with flu ns and trorels. The final trv.:Mng
shall be dorso with a steel trLW 1, leaving a brooth, even surface. After
the water sheen has disappeared, the surface shall be given a final finish
by brushing with a whitewash brush. The brush shall be drawn across the
sidewalk at right angles to the edges of the walk, with adjacent strokes
slightly overlapping, producing a uniform, slightly roughned surface.
t' }
r
with parallel brush marks.
The surface shall be divided by grooves constructed at right angles
to the center line of the sidewalk. These grooves shall extend to 1/4
the depth of the sidewalk, shall not be less than 1/8 inch and not more
than 1/4 inch in width, and shall be edged with an edging tool having
a 1/4 inch radius. All slabs shall be 4 feet long on any one side, unless
otherwise ordered by the Village Engineer. The edges of the slabs shall
be edged as described above.
I. Temps rature control_ shall be in accordance with the requirements
of Article 43.30 of the Stanc rd Specificstions_ aforesaid, and approval
of the Village Engineer.
J. Protection from Lova Temoaratures
The sidewalk shall be protected from low temperatures as specified
in Article 48.31 of the Standard Sp:cificat_ions and Supplemental Snecifi_
cations aforesaid, No concrete shall be placed on iec, snow or frozen
subgrade. The Builder shall K responsible for all concrete damaged by
low temperatures and any concrete so damaged shall be removed and replaced
by him at his expense.
K.xjansicn Joints
Expansion joints of the thickness specified below shall consist of
preformed joint filler. The top of the joint small be placed 1/4 inch
below the surface of the sidewalk.
(a) One-half Inch Thick Expansion Joints. Expansion joints 1/2
inch thick shall be placed between the sidewalk and all
structures such as light standards, traffic lights standards,
traffic poles, and any other public utilities which extend
through the sidewalk.
(b) One -Irl( Inch Thick E;;yI tun ?Dims. QpFnsion joints
1/2 inch thief: shall be placed al intervals ror 50 feet in
the si Gualk and where specified by thn Enyinsu r, Where.
the sidewalk is constructed adjacent to pavekant or curb
having expansion joints, the expansion joints in the
sidewalk shall be placed opposite the existing expansion
i
joints as nearly as practicable, Expansion joints shall
also be placed where the sidewalk abuts existing sidewalks,
between driveway pavement and sidewalk, and between side-
walk and curbs where: the.sidowalk abuts a curb.
L. Backfill
After the concrete has been cured, forms shall be removed and the
space near the edges of the sidewalk shall be, backfilled to the required
elevation with material approved by the Village. The Material shall then
be compacted until firm and the surface evenly graded.
M. Curing
Sidewalks must be cured as specified in Article 08.26 of the
Standard SRIcific_tionsand Suu ynn lemtal Specifications.
N. Disposal of Surplus Material
Surplus or waste material resulting from the sidewalk construction
operation shall be disposed of by the Builder.
0• Control of Materials
The Builder shall at his expense have a reputable testing laboratory
satisfactory to the Village, make one 14 -day compressive test and one
29 -day compressive test on concrete cylinders mado from concrete taken
from the forms. The laboratory shall make a written report to the.
Village on their findings. All work shall be done in accordance with
standard procedures. One report and the associated tests shall be
submitted for each day's run of concrete placamant.
R Guarantee
All work constructed under these standards shall be guaranteed by
the Builder to be free from defects in workmanship end materials and he
shall replace or repair any defective worm: or material upon written notice
- 5 -
from the V! 1093 that such derects exist for a p_iiod of tr:o ywars frc;u
the date or written accyptancc of tho completed work by the Builder.
The Devclopor shall deposit with tho Village a bond in the amount of
15% of the
improvcmont
cost at
the
time
of Village
acceptance
of the:
sidewalk as
collateral
security
for
the
guarantees
hereunder,
unless
otherwise provided for.
Section 2: That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage, approval and publication as provided by
law.
VOTE: AYES_ 5 __
NAYS 0
ABSENT-- 1— --
PASSED AND APPROVED this _2701 day of ____October
Jack D. Pahl
Village PresJd.nt.
ATTEST:
Margrethe E. Schwellenbach
Acting Village Clerk
1970.
PUBL1SKED this 4th day of November 1970 in the Elk Grove
Herald and the blood Dalc Register.
- 6 -