All new main use structures shall have concrete (unless another paving material is approved by Council) driveways with the following minimum specifications:
(A) Level with surface grade of intersecting sidewalks;
(B) Five and one-half-bag mix at 94 pounds per bag of portland cement;
(C) Air entrainment of 5% to 7% at time of pour;
(D) Shall contain no more water than will permit a slump between four and six inches;
(E) Shall have the following uniform thickness in a private driveway:
(1) Four inches with mesh or six inches without mesh; and
(2) Six inches in driveway apron.
(F) Stone, gravel limestone screenings or other approved material shall be used as a leveling course;
(G) Compacted fill under aprons and the public sidewalk crossed by the driveway shall be:
(1) Four inches for residential; and
(2) Six inches under commercial driveways.
(H) Subgrade or base shall be dampened if dry before pouring;
(I) Control joints shall be to a depth of one-fourth the thickness of the slab and shall not exceed ten feet apart;
(J) One-half-inch expansion joints required every 30 feet on driveways;
(K) Isolation joints required where concrete abuts any structure, paved street or sidewalk;
(L) Drop concrete, for 12 inches back from street pavement, to allow for snow plows; and
(M) Apply sealcoat as soon as possible - cold weather precautions shall prevail.
(Ord. 150-02, passed 9-16-2002)