PART 1 CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE

SECTION:

3.3.101: Definitions

3.3.102: City Engineer; Standards And Specifications

3.3.103: Datum Line, Bench Marks For Establishing Grades

3.3.104: Curb And Gutter To Conform To Alignment And Grade, And To Be Constructed In Accord With City Standard Specifications

3.3.105: Construction Of Curbs And Gutters

3.3.106: Requirements Prior To Acceptance As Part Of City Street System

3.3.107: Responsibility Of Real Property Owners

3.3.108: Notice To Repair Or Reconstruct; Procedure

3.3.109: Grading Plans; Drainage Facilities; Arterial Bridges

3.3.110: Subsurface Water

3.3.111: Penalty

3.3.101: DEFINITIONS:

CURB: Either a barrier curb or mountable curb which has the following characteristics: The curb is constructed of either portland cement concrete or asphaltic concrete. The curb is located at the edge of the traveled roadway. Barrier curbs are relatively high and steep-faced, designed to inhibit or discourage vehicles from leaving the roadway. Mountable curbs are designed that vehicles can cross them readily when required. Curb also refers to those locations where the curb section has been depressed at driveways.

CURB AND GUTTER: A curb along with a gutter section provided on the traveled-way side of a mountable or barrier curb to form the principal drainage system for the roadway.

DANGEROUS CONDITION: A physical condition or use of the curb or curb and gutter or which constitutes an unreasonable or immediate danger or risk to the health or safety of the public which the real property owner or occupant abutting or adjacent to the curb or curb and gutter knows to exist or in the exercise of reasonable care should have known to exist.

INJURY: Death, injury to a person, damage to or loss of property, of whatever kind, which could lie in tort regardless of whether that may be the type of action or form of relief chosen by a claimant.

PUBLIC EASEMENT: An easement conveyed to the City of Colorado Springs whether by grant or otherwise within which a curb or curb and gutter is located.

REAL PROPERTY: Any lot, parcel or tract of land that is not a public right of way or a lot, parcel or tract of land that is subject to a public easement or right of way. (Ord. 91-11; Ord. 01-42)

3.3.102: CITY ENGINEER; STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS:

The City Engineer is authorized to establish standards and specifications for the construction of all public improvements in the City. The standards shall be designed to assure long life, good performance and minimum maintenance. It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, reconstruct or demolish any public improvement in the City except in compliance with City Engineer standards and specifications. The standards and specifications shall be available to the public at the Office of the City Engineer in printed form at a reasonable cost.

The City Engineer is authorized to enter any project or worksite on public property without notice to inspect for compliance with City Engineer standards and specifications. (1980 Code; Ord. 91-11; Ord. 01-42)

3.3.103: DATUM LINE, BENCH MARKS FOR ESTABLISHING GRADES:

The datum line or base of levels for establishing the grades of all streets and alleys within the corporate limits of the City shall be sea level datum of 1929 used by the national ocean survey (NOS). All grades established as provided by this chapter or that may later be established, shall be calculated from these datum marks. (Ord. 776; 1968 Code §§12-10, 12-11; 1980 Code; Ord. 91-11; Ord. 01-42)