(A) Public work improvements. The Public Works Director shall recommend for Council adoption, standards, specifications and regulations regarding public works improvements, which may be adopted by the Town Council for reference. Three copies of any documents adopted by Town Council by reference shall be kept on file by the Town Clerk for use and reference by members of the public. In the event there is a conflict between or among any of the standards, specifications and regulations adopted herein by reference, a town standard, specification or regulation shall prevail over any standard, specification or regulation prepared by another entity. Irrespective of the designations contained in any standards, details or specifications adopted by reference, enforcement procedures and inspections provided for shall be the responsibility of the Public Works Director. The Public Works Director and/or designee may approve alternate materials or methods of construction provided he or she finds the proposed design is satisfactory and complies with the intent of the adopted standard, detail or specification and the proposed material is for the purpose intended, and at least the equivalent of that prescribed in the adopted standard, detail or specification, in quality, strength, effectiveness, durability and safety.
(B) M.A.G.; Uniform Standard Specifications and Details; adopted with certain modifications. Certain documents on file with the Town Clerk, marked, known and designated as “1999 Uniform Standard Specifications and Details for Public Works Construction” (M.A.G. standard specification and details) published by Maricopa Association of Governments, Arizona, is hereby adopted by reference and made a part hereof as though set forth at length herein but subject to the following modifications.
(1) In the event any standard specification or detail contained in the M.A.G. standard specifications and details conflicts with any standard specification, detail technical design manual or other manual or construction contract prepared and adopted by the town, then the conflicting M.A.G. standard is hereby amended to conform with town provisions.
(2) The M.A.G. specifications and details are modified as follows: the Town Engineer is authorized to increase standard street cross sections, both pavement and right-of-way widths, as necessary to maintain required traffic service levels when a traffic analysis indicates the need for additional lanes of traffic.
(C) Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways (MUTCD). Certain document on file with the Town Clerk marked known and designated as The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highway (MUTCD). Millennium edition, approved by the Federal Highway Administration as the national standard is hereby adopted by reference and made a part of hereof as though set forth at length herein.
(D) Policy of geometric design of highway and streets. That certain document on file with Town Clerk marked, known and designated as “The Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets” marked 2001 edition published by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials is hereby adopted by reference and made a part of hereof as though set forth at length herein.
(E) Manuals. That certain documents to be known and recommended, and designated as Town of Florence Standards and Design Manuals, Numbers 1 through 8 entitled:
(1) Town of Florence Standard Details and Specifications;
(2) Design Manual No. 1: Water System Design;
(3) Design Manual No. 2: Wastewater and Reclaimed Water System Design;
(4) Design Manual No. 4: Storm Drainage System Design;
(5) Design Manual No. 5: Street Design and Access Control;
(6) Design Manual No. 6: Streetlight Design;
(7) Design Manual No. 7: Traffic Barricade Design; and
(8) Design Manual No. 8: Landscape and Irrigation Design of Rights-of-Ways, Retention Basins and Parks.
(Prior Code, Ch. 4, Art. V, § 4-453) (Ord. 432-06, passed 6-19-2006)