(A) Required. Sidewalks shall be provided for the safe movement of pedestrians, separate from the movement of vehicular traffic, through residential areas, as well as to commercial and public places. Sidewalks shall be constructed along both sides of all new streets in a subdivision, and along any street that provides access to the subdivision.
(B) Specifications.
(1) Shall be a minimum of five feet in width, unless otherwise directed by the Public Works Director, the City Engineer or construction plans.
(2) The subgrade shall be compacted to 95% of the maximum density.
(3) Shall be constructed of not less than 3,600-PSI concrete.
(4) Shall be a minimum four inches thick, except that, where a sidewalk crosses a driveway, it shall be six inches thick.
(5) Shall be constructed on an adequately-compacted and properly-graded base.
(6) Shall have a lateral slope of not more than 2% toward the street. In no case shall sidewalks have a lateral slope of less than 1%.
(7) Shall be steel-troweled, light-broom finished and cured properly. Contraction joints shall be provided at intervals of not more than five feet, and expansion joints at intervals of not more than 50 feet. In the event sidewalks are wider than five feet, the interval between contraction joints shall equal the width of the sidewalk.
(8) All contraction and expansion joints shall be sealed with a NCDOT joint sealer.
(9) Shall be constructed along all frontage roads providing access to the development for the full frontage of the development.
(10) Shall be extended across any water ways, streams, creeks, rivers or other water bodies, at the expense of the developer, to continue pedestrian connectivity along the frontage of the development. Connectivity may be provided across existing bridges or structures with the permission of the North Carolina Department of Transportation, or via a separate pedestrian bridge to be provided by the developer.
(11) All sidewalks, curb ramps, and directional ramps shall meet the requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act.
(C) Concrete specifications.
(1) Concrete shall not be placed in inclement weather. The contractor shall protect freshly-placed concrete in accordance with Section 420 (Concrete Structures) of NCDOT Standard Specifications.
(2) Prior to any concrete being placed, a pre-pour meeting is required and shall be scheduled with the Public Works Director.
(3) All concrete used for streets, curbs and gutters, sidewalks and drainage structures, and the like shall be approved NCDOT mixes, unless otherwise directed by the City Engineer or project special provisions.
(a) The City Engineer may require concrete testing when deemed necessary.
(b) Concrete testing shall follow requirements and frequency set forth by NCDOT and ACI.
(4) All concrete shall be cured with curing compound.
(a) White-pigmented, curing compound meeting ASTM C 309, as required by NCDOT Section 825 and Section 1026, shall be applied at a uniform rate per manufacturer’s instructions.
(b) The membrane curing compound shall be applied after the surface finishing is complete and immediately after the free-surface moisture disappears, but at no point more than 24 hours of after the placement of the concrete.
(Ord. passed 8-8-2019)