It is the basic goal and philosophy of the Town Council to follow the Elkhart County Roads Guidelines and Standards for Design and Public Improvement, as heretofore established, or as hereafter modified, by county government; however, there are specific deviations from the currently existing Elkhart County Roads Guidelines and Standards for Design and Public Improvement desired by the Town Council, which form a part of, and by this chapter will be established as part of, the “Street Standards” for the town, viz:
(A) Acceleration-deceleration lanes for residential subdivisions.
(1) Acceleration-deceleration lanes shall be required for planned residential subdivisions with: 30 lots or more per road entrance by average; or an average daily traffic (ADT) count on the respective entrance roads of greater than 1,000.
(2) The deviation in this division (A) from the otherwise existing county street standards, is to reduce the number of lots necessary, on average to require acceleration-deceleration lanes, from 50 lots or more to 30 lots or more.
(B) Use or non-use of cul-de-sacs in any type of subdivision. Cul-de-sac arrangements shall be specifically reviewed for each subdivision of any type or character to ensure that a cul-de-sac arrangement is not established which would prohibit or interfere with future desirable development, beyond the area of the then being platted subdivision area. The cul-de-sacs will be routinely accepted only when there would appear to be little or no potential for future development of comparable facilities or uses in areas outside the area being platted, but adjacent thereto, or when adequate access to such outside areas exists or appears readily attainable.
(C) Curb cuts. When a curb exists along a public street in the town and a driveway cut or curb cut is proposed, the existing curb shall not be removed. The driveway cut or curb cut must meet the specifications established by these street standards with the curb being cut or ground down to the point, but no lower than the point, allowed by these street standards.
(D) Flowable fill.
(1) All excavations made into, under, across or within two feet of the finished edges of public roads, streets and alleys (paved or unpaved), gutters, or curbs shall be backfilled with flowable fill, also known as “controlled density fill.” All materials shall be in accordance with the current Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) Standard Specifications.
(2) The flowable fill shall have a compressive strength from 50 psi (pounds per square inch) to 150 psi. The flowable fill shall have a flow test spread diameter greater than eight inches. The test for flow shall consist of filling a three-inch diameter by six-inch high open ended cylinder placed on a smooth, level, non-porous surface to the top with flowable fill. The cylinder shall be pulled straight up within five seconds. The spread of the fill shall be measured. The minimum spread shall be eight inches. This test may be performed by the Superintendent of the Town Department of Public Works at the site prior to placement of the flowable fill.
(E) Pavement removal.
(1) On concrete streets and alleys, two methods of concrete pavement removal are acceptable:
(a) All cuts shall be sawed to one-third the depth of the pavement with a concrete saw. A minimum saw cut depth to two inches is required. A cut shall then be completed with a mechanical hammer equipped with a suitable chisel, starting from the center of the cut; or
(b) All cuts shall be sawed the full depth of the pavement with a concrete saw; and
(c) Where possible, all cuts shall be made at pavement joints.
(2) On asphalt streets and alleys, two methods of asphalt surface removal are acceptable:
(a) All cuts shall be sawed to a minimum of one-third the depth of the pavement and then completed with a mechanical hammer equipped with a suitable chisel, starting from the center of the cut. A minimum saw cut depth of two inches is required; or
(b) All cuts shall be made with a mechanical hammer equipped with a suitable chisel, starting from the center of the cut. Before final repairs are made, the cuts shall be “squared”. The edges of all cuts are to be straight.
(F) Work permits. The work permit forms and fees established in § VII of the County Roads Guidelines and Standards for Design and Public Improvement shall not be part of these street standards within the town. All work, however, planned or proposed to take place within the public right-of-way under the jurisdiction of the town shall be submitted in writing to the Superintendent of the Town Department of Public Works for approval and compliance with the street standards prior to commencement of any such work.
(Ord. 289A, passed 10-1-2001)