(A) General construction. The following procedure and specifications shall be required for all driveway construction from streets to private garages, and parking areas attached thereto.
(1) Excavation. The driveway or parking area shall be excavated to remove all black dirt from the area to be surfaced.
(2) Drainage provisions. The driveway or parking area shall be constructed so as to provide drainage from the garage to the street unless a variance is granted by the Building Inspector.
(B) Concrete construction.
(1) After initial excavation, the driveway shall be backfilled with Class 4 base material, compacted in place, to an elevation four inches below the finished surface grade of the driveway.
(2) The driveway construction shall consist of a minimum of four inches of 3,500 pound mix, four-inch slump with air.
(C) Asphalt construction.
(1) After initial excavation, the driveway shall be backfilled with Class 4 base material, compacted in place, to an elevation four inches below the finished surface grade of the driveway.
(2) The driveway construction shall consist of a minimum of two inches (compacted thickness), Class 5 base material and a minimum of two inches (compacted thickness) bituminous wearing course conforming to State Highway Department Specifications 2331.
(3) The bituminous wearing course material shall not be delivered to the job site until the Class 5 base material has been placed compacted.
(D) Brick construction. (Because of the numerous types and styles of brick and brick pavers available, these construction guidelines may be superseded by individual manufacturer or professional landscape specifications.)
(1) After initial excavation and compaction of the exposed earth, the driveway shall be backfilled with four inches of Class 4 base material, compacted in place to an elevation four inches below the finished surface grade of the driveway.
(2) The driveway construction shall consist of a leveled layer of sand not to exceed one and one-half inches deep upon which the bricks or pavers are to be fitted and interlocked, held in place by an edging material.
(3) Dry sand shall be scattered over the driveway area and swept into the cracks between the bricks or pavers and repeated as necessary until all voids are filled.
(E) Gravel construction. After initial excavation, the parking area construction (not to exceed 300 square feet in area) shall consist of a minimum of four inches of Class 2 rock or other acceptable material compacted into place.
(Prior Code, § 902.03) (Ord. 620, passed 07-27-1998; Ord. 640, passed 10-11-1999)