The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
AASHTO. American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials.
ACCEPTABLE COMPLETION. This term shall mean substantial completion of the street construction as agreed upon by the city and the engineer of record.
ADEQ. Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality.
ARDOT. Arkansas Department of Transportation.
ASTM. American Society for Testing and Materials.
CBR. California Bearing Ratio.
CITY. The City of Tontitown, Arkansas, and its employees expressly authorized by the Mayor to accomplish the specified task.
CONTRACTOR. The licensed contracting company hired by the developer/owner to construct the street improvements.
DEVELOPER/OWNER. The person, firm, partnership, corporation or other entity planning, constructing, altering or reconstructing a public street.
ENGINEER OF RECORD. The Arkansas Registered Professional Engineer responsible for the design of the improvements, usually engaged by the developer/owner.
ESAL. Equivalent Single Axle Load.
FINAL INSPECTION. The final inspection shall be the formal inspection of the street construction by the city, the engineer of record, and the contractor, which results in a declaration of acceptable completion.
FORMAL ACCEPTANCE. Acceptance of the street construction in writing after a Maintenance Warranty has been submitted to and approved by the city.
MAINTENANCE WARRANTY. The security instrument which binds the owner/developer to a one year responsibility for street construction repairs and/or reconstruction in the event of street construction failure.
STREET CONSTRUCTION. Where this or similar terms are used, it shall mean construction of the street, curb and gutter, drainage (whether on the street or not), and all other appurtenances normally associated with street construction and approved as part of the street plans, whether on-site or off-site.
SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION. The construction stage at which point all improvements and
associated appurtenances have been fully constructed and are functional.
USGS. United States Geological Survey.
(Ord. 2009-11-347, passed 11-3-09; Am. Ord. 2010-06-356, passed 6-1-10; Am. Ord. 2018-11-816, passed 11-6-18)