Kent Design - Technical Appendix - Kent County Council

4. MISCELLANEOUS
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PEDESTRIAN CROSSING POINTS
Pedestrian crossing ramps shall be provided, with tactile paving,
where pedestrians need to cross the road and where no suitable
alternative exists, such as a vehicular crossing point.
Pedestrian crossing ramps shall be provided at all junctions and other
appropriate locations.
HIGHWAY STRUCTURES
All highway structures, whether to be adopted or not shall be
designed in accordance with the latest relevant standards, codes of
practice and DETR Technical Memoranda and will require technical
approval in accordance with section 1.1.
HIGHWAY BOUNDARY
At all vehicular accesses and pedestrian entrances to private premises
the highway boundary shall be defined. This can be achieved by using
granite setts, continuous precast concrete edging or by contrasting
the colour of the block paving surfacing materials.
ROAD MARKINGS
Road markings shall be provided at junctions and other locations as
required by the Engineer. All road markings shall be laid in
reflectorised thermoplastic materials or block paving in accordance
with the relevant British Standards and DETR directives.
All traffic signs and road markings shall be in accordance with the
latest The Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 1994,
published by HMSO.
OBSTRUCTION OF THE HIGHWAY
Buildings, doors, windows, gates, gutters and pipes shall not
encroach upon the highway as defined in the Highways Act 1980.
SURFACE WATER FROM ADJOINING ROADS AND ACCESSES
Arrangements must be made to deal with surface water from
adjoining roads or accesses by the appropriate siting of gullies off the
highway and surface water drains. Where resiting gullies or the
provision of additional gullies in an existing road is necessary, for
example, where the new junction is proposed, these works shall be
agreed with the Engineer.
PUBLIC SAFETY
From the time when the first dwelling is occupied to the final
completion of the works, all excavations, obstructions and hazards of
any kind within the roads and footpaths shall be suitably protected at
all times and lit at night.
CLEARANCE OF SITE
On completion of the works, and before the issue of the Part II
Certificate, the roads shall be cleared of all surplus materials and left
in a clean and tidy condition. Road gullies, soakaways, road drains and
any sewers within the highway shall be cleared of any accumulated silt
and debris. Such cleansing shall be repeated at the end of the
maintenance period, before the issue of the Final Certificate.
UNDERTAKERS
As far as possible, Developers should arrange with the Undertakers
to lay their services underground but where poles have to be erected
in the highway they should be sited at the back of the footway.
Covers and inspection chambers and service boxes shall be set flush
with the new surface levels.
STREET NAMEPLATES
Street naming will need to be agreed with the District Council. Street
and Footpath name plates are to be provided and erected to the
requirements of the District Council before any dwellings are
occupied. They will usually be required on both sides of the junction
and facing the exit from the connecting road. The name plates are to
be set so that the top of the plate is not less than 600mm nor more
than I metre above the footway level. They shall not obstruct vision
at visibility splays, and should be reflective.
TRAFFIC SIGNS
Where it is necessary, for the safety of road users, to provide traffic
signs or illuminated bollards, these shall be reflective and provided
and installed by the Developer to the Engineer's requirements and in
accordance with the relevant British Standards and Department of
Transport directives. A greater use of ‘No Through Road’ symbols
where appropriate and cycleway signs are recommended.
FIRE SERVICE REQUIREMENTS
For further guidance on water flow rates that the fire service require,
refer to Appendix 5 of the ‘National Guidance Document on the
provisions of water for firefighting.
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