City of Frisco Engineering Standards

Engineering Standards
1.03 Enforcement
The City’s Engineering Standards are issued by the Engineering Services and Public Works Departments,
and are hereby authorized to enforce the provisions of these Engineering Standards. The standards and
any updates will be available on the City’s website.
These Engineering Standards shall be in full force and effect immediately upon adoption by the City
Council. Projects will be required to comply with all requirements. The standards include the various
design criteria, technical specifications, and standard construction details which are considered minimum
requirements for the design and construction of adequate public facilities within the City. The Engineer
of record shall bear the sole responsibility for meeting the Engineering standard of care for all
aspects of the design and providing a design that’s required by the site-specific conditions and
intended use of the facilities, while at a minimum meeting the City’s design and construction
requirements.
1.04 Amendment
A. The City may amend the Engineering Standards. In order to ensure that the Engineer has the
City’s latest design standards, they are directed to the City’s website to acquire the City’s most
current design standards. The Engineering Standards will include a Record of Revisions to
identify any revisions to the Engineering Standards.
B. A formal request to modify current design criteria or add new design criteria can be submitted to
the City for consideration in writing to the Director of Engineering Services.
1.05 Deviation Requests
A. All deviations from the requirements included in the Engineering Standards shall be approved by
the Director of Engineering Services.. A grant of an alternative material, design, or method of
construction shall not affect nor relieve the Engineer of the obligation and responsibility of
such material, design, or method of construction for the intended purposes.
B. In the event that specific circumstances dictate requirements not already included in the
Engineering Standards, it shall be the responsibility of the Engineer to provide the additional
information as deemed necessary by the Director of Engineering Services in writing for review.
1.06 Applicability
The Engineer shall be responsible for the applicability of the information contained in the
Engineering Standards to the design of their particular project. The Engineer shall also be
responsible for the applicability and accuracy of the information furnished in their design.
Acceptance by the City of the plans for construction shall not be construed to relieve the Engineer
of any responsibility.
1.07 Other Local, State and Federal Environmental Regulations (this is not intended to
be a complete list and is provided for informational purposes only)
• Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 USC 1344)
• Water Rights http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/permitting/water_supply/water_rights/permits.html
• Migratory Bird Treaty Act http://www.fws.gov/pacific/migratorybirds/mbta.htm
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