Design & Construction Specifications - Town of Kernersville

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SURETIES OR IMPROVEMENT GUARANTEES:Prior to the recording of any plat, all improvements required by this Manual and theUDO shall be completed or the remaining improvements secured by a surety approvedand accepted by the Town Manager; the surety shall be a performance bond providedby a certified surety company authorized to issue bonds in North Carolina; anIrrevocable Letter of Credit provided from a bank insured by the FDIC; or cash. If thesurety is a guarantee other than cash, the Letter of Credit or bonding instrument mustbe readily convertible into cash, payable to the Town of Kernersville at face value uponthe Town's request. Prior to recording the Plat, the developer shall contact the PlanningDepartment and request an estimate for bonding purposes. If any work has beencompleted and paid for prior to recording the plat, the developer shall providedocumentation that work-to-date has been paid in full.Refer to Appendix 4 for the administrative procedures regarding the submittal ofsureties.In no case shall the duration of the financial guarantee exceed two (2) years, unlesssaid guarantee is extended with the consent of the Town Manager.All developments whose public improvements are not completed and accepted thirty(30) days prior to the expiration of the financial guarantee shall be considered in default.Upon default, the surety company or financial institution holding the escrow accountshall pay to the Town, all or any portion of the bond or escrow amount deemednecessary by the Town to complete all or any portion of the required improvements,including administration cost incurred by the Town. The Town shall complete theproject, or a portion thereof, using the guaranteed funds. The Town shall return anyfunds not spent in completing the improvements.Default on a project does not release the developer from the liability he has or may haveincurred during the performance of work prior to the default or the responsibility forpayment of items that may exceed the current surety being held by the Town.See Horizontal Street Design for bonding of improvements to property lines whereexisting topography prevents construction without encroachment on others.DEDICATION AND ACCEPTANCE:A. Right-of-Ways and EasementsThe recordation of a properly executed final plat constitutes dedication to theTown the right-of-ways of each public street and all easements as proposed onthe final plat. The approval and recordation of a final plat does not constituteacceptance of maintenance responsibility within such right-of-way or easement.Improvements within such right-of-way or easements, such as street paving,drainage facilities or sidewalks may be accepted for maintenance by the PublicWorks Director after a final inspection has been conducted and approved by
the Public Works Department, and all items of construction have beensatisfactorily completed.B. Half/Partial-StreetsHalf/Partial Streets, i.e. right-of-way of one-half of the standard or requiredwidth of a street or a portion thereof, shall not be designed except whereessential to the reasonable development of the subdivision and adjacent land.The right-of-way for Half/Partial Street shall be dedicated to facilitate a futurestreet and so noted on the final plat. The Developer shall post a cash bondwith the Town, sufficient to construct one-half the cost of the street for thatportion which is situated within the subject development.ROADWAY DESIGN:At a minimum all streets shall be designed and constructed to Town of KernersvilleStandard Specifications and Detailed Drawings contained in this manual. NCDOTstandards shall be used on all existing state roads, extensions of existing state roads,roads to be maintained by NCDOT, or any item of construction that is not covered in thismanual.A. Street Classifications and Classification CriteriaThe Public Works Director shall make final determination of the classification ofstreets in a proposed development.Primary Design Concerns:Residential Street and Residential Cul-de-SacThe primary design concerns are directed toward fostering a safeenvironment to the residential community and convenience to the motoringpublic. Emphasis is placed on providing adequate stopping site distance atintersections, driveway accesses and horizontal and vertical curves.The maximum length of an individual cul-de-sac street allowed is 1200 feetmeasured from the intersecting centerline from another street to the centerof the turnaround. Circular turnarounds are recommended as permanentturnarounds; however, permanent “T” turnarounds may be considered whenthe existing topography prohibits construction of a circular turnaround.Bulb-turns and eye-brows are not recommended; however, they may beallowed on cul-de-sac streets and short internal residential streets whichbegin at a Residential Collector or Sub-collector and terminate on the sameor adjoining street forming a short loop less than 1200 feet long, measuredfrom intersecting centerlines.
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