Design & Construction Specifications - Town of Kernersville

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Collector, Sub-Collector and Commercial StreetThe primary design concerns are directed toward fostering a safeenvironment for the adjacent land users and convenience to the motoringpublic. Emphasis is placed on site distance at intersections, drivewayaccesses, and horizontal and vertical curves. Emphasis is also placed onthe ease of ingress and egress at intersections with higher classificationstreets.Marginal Access StreetMarginal Access Streets are designed to provide primary or secondaryaccess to properties in which the other street classifications are deemedinappropriate. Design shall accommodate the vehicle type and quantityexpected to use the facility. The Public Works Director will determine theright-of-way width, roadway section, street width, and design criteria basedon the surrounding land use, character of the terrain, utility locations,structure locations, and environmental constraints.Industrial Street and Industrial Cul-de-sacThe primary design concerns are directed toward fostering a safeenvironment to the adjacent land users and convenience to the motoringpublic. Emphasis is placed on providing adequate stopping site distance atintersections, driveway accesses, and horizontal and vertical curves.Emphasis is also placed on providing adequate turning radius, tapers,storage lanes and structural integrity of the street.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 designed to facilitate theturning movement of a tractor pulling a 48’ trailer may be considered whenthe existing topography prohibits construction of a circular turnaround.Major and Minor ThoroughfaresThe primary design concerns are directed toward fostering a safe andconvenient environment for through traffic motorist. Emphasis is placed onalignment, spacing and full service access to street classifications ascollectors or higher. Emphasis is also placed on providing adequate turningradius, tapers, storage lanes, structural integrity and compliance to theTowns thoroughfare plan.
Private StreetAlthough not encouraged by the Town, private streets may be permitted incertain developments, including gated communitiesEstablishment of a Property Owner's Association is required in order tomaintain any private streets permitted in a development. A document settingforth declaration of covenants, conditions, and restrictions governing theProperty Owners’ Association and the property within a development shalladequately address planning, management and funding of both routinemaintenance and non-routine maintenance of private streets. At the time ofpreliminary plan submittal, the developer shall submit the proposeddeclarations for review and approval by the Town, and ultimate recordation.Any and all proposed private streets shall be clearly shown as such on allpreliminary subdivision plans submitted to the Town and all permittedprivate streets shall be clearly shown as such on final plats. All approvedprivate streets shall be centered within a common area strip having aminimum width of fifty (50) feet. An approved driveway permit from theTown or NCDOT (whichever is applicable) is required for all approvedprivate streets connecting with public streets.All private streets shall proceed through the same submittal, approval andinspection process that public streets undergo; however, inspection ofconstruction shall be performed by a private engineering/consulting firm (atthe developers expense) with all inspection reports, testing and survey datasubmitted to the Town at the completion of project. Documentation shallinclude verification that all improvements have been installed in accordancewith the Construction Drawings and Specifications. The Town shall retainany and all Bonds previously placed with/submitted to the Town until allrequired documents are submitted, reviewed and approved.The minimum street design standards for all private streets shall be thesame as those approved as minimum design for public streets asreferenced in the Roadway Design Table found in the Construction Detailssection of this manual. For any private street determined by the Town PublicWorks Department as serving significant truck traffic within the foreseeablefuture, the developer shall submit a pavement design based on an 18-KipEAL design criteria to the Public Works Department for review and approvalAll private streets will have a thirty (30) inch curb and gutter section, either astandard curb and gutter or valley type curb and gutter as detailed in thisdocument. Private streets shall not be designed, constructed or striped toaccommodate Formal Street side Parking.Unless otherwise approved by the Public Works Department, utilitystructures shall not encroach or penetrate the asphalt surface course.
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Watershed Permit Application - Low
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Watershed Permit - High DensitySite
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NORTH CAROLINA )) DEED OF EASEMENTF
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Notary PublicEXHIBIT APROPERTY DESC
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SECTION 2DESIGN GUIDELINES.Relation
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Sidewalks and Pedestrians - Minimum
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Highways and Large Through Corridor
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