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Design & Construction Specifications - Town of Kernersville

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Thoroughfare, Major - A public street or highway whose primary function is tocarry large volumes <strong>of</strong> traffic safely and expediently through an urban area.< Thoroughfare, Minor - A public street which serves as a primary traffic artery<strong>of</strong> the urban area, serving the major centers <strong>of</strong> activity and carrying trafficbetween such centers at moderate speeds.Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) – The compilation <strong>of</strong> regulations that affectland use, including the Zoning Ordinance, the Environmental Ordinance, and theSubdivision Ordinance/Regulations.Utilities - Facilities <strong>of</strong> an agency which, provide the general public with electricity,gas, oil, water, sewage, communications, or rail transportation.Wetlands - Areas inundated or saturated by surface or ground water at a frequencyand duration sufficient to support and, under normal circumstances, do support aprevalence <strong>of</strong> vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions.Wetlands generally include swamps, marshes, bogs and similar areas as delineatedby the US Army Corp <strong>of</strong> Engineers or certified pr<strong>of</strong>essional in the field <strong>of</strong>environmental engineering as approved by the US Army Corp <strong>of</strong> Engineers.Abbreviations:AASHTOANSIAPWAASTMAWWABCCFSDEDMEEPETJAmerican Association <strong>of</strong> State Highway and TransportationOfficialsAmerican National Standards InstituteAmerican Public Works AssociationAmerican Society <strong>of</strong> Testing and MaterialsAmerican Water Works AssociationBack <strong>of</strong> CurbCubic Feet per SecondDrainage EasementDrainage Maintenance EasementEdge <strong>of</strong> PavementExtra Territorial Jurisdiction

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