LARIMER COUNTY RURAL AREA ROAD STANDARDS

LARIMER COUNTY RURAL AREA ROAD STANDARDSTable of ContentsCHAPTER 1 – GENERAL INFORMATION........................................................................................1-11.1 PURPOSE ............................................................................................................................................1-11.2 SCOPE ................................................................................................................................................1-11.3 AUTHORITY........................................................................................................................................1-11.4 APPLICABILITY ..................................................................................................................................1-11.5 AMENDMENT AND REVISIONS............................................................................................................1-11.6 ENFORCEMENT RESPONSIBILITY ........................................................................................................1-21.7 REVIEW AND APPROVAL....................................................................................................................1-21.8 INTERPRETATION ...............................................................................................................................1-21.9 RELATIONSHIPS TO OTHER STANDARDS ............................................................................................1-21.10 VARIANCES (DEPARTURES FROM THE STANDARDS) AND APPEALS..................................................1-31.11 AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR OF PUBIC WORKS ...................................................................................1-31.12 FLOOD PLAIN ...................................................................................................................................1-31.13 COST ESTIMATE AND IMPROVEMENT AGREEMENT ..........................................................................1-31.14 THE PUBLIC ROAD SYSTEM .............................................................................................................1-41.15 NEW COUNTY ROADS ......................................................................................................................1-41.15.1 Planning Standards .................................................................................................................1-41.15.2 Design Standards ....................................................................................................................1-51.15.3 Construction and Testing Standards .......................................................................................1-51.15.4 Construction Warranty and Collateral....................................................................................1-5CHAPTER 2 – SUBMITTAL PROCEDURES......................................................................................2-12.1 DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS SUBMITTAL PROCEDURE ...............................................................2-12.1.1 General......................................................................................................................................2-12.1.2 Pre-Application Conference......................................................................................................2-12.1.3 Preliminary Design and Final Design.......................................................................................2-12.1.4 Review and Approval Process ...................................................................................................2-12.1.5 Revisions or Updates to Approved Final Construction Plan.....................................................2-22.1.5.1 Submittal Requirements......................................................................................................................2-22.1.5.2 Minor and Major Revisions ................................................................................................................2-22.2 SUBMITTAL CHECKLIST .....................................................................................................................2-3CHAPTER 3 – SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSTRUCTION PLANS........................3-13.1 GENERAL ...........................................................................................................................................3-13.2 PLAN SET ...........................................................................................................................................3-13.2.1 Professional Engineer Certification..........................................................................................3-13.2.2 Indemnification Statement.........................................................................................................3-13.2.3 Vicinity Map ..............................................................................................................................3-23.2.4 Key Map ....................................................................................................................................3-23.3 CONSTRUCTION PLANS AND DETAIL SHEETS.....................................................................................3-23.3.1 Title Block .................................................................................................................................3-23.3.2 Standard Signature Block..........................................................................................................3-23.3.3 Construction Benchmark Monumentation.................................................................................3-33.3.4 General Standard Notes for Final Construction Plans .............................................................3-33.3.5 Scale ..........................................................................................................................................3-33.3.6 North Arrow ..............................................................................................................................3-33.3.7 Date of Plan ..............................................................................................................................3-33.3.8 Index..........................................................................................................................................3-33.3.9 Legend of Symbols.....................................................................................................................3-33.3.10 Utilities....................................................................................................................................3-3Larimer County Rural Area Road StandardsOctober 22, 2007Page i