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Home My WebLink AboutORD 73-13LN/gh/2/9/73 ORDINANCE NO. 73-13 ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE IV, OF CHAPTER 42 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMEND- ING SECTION 42-44, ADOPTING OFFICIAL STREET CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS, DATED FEBRUARY 1, 19723 AND OFFICIAL STREET CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS, DATED FEBRUARY 1, 1972, WITH AMENDMENTS THERETO DATED FEBRUARY 13, 1973; AND BY AMENDING SEC- TION 42-45 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES PROVIDING FOR ROLL CURBS AND SIDEWALKS; PROVIDING FOR NEW STREET AND RIGHT-OF-WAY WIDTHS FOR ARTERIAL STREETS; PROVIDING FOR CITY PAYMENT FOR COSTS OF PIPE FOR DRAINAGE UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS; PROVIDING FOR CITY PAYMENT FOR STREET.WIDTHS IN EXCESS OF TWENTY-SIX FEET (261); PROVIDING AN OBLIGATION FOR A SUBDIVIDER TO CONSTRUCT ADEQUATE DRAINAGE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS: Section 1. That Section 42-44 and Section 42-45 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Beaumont shall be amended to read as. follows: "Sec. 42-44. Official street construction standardsand specifications adopted. "The official street construction standards dated February 1, 1972, with.amendments dated February 13,'1973, and the official street construction specifications dated February 1, .1972, with amendments dated February 13, 1973, for the construction of streets in the City of Beaumont are hereby incorporated into and made a part of this section,by reference and shall be on file in the office of the City Clerk.'' 'Sec. 42-45. General standards for street construction.. 01(a) Arterial Streets. An 'arterial street' is a public right-of-way with the highest degree of traffic continuity and serving as a major traffic way for fast or heavy traffic between the various districts of the City. The developer of a new sub- division shall be required to dedicate appropriate right-of-way for arterial streets required within said subdivision in accordance with the Official Street and Highway Plan. The City of Beaumont shall be responsible for the improvements, main- tenance and operation of the facility. The right-of-way required for arterial streets shall be from sixty (60') feet to one hundred twenty -(120') feet in width as may be required. The pavement width of arterial streets shall be forty-four (44') feet to seventy-two (72') feet from face to face of curb and any addi- tional channelization and storage lane as may be appropriate. Drainage shall be underground, and curbs and gutters of Portland cement con- crete are required. Sikewalks are required in the vicinity of schools. "(b) Frontage Roads. A 'frontage road' is a street which is parallel to and adjacent to, or in the immediate vicinity of, an arterial street and which has for its purpose the relief of such arterial street from the local service of abutting property. Frontage roads may be required along arterial thoroughfares where individual properties are platted to have ingress and egress from the side adjacent to the arterial street. Frontage roads, as appro- priate, shall be constructed in a new sub- division by the.developer. The City will accept frontage roads upon completion and determination that they conform to the City's standards. The right-of-way required for frontage roads shall be forty (40') feet in width. The width of pavement -for a frontage road shall be twenty (20') feet from face to face of curb. Drainage shall be underground as required to serve the subdivision. The City will pay the difference in pipe size costs when larger storm sewer pipe than adequate for a particular subdivision is re- quired. Curbs and gutters of Portland cement concrete are required. Sidewalks are not required. "(c) Residential Collector Streets. A 'residential collector street' is a street of considerable continuity which carries traffic from residential streets to arterial streets, including the prin- cipal entrance streets of residential develop- ments and the principal circulating street with- in such developments. Residential collector streets shall be constructed in new subdivisions by the developers of said new subdivisions and shall be accepted by the City for maintenance -2- 0-70-13 2- D-70-13 �2 /S I and operation upon a determination that they have been constructed in conformance with the City's standards. The City will pay costs of increased width of pavement over twenty-six (26') feet from face to face of curb. The right-of-way required for residential collector streets shall be sixty (60') feet in width. The pavement width shall be thirty-six (36') feet from face to face of curb. Drainage shall be underground and provided by the developer. The City will pay the difference in pipe size costs when a larger storm.sewer pipe than adequate for a particular subdivision is required by the City. Sidewalks shall be required on one side only on the parabolic crown street section. On the street section with roll -type curbs sidewalks will be required on both sides. "(d) Industrial Collector Streets. An: ''industrial collector street' is a street designed to accommodate the increased volume movements, turning movements and truck traffic created by the.use of adjacentland to carry traffic to arterial streets. Industrial collector streets as required shall be constructed by the developer of adjacent land. The City shall accept industrial collector streets for maintenance and operation upon a determi- nation that they have been constructed in con- formance with the City's standards. The right-of-way required for industrial collector streets shall be a minimum of sixty (60') feet in width. The pavement width of industrial collector streets shall be forty (40') feet from face to face of curb. Drainage shall be underground as required to serve the subdivision and shall be -provided by the developer. The City will pay the difference in pipe size costs when a larger storm sewer pipe than adequate for a particular subdivision is required by the City. Curbs and gutters of Portland cement concrete are required, and sidewalks are required only in the vicinity of schools. "(e) Residential Streets. A "residential street' is a street which may be of limited continuity used primarily for access to the abutting property and the local needs of the neighborhood. Resi- dential streets shall be constructed in new subdivisions by the developers of said new sub- divisions and shall be accepted by the City upon completion and determination that they conform to the City's standards. The minimum right-of-way required for residential streets shall be fifty (50') feet in width. Pavement width shall be twenty-six (26') feet from face to face of curb. Drainage shall be underground -3- as required to serve the subdivision and shall be provided by the developer. The City will pay the difference in pipe size costs. when a larger storm sewer pipe than adequate for a particular subdivision is required by the City. Roll -type curbs are allowed and curbs and gutters of Portland cement concrete are required. Sidewalks are not required. Section 2. That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance or the application of same to a par- ticular set of persons or circumstances should for any reason be held to be invalid, such invalidity shall in no wise affect the remaining portions of this ordinance and to such end the various portions and provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable. Section 3. That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. PASSED by the City Council this the /3 day of `jp,�z u ctiz 1973. -4- Mayor -