Ordinance 1356ORDINANCE NO. /.3S
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDMONDSM WASHINGTON AMENDING
SECTION 7.01.010 OF THE EDMONDS CITY CODES ADOPTING MUNI-
CIPAL PUBLIC WORKS CONSTRUCTION STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS AND
STRUCTURAL SPECIFICATIONS AS SUPPLEMENTED AND MODIFIED BY
THE EDMONDS CITY ENGINEERING DEPARTMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTING
CHAPTER 7.01 OF THE EDMONDS CITY CODE BY PROVIDING FOR:
PLANS AND PROFILES FOR PLAT AND ,COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS;
STREET CLASSIFICATION STANDARDS.,,' FUNCTIONS AND WIDTHS;
STORM DRAINAGE STANDARDS; STREET SURFACING AND BASE PREP-
ARATION; UTILITIES LOCATION AND STANDARDS; SUBMITTAL OF
PLATS AND PLANS; INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS; CURB CUT REQUIRE-
MENTS; DRIVEWAY REGULATION, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; AND
PROVIDING PENALTIES.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON
DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 7.01.010. Edmonds City Codes Section 7.01.010
is hereby amended to read as follows:
"7.01.010 Adoption of Standard Specifications for
Municipal Public Works Construction. Those certain
printed compilations, three copies of which have
been and are now on file in the office of the city
clerk of the City of Edmonds, Washington, for use
and examination of the public, both prepared by the
Wash, ngton;::Ptate _Chapter of the American Public Works
Association, designated the 1963 Standard Spedifications
for X-anicipal Public Works Construction' and the 1964
Standard Structural Specifications for Munidipp�l Public
Works Construction, as amended and modified by the
City Engineer in those engineer1s,drawings dated 12/20/67C
DWG, No. 1 through 13' approved by the City Engineer,
three copies of which have been and now are on file in
the office of the City Clerk of the City of Edmondst
Washington' for use and examination of the public, are
hereby adopted by reference and ;?all public works cons-
truction, including, but not limited to streets, sewers,
water distribution systems, and other such facilities,
including structural features,, shall conform to said
compilations."
Section 7.01.040 Plats and Commercial Development
A plan and profile of the proposed street, showing the
following data, shall be submitted to the City Engineer for
approval prior to construction for the issuance ofaz-.building
permit for any structure within a plat or major subdivision
and prior to construction and prior to the issuance of a
building permit for any commercial building, structure or
construction.
PLAN
1. Street alignment in stations of 100 foot intervals.
2. Bearings on street centerline.
3. Curve data on all horizontal curves.
4. Right-of-way lines and widths for proposed street
and side streets.
5. All topography within the right-of-way limits,
include all utilities.
6. Label all streets and adjoining subdivisions.
7. Typical roadway section of proposed street.
8. Existing and proposed drainage structures
(indicate direction of flow).
9. Suggested map scale 1" = 100' or 1" = 501.
PROFILE
1:.. Original ground line.
2. Stationing intervals of 100 feet.
3. Control elevation on border of sheet.
4. Grade line showing percents and vertical curves.
5. Indicate datum used and all bench marks.
6. Profile scale shall be vertical 1" =10' or 1" = 5' ;
horizontal 1" = 100' or 1" = 501. -
Section 7.01.050 Street Classifications The minimum
standards for street development shall be as follows:
A. Primary and Secondary State Highway,
Function: To expedite movement of through traffic to
major traffic generators (such as central business district,
regional and major community shopping center, commercial ser-
vice district, small college or university, military installa-
tion, etc.) and from community to community. To collect and
distribute traffic from freeways and expressways to less im-
portant arterial streets, or directly to traffic destirstions.
Right-of-way width: 80 feet to 150 feet.
B. Community Arterial Street
Function: To collect and distribute traffic from higher
type arterial highways to less important streets, or directly to
traffic destination; to serve secondary traffic generators (such
as community business center, high school, junior high school,
shopping centers, major park, golf course, important grouping
of churches, multiple residence area, concentration of offices
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or clinics, major private recreation facility,: large hospital,,
etc.) and traffic from neighborhood to neighborhood within a
community.
Right-d-way width: 60 feet minimum, 80 feet desirable.
Width between curbs: 44 feet
C. Neighborhood Collector Street
Function: To collect and distribute traffic from higher
type arterial streets to access streets, or directly to traffic
destinations; to serve neighborhood traffic generators (such as
one store or a small group of stores, elementary school, church,
club house, small hospital or clinic, small apartment area, etc.)
Right-of-way width: 60 feet minimum.
Width between curbs: 36 feet in low density residential area.
40 feet in high density residential
area or on transit route.
D. Residential Access Street
Function: To provide access to residential property.
Right-of-way width: 60 feet minimum, or as specified on
Official Street Map. 60 feet minimum on cul-de-sacs under 500
feet in length with 36 feet paving. 50 feet minimum on cul-
de-sacs under 500 feet in length with 32 feet paving.
Width between curbs: 32 feet or 36 feet. (In special
application, 34 feet of thickened -edge pavement)
E. Commercial Access Street
Function: To provide access to commercial properties in
business, commercial, and industrial areas.
Right-of-way width: 60 to 100 feet.
Width between curbs: 40 to 60 feet.
Section 7.01.060 Storm Drainage Adequate provision shall
be made for storm drainage, the minimum standards for said
drainage being as follows:
A. Maximum length of surface drainage for thickened edge
pavements or curb sections shall not exceed 300 feet, unless
otherwise approved by City Engineer.
B. Maximum spacing between catch basins shall not exceed
300 feet, suggested catch basin spacing and % grade are as
follows, or as directed by Engineer;
300 ft. - 0.5P/6 to 8.00
200 ft . - 8.0 d/c to 12.0%, 150 ft . - 12 oj6 or greater.
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C. All curlvert pipe, except when used for individual
driveways on ditched roadways, shall be grouted. Twelve inch
minimum plain concrete culvert pipe to be used between catch
basins. Eight inch4animum concrete pipe which may be used
between inlet and catch basin.
D. Catch basins shall be type "!A" and may be poured in
placer concrete block or precast, in accordance with approved
plans.
E. For depths over 5 feet to flowline, standard manholes
or Type II catch basins will be required.
F. All drainage mgst be shown on the roadway plan and
shall be submitted to the City Engineer for approvalt. prior
to construction.
G. Drainage easements should be indicated, both on final
tracing of plat for recording and the Plan and Profile Sheet.
Section 7.01.070 Street Surfacing and Base Preparation.
Minimum street surfacing and base preparation standards shall
be as follows:
A. Source of surfacing materials and types must be approved
by the City Engineer before construction begins.
B. Pit run gravel base will be constructed as required
by the City Engineer. If the existing base is sufficiently
granular, no extra base will be required.
C. Next, a 3 inch compacted depth of crushed rock base
course shall be constructed. This rock shall be 1-1/4 inch
minus meeting the specifications outlined in the Standard
Specifications for Municipal Public Works Construction.
D. Next, a 2 inch compacted depth of crushed rock top
course shall be constructed of 5/8 inch minus rock meeting
the specifications outlined in the Standard Specifications.
E. Finally, a 2 inch compacted depth of Class "B" Asphal-
tic Concrete Pavement shall be constructed in accordance with
the Standard Specifications. In the case of arterial streets,
two lifts of 1-12" each will be required.
Section 7.01.080 Utilities Locations for utilities are
shown on the Standard Details engineer's drawings hereinabove
adopted, or as authorized by the City Engineer in the:case of
special circumstances due to topographical configurations,
existing and proposed development and other engineering con-
siderations. Mains and service connections to all lots shall
be completed prior to placing any surfacing materials. The
construction of underground utilities shall conform to the
Standard Specifications for Municipal Public Works Construction.
Section 7.01.090 Submittal of Plat and Plans No plat
or major subdivision may be submitted for recording or con-
struction until the plan, profile and street section, includ-
ing construction details for drainage and location of all
utility facilities, are approved and construction shall be in
Im
accordance with approved plans. Any variances shall be subject
to approval or indicated on "As -Built" plans.
Section 7.01.100 Plat and Subdivision Inspection Re-
quirements. It shall be the responsibility of the developer
to notify the City Engineer prior to the start of construction
and upon resumption of work after any work stoppage so that
adequate inspections can be made of the work in progress.
Failure to comply will necessitate appropriate testing by a
recognized materials laboratory and/or furnish certified bills
for all materials. In the event this action is necessary, no
further work will be permitted on the plat or major subdivision
until all tests have been completed and all corrections are
made to the satisfaction of the City Engineer.
Section 7.01.110 Curb Cut Requirements
A. No person, corporation or other organization shall
commence work on the construction,, alteration, repair, or
removal of any driveway or the paving of any parking strip
on any streets alley, or other public place in the City of
Edmonds, without a written permit first having been obtained
from the City Engineer.
B. Any party requesting such permit shall file a written
application thereto with the City Engineer. Such application
shall be made in duplicate on a standard City form provided
for that purpose.
C. No plans shall be approved
it appears that the proposed work or
with the provisions of this chapter
City of Edmonds, nor shall issuance
as a waiver of the zoning ordinance
concerning the plan.
D. Location:
nor a permit issued where
any part thereof conflicts
or any ordinance of the
of a permit be construed
or other requirements
1. No driveway shall be so located as to create a
hazard to pedestrians or motorists or invite or compel
illegal or unsafe traffic movements.
2. Unless otherwise approved by the City Engineer,
all driveways including the returns shall be confined
within lines perpendicular to the curb line and passing
through the property corners.
3. No driveway shall be constructed in such a manner
as to be a hazard to any existing street lighting stan-
dard, utility pole, traffic regulating device, or fire
hydrant. The cost of relocating any such street structure
when necessary to do so shall be borne by the abutting
property owner, said relocation of any street structure
shall be performed only through the person holding au-
thority for the particular structure involved.
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.. 4. On private property
access to parking structures
ignated for parking purposes
vehicles.
E. Size and Number:
a. Except as otherwise
of any residential driveway
feet exclusive of the radii
ment being made parallel to
roadway. The maximum width
shall be thirty (30) feet.
every driveway must provide
or access specifically des -
requiring the entrance of
provided herein,; the width
shall not exceed twenty (20)
of the returns, the measure -
the centerline of the street
for commercial driveways
b. The width of any driveway shall not be less than
ten (10) feet, exclusive of the radii of the returns,
the measurement being made perpendicular to the center
line of the driveway.
C. Except as otherwise provided in (a) above, the
total width of all driveways for any one ownership on
a street shall not exceed fifty percent (50'A of the
frontage of that ownership along the street. Any drive-
way which has become abandoned or unused through a
change of the conditions for which it was originally
intended, or which for any other reason has become un-
necessary, shall be closed and the owner shall replace
any such driveway with a standard curb to be constructed
according to the City's general specifications.
d. There shallbe not more than two (2) driveways on
one street for any one ownership except where a single
ownership is developed into more than one unit of oper-
ation! each sufficient in itself to ire et the requirements
of off-street parking and/or loading as required by the
zoning ordinance, and where the necessity for separate
access to the street is evident. In such cases there
shall be not more than two (2) driveways on the street for
any one unit of operation.
F. Driveway Angle:
The angle betwen any driveway and the street roadway
or curb line shall not be less than forty-five degrees
(450) .
Section 7.01.120 Penalties. If any person or personst
firm or firms, or organization or organizations of any kind
or description, violate the provisions of this chapter or
any part thereof, said person or persons, and the officers and
directors of any firm or organization, shall be subject to a
fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) or imprisonment
for a period of not to exceed the term of three months, or
bot$i, for each offense or failure to comply, and each day of
continuing violation or of failure to comply shall constitute
a separate offense.
APPROVED:
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MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: March 19, 1968
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: March 5, 1968
PUBLISHED: March 27, 1968.
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