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A POLICY REGARDING THE PLACEMENT OF THE <br /> WEAR COURSE ON NEW STREETS <br /> <br />Purpose: <br /> <br />Wh/le the delay in the placement Of the wear course of bituminous does minimizes <br />surface marring of the finished street surface while new building construction activity is <br />taking place, there are negative impacts associated with this delay. The purpose of this <br />policy is to establish a reasonable per/od for the delay in constructing this element of the <br />street infrastructure and to establish requirements for the interim per/od between the <br />placement of the curb and gutter and the bituminous wear course. <br /> <br />Policy: <br /> <br /> 1, The bituminous wear course shall be placed no longer than one calendar year <br /> following the installation of concrete curb and gutter. <br /> <br />During the period between the placement of the base course and the wear course <br />ali underground utility appurtenances shall be made flush to the top of the base <br />course no later than October 1 st, or shall be wedged with bituminous so as to <br />facilitate snow plowing over the appurtenances. <br /> <br />Prior to the placement of the wear course ali cracks in the concrete curb minor in <br />width shall be routed and filled with an approved filler. All spalls greater than 2 <br />inches in diameter shall be filled with an approved epoxy patch material. Any <br />curb sections with defects greater than described above shall be removed and <br />completely replaced. Where the amount of damaged curb to be replaced exceeds <br />40% of the total length of the curb, 100% of the curb shall be removed and <br />replaced. <br /> <br />Implementation: <br /> <br />This policy shall become effective immediately upon adoption by City Council <br /> <br /> <br />