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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1955-206 - Standards for Street ConstructionBILL N0. 207 ORDINANCE. N0. ~~(, AN ORDINANCE; PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS AND h"INIMUM STANDARDS TO PE MET IN THE CONSTRUCTION, BY PRIVATE PE3SONS, FIRMS, OR CORPORATIONS, OF ANY STRi~,F'TS IN THE RESIDENTIAL ARF'AS OF THE CITY OF RIVERSI:DE:, MISSOURI I,NHIC'~ STREETS ARE I~?TENDED TO RE t7SED BY THE GENERAL PiTBLIC . BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE, MIS`~oURi, AS FULLO'~h'S: SECTION 1. No person, firm or corporation shall construct any street in the residential areas of the City of Riverside, Missouri, which street is intended to be used by the general public unless the followir_g requirements and minimum standards have been complied with in the construction of such street: a. A preliminary plat and sketch shall be furnished to and approved by the Board of Aldermen. Such plat shall show the location, profile and proposed grade of such proposed gtreet. b. If no grade shall be established for said street the Board o.f Aldermen shall cause a grade to be established which shall in no event be in excess of seven per cent unless the topography of the land is such as to necessitate a higher grade. c. The Board of Aldermen shall establish and prescribe the minimum base or fill required for such proposed. strut. d. Sucr Qtreet~ shall have a surface of macadam, concrete, asphaltic concrete or such other all-:•reather material as may be approved by the Board of Aldermen and. to a depth to be specified by the Board of Aldermen for each such proposed street. e. Every such street shall have a four (4) itch et~ov~n, that~~fis;~: hhe center of said street shall be four (4) inches above the edges of the paved portion of such street. f. The paved portion oi' said street shall be not less than thirty (3U) feet in width including curbings, and the dedicated right- of-way of said street shall be not less than fifty (5U) feet in width. g. If no curbing is installed the minimum paved area of the street shall be thirty-six (36) feet and drainage ditches shall be constructed along the sides of the street according to specifications to be prescribed by the Board of Aldermen. The minimum dedicated right~of-way shall be not less than sixty (6U) feet in width. h. The applicant for permission to build such street shall before commencing construction post a surety bond with the City of Riverside in an amount to he specified by the Board of Aldermen to secure the faithful compliance of such applicant with the requirements of this ordinance and the aforementioned requirements in the construction of such street. SECTION 2. Any street hereafter constructed in any of the residential areas of the City of Riverside which street is not constructed in compliance with the requirements of this ordinance shall be deemed to be a private street and shal]_ be plainly marked as such. Passed this /~,~ day oft,/z~~ 1955 ~~~~ MAYOR ~ ATTEST: CITY CLERX (/ Approve.:?. this ~y`~ day o7~J`~ 1955.