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Town of Arcadia
Ordinance No. 1998.1 |
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Policy for
Minimum Highway Design Standards
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Design
Standards For Town Roads
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WHEREAS, it is in the public interest for the
Town of Arcadia, Trempealeau County, to
establish minimum highway design standards for
highways being constructed in the town to
accommodate anticipated traffic and afford
satisfactory access to police, firefighting,
snow removal, sanitation and road maintenance
equipment; |
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NOW, THEREFORE IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE TOWN
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE TOWN OF ARCADIA,
TREMPEALEAU COUNTY as follows: |
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SECTION 1.
Definitions |
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order to clarify this ordinance, the following
definitions are applicable: |
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A. Approach
- that portion of road extending 100 feet on
each side of a culvert or bridge. |
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B. Base
Course - the supporting base material of the
roadway including the shoulder |
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C. Drainage
- the gradual drying of highway by system of
ditches, trenches, channels, etc. |
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D. Grade -
the rate of ascent or descent of roadway |
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E. Highway
- the road or way over which the public
generally has a right to pass, to include the
complete right-of-way |
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F. Road Bed
- the whole material laid in place and ready for
travel |
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G. Roadway
- the traveled portion of the highway |
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H. Surface
- the top of the roadway or traveled surface. |
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SECTION
2.
Applicability |
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This ordinance
shall be applicable to all highways laid out by
the town board after adoption or this ordinance,
including any highways dedicated in plats for
proposed subdivisions submitted for review
pursuant to Chapter 236 of Wisconsin Statutes,
any private highways being donated to the town
and any other highways being accepted by the
town as public highways in the town. |
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SECTION
3.
Minimum Road Design Standards
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The following
minimum design standards shall apply under this
ordinance. All town highways shall be
classified as local roads unless designated by
the town board as collector or arterial.
The classification of all roads under this
ordinance shall be within the complete
discretion of the town board considering such
factors as traffic count, character of
anticipated traffic and relation of highway to
traffic patterns within the town and other
highway systems. It is intended that local
be the lowest traffic count with access to
private property as the principal function.
Collector highways are intended to be highways
acting as collectors from local roads to higher
priority roads or developed areas.
Arterials are intended to serve as corridors
through the town serving intra-regional and
inter-area traffic movement.
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Base Course |
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Residential:
Base Course shall consist of crushed aggregate
or bituminous concrete composition suitable for
anticipated traffic loads compacted to 6 inches. |
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Commerical/Industrial:
Base Course shall consist of crushed aggregate
or bituminous concrete composition suitable for
anticipated traffic loads compacted to 8 inches. |
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SubBase Course |
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Subbase Course
shall consist of sand compacted to 12 inches |
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Asphalt
Pavement |
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Residential:
One - two inch (2") lift |
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Commerical/Industrial:
Two - one and one-half inch (1 1/2") lifts
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Grade |
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The roadway grade
may not exceed 10% at any point. |
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Shoulders |
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A two foot
shoulder is required on each side of the roadway |
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Ditching and
Culverts |
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The ditching of
the roadway must be completed and have proper
elevation to provide for adequate drainage.
Any culverts necessary for proper drainage shall
be installed after elevation is obtained from
the town board. The minimum length of any
culvert installed in a road bed shall be at
least two feet greater than the base course
width. Apron end walls shall be used.
The diameter and length will be subject to the
approval of the town board after the amount of
the flowage is determined. In no case
shall the culvert be less than 18" in diameter. |
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Bridges |
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All bridges shall
meet the minimum requirements of state and
federal law. In the event, it is decided
by the town board that the construction of a
bridge would be of a size and cost that would
create a hardship to the owner of the land
required to build the bridge, then the town
board may proceed to accept the road, complete
as required above, except that part extending
100 feet on each side of the bridge. This
portion of the road shall be know as the
approach. The approach will be accepted
uncompleted with the reservation that the town
will bill back to the owner a portion of the
cost of construction of the bridge. The
town will proceed to build the bridge and
approach with the help of bridge aid available
and bill the balance not covered by the aid or
the portion to be billed back to the owner.
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SECTION 4.
Authority for Higher Standards |
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The road design
standards in Section 3 as stated above are
intended to be minimum design standards.
The town board shall have the discretion to
impose higher design standards where in the
opinion of the town board local conditions
require higher standards or anticipated traffic
in quantity or quality will require higher
standards. |
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SECTION
5.
Application for Determination of Applicable
Standards |
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Any person may
apply to the town board to determine what design
standards should apply in a particular location,
giving the description of the proposed highway
and proposed design standards being requested to
be approved.
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The Town of
Arcadia Board of Supervisors may at their
discretion allow extensions to existing town
roads to match certain features of that road
which do not meet all of the current road
specifications as spelled out in this ordinance.
These features may include but are not limited
to: widths, surface type, shoulders, etc.
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No person shall
commence construction of any highway anticipated
to be turned over to the town without having
written approval of the proposed highway design
by the town board. |
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SECTION
6.
Final Inspection and Acceptance by the Town
Board |
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Upon completion
of the proposed highway, the town board will
proceed to make final inspection, accepting or
rejecting the highway as the case may be in the
discretion of the town board. If the
highway is rejected, corrections must be made as
stated by the town board before final inspection
will be made again. If final acceptance is
made by the town board, the owner or owners will
turn over to the town a warranty deed free and
clear of any liens necessary to convey free and
clear title to the town for the highway.
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As revised by the
Town of Arcadia Board of Supervisors this 15th
day of May, 2006. |
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Filed in the
Office of the Town Clerk this 15th day of May,
2006 |
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Ronald F.
Tuschner, Town Chairman, 2006 |
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Michael Wineski,
Town Supervisor |
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Ivan T.
Pronschinske, Town Supervisor |
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James D Andre,
Town Clerk |
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