80-08 AMENDING CITY CODE CHAPTERS 35 AND 37

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Driveways may have a centerline angled a minimum of forty-five degrees (45°) to the pavement centerline when the use is restricted to one-way. Adjacent driveway radii shall be separated by a minimum distance of six feet (6 ' ) measured parallel to the pavement edge. The flow of existing roadway ditches crossed by a driveway shall be maintained by the installation of a storm sewer or culvert pipe having a capacity equivalent to anticipated flow. Minimum size shall be twelve inches (12") . The length shall be such that the slope from the edge of the drive to the end of the pipe shall not be steeper than 4 :1, with a practical minimum of five feet (5 ' ) . End sections of the same type as the drain pipe shall be installed on the ends of all pipes . 4 . CONSTRUCTION TIME LIMIT AND PROCEDURES Sidewalks , driveways , curb, gutters, and combination curb and gutter shall not be constructed between November lst and March 31st without written consent of the Director o-f Public Works . The surface of all concrete construction shall be covered with white polyethylene sheeting and kept moist for the entire curing period or curing compound may be used. Low temperatures protection shall be as provided in the Illinois Department of Transportation Standard Specifications . All completed concrete construction shall be carefully barricaded to prevent travel across it. Suitable lights or flares shall be used at night. The barricades shall remain in place during the curing period. All excess excavated material shall be removed from the street. The space occupied by the fo�s shall be backfilled to the top of the finished work. The construction of all sidewalks, driveways, curb or combination curb and gutter shall be under the general super- vision of the Engineering Division of the Departmen t of Public Works of the City of Decatur, Illinois.