STREET PLAN GENERAL NOTES

  1. Work shall be performed according to the latest edition of the Standard Specifications For Public Works Construction, the excavation and building code of the City of Palmdale, the City of Palmdale Engineering Design Standards and any special requirements of the permit. Other references are to the latest editions of APWA Standard Plans For Public Works Construction, Los Angeles County Department of Public Works Standard Plans and Caltrans Standard Plans.
  2. Before work can be started, the contractor must obtain an encroachment permit to work within the existing public right-of-way from the City Engineering Division, 38250 Sierra Highway, Palmdale CA 93550.
  3. Application for inspection by The City of Palmdale shall be made by the contractor at least twenty-four (24) hours before the services thereof will be required; phone (661) 267-5255.
  4. Work in public streets, once begun, shall be prosecuted to completion without delay so as to provide minimum inconvenience to adjacent property owners and to the traveling public. Failure to comply with this requirement is a violation of the Highway Permit Ordinance.
  5. The contractor shall take all necessary and proper precautions to protect adjacent properties from any and all damage that may occur from storm water runoff and/or deposition of debris resulting from any and all work in connection with subdivision construction.
  6. Construct sidewalk returns per Standard Plan C-7 series as applicable.
  7. Paving to be done in 2 layers - bottom layer shall be 3/4" rock (Type B mix AR-4000) and the final layer shall be 1" thick with 1/2" rock (Type C-2 Mix AR-4000). All work is to be completed to the satisfaction of the City inspector in the field and also to the satisfaction of the City Engineer.
  8. Street structural sections will be determined by R-Value soil testing. Subdivider's soils engineer shall provide R-Value tests after streets have been rough graded. Test results shall be subject to review and approval by the City Geologist. Plan must be as-built to show actual structural section constructed. The crushed aggregate base shall consist entirely of crushed rock and rock dust.
  9. There shall be no above ground obstructions in any portion of the sidewalk except where the width, exclusive of top of curb, is 6' or greater. Otherwise provide a taper to maintain a 48" minimum unobstructed width (reference Standard Plan C-6).

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