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ORDINANCE NO. 989
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING MINIMUM
STANDARDS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND RECONSTRUCTION
OF DRIVEWAYS WITHIN THE CITY OF STILLWATER
The City Council of the City of Stillwater does ordain:
1. INTRODUCTION. It has come to the attention of the City Council that residents of the
City are experiencing the early failure of driveways that have been constructed with
concrete and asphalt, earlier than what should be expected to be the useful life of asphalt
and concrete.
2. PURPOSE. It is the purpose of this Ordinance to establish minimum standards for the
construction and reconstruction of driveways within the City and that the standards so
adopted be admissible as minimum standards for the purposes of any civil action in the
Washington County Conciliation Court or the Washington County District Court of the
State of Minnesota.
3. STANDARDS. The minimum standards are as follows:
A. For the construction of Residential Driveways:
Concrete Driveways: 4 inches of compacted sand and 5 inches of concrete;
Bituminous Driveways: 4 inches of Class 5 gravel and 2 inches of bituminous;
B. For Commercial Drives:
For Concrete, 4 inches of compacted sand and 6 inches of concrete;
For Blacktop, 4 inches of Class 5 and 4 inches of bituminous.
C. The sand or aggregate base should be compacted to 100% of the Standard Proctor
Density.
D. An additional sub-cut, depending on the condition of the underlying soils, should
be considered to prevent heaving or settlement ofthe driveway.
4. ADMISSIBILITY. That at the request of any citizen, the City Clerk shall prepare a
certified copy of this Ordinance which shall be admissible in any court in Washington
County, to be evidence of a standard of care, the breach of which constitutes prima facia
evidence of negligence.
5. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. The Public Works Department is obligated to provide a
copy of this Ordinance to any person or entity that requests a building permit in this City
after the effective date of this Ordinance.
6. SAVING. In all other ways the Code will remain in full force and effect.
7. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance will be in full force and effect from and after its
passage and publication according to law.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Stillwater this 4th day of September 007.
By
ATTEST:
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Diane F. Ward, City Clerk
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Stillwater Gazette, September 7,2007
ORDINANCE NO. 989
AN ORDINANCE ESTABUSHlNG MINIMUM
STANDARDS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND RECONSTRUCTION
OF DRIVEWAYS WITHIN THl: C,ITY OF STILLWATER
The City COUncil of the City of Stillwater does ordain:
1 . INTRODUCTION. It has come to the attention of the City Council that
residents of the City are experiencing tpeearlY failure of driveways that
have been constructed with concrete and asphalt, earlier than what should
be expected to be the useful life of asphalt and concrete.
2. PURPOSE. It is the purpose of this Ordinance to establish minimum
standards for the construction and reconstruction of driveways within the
City and that the standards so adopted be admissible as minimum
standards for the pUrposes of any civil action, in the\l\fasl1inQton CPUntY .
Conciliation ,Court or the Washington County District Court of the StalEl of
Minnesota.
3. STANDARDS. The minimum standards are as follows:
A.
For the construction of Residential Driveways:
Concrete Driveways: 4, iRehes of compacted sand and
5 Inches of concrete; ,
Bituminous Driveways: 4 inches of Class 5 gravel and
2 inches of bituminous;
B.
For Commercial Drives:
For Concrete, 4 inches of compacted sand and 6 inches of concrete;
For Blacktop, 4 inches of Class 5 and 4 inches of bituminous.
The sandor aggr~ate bjise shOUld be compacted k> 100% of the
Standard Proctor Density.
An additional sub'-CUt, depending on the COnditiofl of the underlying soils, '
should be considered to, prevent heaving or settlement Pfthe driveway.
ADMISSIBiliTY: That at the Jequest of any citizen, the City Clel'k sh!tll
prepare a certified ~opy of this Ordinance which shall be admissible,in any
court in Washington County, to be evidence of astandardot<:al'e, the
breach of which constitutes prima facia evidenCE! of negligence.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. The Publtc, Works Department is ,obligated
to provide a copy of this Ordinance to any person or entity that requests,a
building permit in this City after the effective date of this Ordinance.
SAVING. In all other ways the Code Will remain in full force and effE!cl.
EFFECTIVE PATE. This Ordinance will be in full force and effect from and
after its passage !tnd publicatiqn according ,to ,law.
Adopted bY the, City Council of the. City of Stillwater this 4th day of September, 2007.
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By /s/ Ken I-!arycki
Ken Harycki, Nlaypr
ATTEST:
Is! Diane F. Ward
Diane F. Ward, City Clerk
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