06-19-2003 Regular Meeting and Public Hearing of the La Porte Planning and Zoning Commission

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• • main line and shall terminate with a fire hydrant, flushing valve or blow off. (b) In permanent dead-end situations, do not reduce pipe sizes successively. Carry 8-inch diameter pipe to the last appurtenance or plug. Place the last service as near as possible to the end and install a standard blow off valve and box at the end of the 8-inch diameter line. The maximum length of such a, line shall be 700 feet. (c) Isolate dead ends with a line valve and equip with a fire hydrant, blow-off, or flushing valve near the line's end (4) On-site lines with 1 or more fire hydrants or flushing valves shall be 8-inch diameter with interconnection to at least 2 supply line sources when possible. Appropriately sized domestic service shall be taken from on site lines. g. Install water lines that are located in side lot easements inside of a continuous steel casing pipe. Extend the casing uninterrupted from . building line to building line. No horizo~al or vertical deflections or connections are allowed. Construct encased water line of steel or restrained joint bell and spigot pipe to prevent lateral movement. Provide and install casing spacers and end seals. (1) This item shall only apply to publicly maintained lines that are located in side-lot easements. C. Location and Depth of Cover Table 3.1 WATER LINE LOCATION WITHIN A STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY RIGHT-OF-WAY WIDTH & EXISTING OR ANTICIPATED CURB FACE TO CURB FACE PAVII~iG WIDTH 8" & SMALLER t`~ m 10" & LARGER t`~ ~~ 100-FOOT ROW ALL STREETS: 8 feet 7 feet 85-FOOT ROW ALL STREETS: 7 feet 6 feet 80-FOOT ROW ALL STREETS: ~ 7 feet 6 feet 60-FOOT ROW ALL STREETS: .MAJOR THOROUGHFARE: 44 feet 5 feet 5 feet COMMERCIAL, SCHOOL, PARK: 40 feet 7 feet 6 feet RESIDENTIAL: 27 feet 12 feet ~ 12 feet 50-FOOT ROW: ALL STREETS: 35 feet 5 feet 5 feet ALL STREETS: 27 feet 7 feet ' 7 feet 40-FOOT ROW: ALL STREETS/ALL WIDTHS 5 feet 5 feet (1) The member listed in the left two columns is the max:mum allowable distance from the right-of- way to the centerline of the proposed water line. (2) The minimum distance from the right-of-way to the centerline of the proposed water line shall be S feet without a water line easement adjacent to the right-of-way. (3) Investigate the possibility of a future 35 foot face-to-face curb-and-gutter section to replace existing streets roadside ditches. (4) .Bedding and back, fill shall conform to the City of La Porte standard details. Water System Design Criteria Page 2 of 12 .