For City Council Meeting May 13, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Tanya Williams, City Manager
FROM: Tim Sullivan, Assistant City Manager
Title
Request the City Council to: 1) Provide Direction to Staff to Continue the use of City Standards and Other approved Standards, and 2) Allow Modifications to These Standards Where Applicable and Approved by the City Engineer.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1) Provide direction to staff to continue the use of City Standards and other approved Standards, and
2) Allow modifications to these Standards where applicable and approved by the City Engineer.
BACKGROUND:
Standard Plans provide a comprehensive and easy-to-follow approach for use in conjunction with the standard specifications for Public Works construction projects. Typically, Standard Plans are for repeated design, and utilizing these plans would save design, drafting, and plan checking time. Standard Plans referenced in notes on the plans and construction details eliminate the need for special details on the plans. Standard Plans also contain notes on methods and materials that the City approves for various aspects of improvements. The use of these plans are intended for City-constructed projects and projects constructed by developers related to street, storm drains, landscaping, sewer, street lighting, and water within the City right-of-way (ROW).
Prior to the City Council's adoption of the current Standards, the City utilized Standard Plans prepared between 1970 and 1975 and updated with notes as needed. Beginning in 2009, an effort began to update all City Standard Plans and place them on the City's website for use by the development community.
The Transportation Commission reviewed the Standard Plans in January 2013. However, errors were discovered, and the process stopped after this review. In September 2014, the effort restarted with a complete review and update of the Standards.
On January 2...
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