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TOWN OF DANBY
PUBLIC HEARING MINUTES
AUGUST 28 , 2002
PROPOSED LOCAL LAW
RETIREMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM
PRESENT :
Supervisor Fredric Dietrich
Councilpersons : Joel Gagnon, Norbert Nolte , Naomi Strichartz, Gladys Varona-Lacey
Others Present:
Carol Sczepanski - Town Clerk
Susan Beeners - Code Enforcement Officer
Sue Howe - Highway Department Secretary
Public Hearing Declared Open at 6 : 30 p.m.
Supervisor Dietrich declared the public hearing open at 6 : 30 p . m . and the following Notice of
Publication was read: "PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that the Town Board of the Town of Danby will
hold a public hearing on Wednesday, August 28 , 2002 at 6 : 30 p . m . at the Town Hall , 1830 Danby
Road, Ithaca, New York, County of Tompkins to hear at interested persons on a proposed local law
entitled "A LOCAL LAW ELECTING A RETIREMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM AS
AUTHORIZED BY CHAPTER 69, LAWS OF 2002 FOR THE ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES OF
THE TOWN OF DANBY" .
All interested persons will be heard either in person or in writing .
Fredric Dietrich, Supervisor
Town of Danby
Dated : August 17 , 2002
Published : August 20 , 2002 "
Communications :
Notification from the eligible town highway employees that no one was interested in the Retirement
Incentive Program at this time .
No public addressed the public hearing .
No action will be taken on the proposed local law.
Public Hearing Declared Closed
Supervisor Dietrich declared the public hearing closed at 6 : 30 p . m.
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TOWN OF DANBY
PUBLIC HEARING MINUTES
AUGUST 28, 2002
PROPOSED LOCAL LAW
LOW VOLUME RURAL TOWN ROADS
PRESENT :
Supervisor Fredric Dietrich
Councilpersons : Joel Gagnon, Norbert Nolte , Naomi Strichartz, Gladys Varona-Lacey
Others Present:
Carol Sczepanski - Town Clerk
Susan Beeners - Code Enforcement Officer
Sue Howe - Highway Department Secretary
Public Hearing Declared Open
Supervisor Dietrich declared the public hearing open at 6 : 45 p .m. and the following Notice of
Publication was read : "
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that the Town Board of the Town of Danby will hold a public hearing
on Wednesday, August 28 , 2002 at 6 :40 p . m . at 1830 Danby Road, Ithaca, New York, County of
Tompkins to consider a local law entitled : "A LOCAL LAW IN RELATION TO THE
CLASSIFICATION OF LOW VOLUME RURAL TOWN ROADS ; THE ESTABLISHMENT
F MAINTENANCE AND REHABILITATION GUIDELINES FOR SUCH ROADS AND THE
PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED TO DESIGNATE PARTICULAR ROADS
ACCORDING TO CLASSIFICATION."
All interested persons will be given the opportunity to be heard either in person or in writing . A
Special Meeting of the Town Board will follow the public hearing.
Dated : August 16 , 2002
Published : August 19, 2002
Communications :
Tompkins County Planning Department Review - August 13 , 2002
No public addressed the public hearing.
Public Hearing Declared Closed
Supervisor Dietrich declared the public hearing closed at 6 : 47 p . m .
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determined by the Town Superintendent of Highways and such road or portion thereof is an
agricultural land access road or a recreational land access road, and that such road or portion
thereof does not provide farm centers of operation and ./or year-round residences with
principal motor vehicle access to goods and services necessary for the effective support of
such farms and/or year-round residences .
2 . The Town upon the approval of such recommendation shall by local law designate such road
or portion thereof as a minimum maintenance road .
3 . At least ten days before the public hearing on such local law, written notice of such hearing
shall be served by certified mail upon every owner of real property, as determined by the latest
completed assessment roll, abutting such road or portion thereof to be designated a minimum
maintenance road.
4 . No local law designating a minimum maintenance road shall be effective until signs pursuant
to sections Six and Eleven of this local law are first posted advising the public that such road
is a minimum maintenance road.
5 . Prior to any public hearing relating to the adoption of a local law designating a low volume
road or portion thereof as a minimum maintenance road, the Town Board shall issue findings
that such road or portion thereof should be designated a minimum maintenance road . Such
findings shall include but not limited to :
a. the volume and type of motor vehicle traffic on such road ;
b . a determination that the property owners of land abutting the road shall
continue to have reasonable access to their property;
c . a determination that the users of the road or portion thereof traveling at a
reasonable and prudent speed, under the circumstances, shall not be placed in
a hazardous situation;
d . a determination that such road, or portion thereof does not constitute a farm
access as defined pursuant to Section Ten of this local law; and
e . a determination that such road, or portion thereof, does not constitute access
to a year-around residence .
Such findings shall be on file in the office of the Town Clerk and be available for public inspection
for at least 60 days before the public hearing on the local law.
SECTION 5 - SCHOOL BOARD REVIEW
A copy of the findings in Section Four shall also be sent to the Board of Education of the School
District in which each road or road segment is located. Such School Board shall review the findings
and within forty-five days file with the Town Clerk a resolution recommending such road designation
or, in the event such designation is not recommended, the School Board shall set forth in a resolutions
for not recommending such designation. The Town Board may, by resolution, accept, accept in part
or reject the recommendations of the School Board prior to any vote upon the proposed local law .
In the event the School Board takes no action upon the findings issued by the Town Board, the Town
Board shall consider such inaction as a recommendation for the proposed minimum maintenance
designation.
SECTION 6 - POSTING OF SIGNS
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Appropriate signs shall be placed on a minimum maintenance road. Such signs shall notify and advise
motorists of the need to exercise caution when traveling such road and shall conform to the manual
of uniform traffic control devices . Properly posted signs shall be prima facie evidence that adequate
notice of a minimum maintenance road designation has been given to the public .
SECTION 7 - MINIMUM MAINTENANCE PRACTICES
Minimum maintenance roads shall be maintained in a manner determined by the Town Highway
Superintendent to be consistent with the volume and type of traffic traveling on such road subject to
the funds for such maintenance being made available by the Town Board. Normal road maintenance
practices such as, but not limited to paving, patching, blading, dragging or mowing may be done less
frequently depending upon the existing condition and use of the road as shall be determined by the
Town Superintendent of Highways . The guidelines for the method and manner of maintaining a
minimum maintenance road are set forth in Section Ten of this local law .
SECTION 8 - DISCONTINUANCE OF MINIMUM MAINTENANCE DESIGNATION
Any person or persons owning or occupying real property abutting a road or portion thereof which
has been designated minimum maintenance road may petition the Town Board to discontinue the
designation of such rad or portion thereof as a minimum maintenance road . Such petition shall be
filed with the Town Clerk. Such petition shall identify the road or portion thereof to be discontinued
as a minimum maintenance road and set forth the reasons for such discontinuance . The Town Board
shall hold a public hearing upon such petition within thirty days after receipt and at least ten days
public notice shall be given prior to the conduct of such public hearing. At least ten days before the
public hearing on such petition, written notice of such public hearing shall be served by certified mal
upon every owner of real property, as determined by the latest assessment roll abutting such road or
portion thereof. In the event the Town Board after such public hearing determines that such road or
portion thereof shall continue as a minimum maintenance road, no petition may be submitted pursuant
to this section until the lapse of at least two years from the date of the filing of the petition. In the
event it is determined that such road shall be discontinued as a minimum maintenance road, the Town
Board, by local law shall discontinue such road or portion thereof as a minimum maintenance road
and such discontinuance shall take place six months after the commencement of the next succeeding
fiscal year.
SECTION 9 - DISCONTINUANCE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section Eight of this local law the Town Board may adopt a local
law discontinuing such minimum maintenance road designation in the event it determines such
discontinuance to be in the public interest .
SECTION 10- GUIDELINES FOR CLASSIFICATION ,
DESIGN , MAINTENANCE , AND OPERATION
The following tables accompanying data shall be used as guides by the Town Superintendent of
Highways to classify low volume roads in the Town of Danby and shall be used to enable the Town
Superintendent of Highways to determine the guidelines be followed to enable him to determine the
manner in which low volume rural roads may be designed, maintained, and operated .
Classification for Low Volume Rural Roads and
Guidelines for Design, Maintenance and Operation
The following classifications have been developed to establish a close relationship between the uses
of low volume rural roads and their design, maintenance and operation and are hereby adopted by the
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TOWN OF DANBY
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
AUGUST 28, 2002
PROPOSED LOCAL LAW No. 2 of 2002
LOW VOLUME RURAL TOWN ROADS
PRESENT :
Supervisor Fredric Dietrich
Councilpersons : Joel Gagnon, Norbert Nolte, Naomi Strichartz, Gladys Varona-Lacey
Others Present:
Carol Sczepanski - Town Clerk
Susan Beeners - Code Enforcement Officer
Sue Howe - Highway Department Secretary
Supervisor Dietrich called the special meeting of the Board to order at 6 : 47 p . m . Purpose of the
meeting was to consider a local law entitled : "A LOCAL LAW IN RELATION TO THE
CLASSIFICATION OF LOW VOLUME RURAL TOWN ROADS; THE ESTABLISHMENT
F MAINTENANCE AND REHABILITATION GUIDELINES FOR SUCH ROADS AND THE
PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED TO DESIGNATE PARTICULAR ROADS
ACCORDING TO CLASSIFICATION" .
RESOLUTION NO 69 OF 2002
ADOPTION OF LOCAL LAW NO. 2 OF 2002
By Councilperson Gagnon : Seconded by Councilperson Strichartz
Be it enacted by the Town Board of the Town of Danby :
A LOCAL LAW IN RELATION TO THE CLASSIFICATION OF LOW VOLUME RURAL
TOWN ROADS ; THE ESTABLISHMENT F MAINTENANCE AND REHABILITATION
GUIDELINES FOR SUCH ROADS AND THE PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED TO
DESIGNATE PARTICULAR ROADS ACCORDING TO CLASSIFICATION
SECTION 1 - LEGISLATIVE PURPOSE
The Town of Danby hereby enacts this local law for the purpose of reducing the cost of maintaining
and rehabilitating low volume rural town roads while providing that such roads when used in a
manner consistent with the road classification will be safe for the uses thereof While there are
generally accepted standards for the design, maintenance and rehabilitation of high volume roads ,
there are no such comparable stands for roads located in rural areas over which a relatively low
volume of traffic passes. In the event there can be a savings in the cost of maintaining or rehabilitating
a road that has relatively few vehicles traveling over it, the money saved could be spent on more
intense maintenance of roads over which travel is greater. The result could be greater overall safety
for the general public . Since the town resources to be expended for highways is limited, it is
incumbent upon the town to utilize such limited resources in a manner which targets expenditures on
the most heavily traveled roads . It is for such purposes that this local law is enacted.
SECTION 2 - LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS
In 1986 the New York State Legislature created the Local Road Classification Task Force (Chapter
708 of the Laws of 1986) . Such task force was charged with developing alternative guidelines for
classifying town and county roads in rural areas according to principal uses and traffic volume . The
task force consisted of the commissioner of Transportation or his designee, the Dean of the College
of
Agriculture and Life Sciences of Cornell University or his designee, four rural town highway
superintendents, three rural county highway superintendents and three rural business people . Such
task force after considerable discussions and upon hearing many experts prepared local road
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classification guidelines and issued a report in December of 1988 . In December of 1989 the task
force issued "A Manual Guidelines For Rural Town and County Roads" to facilitate the use of the
local classification by local officials . In July of 1990 , the Legislative Commission on Rural Resources
worked with the Senate, Assembly, State Department of Transportation and the Governors office to
establish a New York State Local roads Research and Coordination Council (see Article 16-B
Executive Law and Chapters 565 and 652 of the laws of 1990) . The Council was empowered tow
work with the Department of Transportation to :
1 . Promote the training of municipal officials and employees to encourage the utilization
of innovative and cost cutting procedures as well as more efficient highway
maintenance and consolidation methods ;
2 . Encourage the coordination of local road maintenance and storage facilities ;
3 . Encourage towns and counties to contract with each other for the maintenance of
local roads and bridges ;
4 . Develop a minimum maintenance road classification addressing repair and service
standards for low volume rural roads, as well as procedures to be followed by local
governments for designing minimum maintenance roads within heir communities .
Accordingly, the Council revised the 1989 Local Roads Classification Task Force
Report and published it for use by rural towns and county governments December 30,
1992 .
SECTION 3 - CLASSIFICATION OF HIGHWAYS
The Town Superintendent f Highways, in the event he (or she) finds it to be in the best interest of the
town, may classify one or more roads or portions thereof as one the following types of roads, low
volume collector; residential access ; farm access ; resource/industrial access, agricultural land access ;
recreation land access or minimum maintenance road . However, no road shall be finally determined
to be minimum maintenance road until so designated by the Town Board by local law . The
classification of any road or designated portion thereof shall be consistent with the definition of such
type of road as set forth in Section Ten of this local law . Upon the classification of any road or
portion thereof by the Town Superintendent of Highways such designation shall be filed in the office
of the Town Clerk and a copy shall be presented to each member of the Town Board by the Town
Clerk within 10 days of such filing. Such designation shall be accompanied by a finding by the Town
Superintendent of Highways which shall contain the information upon which the Superintendent relied
when designating such road or portion thereof The Town Board may at a Town Board meeting
following the filing of such designation adopt a resolution accepting such designation except the
designation of a minimum maintenance road shall be by local law as provided in Section Four of this
local law . Upon the adoption of such resolution, the road or portion thereof shall be classified as
determined by the Town Superintendent of Highways and such Town Superintendent of Highways
shall take into consideration the guidelines for maintaining such road or portion thereof as set forth
in Section Ten of this local law.
SECTION 4 - MINIMUM MAINTENANCE DESIGNATION •
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section Three of this local law no road or portion thereof shall be
designated as a minimum maintenance road except after following the procedure set forth in Sections
Four through Six, inclusive .
1 . The Town Superintendent of highways shall submit to the Town Board a recommendation
that a road or portion thereof should be designated as a minimum maintenance road. No road
or portion thereof shall be recommended as a minimum maintenance road by the Town
superintendent of highways unless the traffic volume is less than 50 vehicles per day as
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Town of Danby. The classifications identify the significant use characteristics, including traffic
volumes, rural roads. Guidelines for the design, maintenance and traffic control have been developed
that are closely matched to these use characteristics . Such guidelines shall be used by the Town
Superintendent of Highways.
Land use adjacent to the road shall be the basis for classification because it is a convenient and
accurate way of identifying the kind of use that a low volume rural road serves .
A low volume rural road is a road with zero to 400 vehicles per day.
Low volume Rural Road Classification in the Town of Danby
* Low Volume Collector--collects traffic from any of the other classifications and channels it
to higher level roads , such as arterials and interstates .
* Residential Access - provides access to residences . The traffic volume generated depends
on the number of residences . All year access for fire trucks, ambulances and school buses
should be provided_
* Farm Access--provides access to a farm ' s center or operations including the residence .
Traffic volume is generally low, but may include occasional heavy trucks and significant
numbers of employees ' cars .
* Agricultural Land Access--provides access to farm land . Traffic volumes are low and vary
seasonally. These roads should accommodate farm equipment that can be up to 20 feet wide .
* Recreation Land Access--provides access to recreational land including seasonal dwellings
and parks. Volumes of traffic can vary with the type of recreation facility and season of the
year, and may include recreational vehicles .
* Minimum Maintenance Road--a low-volume rural road or road segment which may be of
a seasonal nature, having an average traffic volume of less than fifty vehicles per day which
principally or exclusively provides agricultural or recreational land access . A road or road
segment, which has been so designated may be maintained at a level which allows such road
to remain passable and functional in accordance with standards contained in this section. of
Guidelines . In no way shall the term minimum maintenance be construed to mean "no
maintenance" or "abandonment" . Further, such term shall not apply to those roads or road
segments which provide farm access as previously defined, or access to an individual year-
round residence at the time designation as a minimum maintenance road is being considered.
The guidelines for rehabilitation design shall include three rehabilitation design types. Rehabilitation
Design Type A is an all purpose road on which vehicles can pass without a reduction in speed.
Rehabilitation Design Type B is an area service, two lane road on which vehicles may have to reduce
their speeds to pass. Rehabilitation Design Type C is an area service, one lane road on which either
of two passing vehicles must slow, stop or briefly leave the roadway to allow the other to pass .
Vehicle interaction characteristics shall be considered by the Town superintendent of Highways as
the basis for assigning the design types to the respective classifications. Vehicle size (as determined
by the absence or presence of significant truck traffic) and traffic volumes (of either greater or equal
to 50 vehicles per day, or less than 50 vehicles per day) are the criteria used. The 50 vehicle per day
threshold is used because, at fewer than 50 vehicles per day, vehicle interactions become s infrequent
that the effect on vehicle operation is negligible .
The guidelines to be followed by the Town superintendent of Highways for maintenance shall include
provisions for a minimum maintenance designation that allows a reduced level of maintenance on
roads which are used for agricultural or recreational land access .
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The guidelines for traffic control parallel the maintenance guidelines . They may include
recommendations for signs on normally maintained roads and a minimum maintenance road sign shall
be posted at the entrance points to minimum maintenance roads . The only other signs recommended
for minimum maintenance roads are those mandated by law (for all roads) .
Surface Maintenance
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Crack Scaling - manually pouring hot asphalt, with or without a fiber reinforcement etc ., The aracas, may
road surface cracks that have first been cleaned of all loose debris , vegetation,
occur at construction joints, utility cuts, or just be random due to the effects of time, weather, loads,
etc . Crack sealing has been found to be a very cost-effective measure, because it prevents the entry
of water into the base course and sub-grade . By blocking the entry of water, crack sealing indirectly
strengthens the load supporting capability of the road .
patching and Potholes - placement and compaction of asphalt concrete into surface ace defects ,water, ech
as potholes, which have first beenork will have to be material and
an emergency basis during inclement
While a certain amount of this work
to provide a safe road, expedient patches should be replaced with permanent patches using
proper methods and materials when conditions are favor�bonal xtensive
the road shou and
ld be scheduled
for indication that a pavement has reached the end of its functional
rehabilitation in accordance with the guidelines set forth in this local law .
Surface Seals - also known as "chip seals," this method involves spraying a rapid-setting emulsified
asphalt onto the road surface , followed immediately by the placement of a single layer of clean,
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TAB T . r1• RURAL LOW `' OLUItiit ROAD CLISSIFIC TION
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Road Classification Vehicle Tyre . . ADT< 13 Rehablli :sLian Maxon- ce Traffic .�
Design Type� YF Corthol
11 . tr, w Volume Collector All ve Lees 50-=-00 I A Norval MUTCD(z)
<30 3
2. Residential Access Cars , 50=00 B Normal MUTCD
• - eIergencr and <30 C Normal MUTCD
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service vehicles
Access Cars , light 2_5(.3-1-00 A Normal MUTCD
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`T ' c , <v0 3 NCriiaJ MUTCD
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ocr sicnal
ha:ivy t.,_ cis ,
tar,TI
4. L., :, . a1 I Tr,: ::•c:n g 50 00 A
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r.ccess e^ F ! o r ees cars <30 3
Norzial t'sifGTCD
3. .Agricu.iinzal Land Occasioned C Min. Main !,
MUi CD ALuesi fa.-t
ec ub. iEnt
season:;l
6. Recree_ tional Land Car& R. \" 5 1 50400
Access SE3SDi2l <50
C Nan. Mafnt. I MUTCD
Not ?,
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Roads " �f'.0 York State De-a, _ P rr g 1 , ..f� ,C _ Tr -... , . ...j Low yJIL .'77P
.. ., . _: . . of 1 rc :apor aticr,
r Traffic and Safety Dit7ision , June 1985.
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DrSIG 'ti GUIDELINES FOR ROAD RSHABTLITATIOh' BY ROAD TYPE
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' Mi irnurn Width 18 feet!ll 16 feet' l ' 1 10 learn
fraveied Way
I Shculder 12 feet 12 feet -
Oppcsi_ng All vehicles pass with 1 . Tr.: cks cannot � t All vehicles rewire spe z?
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Vehicle no speed reductions without reducing speed. wider_-nr5 for passing.
Inn rtctiors Z Ca;, = nnot meet
L-ucks without reducing
speed .
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no ^:i s = +2 � .
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Operating I 45 : nor g:rzt � ti mn ; to 45 =oh ac
Speed (3) I 40 �pn or less
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('t .Dar ace No aLiverse effete on us•
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2 If i^n vehicles are T ri 1 foot rlo„ ix of f'rc. led ;Dal c.
r . eserr , , _:r .c�n 20 f,,,, , hcroc-: t: 1 c:.= �r, c.�. �' �e �r sr �cld
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CROSS SLOrL DRAINAGE CRITERIA, BY SLcACE TYPE
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Surface Tyre Reng _ ; , Slope
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High (asphalt, etc. ) 1 . f —? Q %
Intermediate (surface treated) 1 . 5 % -3 . 0 %
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Clear Zone--;re Width of the roadside an
that should he si-; idied for possible hazard
mitikaticn rneasn c varies with the operating speed , tr?.. ffic level and degree
of the road . Desirable cle=ar toms ETC ind icated' below . (Clear of from
edge of ) (C._.,r zone is �; c�sT.::cd from tine
the tray 1 _. �av
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Type A Road —a 10- foot dear zone is desirable.
Type Bkoad 2 = clear
OL' :52 � e c �- _ 3 - • C • • 0 0 - foot clear ZO ,I ? is C: PSirabl ? ' a 10- foot clear zone on the 9
O. .hair CT Jo and. on Caries at the bottom of long -grades is desirable , ' i
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C Road --a 2-foot leas , zone is desirable; a • did er clear the - o .
curves is •1 - - - t,r? r. i zone on �Re oLt:id = 3 sharp
_ .. _. On minimum„ ma r=
• +L - mad= a dear zone may not be provided.
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Hazard >T.itigation z e-szr_s to be considered include:
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Berms and earth svdr C
• Draii-uae moci:rications
- Removal of the hanerd
Property owners should recop Le the legal right t
the right of wa ✓ of the road, a of oca. government to rE^. CY2 fiX°d CvjeCt$ within
Gulde,Qi —
New York State Department of Trans ^ '
desi s , p �raEcrt Guee i1 d -;d �
gn are intended e Guido...ail H --
too expensive for high tot•z,-n , high speed hi —hwa • , 6 rat
p . taros for � z^`n low v � � o- ;^s ....-s arc oi:`�
that xp nsi ex ensl- 1y olusne road applications. Alternative d &gns
th r are P .r _ and ad Stately te= te� to ass e }-, a-_ a .
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Scar , e_; e ;_1 r , .
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11 MAINTENANCE ACTIV'TTTP = FOR RUnAL LOW VOLUME kCTIViTILS
AND MINIMUM IAINTEN' ANCE TOWN ROADS
Ac `: Ni ~Jr Nc ." al hiaLnte ^ a ^, ce 'Roads — u ;Maintenance Roads .
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ratci •ing and Potholes O: do:- Mi_min in rs.-, - deer ed by t.•, i
3. dI r ns
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s necessary olt_.-_,c a.— d ty trs.-mac {
Tr.in Overlays As ^ esar: v of and in the
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crushed stone particles . A pneumatic, rubber-tired compactor is used to press the stones into the
asphalt before the emulsion sets up . Chip sealing is used where the surface cracking is more
extensive, while manual crack sealing is used where the cracking is less extensive . Chip sealing may
also be used to enhance skid resistance on slippery road . Where water entry is prevented by the
surface seal, some strengthening of the road will result.
Thin Overlays - while "thin" is a relative term, it is used here to refer to hot-mix or cold-mix
overlays having a thickness of 1 - 1 /2 inches or less . This method adds more to the structural
capability of the pavement than does a chip seal . However, it performs much the same function as
a chip seal although it can be expected to have a more lasting effect . When a thin overlay is placed
on a paved road, it is customary to use a tack coat to promote a bond between the old surface and
the overlay. According to the Asphalt Institute , the tack coat should be sprayed from a distributor,
allowing adequate time for it to become "tacky" before paving. Traffic should be kept off the tacked
area before paving_ They recommend using SS - 1 or a CSS - 1 asphalt emulsion diluted 50- 50 with
after, and applied at a rate of 0 . 05 to 0 . 15 gallons per square yard . Application of tack coat at higher
rates should be avoided, as this can lead to slippage of the overlay or "bleeding" and loss of skid
resistance on the surface of the overlay.
Snow Removal - snow and ice control are performed to foster safety and to expedite travel during
the winter months. Blading of snow is done to remove it from the roadway to prevent the buildup
of ice . Abrasives (sand, usually mixed with salt) are used to enhance traffic ability during a storm or
immediately afterward when a thin layer of ice or snow remains on the road . Salt is used to lower
the melting temperature of the ice, and to diminish the bond of the ice on the road surface .
Shoulder Maintenance - activities may differ depending on whether the shoulder is paved or
unpaved. The objective is to keep the surface smooth so that moving vehicles can leave the main
roadway safely, and also to assure that water from the road will move across the shoulder and into
the ditch or gutter. It is particularly important to remove the accumulated winter maintenance
abrasives from the shoulders to prevent the retention of water near the edge of the pavement.
Blading - for aggregate roads and unpaved shoulders , blading removes potholes, corrugations, and
other surface defects, rendering the surface smoother and safer to travel on. Blading is usually
preceded by scarification to a depth slightly deeper than the deepest surface defects. Blading should
be used to establish a cross-slope of 4 to 6 percent ( 1/4 to 3 /4 inch per foot) for goo drainage and to
reduce the development of potholes in the aggregate surface .
Regraveling - the addition of aggregate materials to re-establish the crown and grade of the road .
This activity is commonly done at the same time as blading, but less frequently. The new aggregate
is needed periodically to make up for materials that have been lost due to traffic, water erosion,
dusting, and Wading losses .
Dust Palliation - application of water, calcium chloride, sodium chloride (salt), lignin sulfonate, or
other nontoxic chemicals to bind the surface and prevent loss of dust. Dust loss leads to the gradual
erosion of the road surface, reducing its thickness and load supporting capability . Dust can make
summertime travel hazardous when traffic volumes are sufficient to require passing maneuvers .
Sometimes the use of dust palliatives will reduce the need for blading and regraveling to a sufficient
degree to be highly cost effective.
Roadside Maintenance
Cleaning - picking up litter and other roadside debris, principally for aesthetic reasons, but also to
protect the flow capacity of culverts and ditches .
Mowing - cutting grass and weeds. This is particularly important near driveways and intersections,
to provide a clear line of sight for traffic .
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Brush Control - cutting woody shrubs to prevent encroachment onto the right-of-way . This is
important to provide adequate sight distance , particularly around the inside of curves , and at
driveways and intersections .
Guiderail Maintenance - replacement of damaged, ineffective guiderail . This may also involve use
of herbicides to retard the growth of weeds and shrubs in front of and immediately behind the
guiderail .
Drainage - cleaning debris from the inlets and outlets around culverts, and cleaning ditches to
maintain flow capacity. When possible, ditches should be cleaned in the late spring of the year, so
that vegetation will be quickly re-established to protect against erosion. At other times, reseeding
may be necessary for erosion protection.
Slope Maintenance - remove landslide debris, cut and remove trees from fill slopes, protect against
erosion due to runoff from the road surface or ditches , seed slopes to retard erosion.
Bridges
Bridge Maintenance - cleaning of drainage scuppers, lubrication of pins and bearings , painting of
beams and railings, cleaning and patching of deck surface defects , removal of winter maintenance
abrasive and salt residues , protection of bridge abutments against scour and erosion, inspection of
abutments , clearance of the waterway to maintain flow capacity .
Signs
Sign Maintenance - clearance of shrubs and trees obstructing visibility , replacement of damaged
signs, verification that signs are used and placed in accordance with the Manual on Uniform Traffic
Control Devices (MUTCD) .
SECTION 11 - GUIDELINES FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL
This section lists guidelines for traffic control on rural low volume and minimum maintenance roads .
It describes methods of traffic control that are cost effective and promote safety .
Signs on Rural Low Volume Roads
The Town Superintendent of Highways is authorized in section 1682 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law
to decide conditions to which drivers are to be alerted with traffic control devices . It is mandatory
to provide signs indicating weight restrictions, low clearances, dead-end roadways , railroad crossings
and road closures . These are specified elsewhere in law . On low volume rural roads subject to
normal maintenance activities, the decision regarding the need for other signs should be based on the
principle of positive guidance . In essence , this principle suggests that hazard warnings be provided
whenever a driver cannot anticipate a hazard in time to react safely .
When the Town Superintendent of Highways decides that a condition on a town road is potentially t
hazardous, appropriate signing, in conformance with the NYSMUTCD , is to be provided. The New
York State Department of Transportation' s "Traffic Sign Handbook for Low Volume Roads" may
be helpful in determining the type and location of signs to be used, once the need for a sign has been
established .
Features that are inconsistent with the general driving environment should be identified and analyzed
for the possible installation of signs . Identification can be made by driving over the road and noting
if a reduction in speed is necessary or if a surprising or unanticipated feature is encountered . Such
things is isolated curves or narrow bridges, especially those with limited sight distance , should be
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evaluated for a "surprise" factor . Signs at every curve are generally not necessary on low volume
rural roads as drivers are cognizant of conditions . Signs should be restricted to those features that
the Town superintendent of Highways determines are inconsistent with the general highway
environment and cannot be anticipated early enough for drivers to take appropriate defensive action.
Records of all determinations should be made and properly filed for future reference .
Signs on Designated Minimum Maintenance Roads
Design of road signs - The NYS Department of Transportation has designed signs for posting
minimum maintenance roads . Such signs notify and advise motorists that reduced levels of
maintenance are in effect. These signs are contained in the NYS Manual of Uniform Traffic Control
Devices.
Installation of signs - Minimum maintenance road signs shall be installed at each end of a minimum
maintenance section and immediately beyond intersections with other public roads . The maximum
distance between signs should not exceed two miles . Additional installation conditions are set forth
in the Manual . Posting of minimum maintenance road signs will not relieve the town of its
responsibility to post other legally required signs such as railroad crossings, dead ends, bridge
capacity, low clearance and road closures .
SECTION 12 - BUDGETARY LIMITS
The classification of roadways pursuant to this local law and the establishment of guidelines for
maintenance and traffic control are set forth in an effort to assist the Town Superintendent of
Highways in allocating highway maintenance and traffic control resources . Nothing in this local law
is intended to require or permit the expenditure of funds by the Town Superintendent of Highways
or other officers of the Town that are not included in a duly adopted budget and appropriated for
such purposes by the Town Board . If those resources are inadequate to perform all of the
maintenance that may be desirable pursuant to the terms of this local law and other laws governing
the maintenance of town highways, the Town Superintendent of Highways is empowered to allocate
those resources as such superintendent deems appropriate, to the extent possible honoring the
priorities established by this law. Nothing in this local law is intended to impose an absolute
obligation on the Town or the Town Superintendent of Highways to perform all of the maintenance
items and/or traffic control items set forth in this law .
SECTION 13 - EFFECTIVE DATE
This local law shall take effect immediately upon its filing in the Office of the Secretary of State in
accordance with provisions of Section 27 of the Municipal Home Rule Law.
ADJOURNMENT :
On a motion the meeting adjourned at 6 : 50 p . m .
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TOWN OF DANBY
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
AUGUST 28 , 2002
Report from Code Enforcement Officer
Expenses for 1860 Danby Road
PRESENT :
Supervisor Fredric Dietrich
Councilpersons : Joel Gagnon, Norbert Nolte, Naomi Strichartz, Gladys Varona-Lacey
Others Present:
Carol Sczepanski - Town Clerk
Susan Beeners - Code Enforcement Officer
Sue Howe - Highway Department Secretary
Following public hearing Supervisor Ric Dietrich opened the special meeting of the Board at 6 : 53
p.m.
The following resolution was introduced :
RESOLUTION NO 70 OF 2002
ADOPTION OF A REPORT FROM THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
DESCRIBING THE EXPENSES INCURRED BY THE TOWN OF DANBY RELATED TO
BRINGING 1860 DANBY ROAD INTO COMPLIANCE WITH TOWN OF DANBY LOCAL
LAW NO. 4 OF 2000, AS SUBSEQUENTLY AMENDED BY TOWN OF DANBY LOCAL
LAW NO. 1 OF 2002 ; AND THE DETERMINATION OF THE METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
OF THE EXPENSES DESCRIBED IN SAID REPORT.
By. Councilperson Strichartz : Seconded by Councilperson Varona-Lacey
WHEREAS, the Town Board of the Town of Danby has held a hearing at the Danby Town Hall ,
1830 Danby Road, Ithaca, New York, at 6 : 50 p . m . on August 28 , 2002 , for the purpose of hearing
all persons concerned with respect to the proposed adoption of a Report from the Code Enforcement
Officer describing the expenses incurred by the Town of Danby related to bringing 1860 Danby Road
into compliance with Town of Danby Local Law No . 4 of 2000, as subsequently amended by Town
of Danby Local Law No . 1 of 2002 , and the determination of the method of Assessment of the
expenses described in said Report; and
WHEREAS, the hearing was duly noticed as provided in Section 10A, Paragraph 2 of Local Law
No . 1 of 2002 ; and
WHEREAS, this matter is a Type II action for which no further environmental review is required ;
and
WHEREAS, all persons concerned have been provided with an opportunity to be heard at this
hearing; NOW, THEREFORE , IT IS
RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Danby hereby approves the Report from the
Code Enforcement Officer dated August 5 , 2002 , describing the expenses incurred by the Town of
Danby related to bringing 1860 Danby Road, Town of Danby tax Parcel No . 10 . - 1 -34 , Benjamin ' s
One Stop, Inc. , Owner, Robert G. And Linda Wilson, sole shareholders, directors, and officers, into
compliance with Town of Danby Local Law No . 4 of 2000 , as subsequently amended by Town of
Danby Local Law No . 1 of 2002 ; which expenses total $24 ,658 . 25 ; AND IT IS
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Board orders that the total expenses be a charge which
shall be assessed against the property, and confirms that the assessment is $24,658 .25 , which amount
shall be recorded on the assessment roll as a special assessment against and a lien on the property;
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AND IT IS
FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of the assessment shall be filed with the County Assessor' s
Office and the Town Attorney will pursue all steps required by the New York Real Property Tax Law
necessary to administer the assessment as a special ad valorem levy against the subject property .
A roll call vote on the resolution resulted as follows :
Gagnon Aye
Nolte Aye
Strichartz Aye
Varona-Lacey Aye
Dietrich Aye Carried Unanimously
ADJOURNMENT
On a motion the meeting adjourned at 6 : 55 p . m .
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TOWN OF DANBY
PUBLIC HEARING MINUTES
AUGUST 28, 2002
PROPOSED LOCAL LAW
RETIREMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM
PRESENT :
Supervisor Fredric Dietrich
Councilpersons : Joel Gagnon, Norbert Nolte, Naomi Strichartz, Gladys Varona-Lacey
Others Present :
Carol Sczepanski - Town Clerk
Susan Beeners - Code Enforcement Officer
Sue Howe - Highway Department Secretary
Public Hearing Declared Open at 6 : 30 p .m.
Supervisor Dietrich declared the public hearing open at 6 : 30 p . m. and the following Notice of
Publication was read: "PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, that the Town Board of the Town of Danby will
hold a public hearing on Wednesday, August 28 , 2002 at 6 : 30 p . m. at the Town Hall, 1830 Danby
Road, Ithaca, New York, County of Tompkins to hear al interested persons on a proposed local law
entitled "A LOCAL LAW ELECTING A RETIREMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM AS
AUTHORIZED BY CHAPTER 69, LAWS OF 2002 FOR THE ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES OF
THE TOWN OF DANBY".
All interested persons will be heard either in person or in writing.
Fredric Dietrich, Supervisor
Town of Danby
Dated : August 17, 2002
Published : August 20, 2002 "
Communications :
Notification from the eligible town highway employees that no one was interested in the Retirement
Incentive Program at this time .
No public addressed the public hearing.
No action will be taken on the proposed local law .
Public Hearing Declared Closed
Supervisor Dietrich declared the public hearing closed at 6 : 30 p .m.
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