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FROM: City Manager
NEETNG DATE: July 19, 1989
AGENDA TITLE: East Tokay Street Driveway Petition - Discussion and
Appropriate Action
RECOMMIENDED ANION: That the City Council: 1) approve guidelines for
street design and driveway conflicts; 2) direct staff on enforcement of
driveway encroachment violations; and 3) take no action on the East Tokay
Street petition.
EZRODLUIM- The City received the attached petition from 35 property
owners i, the area of East Tokay Street asking the City, at its expense, to
modify the street cross slope or the curb, gutter, and driveways to better
provide access and to eliminate any problem with vehicles scraping the
pavement or sidewalk. Due to scheduling conflicts on both parts, discussion
has been delayed until this meeting. This petition is attached as Appendix 1.
The problem with the cross slope on East Tokay Street was first brought to
the City Council in 1987 by the staff when the City was determining hm best
to improve East Tokay Street between Stcckton Street and Cherokee Lane w`Ith
an asphalt overlay. Leona Miller, residing at 513 East Tokay Street, later
brought her drivaway problem to the Council's attention after the project was
completed .
The cause for the attached petition was created when the City notified the
property owner of 442 East Tokay Street that the obstruction they' recently
placed in the gutter would have to be removed. The following is a
description of that incident.
On May 2, 1989, one of the City's Maintenance Workers observed a concrete
obstruction being placed in the flow line of the curb and gutter on East
Tokay Street. The Maintenance Worker, per our policies, informed his
Supervisor who informed the Assistant Street Superintendent. The Street
Superintendent went into the field and observed that a concrete obstruction
had recently been placed in the curb and gutter in front of an apartment
complex at 442 East Tokay Street. After determining the owner's name, he
talked to the owner and indicated that an obstruction was not allowed by the
City and that any work in the public right-oi-way needed an encroachment
permit and that the obstruction would have to be removed. That day, the
Street Superintendent confirmed this requirement in writing by sending the
APPROVED:
A. PETERSON, Ci
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attached letter of N1 2, 1989 (Appendix 2). Joon receivina he letter, the
owner called the Street Superintendent, who was' out. The owner then cache in
to talk to the Public Wo& Director. The owner brought the City letter
together with pictures of other similar violations in the immediate area.
Upon checking out the information received, the Public Works Director wrote
the attached letter of X* 12, 1989 (Appendix 3), indicating that the
concerns of the property owner had been reviewed and after reviewing the
matter with the City Attorney, it was determined that the obstruction was an
encroachment and in violation of the City Code and must be removed. The
prcperty owner was then given additional time to remove the encroachment. I t
was also determined by the City Attorney that because of the other similar
encroachment brought to our attention, that those specific encroachments
would have to be removed unless they were installed prior to our encroachment
permit ordinance or unless they had an encroLchment permit authorizing the
installation. At the same time, the City received the attachcj petition
dated May 15. Enforcement of the encroachment violation was deferred until
the petition could be heard by the City Council (Appendix 4).
The purpose of thi3 report is to provide design guidelines for future street
overlay projects, together with providing the City Council with the required
information to answer the request under the petition and to deal specifically
with the more recent encroachment at 442 East Tokay Street.
BACKGROUND IC(ItMA EN
Why Vehicles Scrape at Driveways
Th order to Evaluate possible solutions to this problem, it is pertinent to
review why and how vehicles scrape when using driveways. 'fhe following
discussion is specific to Lodi and does not include situations that occur- .n
moontai n or hilly communities.
Most of the problems occur when the back portion of the vehicle drags on the
pavement when the rear wheels are in or near the gutter (Case 1) . In some
situations, the center of the vehicle drays on the driveway/sidewalk arca
(Case 2) . In a few instances, the front of a vehicle may scrape when
approaching the driveway or upon leaving if the vehicle backed in. Since the
front clearance is usually greater than the rear and solutions tc Cases 1 and
2 would correct this case, it has not been considered separately.
The contributing factors that detErmine whether or not a vehicle scrapes are
summarized in Table 1 and shown graphically in Exhibit A,
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Table 1
Vehicle Scraping Factors & City Control
Driver Characteristics
5 Speed X X Nene
6. Vehicle Condition X X None
(tire inflation,
modifications, trailer
hitches, etc.)
As can be seen in Table 1, the C ty has direct control over only one factor.
(street cross .slope) and partial control over three others, mainly in setting
standards and design criteria. 11 are interrelated and are discussed below:
1. Street Cross Slope - The standard for new construction, is 2.5% plus the
gutter slope. 'Phis provides good drainage and is fairly typical in the
Central Valley, although some agencies use as low as 1-1/2% without
grinding. A typical maintenance overlay of 1" will add 2% or so and a
heaviei overlay such as recently done on Tokay Street will add 4% or
more. (Note - as discussed later and shown in the Exhibits, the effect
of the gutter slope is included in the street cross slope. In new
streets, the effective cross slope including the gutter is 4.4% as
computed 4' from the flow line.)
2. Driveway Sloe (Rise) - The driveway slope or total rise from the
gutter consists of the curb and sidewalk within the right. -of -way plus the
driveway on private property. In new residential construction wit'
rolled curb, the back of the sidewalk is 6" above the flow line. here
are no standards for the private driveway slope which range from 2% to
5% and greater in some cul-de-sac lots. Thus, the total rise may vary
from 7" (0.58') to 10" (0.83') measured at 10' from t?e gutter.
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Factor
Case 1
Case 2
City Control
Rear
Center
Scrapes
Street Sempes
Sidewalk
Street Characteristics
1.
Street Cross Slope
X
Total - Construct & maintain
2.
Driveway Slope (Rise)
X
X
Partial - Set standards for portion in
right-of-iray; axner/bui 1 der
determines driveway slope
:1 Characteristics
3.
Wheelbase Length
X
X
Partial - Set design criteria to accamndate
cerin sizes
4.
Ground Clearance
X
X
Partial - Same a:; above
Driver Characteristics
5 Speed X X Nene
6. Vehicle Condition X X None
(tire inflation,
modifications, trailer
hitches, etc.)
As can be seen in Table 1, the C ty has direct control over only one factor.
(street cross .slope) and partial control over three others, mainly in setting
standards and design criteria. 11 are interrelated and are discussed below:
1. Street Cross Slope - The standard for new construction, is 2.5% plus the
gutter slope. 'Phis provides good drainage and is fairly typical in the
Central Valley, although some agencies use as low as 1-1/2% without
grinding. A typical maintenance overlay of 1" will add 2% or so and a
heaviei overlay such as recently done on Tokay Street will add 4% or
more. (Note - as discussed later and shown in the Exhibits, the effect
of the gutter slope is included in the street cross slope. In new
streets, the effective cross slope including the gutter is 4.4% as
computed 4' from the flow line.)
2. Driveway Sloe (Rise) - The driveway slope or total rise from the
gutter consists of the curb and sidewalk within the right. -of -way plus the
driveway on private property. In new residential construction wit'
rolled curb, the back of the sidewalk is 6" above the flow line. here
are no standards for the private driveway slope which range from 2% to
5% and greater in some cul-de-sac lots. Thus, the total rise may vary
from 7" (0.58') to 10" (0.83') measured at 10' from t?e gutter.
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3. 1 -!heel base Length - The length of the vehicle de; . i res how the
driveway slope raises the front of the car, thus lowering the rear end.
Since nearly all vehicles are longer than the distance from the gutter to
the back of sidewalk, the property owner's driveway slope can be critical.
4. Ground Clearance - At the back of the vehicle, this is expressed by the
,'n -le of Departure" (see Exhibit A) which varies considerably. I t takes
into ac ;punt both the clearance to the bumper or any other lower
component and the back overhang length.
Nheelbase length ani: ground clearance combinations for two model years (1980
and 1988) of most domestic vehicles and some imports are shown i n Exhibit B.
(Source: Motor Vehicle Manufacturer's Association of the United States.)
Two "Design Vehicles" are shown which provide nearly a "worst case" short and
long vehicle.
In Case 1, the rear of the vehicle scrapes when the sum of the driveway slope
and street cross slope equal the rear ground clearance as expressed by the
"Angle of Departure" (see Exhibit A, Case 1). For a given vehicle, this
relationship can be calculated. This is shown graphically in Exhibit C for
the "Design Long Car" and "Design Short Car". The Design Vehicle will scrape
for any combination of driveway rise and street cross slope above the
line. For the given Oesign Vehicles, the "Long Car" controls design,
thus the following discussion applies to the Design Long Car dimensions (120"
wheelbase, 9.75° Angle of Departure}.
Actual Experience
The preceding discussion is essentially theoretical. As a test, 82 driveways
were measured and evidence of scraping was noted. Driveways filled with
asphalt , concrete, pipe, etc . are not included since aupl icable measurements
could not be obtained. The results are shown in Exhibit D and summarized in
Table 2.
Tabie 2
Field Observation SumBry - NLui)er of Drivetirays
Tokay Street
Stockton to
Tntal fhPrnkao
Driveway shags scraping* 27
in street (Case 1)
Driveway shags scraping* 30
i n sidewal k (Case 2)
M apparent p-ribl em 39
*14 drive-ays showed both problems
24
26
i9
S. Side of
Pine Street Cochran Rd.
Clxrvkee to Westvi nd to Mi scel 1 anwis
High4ja Tilden Locations
2 1 0
4 0 0
8 7
5
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The three streets shown were selected based on known or suspected problems.
The miscellaneous locations are in new areas where a problem should not
exist. As Exhibit a shows, nearly all the actual locations showing a problem
are above the calculated heavy line.
Possible Solutions
There are three general solutions to the driveway problem:
Technique Description Solves
A) Reduce the street This can be partially accomplished by Case 1 only
cross slope grinding before an overlay or completely
accomplished by rebuilding the street
F3 using special grinding machines, the
existing pavement can he lowered to
partially offset the increase in thickness
due to the overlay. This reduces the new
cross slope. The effectiveness depends on
the thickness of the overlay and the width
of the grinding.
Correcting the problem by rebuilding the
street is cost prohibitive. I t would
be analogous to replacing an asphalt
composition roof on a house every 20 years
or so instead of placing new shingles on
top of the old ones once or twice.
B) Replacing .the 1) Within the right-of-way only Case 2 only
driveway
2) Extending onsite to reduce slope Cases 1 & 2
Replacing driveways to correct scraping
problems has not been formally addressed
by the City. In fact, as shown earlier,
replacement would not solve the Case 1
problem without extensive work on private
property to reduce the driveway slope.
The decision on the Tokay Street project
was to overlay the street and do minimal
curb and gutter replacement to correct
major drainage problems. The Counci I
Communication from that meeting is
attached as Exhibit F. I t was recoani zed
that driveways for for the benefit of the
private parcel. Under lona-time City
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Technique Description
policy, replacement of driveways with
tax dollar_: was limited to street
widenings and as necessary to correct
drainage problems in conjunction with
a City project.
Solves
c) Raising the gutter. This can be done by filling the gutter Cases 1 & 2
with asphalt concrete for. the entire
block, constructing bridge -type
driveways, or, if drainage patterns will
allow, replacing all the curb, gutter,
and driveways
Fi lling the gutter with asphalt concrete
was proposed as part of the Tokay Street
overlay project in 1987. A t that time,
it was recognized that the cost of
correcting the then existing driveway
deficiencies was prchibitive.
(Replacement would have more than
doubled the cost of the $100,000 paving
project. )
W only found one local agency which
has a standard design for "bridge -type"
driveways which provide a smooth driveway
and provide some drainage (see Exhibit E).
There are many disadvantages to even the best
bri dge-type driveway:
A) They still plug up and block drainage.
B) They impede vehicles attempting to park
on the street.
C) They disrupt street sweeping and leaf
pickup and cause acditional wear on
the brooms and higher maintenance costs.
0) Vehicles using them can be damaged
if they miss the edge of the driveway.
E) The metal plates (which must be
removable for cleaning) can be
knocked down into the drainage
slot.
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Obviously, many of
solution, that is
asphalt concrete.
ipe. Photographs
ounce 1 meeting.
Past Practice
F) The meta plates may rattle loudly
when driven over.
the residents on Tokay Street have found their own
filling the gutter and driveway approach with concrete or
Some made an attempt not to impede drainage by including a
of some of the installations will be provided at the
The Public Works Department does not have any records on how often this type
of problem has occurred and what may have been done about it. The number of
complaints has been minimal. Generally, if a problem existed after an
overlay, it was there before also. W have occasionally done some minor,
modifications after an overlay to reduce a newly created problem.
After the Tokay Street project, a claim was filed by a resident and the
matter heard by the City Council. The claim was rejected and the City
offered to share in the cost of modifications to the driveway. It was
recognized then that the modification would have to be extended on to the
private parcel in order to correct the problem. The total costs ranged from
$500 for a minimal job to $1,000 which would provide a standard 12' wide
driveway. The Council minutes from that meeting of June 15, 1988 and
follow-up letter are attached as Exhibits G and H. The property owner
declined tc participate.
The City has no formal design standards for overlays, nor do most other
cities. A noted i n Exhibit F, we have not done very many thick overlays.
Given what vie have learned, if we were to do the Tokay Street project now, re
would do more grinding to reduce the cross slope before the overlay.
Discussion
I t may seem that nidi ado is being made over a relatively minor problem.
However, having one's car scrape the street every time the driveway is used
is a major annoyance. The question is, "How mach of the taxpayers money
should be spent to correct and/or prevent the problem?"
Simply saying, "Dc whatever is necessary to keep all cars from scr pin-" is
not workable. Aside from not having enough money, it is not possible to
design an overlay and guarantee that no vehicles will scrape. Certainly, our
design techniques can be improved. For example, past designs called for
grinding width of 3.5 feet. It appears now vie should use a minimum of 6
feet. A typical sequence of overlays is shown in Exhibit I.
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The practical solution, then, will involve some decisions as to what vehicle
dimensions to accommodate, how much responsibility lies with the property
owner, and how to handle existing situations that do not meet the standards.
The recommendations made later are based on the following assumptions:
1. Worst case vehicle dimensions, per Design Vehicle Exhibit B.
2. The property owner i s responsible for deficient driveways.
3. The City will share in the cost of corrections for some intermediate
cases.
4. Beyond some established maximum point, the City should correct the
problem.
5. Existing problems will remain until the street is scheduled for
rehabilitation or the property owner wishes to pay for the work.
Recommendations
Staff recommends the following guidelines pertaining to street cross slope
and driveways be followed on new projects:
A. Where the cross slope (as measured from the flowline to 4' out) will
exceed 13%, the design will be changed to reduce the slope or include
driveway modifications. If this requires a substantial. change in the
project budget, it will be brought back to the City Council.
B. Where the cross siope will be over 10%and less than 13%, the project
will be brought to the City Council with various alternatives.
C. Where the street cross slope will not exceed 10%, the project will
proceed as usual.
For existing situations, the following is recommended:
A. Problems solely due to driveway construction (Case 2) are the
responsibility of the property owner.
B. Encroachments and other illegal driveway modifications shall be abated as
done in tt;e past. This would include the one a t 442 East Tokay and any
others found to be newly installed. In the past, the City has assumed
existing violations were installed prior to the encroachment ordinance
adoption in 1966. The Council could direct staff to establish a
"grandfather date" such as the completion of the Tokay Street project.
Another option is to assume all existing encroachments are in violation
and place the burden of proof on the property owner.
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Impact on Tokay Street
If the above
guidelines are
applied to Tokay Street as
it exists now,
the
driveways measured break down as follows:
# Showing
# Showing
Total 7 o f
Street
Driveway
# Showing
7 Showing
Street Cross
Driveways
Scrapin
Scrapin
Both
No
Sl ope
Masured
Case 1�
(Case 2
Probl errs
Problem
13%& above
9
6
7
5
1
10T to 13%
33
15
16
8
10
Less than 10% 14
3
3
1
9
In reality, however, knowing the guidelines ahead of time, the project would
have been designed differently to further reduce the cross slope and this
information and a cost estimate wouiu have been presented to the Council for
a decision prior to completion of the design. In future cases, most of the
problems will be resolved in the design stage.
Petition
It is also recommended that the petition from the Tokay Street residents be
denied. The cost to do what the petitioners request is prohibitive. In
1987, the City spent approximately $15,000 to replace 400 feet of curb and
gutter and 1,100 square feet of sidewalk on Tokay Street. There is over
4,000 feet of curb and gutter in this segment and roughly 25,000 square feet
of sidewalk and driveway. The concrete work alone would be over $200,000.
The most equitable solution from the taxpayers' and the property owners'
standpoint would be to form an assessment district with the City
participating ' tb,- total cost.
CuJa . Ronsko
Works Director
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Attachments
cc: Street Superintendent
Burton Haynes
CT0KAY11/TXTW.0 M July 12, 1989
CITY COUNCIL
JOHNR 'Randv) SNIDER, .Mayor
DAVID M. HINCH.MAN
Mayor Pro Ternpore
EVELYN M OLSON
JAMES W. PINKERTON, Jr.
F R E D M REID
CITY OF LODI
CITY HALL, 221 WEST PINE STREET
CALL 'BOX 3006
LODI, CALIFORNIA 95241-1910
(209) 334-5634
TELECOPiER i209) 333-67145
June 14,1989
Mr. & Mrs. Burton Haynes
105 W. Vine S t.
Lodi, CA 35240
Dear Mr. & Mrs. Haynes:
THOMAS A PETERSON
City .Mar ger
! 11 City Clerk
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City .Attorney
ALICE
ALICE 14. Rr:IffCl;E
CITY CLERK
CIT Y OF LODI
This will confirm our telephone conversation yesterday in whic:, vie
discussed the petition regarding E. Tokay Street which has been
submitted to the City Council. Because of the fact that there might not
be a full City Council in attendance for the next regular meeting, I
requested your concurrence in moving this item to the agenda for the
regular meeting of 'Wednesday, July 5, 1989. The meeting starts at 7:30
p.m. in the City Council Chambers on the second floor of City Hall. You
indicated that would not be a problem and said you would advise your
neighbors.
Thank you for your cooperation. W will expect to see you July 5.
Sincerely,
Thomas A. Peterson
City Manager
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May 15, 1985'
Honorable Mayor,. Members of the Lodi City Council and Planning
Commission.
Circulation of this petition: Mrs. Irene Haynes, 105 West Vine
Street, Lodi, California 95240. Telephone:' -1105•'.
This petition is regarding the deep curve in the gutters along
East Tokav Street. Over the years the streets have been paved
over and over thus causing a deep curve between the street and
the sidewalk. This becomes a problem every time one tries to
enter and exit the driveway, their car bumper front and back
bottom—out thus denting. the car and in some cases cracking the
sidewalk. In order to elevate this problem many citizens have
added a board or a concrete fill to the gutter and their driveway
to be able to e;:it without damaginq the sidewalk and .their front
and rear bumper. Another concern is that the traffic has
increased to the paint where taking a long time to exit the.
driveway is a safety hazard. We the undersigned ask the City to
lessen the deep curve from the street to the driveway, at the
City's expense. This would eliminate citizens from constructing
their own makeshift fill;(which is currently a violation of
chapter 12.04 of the Lodi t1unicipal Code) and increase the
safety of our City.
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May 15, 1989
Honorable Mayor, Members of the Lodi City Council and PI annirm
Commission.
Circulation of this petition: Mrs. Irene Haynes, < wast Vine
Street, Lodi, California 9524(--). Telephone: 3=4-4053'r.
This petition is regarding the deep curve in the gutters along
East Tokay Street. Over the years the streets have been paved
over and over thus causing a deep curve between the street and
the sidewalk. This becomes a problem every time one tries to
enter and exit the driveway, their car bumper front and back.
bottom- cut thus denting' the car and i n s o m e cases cracking the
sidewalk. In order to elevate this probler., many citizens have
added a board or a concrete fill to the gutter and their driveway
to be able to evit without damaging the sidewalk and .their front
and rear bumper. Another concern is that the traffic has
increased to the point where taY:ing a long time to exit the
driveway is a safety hazard. ''e the undersigned ask the City to
lessen the deep curve from the street to the driveway, at the
City's expense. This would eliminate citizens from constructing
their own makeshift fill; (which is currentlY a violation of
chapter 12.04 of the Lodi Municipal Code) and increase the
safety of our City. %
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May 15, 19B9
Honorable Mayor. Members of the Lr•d.i City Council and Planning
Commission.
Circulation of this petition: Mrs. Irene Haynes, 105 West Vine
Street, Lodi, California 95240. Telephone: 334-4053.
This petition is regarding the deep curve in the gutters along
East Tokay Street. Over the years the streets have been paved
over and aver thus causing a deep curve between the street and
the sidewalk. This becomes a problem every time one tries to
enter and exit the driveway, their car bumper front and back
bottom—out thus denting the car and in some cases cracking the
sidewalk.. In order to elevate this problem many citizens halve
added a board or a concrete fill to the gutter and their driveway
to be able to exit without damaging the sidewalk and .their front
and rear bumper. Another concern is that the traffic has
increased to the point where taking a long time to exit the
driveway is a safety hazard.. We the undersigned ask the City to
lessen the deep curve from thestreet to the drivewzy, at the
City's expense. This would eliminate citizens from constructing
their own makeshift fill; (which is currently a violation of
chapter 12.04 of the Lodi Municipal Code) and increase the
safety of .aur City.
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Mav 15, 1959
Honorable Mayor,
Commission.
Members of the Lodi City Council and Planning
Circulation of this petition: Mrs. Irene Haynes, 105 West Vine
Streets Lodi, California 95240. Telephone: 334-4053.
This petition is regarding the deep curve in the gutters along
East Tokay Street. Over the years the streets have been paved
over and over thus causing a deep curve between the street and
the sidewalk. This becomes a problem every time one tries to
enter and exit the driveway, their car bumper front and back
bottom -out thus denting the car and in some cases cracking the
sidewalk. In order to elevate this problem many citizens have
added a board or a concrete fill to the gutter and their driveway
to be able to exit without damaging the sidewalk and. -their front
and rear bumper. Another- concern is that the traffic has
increased to the point where taking a long time to exit the
driveway is a safety hazard. We the undersigned ask the City to
lessen the deep curve from the street to the driveway, at the
City's expense. This would eliminate citizens from constructing
their own makeshift fill;(which'is currently a violation of
chapter 12.04 of the Lodi -Municipal Code) and increase the.
safety of our City.
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May 15, 1489
Honorable Mayor,
Commission.
Members of the Lodi City Council arid Planning
Circulation of this petition: Mrs. Irene Haynes. 105 W e s t Vine
Street, Lodi, California 95240. Telephone: 334-4053.
This petition is regarding the deep curve in the gutters along
East Tokay Street. Over the years the streets have been paved
over and over thus causing a deep =carve between the street and
the sidewalk. This becomes a problem every time one tries to
enter and exit the driveway, their car bumper front and back
bottom–out thus denting the car and in some cases cracking the
sidewalk. In order to elevate this problem many citizens have
added a board or a concrete fill to the gutter and their driveway
to be able to exit without damagino the sidewalk and their front
and rear bLimper. Another concern .is that the traffic h a s
increased to the point where taking a long time to exit the
driveway is a safety hazard. We the undersigned ask the City to
lessen the deep curve from the street to the driveway, at the
City's expense. This would eliminate citizens from constructing
their own makeshift fill. -(which is currently a violation of
chapter 12.04 of the Lodi Municipal Code) and increase the
safety of our City.
NAME : JUARlEIJ T� 2�t
ADDRESS: L -
TELEPHONE:
SIGNATURE:Y� Cr \vti�o�
NAME 5�1�/j��_ D c z.J L1�,
ADDRESS;
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NAME:
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`AGDRESS
TELEPHONE
SIGNATURE
NAME
ADDRESS
TELEPHONE
SIGNATURE
Mev 15, 1989
Honorable Mayor, Members ort the Lodi City Council and Planning
Commission.
Circulation of this petition: Mrs. Irene Haynes, 105 West Vine
Street. Lodi, California 9524}. Telephone: 3=4-405:.
This petition is regarding the deep curve in the gutters along
East Tokay Street. Over the years the streets have been paved
over and over thus causing a deep curve between the street and
the sidewalk. This becomes a problem every time one tries to
enter and exit the driveway, their car bumper front and back
bottom -out thus denting the car and in some cases cracking the
sidewalk. In order to elevate this problem many citizens have
added a board or a concrete fill to the gutter and their driveway
to 5e able to e::a.t without damaging the sidewalk and .their front
and rear bumper. Another- concern is that the traffic has
increased to the point where taking a long .tir � to exit the
driveway is a safety hazard. We the undersigned ask the City to
lessen the deep curve from the street to the driveway, at the
City's expense. This would eliminate citizens from constructing
their own makeshift fill; (which is currently a violation of
chapter 12.04 of the Lodi Municipal Code) and increase the
safety of our City.
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ADDRESS
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SIGNATURE
Mav 15, 1989
Honorable Mayor, Members of the Lodi City Council and Planning
Commission.
Circulation of this petition: Mrs. Irene Haynes, 105 West Vine
Street, Lodi, California 95240. Telephone: __4-4053.
This petition is regarding the deep Curve in the e•ttters along
East Tokay Street. Over the years the streets have been p?'✓ed
over and over thus causing a deep curve between the street and
the sidewalk. This becomes a problem every time one triers to
enter and exit the driveway, their car bumper front and back
bottom -out thus denting the car and in some cases crackinc.• the
sidewalk. In order to elevate this problem many citizensnave
added a board or a concrete fill to the gutter and their dri%•:-way
to be able to exit without damaging the sidewalk and .their front
and rear bumper. Another concern is that the traffic has
increased to the point where taking a long time to ex -it the
driveway is a safety hazard. We the undersigned ask the City to
lessen the deep curve from the street to the driveway, at the
City's expense. Phis would eliminate citizens from constructing
their own makeshift fill;(whieh is currently a violation of
chapter 12.04 of the Lodi Municipal Code) and increase the
safety of Our __City.
NAME: 1
ADDRESS: 00
TELEPHONE:
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May 15 , 1.989
Honorable Mayor,
Commission.
Members of the Lodi City Council and Planning
Circulation of this petition: Mrs. Irene Haynes, 105 West gine
Street, Lodi, California 95244. Telephone: 3.34-405-3.
This petition is regarding the deep curve in the gutters along
East Tokay Street. Over the years the streets have been Paged
over and over thus causing a deep curve between the street and
the sidewalk. This becomes a problem every time one tries to
enter and exit the driveway, their car bumper front and back
bottom—out thus denting the car and in some cases cracking the
sidewalk. In order to elevate this problem many citizens have
added a board or a concrete fill to the gutter and their- driveway
to be able to exit without damaging the sidewalk and their front
and rear bumper. Another- concern is that the traffic has
increased to the point where taking a long time to exit the
driveway is a safety hazard. We the undersigned ask the City to
lessen the deep curve from the street to the driveway, at the
City's expense. This would eliminate citizens from constructing
their own makeshift fill: (which is currently a violation of
chapter 12.04 of the Lodi Municipal Code) and increase the
safet of our City.
NAME _-,���_C� C��%.�
ADDRESS:
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CITY COUNCIL f ppy
JAMES W. PINKERTON, Jr., Mayor I
JOHNR. [Randy) SNIDER .!.
Mayor Pro Tempore CITY HALL. 221 WEST PINE STREET
DAVID M. HINCHMAN CALL BOX 3006
EVELYNA& OLSON LODI, CALIFORNIA 95241-1910
FRED M.REID (209)334-5634
TELECOPIER:(209) 333-6795
Mj 2, 1989
Mr. Burton Haynes
105 W e s t Vine Street
Lodi, CA 95240
Appendix 2
1 HUMA5 A PETERSON
City Manager
ALICE M REIMCHE
City Cierk
BOB McNATT
City Attorney
SUBJECT: Encroact went Violation No. SW -89004
442 East Tokay Street
-.Concrete and Pipe Placed in Driveway and Gutter
This is to advise you that the concrete and pipe placed in
the driveway and gutter at 442 East Tokay Street is a
violation of Chapter 12.04 of the Lodi Municipal Code.
Copies of portions of that chapter are enclosed.
We must ask that the concrete and pipe be removed by May 15,
1989.
If the work is not completed by then, City forces will do
the removal, and you w i 1 1 be billed for costs of labor and
equipment.
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please feel
free to contact me at 333-6740.
Glen C.O.E.-r
Street Superintendent
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Enclosures
cc: Public Works Director
City Attorney
S0589.02
QTY COUNCIL
JOHNR. (Randy) SNIDER. Mayor
DAVID M. HINCHMAN
Mayor Pro Tempore
EVELYN M. OLSON
TAMES w. PINKERTON. Jr.
FRED M. REID
Burton Haynes
105 W. Vine Street
Lodi, CA 95240
CITY OF LODI
CITY HALL, 221 WEST PINE STREET
CALL BOX 3006
LOOI. CALIFORNIA 95241-1910
(209) 334-5634
TELECOPIER :=91333-6795
May 12, 1983
SUBJECT: Encroachment Violation. No. SW -89004
442 E. Tokay Street
Concrete and Pipe Placed in Driveway and Gutter
jAppendix 3
City Manager
ALICE M REIMCHE
City Clerk
BOB MCNAT;
City Attorney
This is to confirm the phone conversation that I had with Irene Haynes on
May 12, 1989. After evaluating your concerns related to the requirements
under our attached letter of May 2, 1989 and reviewing this matter with the
City Attorney, it was determined that the encroachment is in violation of
the City Code and must be removed.
Because of the time spent by the City evaluating this matter, vie will be
extending the re fired re oval date from May 15, 1989 to May 22, 1989.
ack "
c Works Director
JZ4/mi
Enclosure
cc: Street Superintendent
City Attorney
LHAYNES/TX.TW.OZ 1
Appendix 4
CITY COUNCIL
JOHN R. (Randy) SNIDER, Mayor - CITY O F L Q DI City Manager
DAVID,m. HINCHMAN .LJ JL ALICE til. REIMCHE
Mayor FYoTempore CITY HALL. 221 WEST PINE STREET City Clerk
EVELYN tit OLSON CALL aoX 3o06 BOB.McNATT
JAMES W PINKERTON, Jr LODI, CALIFORNIA 95241-1910 City Attorney
FRED M, REID (209) 334-5534
TELECOPIER (209) J33 6795
1 by 24, 1989
Burton Haynes
105 West Vine Street
Lodi, CA 95240
SUBJECT: Concrete and Pipe Encroachment in Driveway and Gutter
442 East Tokay Street
The City Manager asked that I inform you that your petition asking the City
to modify high crown streets will be placed on the City Council agenda for
its meeting of June 21, 1989. A copy or the staff's communication to the
City Council on this matter will be forwarded to you.
The requirement to remove the encroachment in the driveway at 442 East
Tokay Street will not be acted upon by this Department until the matter i s
heard by the Cit, Council on Juno 21, 1989.
If you have any cuestions concerning this, please contact me.
�`j tin �!--t`—
Jack\L. Ronsko
`Fubl is Works Director
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cc:. City Manager
City Attorney
Street Superintendent
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CITY COUNCIL
JOHN R. (Randy) SNIDER. Mayor
DAVID M. HINCHMAN
Mayor Pro Tempore
EVELYN M. OLSON
JAMES W. PINKERTON, Jr.
FRED M.REID
Burton Haynes
105 West Vine Street
todi, CA 95240
CI'T'Y OF LORI
CITY HALL. 221 WEST PINE STREET
CALL BOX 3006
LODI, CALIFORNIA 95241-1910
(209)334-5634
TELECOPIER: (209)333-6795
July 14, 1989
SUBJECT: East Tokay Street Driveway Petition
THOMAS A PETERSON
City Manager
ALICE.M..REIMCHE
City Clerk
t= BOB Mc:Nr a
Attorney
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The above item will be discussed at the City Council meeting on
Wednesday, July 19, 1939, at 7:30 p.m, The meeting will be held in the
City Council Chamber, 2nd Floor, City Hall, 221 West Pine Street. You
are welcome to attend. Enclosed is a copy of the staff report.
W have also enclosed the agenda rl-irm from the City Manager which
indicates that because of the complexity of this item, the Council may
not want to take action Wednesday night. This would allow them to look
at other similar areas in town that could be affected. The Council relay
also want to have a special work session for discussion of just this item.
If you wish to comment on this item at the meeting, please contact Alice
Reimche, City Clerk, at (209) 333-6702.
If you have any questions about the item, please call Richard Prima or me
at ( 209) 333-6706.
Jack L. Ronsko
Publ'i c Wojks Director
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LaLL DEPARTM-E-N.T OF PUBLIC WORKS Drowinq No.
T0: City Council
FROM : City Manager
NEEENG DATE: May 6, 1987
AGENDA TITLE: Tokay Street Overlay, Stockton to Cherokee - Review of
Project Alternatives
RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the City Council discuss the alternatives and
establish the paving alternative for this project and a guideline for future
overlay projects.
BACKGROUND ll4;0RMATI0 - At a recent shirtsleeve meeting, staff presented a
problem on the Tokay Street overlay project. The problem involved the large
amount and high cost of curb and gutter replacement. Council requested that
the matter be given additional study and brought back at a regular meeting.
To put the problem in perspective, the following is a brief description of the
normal maintenance program on a typical street:
Age of Street Description of Work cost Remarks
1 year Seal Coat $0.01/SF
5 to 10 years Crack Seal Varies
10± years Slurry Seal $0.05/SF
20t years Thin Overlay (Minor St.) $0.20/SF Little or no curb
gutter work done
20± years Thick Overlay (Major St.) $0.40 to Curb & gutter?
51.00/SF
30t years Reconstruct $3.00+/SF Usually widening so
all curb & gutter
is new, or major
repairs to new
standard
The "curb and gutter" under the tH ck overlay remarks is shown with a "?"
because there has been no formal procedure established for the following
reasons:
"The City has done very few thick overlays over the last 10 years;
usually the major streets needed widening or reconstruction.
"The thick overlays that have been done were on streets that needed
relatively little curb and gutter replacement.
APPROVED: I Fi LE X10,
THOMAS A. PETERSON, Citv M'anaoer
CTOKAY2/TXTW,026; April 23, 1987
'Ci ty ,Council
May 6,-1987
Page 2
Reduced funding levels have made the use of thick overlays imperative. We are
now using these on older streets that 10 years ago vie would have considered
candidates for reconstruction. (Example - Pine Street between Cherokee and
Highway 99.) As NAe use thick overlays on older streets, vie are and will
i.ontinue to find extensive amounts of poor curb and gutter. Broken and
depressed curb and gutter allows water to pond and weakens the edge of the
street subgrade (aside from being a nuisance). In the past, vie have been
attempting to repair gutters when the ponded water extends out of the gutter
into the street. This is referred to as the "Std. Design" in the remaining
discussion.
On a street with
few driveviays and reasonable grade, replacing curb and gutter
is fairly straightforward. On a flat,
oid street with
lots of driveways (like
Tokay S ., eet) , curb
and gutter repair
becomes major project, There are Tour
construction alternatives which are described below and
on the attached
drawing
uction Alternatives
AlternatiNe
Description
Advantages
Disadiantaaes
1. std Design
Replace curb & gutter
Droves drainage
High cost, still only a
where ponding exceeds
and street shoulder
partial fix caTpared to
gutter width
life
conpleie replacement,
affects driveway access
2. Pave the gutter
By replacing the high
Relatively low cost,
Will not hold up to street
spots in the gutter
improves driv&ey
sweeper brown, will require
and paving from curb
access
additicnal maintenance
to curb, the depressions
(patching)
will be filled and a
marginal flaw line could
be established. Sane
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older examples include:
Hutchins Street (E)
S/Pine, Elm Street (S)
E/Sacramento, and
Sacramento (E) S/Elm
3. Fix worst gutter
Replace only the
Relatively low cost
Difficult to select wbich
absolute worst depressed
gutter to replace, leaves
or raised gutters
significant arount of poor
gutter, affects drivE%ay
access
4. Do nothing w i t h
the gutter
a) pave center
of street
only
b) pave full
width
Pave the travel lanes,
leaving the parking
lanes as is
Pave gutter toe to
gutter toe
Least cost, no
affect on drivatjays
Lc,,q cost
Leaves poor gutter
Leaves poor gutter, affects
drive%tiay access
CT0KKY2/TXTW.02M April 28, 1987
City Council !
' 6, 1987
Page 3
The costs of the alternatives applied to the ?okay Street project are show on
the attached bar chart. They would be representative of similar projects on
other older, residential streets.
Another alternative involves financing. Presently, these projects are funded
out of the various street funds, which mainly come from taxes on fue?. The
City could require the property owners to pay for the sidewalk and driveway
work.
Driveways
A related problem is that of driveway access. Older streets generally have a
higher crown than the newer design streets and, in some cases, have higher
curbs. Mary modern vehicles scrape the pavement when using a driveway. An
overlay only makes this problem worse.
Staff feels that this problem is not one that the City should spend additional
money to -correct. Overlaps are a normal, accepted street maintenance
technique. Insuring that vehicles will not scrape is nearly impossible and
even attempting to do so would take an enormous amount of engineering time and
ccnstruction expense in driveway replacement.
In some instances, property owners have installed illegal ramps with or
without culverts in the gutter. These are a maintenance problem and often are
a safety hazard. The policy has been to have any new ramps removed and for
ones that have been in place, they will be removed when the curb and gutter is
replaced.
Summary
Staff feels that street maintenance is very important and should not be
neglected. Street maintenance has a much higher priority than curb and gutter
maintenance. Thus, the additional money that could be spent on curb and
gutter replacement is better spent on pavement maintenance and reconstruction.
The City of Lodi does budget a minor amount of funds for curb and gutter
replacement. Initially, vve were recommending that we pave over the gutter
portion of the curb; however, after further evaluation, it is felt that
Alternative 4b, paving the ful' street width with no curb and gutter
replacement, is in everyone's best interest. This alternative provides the
property owner with a new street, allows the City to do curb and gutter repair
in the future under our existing curb and gutter replacement program, and
provide4 additional funds over the standard design for needed street
maintenance in other areas.
Staff will present the details
meeting.
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Jac. ! Zonsko
Pu Iic Works Director
JLR/RCP/ma
Attachment
cc: Street Superintendent
bcc : Associate Civil Engineer
CTOKAY2/TXTW.02M
of the Tokay Street project at the Council
Lindseth
April 28, 1987
c C PUBLIC WORKS
DEPARTMENT
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40' 70 44''
OVERLAY
GRIND --------
ALT
ALT 2
Overlay replace poor curb & gutter,
sidewalk.& driveways as required.
ALT 3
Overlay. replacq worst curb & gutter only.
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=Alternatives
ALT 2
Overlay, „pave cutter, '' •..;
replace High Spots in curb & gutter.
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Overlay travel lanes only.
ALT 4B
Full width (Similar to ALT 1)
$240
$220
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$180
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Tokay St. Overlay ---- Project Costs
Stockton to Cherokee
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109000
99000
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69000
Std Design
Pave/Grind
Pave Cutter
Fix ;Horst Gutter
Puvo Center 28'
Pave Full St.
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,Alternates
Curb/Gutter
Swk/awy`s
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Therefore, removing and replacing just the existing
driveway does not solve the problem of her rear bumper
dragging. In order to raise the rear bumper, it becomes
necessary to lower her driveway behind the walk whe.•e the
front wheels rest, lower the sidewalk, and provide a
transition, in the walk an both sides of the new driveway.
It would also be necessary to regrade the lawn or construct
a curb along the lowered areas.
A letter was sent to Mrs. Miller on Nay 3, 1988 outlining a
compromise that the staff felt they couid make on this
replacement. The estimated total cost of replacing the 7'
driveway, sidewalk, and a portion of the. on-site drive is
$500. The City offered to pay 5200, leaving $300 remaining
as the property owner's responsibility. Staff did not feel
that w cculd obligate the City to any larger percentage,
and that the owner should be responsible for sone of the
costs.
Should 'the owner
Exhibit G
REQUEST FOR NEW
12' , the
DRIVEWAY AT 513
be approximately
EAST TOKAY STREET
The City of Lodi recently received a letter from Mgrs. Leona
5600, the additional
Miller requesting that the City of Loai construct a new
CC -16
driveway approach at 513 East Tokay Street.
CC -45(b)
gutter, and
a:iacent
The City Council was advised that in the fall of 1987, the
not necessary if
City of Lodi !et a contract for the placing of an asphalt
were not
concrete overlay on Tokay Street between Cherokee Lane and
Miller's ccst
Stcckton Street. At the time of this construction, One of
driveway
the des;gp concerns was whether to pave to the existing
be 5400.
gutter (which had not been a standard practice) or prov4de
an overlay that would match the toe of the curb and
gutter. It was determined at that tine to place the
asphalt concrete overlay in conformance with our
established standards.
The placement of the asphalt overlay increased the crown of
the existing street which was a problem at this location
before the City's project. The City's project did worsen
the condition. Depending on the type of car that uses this
driveway and the speed of the car entering and exiting, a
car may "bottom out". Eased on the scrapes on the
pavement, it is evident that Leona Miller's car does have a
probiem with this driveway.
When the rear wheels of her automobile are in the gutter,
the front wheels are on her drive behind the sidewalk.
Therefore, removing and replacing just the existing
driveway does not solve the problem of her rear bumper
dragging. In order to raise the rear bumper, it becomes
necessary to lower her driveway behind the walk whe.•e the
front wheels rest, lower the sidewalk, and provide a
transition, in the walk an both sides of the new driveway.
It would also be necessary to regrade the lawn or construct
a curb along the lowered areas.
A letter was sent to Mrs. Miller on Nay 3, 1988 outlining a
compromise that the staff felt they couid make on this
replacement. The estimated total cost of replacing the 7'
driveway, sidewalk, and a portion of the. on-site drive is
$500. The City offered to pay 5200, leaving $300 remaining
as the property owner's responsibility. Staff did not feel
that w cculd obligate the City to any larger percentage,
and that the owner should be responsible for sone of the
costs.
Should 'the owner
elect to widen the
drive+•;ay to
12' , the
total cost would
be approximately
$1,000. The City's
portion would be
5600, the additional
cost being
primer i ly
for removing and
replacir- curb,
gutter, and
a:iacent
paving which was
not necessary if
the driveway
were not
w dened . Leona
Miller's ccst
for a 12'
driveway
replacement would
be 5400.
While 513 East Tokay appears to have the worst problem in
this block because of the street configuration, there are
many other driveways that show similar problems with the
new pavement and several that show conflict between
automobiles and concrete at the join between driveway and
sidewalk. Whatever is determined to be reasonable in this
case should be looked upon as possibly precedent -setting as
there are numerous other streets within present City limits
that may cause a similar problem at the time an overlay is
installed. Possible d-istribution of costs could be based
on percentages (40-60); so many dollars per foot of width,
either by City or owner, with the other party picking up
all remaining costs; or the City could be responsible for
certain items such as removal—and/or compaction, curb and
gutter, or ??? , with the owner picking up the remainder.
Figures above indicate the magnitude of costs for a single
width drivecay. Double width driveways would obviously
cost more, but would nct be directly proportional.
Since the speed with which one enters or leaves the
driveway and the make of vehicles affect the
cross-sectional profile that causes a problem, there should
also be a limit at which the City feels responsible. This
would most likely be based on either a "standard vehicle"
or the owner's vehicle (unmodified) and a numerical
clearance - such as 2 or 3 inches when empty other than the
driver.
Differences in clearance because of type of shocks,
hard/soft, old/new, would not appear to be an item that
sheuld be taken into consideration.
Keeping in mind that Staff feels strongly
that the
City
should not bear the
entire cost, it is this
department's
City Council
recommendation that
some adjustment be made
for 513
East
iokay Street, and
once the installation
is made,
the
effects be measured
and a draft policy be
developed
and
returned to the City
Council for approval.
on her property
and
Mrs. Miller was i n the audience and addressed the Council
regarding the matter.
Discussion followed with questions being directed to staff
and to Mrs. Miller.
On motion of
Council
Member
Hinchman,
Snider second,
the
City Council
directed
staff to
met and
negotiate with Mrs.
Miller as to
which cf
the two
cpticns
she would prefer
for
construction
of a new
driveway
approitch
on her property
and
then to proceed with
the subject construction, once
an
agreement has
been reached.
CITY COUNCIL
JAMES W. PINKERTON. Jr., Mavor
JOHN R. [Randy) SNIDER
Mayor Pro Tempore
DAVIDM HINCHMAN
EVELYN Ni. OLSON
FRED M REID
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CITY OF LODI
CITY HALL. 221 WEST PINE STREET
CALL BOX 3006
LOCI, CALIFORNIA 95241-1910
(209)334-5634
ELECOPEER :(20% 333.6755
June 20, 1988
Exhibit H
THOMAS A. PETERSON
City Manager
ALICE rN1 REIMCHE
City Cleric
ROB McNA1'T
City Attorney
Mt& Leona Miller
513 East Tokay Street
Lodi, CA 95240
Dear Mrs. M i 11 er:
This letter will confirm action taken by the tudi City Council at
its
regular meeting of June 15, 1988 whereby., fol l owing review of ycur .
request for a new driveway approach at 513 East Tokay Street, Lodi,
the
City Council directed staff to meet with you to negotiate which of
the
following two options you would prefer:
a) Replacing the 7' driveway, sidewalk and a portion of the on-site
i
1.
driveway
Estimated cost - $500.00
City wi 11 pay - $200.00
Property owners responsibility - $300.00
b) Widening the driveway to 12'
Estimated cost - $1,000.00
City will pay - $600.00
Property owners responsibility - $400.00
A representative of the Public Works Department will contact
you
shortly regarding this matter.
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call
this
office.
Very truly yours,
CLC.
Alice M. Reimche
City Clerk
AMR j j
CC: Glenn Robiscn
Assistant City Engineer
0ti� Of <Oo
CITY OF L O D I STREET CROSS SLOPE
'<rreV� PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT l INCREASE DUE TO OVERLAYS
Street Cross Slope
2.5%
2" Maintenance Overlay
Feathered Out At
Gutter-
4-
6%
utter.-,
..-4 • Effective Cross
Slope=4.4%
NEW CONSTRUCTION
4'6%
FIRST MAINTENANCE OVER?AY
(8' from curb)
Driveway Slope
2% .to 5i