MEMORANDUM

TO: Timothy Navarre, Assembly President

Members, Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly

THRU: Dale Bagley, Mayor

FROM: Holly B. Montague, Assistant Borough Attorney

DATE: April 25, 2002

SUBJECT: Ordinance 2002-13, amending KPB 14.06, road construction standards

The road service area (RSA) board approved amendments to the road construction standards for certification for maintenance at its March 18 and April 19, 2002, meetings. Minutes from the road service area board meetings where the amendments were discussed are enclosed. Please find following a sectional analysis of amendments to KPB 14.06, road construction standards:

KPB 14.06.090. Road Construction Standards--Construction Categories. This section is revised to adjust the number of lots served in each of the four road categories. This is to address the concern that roads may be constructed to borough standards and be certified for maintenance, but deteriorate due to heavy traffic. The road categories have not been adjusted since road standards were initially adopted in 1986. In addition, the standard for determining the number of lots served, which impacts the amount of traffic and maintenance required for the road, is codified. At the time the standards were adopted in 1986, it was recognized that further regulations would be necessary to determine which construction standard should apply to a road based on projected traffic. The formula set forth in KPB 14.06.090(a), (B), and (C) will provide a consistent method for determining which standard is applicable to a particular road. If an applicant for road maintenance disagrees with the road director's determination of the appropriate category, the applicant may require review by the road service area board.

KPB 14.06.120(B). Project specific design. Category IV roads are indicative of collector road status and require a project specific design. The project specific design has been successfully in use since 1997 and allows a variation from meeting the KPB 14.06.120(A) typical section with approval of the RSA board.

KPB 14.06.160. Road construction standards--Typical section materials. Category IV roads, indicative of collector roads, which receive the highest amount of traffic, now require a six-inch cap of Subbase Grading C.

KPB 14.06.125. Category IV roads--temporary maintenance and financial guarantee. A bonding requirement is added to ensure that roads constructed to a Category IV status continue to meet maintenance standards. Category IV roads are certified for temporary maintenance for two years to ensure that they will not deteriorate due to heavy traffic. If they do deteriorate and the deficiencies are not corrected by the applicant, the bond is forfeited to the borough.