Table of Contents
CITY OF GLENDALE
PUBLIC WORKS
DESIGN STANDARDS
SECTION 1.0000 - GENERAL 1-1
1.0010 AUTHORITY AND PURPOSE 1-1
1.0020 - ENGINEERING POLICY 1-1
1.0030 APPLICABILITY 1-1
1.0040 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS 1-1
1.0050 APPROVAL OF ALTERNATE MATERIALS OR METHODS 1-2
1.0060 SPECIAL DESIGN PROBLEMS 1-2
1.0070 REVISIONS TO DESIGN STANDARDS 1-2
1.0080 - DEFINITIONS 1-2
1.0090 - CONSTRUCTION PLANS 1-7
1.0091 GENERAL INFORMATION. 1-7
1.0100 PLAN PREPARATION 1-7
1.0101 SHEET SIZE 1-7
1.0102 SETS OF PLANS 1-7
1.0130 REQUIRED SHEETS 1-8
1.0131 TITLE SHEET 1-8
1.0132 PLAN SHEET 1-8
1.0133 - PROFILE SHEET. 1-9
1.0134 DETAIL SHEETS 1-9
1.0140 SUPPORTING INFORMATION 1-10
1.0141 - UTILITY PLAN 1-10
1.0150 - PLAN SUBMITTAL 1-10
1.0160 AS BUILT PLAN REQUIREMENTS 1-10
1.0161 STREET 1-11
1.0162 STORM DRAINS 1-11
1.0163 - SANITARY SEWER 1-11
1.0164 - WATER MAIN 1-11
SECTION 2.0000 EXCAVATION AND GRADING 2-1
2.0010 - PURPOSE 2-1
2.0020 - SCOPE 2-1
2.0030 - PERMITS REQUIRED 2-1
2.0040 - HAZARDS 2-2
2.0050 - DEFINITIONS 2-2
2.0060 - GRADING PERMIT REQUIREMENTS 2-3
2.0080 - BONDS 2-5
2.0090 - CUTS 2-5
2.0100 - FILLS 2-5
2.0110 - SETBACKS 2-6
2.0120 - DRAINAGE AND TERRACING 2-6
2.0130 - EROSION CONTROL 2-7
2.0140 - GRADING INSPECTION 2-7
2.0150 - COMPLETION OF WORK 2-8
SECTION 3.0000 - STORM DRAINAGE 3-1
3.0010 GENERAL DESIGN REQUIREMENTS 3-1
3.0011 SITE DRAINAGE PLANS 3-2
3.0012 PIPE MATERIALS AND SIZE 3-3
3.0013 MINIMUM DESIGN CRITERIA 3-3
3.0020 ALIGNMENT AND COVER 3-4
3.0021 RIGHT OF WAY LOCATION 3-4
3.0022 CURVATURE 3-4
3.0023 MINIMUM COVER 3-4
3.0024 EASEMENTS 3-4
3.0025 RELATION TO WATERCOURSES 3-5
3.0030 - STRUCTURE LOCATION 3-5
3.0031 MANHOLES 3-5
3.0032 CATCH BASINS 3-5
3.0033 - DRY WELLS 3-6
3.0034 - ANCHOR BLOCKS 3-6
3.0035 - WATER BARS 3-6
3.0040 - STORM DETENTION 3-6
3.0041 DEVELOPMENT NOT REQUIRING DETENTION 3-6
3.0043 - DETENTION VOLUME 3-6
3.0044 EMERGENCY OVERFLOW 3-6
3.0045 DETENTION FACILITIES 3-7
3.0050 EROSION CONTROL 3-7
3.0051 EROSION CONTROL APPLICATION 3-7
3.0060 - PRIVATE DRAINAGE SYSTEMS 3-7
3.0061 SUBDIVISIONS 3-7
3.0062 SUBSURFACE DRAINAGE 3-7
3.0070 WATER QUALITY 3-8
SECTION 4.0000 SANITARY SEWERS 4-1
4.0010 GENERAL DESIGN REQUIREMENTS 4-1
4.0011 PIPE MATERIALS AND SIZE 4-1
4.0012 - MINIMUM DESIGN CRITERIA 4-2
4.0020 - ALIGNMENT AND COVER 4-2
4.0021 - RIGHT OF WAY LOCATION 4-2
4.0022 - MINIMUM COVER 4-2
4.0023 SEPARATION WITH WATER LINES 4-3
4.0024 EASEMENTS 4-3
4.0025 - RELATION TO WATERCOURSES 4-3
4.0030 STRUCTURES 4-3
4.0031 MANHOLES 4-3
4.0032 CLEAN OUTS 4-5
4.0033 ANCHOR BLOCKS 4-5
4.0034 - WATER BARS 4-5
4.0040 SERVICE LATERAL 4-6
4.0050 - CONNECTION TO EXISTING SEWERS 4-6
4.0060 - PRIVATE SEWER LINES 4-7
4.0070 - SYSTEM TESTING 4-7
4.0080 - SEWAGE PUMP STATION DESIGN STANDARDS 4-7
4.0081 - GENERAL 4-7
4.0082 - CONSTRUCTION 4-7
4.0083 - CAPACITIES 4-7
4.0084 - HYDROGEN SULFIDE 4-7
4.0085 - ELECTRICAL 4-7
4.0086 - MATERIALS 4-8
4.0087 - ADDITIONAL FEATURES 4-8
4.0088 - OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE DATA 4-8
4.0090 - EROSION CONTROL 4-9
SECTION 5.0000 WATER MAINS 5-1
5.0010 GENERAL DESIGN REQUIREMENTS 5-1
5.0011 PIPE MATERIALS AND SIZE 5-1
5.0012 GRID SYSTEM 5-2
5.0013 - DEAD-END MAINS 5-2
5.0020 ALIGNMENT AND COVER 5-2
5.0021 RIGHT OF WAY LOCATION 5-2
5.0022 MINIMUM COVER 5-3
5.0023 SEPARATION WITH SEWER LINES 5-3
5.0024 EASEMENTS 5-3
5.0025 RELATION TO WATERCOURSES 5-3
5.0030 APPURTENANCES 5-4
5.0031 VALVES 5-4
5.0032 FIRE HYDRANTS 5-4
5.0033 PRESSURE REDUCING AND AIR RELEASE VALVES 5-5
5.0034 - RAILROAD OR HIGHWAY CROSSINGS 5-5
5.0035 ANCHOR BLOCKS 5-5
5.0036 - WATER BARS 5-6
5.0040 - BACKFLOW PREVENTION 5-6
5.0050 WATER SERVICE LINES 5-6
5.0060 SYSTEM TESTING 5-6
5.0070 - EROSION CONTROL 5-6
SECTION 6.0000 - STREETS 6-1
6.0010 GENERAL DESIGN REQUIREMENTS 6-1
6.0011 - RIGHT OF-WAY AND PAVEMENT WIDTH 6-1
6.0012 ACCESS 6-1
6.0013 TRAFFIC ANALYSIS 6-2
6.0014 INTERSECTIONS 6-3
6.0015 HALF STREET CONSTRUCTION 6-4
6.0016 STREET CLASSIFICATION 6-4
6.0017 DESIGN SPEED 6-5
6.0020 - HORIZONTAL/VERTICAL CURVES, AND GRADES 6-5
6.0021 HORIZONTAL CURVES 6-5
6.0022 VERTICAL CURVES 6-5
6.0023 GRADES 6-5
6.0024 - STREETS - EXISTING 6-6
6.0025 - STREETS - NAMES 6-6
6.0026 - STREETS - ADJACENT TO RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY 6-6
6.0027 - STREETS - MARGINAL ACCESS 6-6
6.0030 PAVEMENT DESIGN 6-6
6.0040 CONCRETE CURB 6-6
6.0041 CURB RETURN RADIUS 6-7
6.0050 PARKING 6-7
6.0060 SIDEWALKS 6-9
6.0061 - WHEELCHAIR RAMPS 6-9
6.0070 BIKEWAYS 6-9
6.0071 BIKEWAY LOCATION, WIDTH 6-10
6.0072 DESIGN CRITERIA 6-10
6.0073 CONSTRUCTION 6-10
6.0074 LIGHTING 6-11
6.0075 - DETERRING MOTOR VEHICLE USE 6-11
6.0080 DRIVEWAYS 6-11
6.0090 STREET LIGHTING, NAMES AND SIGNAGE 6-12
6.0091 STREET LIGHTING 6-12
6.0092 STREET NAMES AND TRAFFIC CONTROL 6-13
6.0100 - MAILBOXES 6-13
6.0110 - STREET SYSTEM DESCRIPTION AND FUNCTION 6-13
6.0111 - GENERAL GUIDELINES 6-13
6.0112 - FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATIONS 6-13
6.0120 PERMANENT DEAD END STREETS 6-14
6.0130 ALLEYWAYS AND PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL 6-14
STREETS/ACCESS WAYS
6.0131 - ALLEYWAYS 6-14
6.0132 - PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL ACCESS WAYS 6-14
6.0133 - PAVEMENT CUTS 6-15
6.0134 - SHOULDERS 6-15
SECTION 7.0000 - PERMIT 7-1
7.0010 - APPLICATION FOR PERMIT 7-1
7.0011 - APPLICATION 7-1
7.0012 - PERMIT FEES 7-1
7.0013 - EXPIRATION 7-1
7.0015 - PENALTY 7-2
7.0016 - RIGHT OF APPEAL 7-2
7.0017 - PLANS 7-2
7.0020 - INSPECTIONS 7-2
7.0021 - GENERAL 7-2
7.0022 - INSPECTIONS FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY IMPROVEMENTS 7-2
7.0022 - INSPECTION RECORD CARD 7-2
7.0023 - INSPECTION REQUESTS 7-3
7.0025 - REQUIRED INSPECTIONS 7-3
7.0030 - INSPECTIONS 7-3
7.0031(a) - INSPECTIONS BY THE CITY 7-3
Glendale Design Standards v June 2003
PUBLIC WORKS
DESIGN STANDARDS
SECTION 1.0000 - GENERAL 1-1
1.0010 AUTHORITY AND PURPOSE 1-1
1.0020 - ENGINEERING POLICY 1-1
1.0030 APPLICABILITY 1-1
1.0040 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS 1-1
1.0050 APPROVAL OF ALTERNATE MATERIALS OR METHODS 1-2
1.0060 SPECIAL DESIGN PROBLEMS 1-2
1.0070 REVISIONS TO DESIGN STANDARDS 1-2
1.0080 - DEFINITIONS 1-2
1.0090 - CONSTRUCTION PLANS 1-7
1.0091 GENERAL INFORMATION. 1-7
1.0100 PLAN PREPARATION 1-7
1.0101 SHEET SIZE 1-7
1.0102 SETS OF PLANS 1-7
1.0130 REQUIRED SHEETS 1-8
1.0131 TITLE SHEET 1-8
1.0132 PLAN SHEET 1-8
1.0133 - PROFILE SHEET. 1-9
1.0134 DETAIL SHEETS 1-9
1.0140 SUPPORTING INFORMATION 1-10
1.0141 - UTILITY PLAN 1-10
1.0150 - PLAN SUBMITTAL 1-10
1.0160 AS BUILT PLAN REQUIREMENTS 1-10
1.0161 STREET 1-11
1.0162 STORM DRAINS 1-11
1.0163 - SANITARY SEWER 1-11
1.0164 - WATER MAIN 1-11
SECTION 2.0000 EXCAVATION AND GRADING 2-1
2.0010 - PURPOSE 2-1
2.0020 - SCOPE 2-1
2.0030 - PERMITS REQUIRED 2-1
2.0040 - HAZARDS 2-2
2.0050 - DEFINITIONS 2-2
2.0060 - GRADING PERMIT REQUIREMENTS 2-3
2.0080 - BONDS 2-5
2.0090 - CUTS 2-5
2.0100 - FILLS 2-5
2.0110 - SETBACKS 2-6
2.0120 - DRAINAGE AND TERRACING 2-6
2.0130 - EROSION CONTROL 2-7
2.0140 - GRADING INSPECTION 2-7
2.0150 - COMPLETION OF WORK 2-8
SECTION 3.0000 - STORM DRAINAGE 3-1
3.0010 GENERAL DESIGN REQUIREMENTS 3-1
3.0011 SITE DRAINAGE PLANS 3-2
3.0012 PIPE MATERIALS AND SIZE 3-3
3.0013 MINIMUM DESIGN CRITERIA 3-3
3.0020 ALIGNMENT AND COVER 3-4
3.0021 RIGHT OF WAY LOCATION 3-4
3.0022 CURVATURE 3-4
3.0023 MINIMUM COVER 3-4
3.0024 EASEMENTS 3-4
3.0025 RELATION TO WATERCOURSES 3-5
3.0030 - STRUCTURE LOCATION 3-5
3.0031 MANHOLES 3-5
3.0032 CATCH BASINS 3-5
3.0033 - DRY WELLS 3-6
3.0034 - ANCHOR BLOCKS 3-6
3.0035 - WATER BARS 3-6
3.0040 - STORM DETENTION 3-6
3.0041 DEVELOPMENT NOT REQUIRING DETENTION 3-6
3.0043 - DETENTION VOLUME 3-6
3.0044 EMERGENCY OVERFLOW 3-6
3.0045 DETENTION FACILITIES 3-7
3.0050 EROSION CONTROL 3-7
3.0051 EROSION CONTROL APPLICATION 3-7
3.0060 - PRIVATE DRAINAGE SYSTEMS 3-7
3.0061 SUBDIVISIONS 3-7
3.0062 SUBSURFACE DRAINAGE 3-7
3.0070 WATER QUALITY 3-8
SECTION 4.0000 SANITARY SEWERS 4-1
4.0010 GENERAL DESIGN REQUIREMENTS 4-1
4.0011 PIPE MATERIALS AND SIZE 4-1
4.0012 - MINIMUM DESIGN CRITERIA 4-2
4.0020 - ALIGNMENT AND COVER 4-2
4.0021 - RIGHT OF WAY LOCATION 4-2
4.0022 - MINIMUM COVER 4-2
4.0023 SEPARATION WITH WATER LINES 4-3
4.0024 EASEMENTS 4-3
4.0025 - RELATION TO WATERCOURSES 4-3
4.0030 STRUCTURES 4-3
4.0031 MANHOLES 4-3
4.0032 CLEAN OUTS 4-5
4.0033 ANCHOR BLOCKS 4-5
4.0034 - WATER BARS 4-5
4.0040 SERVICE LATERAL 4-6
4.0050 - CONNECTION TO EXISTING SEWERS 4-6
4.0060 - PRIVATE SEWER LINES 4-7
4.0070 - SYSTEM TESTING 4-7
4.0080 - SEWAGE PUMP STATION DESIGN STANDARDS 4-7
4.0081 - GENERAL 4-7
4.0082 - CONSTRUCTION 4-7
4.0083 - CAPACITIES 4-7
4.0084 - HYDROGEN SULFIDE 4-7
4.0085 - ELECTRICAL 4-7
4.0086 - MATERIALS 4-8
4.0087 - ADDITIONAL FEATURES 4-8
4.0088 - OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE DATA 4-8
4.0090 - EROSION CONTROL 4-9
SECTION 5.0000 WATER MAINS 5-1
5.0010 GENERAL DESIGN REQUIREMENTS 5-1
5.0011 PIPE MATERIALS AND SIZE 5-1
5.0012 GRID SYSTEM 5-2
5.0013 - DEAD-END MAINS 5-2
5.0020 ALIGNMENT AND COVER 5-2
5.0021 RIGHT OF WAY LOCATION 5-2
5.0022 MINIMUM COVER 5-3
5.0023 SEPARATION WITH SEWER LINES 5-3
5.0024 EASEMENTS 5-3
5.0025 RELATION TO WATERCOURSES 5-3
5.0030 APPURTENANCES 5-4
5.0031 VALVES 5-4
5.0032 FIRE HYDRANTS 5-4
5.0033 PRESSURE REDUCING AND AIR RELEASE VALVES 5-5
5.0034 - RAILROAD OR HIGHWAY CROSSINGS 5-5
5.0035 ANCHOR BLOCKS 5-5
5.0036 - WATER BARS 5-6
5.0040 - BACKFLOW PREVENTION 5-6
5.0050 WATER SERVICE LINES 5-6
5.0060 SYSTEM TESTING 5-6
5.0070 - EROSION CONTROL 5-6
SECTION 6.0000 - STREETS 6-1
6.0010 GENERAL DESIGN REQUIREMENTS 6-1
6.0011 - RIGHT OF-WAY AND PAVEMENT WIDTH 6-1
6.0012 ACCESS 6-1
6.0013 TRAFFIC ANALYSIS 6-2
6.0014 INTERSECTIONS 6-3
6.0015 HALF STREET CONSTRUCTION 6-4
6.0016 STREET CLASSIFICATION 6-4
6.0017 DESIGN SPEED 6-5
6.0020 - HORIZONTAL/VERTICAL CURVES, AND GRADES 6-5
6.0021 HORIZONTAL CURVES 6-5
6.0022 VERTICAL CURVES 6-5
6.0023 GRADES 6-5
6.0024 - STREETS - EXISTING 6-6
6.0025 - STREETS - NAMES 6-6
6.0026 - STREETS - ADJACENT TO RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY 6-6
6.0027 - STREETS - MARGINAL ACCESS 6-6
6.0030 PAVEMENT DESIGN 6-6
6.0040 CONCRETE CURB 6-6
6.0041 CURB RETURN RADIUS 6-7
6.0050 PARKING 6-7
6.0060 SIDEWALKS 6-9
6.0061 - WHEELCHAIR RAMPS 6-9
6.0070 BIKEWAYS 6-9
6.0071 BIKEWAY LOCATION, WIDTH 6-10
6.0072 DESIGN CRITERIA 6-10
6.0073 CONSTRUCTION 6-10
6.0074 LIGHTING 6-11
6.0075 - DETERRING MOTOR VEHICLE USE 6-11
6.0080 DRIVEWAYS 6-11
6.0090 STREET LIGHTING, NAMES AND SIGNAGE 6-12
6.0091 STREET LIGHTING 6-12
6.0092 STREET NAMES AND TRAFFIC CONTROL 6-13
6.0100 - MAILBOXES 6-13
6.0110 - STREET SYSTEM DESCRIPTION AND FUNCTION 6-13
6.0111 - GENERAL GUIDELINES 6-13
6.0112 - FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATIONS 6-13
6.0120 PERMANENT DEAD END STREETS 6-14
6.0130 ALLEYWAYS AND PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL 6-14
STREETS/ACCESS WAYS
6.0131 - ALLEYWAYS 6-14
6.0132 - PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL ACCESS WAYS 6-14
6.0133 - PAVEMENT CUTS 6-15
6.0134 - SHOULDERS 6-15
SECTION 7.0000 - PERMIT 7-1
7.0010 - APPLICATION FOR PERMIT 7-1
7.0011 - APPLICATION 7-1
7.0012 - PERMIT FEES 7-1
7.0013 - EXPIRATION 7-1
7.0015 - PENALTY 7-2
7.0016 - RIGHT OF APPEAL 7-2
7.0017 - PLANS 7-2
7.0020 - INSPECTIONS 7-2
7.0021 - GENERAL 7-2
7.0022 - INSPECTIONS FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY IMPROVEMENTS 7-2
7.0022 - INSPECTION RECORD CARD 7-2
7.0023 - INSPECTION REQUESTS 7-3
7.0025 - REQUIRED INSPECTIONS 7-3
7.0030 - INSPECTIONS 7-3
7.0031(a) - INSPECTIONS BY THE CITY 7-3
Glendale Design Standards v June 2003
