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AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING STANDARDS FOR STREETS AND STORM SEWER CONSTRUCTION WITHIN THE AREA AND JURISDICTION OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, INCLUDING AND COVERING DESIGN, MATERIALS, CONSTRUCTION METHODS AND APPROVALS OF STREETS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS (NOTE: THIS ORDINANCE WAS AMENDED BY ORD-88:1340 ON SEPTEMBER 19, 1988)
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BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas:
Section 1: BASIS OF DESIGN_
A: CLASSIFICATION: Streets shall be placed under (4) classifications as follows:
1. Major Highways - As determined by the City Planning Commission, after consultation with State Highway Department and Jonesboro City Council.
2. Internal Major Streets - As determined by the City Planning Commission and the City Council.
3. Collector Streets - A street which carries traffic from the minor streets to the major system or arterial streets and highways including the principal entrance streets of a residential development and streets for circulation within such a development.
4. Residential Streets - Streets not expected to carry any heavy traffic as necessary to provide everyday ingress, egress and service to residential of area served.
B: THICKNESS REQUIREMENT FOR RIGID PAVEMENTS: Thickness of all rigid concrete pavements for all street classes 1 through 4 may be determined from soil tests as run as run by a reputable testing laboratory; however no soil test will be required unless in the opinion of the City Engineer the sub-grade modulus is less than (100). All concrete used must be of, a mixture resulting in a minimum of (3,000) pounds per square inch compressive strength, in (28) days and said concrete must be poured with a slump not to exceed five inches. Unless otherwise required by City Engineer rigid pavement thickness shall be based on the following standards as herein established:
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