Title 13 - Streets and Sidewalks

13.10 Public Street, Streetlighting And Sidewalk Requirements

13.10.020 Design Criteria, Construction Specifications, and Standard Details.

  1. A.
    Incorporation by Reference

    The Standards are hereby incorporated by reference into the Overland Park Municipal Code for the purpose of providing certain design specifications and standards and for enforcing compliance with same. No fewer than three (3) copies of said Standards shall be marked Official Copy and filed with the City Clerk to be open to inspection and available to the public at all reasonable business hours.

  2. B.
    Standards

    Unless otherwise specified and approved, all public improvements shall be designed, constructed, and inspected in accordance with the requirements in this Chapter and the current requirements for public improvements contained within the Standards.

  3. C.
    Private Streets

    Private streets shall be constructed to public street standards.

  4. D.
    Adoption of and Amendments to Standards
    1. 1.
      The requirements for public streets contained within the Design and Construction Standards Manual shall be adopted and amended by the City Engineer following a public input process. The public input process shall include the following minimum steps: 1) Posting on the City website the proposed Design and Construction Standards Manual in draft form a minimum of 30 days prior to the City Engineer holding a public informational meeting; and 2) extending a written comment period for a minimum of 30 days after the public informational meeting. A new public input process is not required for revisions to the proposed draft Design and Construction Standards Manual if the same is adopted by the City Engineer within 180 days of the public informational meeting.
    2. 2.
      The Standard Details shall be adopted and amended by the City Engineer and shall be on file in the office of the City Clerk.

(History: Ord. STR-2849 §2, 2010)

Effective on: 1/1/1901