THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF WINDSOR

POLICY

Manual:	Public Works	Policy #:	PW.A1.05
Section:	Engineering	Approval Date:	March 29, 2005
Department:	Engineering and Corporate Projects	Effective Date:	March 29, 2005
		Approved By:	CR179/2005
Subject:	Local Improvement Policy – Cost	Pages:
	Assessments – Rehabilitation of		Replaces:
	Deteriorated Roads		Date:

1.0   POLICY

1.1 In accordance with the described purpose and scope of this policy, the policy specifies cost-sharing arrangements in cases where rehabilitation and reconstruction roadwork has been undertaken, and where abutting property owners have requested curbs and gutters be installed or rehabilitated during the same project.

1.1.1 The abutting property owners will be assessed for: the cost of curbs and gutters and boulevard restoration The City will absorb: the cost of intersections not attributable to lot frontage;

• THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF WINDSOR

• 1.1.1 The abutting property owners will be assessed for: the cost of curbs and gutters and boulevard restoration The City will absorb: the cost of intersections not attributable to lot frontage;

• seventy-five percent (75%) of the cost of the first 45.72 meters of lot frontage;

• the cost of drainage;

• the cost of rehabilitating or reconstructing the existing deteriorated pavement;

• The curbs and gutters, and rehabilitated or reconstructed pavements will be of geometric design, as the City Engineer should determine to be appropriate.

2.0. DEFINITIONS

• 2.1 The definition of “deteriorated” will be as defined by the City’s Road Condition Rating System.

• 2.2 Section 1(1) of Ontario Regulation 119/03 defines the terminology used throughout the Regulation.

3.0. PURPOSE

3.1  The goal of the policy is to address a deficiency in the current local improvement policies with respect to deteriorated pavements without curbs and gutters, to encourage the construction of curbs and gutters and boulevard restoration at the abutting owners’ expense, while the deteriorated pavement is being rehabilitated or reconstructed by the City at its cost.