GUIDE TO THE SIDEWALK INSPECTION PROCESS

ENGINEERING BEST PRACTICE — BP3.2.2

1. SUBJECT; LANDSCAPING IN THE RIGHT-OF-WAY

2. DEFINITIONS

   Landscaping — Landscaping includes but is not limited to plants (flowers, plants, bushes, shrubs, boxwood and hedges), loose stone, pebbles, decorative stone, mulch, artificial turf end underground sprinkler systems.

   Encroachment — any personal property of any description that is placed, occupied or maintained upon any municipal right-of-way including but not limited to signs, fences, sheds, porches, footings, canopies, parking areas, decorative or landscape rocks or boulders, logs, curbing, vaults, structures (in whole or part)and private sewers.

3. DRAWINGS

   4M-157 —Landscaping in the Right-of-Way (attached) AS-401 — Residential Concrete Sidewalk

4. BEST PRACTICE

   1. No landscaping, with the exception of grass and artificial turf (as approved by the City Engincet), is permitted within a minimum of 0.3m (1 foot) of any municipal roadway, sidewalk, trail or path used for passage by the public.

   2. Landscaping consists of flowers, plants, bushes or shrubs at a height of no greater than 0.9 meters (3 fet), with a minimum separation of 0.3metres (| foot) from the edge of any municipal roadway, sidewall, trail or path used ffor passage by the public may be allowed provided they are maintained and do not pose « risk of injury or property damage, as to be determined by the City Engineer or City Solicitor, If these conditions are satisfied, a permit will not be required.

   3. Landscaping consisting of loose stone, pebbles, decorative stone, mulch, or artificial turf(as approved by the City Engineer) with a minimum separation of O.3metces (1 foot) from the edge of any municipal roadway, sidewall, lor path used for passage by the public may be allowed provided they are maintained and do not pose a risk of injury or property damage, as fo be determined by the City Engineer or City Solicitor. conditions satisfied, a permit will be required,

   4. An encroachment agreement is required to place any personal property of any description that is placed, occupied ‘or maintained upon any municipal right-of-way that does not fall within notes (2) or (3) above including but not limited to signs, fences, sheds, porches, footings, canopies, parking areas, decorative or landscape rocks ot boulders, retaining wall, logs, curbing, vaults, structures (in whole or part) and private sewers or as otherwise outlined in the City of Windsor Encroachment Policy,

5. LANDSCAPING DURING CONSTRUCTION

   1.  Where the City is undertaking an infrastructure project, any landscaping which does not meet the requirements above shall be relocated by the property owner, to be in compliance with the Sat Practice. The property owners will be notified of this requirement in writing by the City Engineer. Should the property owner fait to relocate the landscaping prior to the work commencing, the City may remove said landscaping without replacing the same.
   2. Where the City, or the developer, is constructing a sidewalk where one did not previously exist, the sidewalk will be concretized through existing landscaping features. Reasonable efforts may be made to avoid certain features, where possible to do so. Restoration of the area adjacent to the new sidewalk will be completed by the City or developer with the following rules:
      
      1. A minimum 0.3m (1 foot) area adjacent to the sidewalk on both sides will be restored with grass only (no landscaping features with the exception of gnus will be permitted).
         
         
      2. Where the sidewalk is proposed to be less than 0.6w from the back of the curb, the sidewalk shall bo an I.Sm wide sidewalk adjacent to the curb in accordance with City of Windsor Standard Drawing AS-40I
   3. Where sprinklers arc damaged during construction, the contractor will be responsible to replace or repair said sprinkler system. Property owners dull be notified in advance of the construction to identify any sprinkler locations in an effort to prevent damage. 

6. RELATED BEST PRACTICES

N/A

7. RELATED CITY SPECIFICATION

S-3~ Earth Excavation (Grading) and Structural Removal

S-14~ Sodding

8-15 ~ Seeding Roadway Areas by Hydraulic Seeding and Mulch Cover Method

8-34 - Topsoil