Schedule 2 - Design Drawing Specifications

SCHEDULE F: SUPPLEMENTARY DRAWING STANDARDS

TOWN OF VIEW ROYAL DESIGN DRAWING SPECIFICATIONS

Table of Contents

Section 1.0 - General

1.2 The Drawing Specifications apply to the design of sanitary sewers, storm drains, boulevards, roadways, and street lighting, within the Town of View Royal. They also apply to the location and coordination of the other utilities within the Town of View Royal.

1.3 Departure from the Drawing Specifications is not permitted without the prior written approval of the Director of Engineering.

1.4 Any information received from the Town of View Royal about existing services shall be used as a guide only. The Town of View Royal has no responsibility for the exactness of service information obtained from the GIS, drawings and information provided electronically. The Applicant should confirm underground locations with utility companies and should verify the locations and elevations of all existing services by actual survey.

Section 2.0 - Design Drawings

2.1 Electronic Drawings Standards

2.1.1 All design drawings shall be created using software which is compatible with AutoCAD, release 2014 or later.

2.1.2 Circulation submissions shall be on paper prints. Four copies of the final design submissions shall be in black, on paper, suitable for photocopying, signed and sealed by the Consulting Engineer. Sealed design drawings will be returned to the Consulting Engineer once they have been signed by the Town of View Royal and sufficient copies have been made.

2.2 Sheet Sizes

2.2.1 Standard sheet size is A1 metric size 594 mm x 841 mm.

2.3 Plan/ Profile Layouts

2.3.1 The profile view shall be aligned above the plan view on the same drawing sheet.

2.3.2 The use of plan on one sheet and profile on a second sheet is not acceptable.

2.3.3 A north arrow, generally orientated towards the top of the sheet, shall be shown on the design drawing.

2.3.4 Construction notes shall be confined to a separate “note” column, wherever possible, with numbered references in a plan or profile.

2.4 Scales

2.4.1 All scales shall be standard metric scales

2.4.2 Normal: Horizontal 1:250 or 1:100 Vertical 1:50

2.4.3 Not to Scale details shall be avoided

2.5 Proposed and Existing Services

2.5.1 Proposed construction and improvements shall be shown as heavy solid lines. Proposed future construction shall be shown as heavy dashed lines. Existing works and services shall be shown as solid lines and shall be screened to 60% or else drawn with fine lines to create the same effect as screening.

2.5.2 Existing water mains, sanitary sewers, and storm drains (including all appurtenances), as well as ditches, pavement, curbs, sidewalks, underground wiring, gas, poles, trees, service connections and other underground utilities shall be indicated in plan and profile where applicable.

2.5.3 All services shall generally be shown on one plan with curbs (mountable or non-mountable), sidewalks, sewers, drains, gas, water and street lighting (underground wiring), fibre optics, BC Hydro and telecommunications (by company) including poles; identified as MC or NMC, S/W, S, D, G, W, L, FO, H, or (T-TELUS, S-Shaw) respectively. Other services shall be clearly designated on the drawing.

2.5.4 Dimensions of drawings shall be given from an existing monument or pin or proposed iron pin or lot line. Road chainage shall be tied to a monument or iron pin from the start of construction. All chainage shall be positive values with 0+0 located adjacent to the left margin of the drawing sheet. Subsequent chainages shall increase from the left margin towards the right border of each drawing sheet. All proposed works and services shall be fully dimensioned.

2.5.5 Connections or alterations to existing sanitary sewers and storm drains by the Town of View Royal shall be indicated on the design drawings.

2.5.6 Existing detail information shall include: (a) All surface and subsurface infrastructure and natural features within the road allowance or project site. (b) All surface and subsurface infrastructure and natural features outside the road allowance or project site that influences or may be impacted by the proposed work and services.

2.6 Elevations and Vertical Datum

2.6.1 Vertical control shall be shown in metric geodetic datum (mean sea level = 0). Bench mark numbers, locations and elevations can be obtained from Base Mapping & Geomatic Services Branch of the Integrated Land Management Bureau (ILMB) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands. The reference bench mark numbers and elevation shall be shown on the design drawings. Elevations below zero (0) metres geodetic shall be prefixed with a minus sign.

2.6.2 The design drawings shall show: (a) the elevation, to the nearest centimetre, (b) existing basement floors and, (c) where the building site is less than 1m above the road level, any proposed basement floor elevation or entrance, (d) Critical elevations at property lines i.e. Doorways and Driveways.

2.6.3 If a subdivision lot is proposed to be filled, the drawings shall show existing ground elevations at corners of the allowable building envelope or show a centre of lot profile, to indicate the extent of fill required. The placement of fill must be done under the direct supervision of Consulting Engineer and the Owner shall supply a signed and sealed report from the Consulting Engineer attesting to the suitability of the placed fill for building.

2.7 Requirements for Key Plan

2.7.1 A key plan shall be included on the design drawings for subdivisions or if the location of the works cannot be easily deduced from the detailed design plans.

2.7.2 A key plan, when required, shall be on the right side of the design drawings and shall include the following information: (a) Plan of adjacent streets and existing lots with streets named and legal descriptions of subject and adjacent lots given; (b) Civic address with the subject property being subdivided shown shaded; (c) North arrow.

2.7.3 If the subdivision is to be developed in stages, each proposed stage shall be clearly outlined and order of development indicated.

2.7.4 If a key plan is not required, the house number of existing houses shall be shown on the detailed design plan.

2.8 Rights of Way and Easements

2.8.1 All existing rights-of-way or easements must be verified with supporting documents and shall be shown lightly shaded on the design drawing. Registration numbers and boundaries of rights-of-way or easement shall be shown lightly shaded on the design drawing.

2.8.2 All proposed rights-of-way for new services are to be shown as a dashed line. These shall be tied to the iron pin in each lot, together with their width, permitted use, and the note “acquire” or “proposed”.

2.9 Subdivisions

2.9.1 The potential building envelope of each lot is to be indicated.

2.10 Roads, Curbs and Sidewalk

2.10.1 Both plan and profile shall be tied to an iron pin or monument, preferable near or at 0+0 chainage. If the chainage exceeds 150 m, a second tie shall be shown.

2.10.2 Show all iron pins adjacent to the works and the existing ground elevation at each pin or proposed pins.

2.10.3 Show the road width, curb and sidewalk offsets and materials used measured from the property line. A typical cross-section shall also be shown on a separate drawing sheet.

2.10.4 Show actual location and dimensions of sidewalk drops, on a detail plan.

2.10.5 Road profiles shall show centerline and gutter(s) or edge(s) of pavement elevation at 10 m intervals.

2.10.6 A detail plan for cul-de-sacs, shall show gutter elevations at all BC’s and EC’s and at intervals of no more than 5 metres along the gutter line. A profile along the gutter line shall show how it is graded.

2.10.7 A typical cross sectional view of road construction shall be included where circumstances require special consideration. In all cases the standard drawing section shall be referenced on the drawing.

2.10.8 Cross-sections are required for drawings depicting new or rehabilitated roads and sidewalks.

2.10.9 For new road and sidewalk features, a 10 m interval cross section is required.

2.10.10 For road works, cross-section elevations must span the full width of the road allowance. Cross-section elevations must include property lines, back of sidewalk, front of sidewalk, top of curb, gutter, ¼ pt of road width or edges of existing road and centerline of road. It must also illustrate changes and elevations of each break in the cross-section.

2.10.11 The new road works must be shown on each cross-section with bold lines that emphasize the finished surface. Elevations of the new road must be shown. Road measurements from centreline of the road allowance must also be illustrated.

2.10.12 The profile shall be shown at the true centreline length and provided in as close relationship as possible to the plan.

2.10.13 Locate catch basins by chainage to the centre back.

2.10.14 Existing and proposed driveway locations shall be shown, as well as a profile of each driveway from the road centreline to the end of the driveway within the property.

2.10.15 Chainage of the BC and EC of horizontal curves shall be shown together with the internal angle, tangent length, arc and centreline radius. A table showing curve and curve return data is to be shown on the road drawings as shown in a sample below in Table 1.

CURVE DATA TABLE 1 (example)

2.10.16 The centerline percent grade to two decimal places shall be shown on the profile together with the following information on vertical curves:

2.10.17 The chainage and elevations of BVC, EVC, and VPI;

2.10.18 The external value, ‘e’;

2.10.19 The ‘K’ value;

2.10.20 The length of the vertical curve;

2.10.21 The elevation and chainage of low points for sag curves.

2.10.22 The gutter(s) percent grade to two decimal places shall be shown on the profile together with the following:

• Proposed gutter(s) elevations at 10m change stations.
• Chainage and elevation of proposed gutter(s) BC, EC, BVC, EVC and CB’s.

2.10.23 Horizontal curve radii to be designed to the nearest 1.0m

2.10.24 Pavement tapers are to be dimensioned to legal with length of taper and the offset to existing pavement.

2.11 Sewer and Drains

2.11.1 The following information shall be shown on the profile: (a) Size, type, class of pipe. (b) Percent grades to two decimal places. (c) Invert elevations at both inlet and outlet of manholes. (d) Details of vertical curves. (e) Existing utilities. (f) The following information shall be shown on the plan: (g) Details of horizontal curves; (h) Pipe offsets from property line; (i) Chainage or measurement from the downstream manhole of service connections. Offset to the nearest property corner of the end of the service connection. (j) Invert elevation at the property line and the grade of service connections from the upper end to the drop to the main, if other than two percent.

2.11.2 The following additional information shall also be shown on the appropriate part of the drawing: (a) Sanitary sewer manholes and cleanouts shall be identified by a capital “S” followed by a unique letter. (b) Storm drain manholes, cleanouts and catchbasins shall be identified by a capital “D” followed by a unique number. (c) Structural detail of all manholes not covered by Municipal Standard Drawings or MMCD.

2.12 Water

2.12.1 Drawings shall the Island Health permit number and approval from CRD.

2.12.2 Drawings shall indicate whether a water main passes over or under other underground services which it is crossing.

2.12.3 The pipe size and type shall be shown on the profile.

2.13 Street Lighting and Signal Design

2.13.1 Plot existing and proposed lamp and signal standards and show the measurement between them and their measurement from the proposed curb face.

2.13.2 Signal and light pole design including design details and elevations including bases.

2.13.3 Indicate wattage of luminaries to meet standard lighting levels.

2.13.4 Plot and identify all existing and proposed street lighting and traffic signal operating devices such as: (a) Underground conduits; (b) Signal loops (wires); (c) Traffic counters and counting loops; (d) Traffic control boxes; (e) Pull boxes; (f) And other related street lighting infrastructure.

2.14 Other Utilities

2.14.1 Existing and design detail information for utilities such as Hydro, Telecommunications and Gas shall be obtained from the appropriate utility company.

2.14.2 The following information shall be shown on the design drawings: (a) Existing utilities. (b) Utility offset from property line and/or iron pin. (c) Lot connections and other appurtenances offset to the nearest property line. (d) Proposed poles shall be dimensioned from the pole’s road face to property line and/or pin. (e) Indicate how utility vaults will drain to the storm drain system and who will install the drain connection. (f) Underground Hydro, telecommunications and gas infrastructure such as duct bank and vault outlines.

Section 3.0 - Record Drawings

3.1 Submission Sets

3.1.1 Within four weeks of completion of all services installed by the Owner, the Consulting Engineer shall deliver Record Drawings, representing what was constructed, to the Town of View Royal. These drawings shall include the following statement signed, sealed and dated by the Consulting Engineer:

3.1.2 “I [name and professional designation], certify that the following services (name them) were inspected during construction and to the best of my knowledge, were installed in accordance with the Town of View Royal Specifications and as shown on this drawing. I further certify that the locations of all surface appurtenances of the various utility companies are shown correctly on this Record Drawing."

3.1.3 The first submission of as-constructed record drawings shall consist of one paper print of the approved design drawing with changes or corrections highlighted in colour. (a) Sanitary Sewer – Red (b) Storm Drains – Green (c) Water – Dark blue (d) Gas – Brown (e) Curb, sidewalk, road – Orange (f) Power and Telecommunications– Purple (g) Lighting – Pale Blue

3.1.4 After approval of the paper print submission of the Record Drawing, the original design revised as required to show services as constructed, shall be submitted, using the latest version of AutoCAD. Record drawings shall use the Town’s current drawing standards and layer conventions.

3.2 Dimensioning

3.2.1 The as-constructed drawings shall clearly show the location of all construction, improvement and services as installed, using offsets from survey pins. The locations will be shown either by check-marking any original dimension on the drawing (if they are correct) or by showing the revised dimension beside the original dimension.

3.3 Tolerances

3.3.1 All horizontal dimensions shall be to the nearest 100mm. All vertical elevations shall be to the nearest 5mm, except that ground elevations and service connection inverts at property line shall be to the nearest 30mm;

3.3.2 Road horizontal locations shall be to the nearest 30mm;

3.3.3 Road vertical locations shall be to the nearest 15mm;

3.3.4 Minimum Basement Floor Elevation (MBFE) shall be shown to the nearest 25mm.

3.4 Roads Curb and Sidewalk

3.4.1 Locate the curbs, sidewalks and pavement.

3.5 Sewer and Drains

3.5.1 Show the location and extent of rock cuts and hardpan requiring blasting.

3.5.2 Show the invert elevation of inlets and outlet in manholes.

3.5.3 Show and label manholes, cleanouts and other appurtenances.

3.5.4 Locate catch basin leads at the main by measurement from the centre of the downstream manhole.

3.5.5 Locate service connections at property line showing distance from the nearest iron pin or property line and at the main by chainage from the centre of the downstream manhole.

3.5.6 Show ground and invert elevations of sewer and drain service connections at the property line or edge of right-of-way.

3.6 Water

3.6.1 Show domestic water service connections at property line showing distance from the nearest iron pin or property line

3.6.2 Show the location and extent of rock cuts and hardpan requiring blasting.

3.6.3 Show the profile for mains.

3.6.4 Tie the locations of fire hydrants to a main valve and to iron pins.

3.7 Street Lighting and Traffic Signals

3.7.1 Show the location and extent of rock cuts and hardpan requiring blasting.

3.7.2 Show all poles and light standards including details and elevations.

3.7.3 Show all street lighting and traffic signal operating devices such as: (a) Underground conduits; (b) Signal loops (wires); (c) Traffic counters and counting loops; (d) Traffic control boxes; (e) Pull boxes; (f) And other related street lighting and signaling infrastructure.

3.8 Other Utilities

3.8.1 Show service connections

3.8.2 Show the location, number and size of conduits and mains.

3.8.3 Show all surface appurtenances and infrastructure