Sec. 9.11. Access roads.
All private roads used to maintain access to the tank batteries or the well site shall be improved and maintained according to the following standards:
1. Tank battery access roads. Access roads to tank batteries shall be subject to review by the Town Engineer in accordance with the following minimum standards:
a. A graded gravel roadway having a prepared subgrade and an aggregate base course surface a minimum of six (6) inches thick compacted to a minimum density of ninety-five percent (95%) of the maximum density determined in accordance with generally accepted engineering sampling and testing procedures. The aggregate material, at a minimum, shall meet the requirements for Class 3, Aggregate Base Course as specified for aggregate base course materials in the Colorado Department of Transportation’s "Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction," latest edition.
b. Graded so as to provide drainage from the roadway surface and constructed to allow for cross-drainage of waterways (such as roadside swales, gulches, rivers, creeks and the like) by means of an adequate culvert pipe. Adequacy of the pipe is subject to approval of the Town Engineer.
c. Maintained so as to provide a passable roadway free of ruts at all times.
2. Wellhead access roads. Access roads to wellheads shall be subject to review by the Town Engineer in accordance with the following minimum standards:
a. A graded, dirt roadway compacted to a minimum density of ninety-five percent (95%) of the maximum density determined in accordance with generally accepted engineering sampling and testing procedures and approved by the Town Engineer.
b. Graded so as to provide drainage from the roadway surface and constructed to allow for cross-drainage of waterways by means of an adequate culvert pipe. Adequacy of the pipe shall be subject to approval by the Town Engineer.
c. Maintained so as to provide a passable roadway generally free of ruts.
3. Public access roads. An extra-legal vehicle or load permit shall be required for all extra-legal vehicles or loads as defined in Sections 42-4-401 through 42-4-411, C.R.S., which use Town streets. Said permit, if required, shall be obtained from the Town Clerk prior to such use. The applicant shall comply with all Town and state regulations regarding weight limitations on streets within the Town, and the applicant shall minimize extra-legal truck traffic on streets within the Town. (Ord. 735 §§3-8, 2004)