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Newcastle council denies ordinance change that would have allowed plastic driveway culverts
Summary
After hours of public comment and technical debate, the City Council voted to deny an ordinance amendment that would have let developers use HDPE (plastic) culvert pipe and add headwalls as an allowed end treatment for local streets.
Newcastle City Council on Monday voted to deny an ordinance amendment that would have allowed plastic (HDPE) driveway culverts and explicit headwall end treatments on local streets. The proposal had been recommended for approval by planning staff and the planning commission but drew extended debate from council members, staff and local builders over durability, maintenance and required cover depth.
Planning staff described the change as an update to subdivision and driveway culvert rules in New Castle Code chapter 153.081, adding language to allow certain corrugated plastic and dual-wall products and permitting headwall end treatments on local streets under 25 mph. "Planning staff recommends approval of this ordinance amendment," planning staff member Shanay Greenlee told council, citing an engineer's letter that set installation requirements and minimum…
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