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Norwalk council advances first reading to require subdrains, strengthen bonds for new streets
Summary
On Nov. 20 the Norwalk City Council approved the first reading of an ordinance that would require subdrains and a granular subsurface for new streets and revise bonding and warranty language; staff and developers debated timing, cost share and how the changes would apply to plats already in progress.
Norwalk City Council voted on Nov. 20 to advance the first reading of an amendment to Chapter 176 of the city code that would require subdrains and a granular subsurface for all new streets and revise warranty and maintenance-bond language for public infrastructure.
City staff said the measure responds to pavement performance studies and long-term lifecycle costs. "Their study was from HR Green," a staff presenter said, describing a presentation that compared older standards with higher foundation standards and showed a roughly four-to-one lifecycle cost savings from the higher standards.
Staff also described changes to bonding language intended to reduce developer…
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