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USING THE MMCD DESIGN GUIDELINES AND PLATINUM EDITION: UPGRADING YOUR SUBDIVISION AND DEVELOPMENT BYLAW

AGENDA

• Benefits

• Supplementary Specifications

• Design Guidelines

• ‘Green Design Guidelines’

• Typical Subdivision and Development Bylaw Sections

BENEFITS OF INCORPORATING MMCD DOCUMENTS

• More streamlined bylaw

• Consistency with other municipalities

• Efficiency for design consultants

• Current standards

• Easier bylaw amendments

SUPPLEMENTARY SPECIFICATIONS

• Opportunity to revisit existing supplementaries

• Keep supplementaries to a minimum

• Is the clause really necessary?

• Inform MMCD of suggested improvements to the Platinum Version ([email protected])

DESIGN GUIDELINES

• Current ‘Gold’ Edition prepared in 2005

• Update underway, draft to be circulated at the beginning of February

• Comments are most welcome

GREEN DESIGN GUIDELINES

• Current version is still in draft form, not formally issued

• New version will be circulated with design guidelines

TYPICAL SUBDIVISION BYLAW SECTIONS

• Definitions

• General provisions

• Subdivision design and layout

• Servicing requirements

• Subdivision procedure

• Penalties and procedural provisions

TYPICAL SUBDIVISION BYLAW SECTIONS

• Proposed roadway classifications

• Minimum standards

• Design criteria

• Construction specifications

• Developers agreement, etc.

DEFINITIONS

In this Bylaw or in any resolution of Council passed relating to this Bylaw, the definitions contained in the MMCD General Conditions, Construction Document, Platinum Edition, shall apply and in addition the following.

Use definitions in Platinum Edition

SCHEDULES

All works to be constructed under this Bylaw shall be designed by a Consulting Engineer in accordance with the Master Municipal Construction Document (MMCD) Design Guideline Manual dated 2005, and the MMCD Construction Specifications, Platinum Edition dated 2009, together with the City of XXXX Supplementary Provisions all of which form part of this Bylaw.

Design Criteria

SCHEDULES

• Include design supplementary provisions into bylaw schedule


SCHEDULES

Design requirements for Water Distribution are contained in the Master Municipal Construction Document (MMCD) Design Guideline Manual dated 2005, Section 2.0, with the following Supplementary Provisions. In the event of a conflict between Supplementary Provisions and the MMCD Manual, the Supplementary Provisions will take precedence;


Design Criteria

• Drawing standards

• Consider the use of MMCD standards based on Civil 3D Template

CIVIL 3D TEMPLATE

• Free of charge

• Electronic

• Order online at mmcd.net

CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS

Construction Specifications are contained in the Master Municipal Construction Documents Association (MMCD) Civil Specifications, Platinum Edition, dated 2009, together with the City of XXXX Supplementary Conditions. In the event of a conflict between the Supplementary Conditions and the MMCDA Construction Documents, the Supplementary Conditions will take precedence;

CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR

Application of MMCDA documents to the construction of works and services by the Owner.


MMCDA construction documents are written specifically for unit price contracts. It is not a requirement that the Owner utilize MMCDA documents for construction purposes; however the MMCDA Specifications together with the City of XXXX Supplementary Specifications are mandatory.


The Owner will appoint an experienced Contract Administrator to undertake the duties outlined in Section 3.3 of the MMCDA General Conditions and inform the Engineer prior to commencement of construction of the designated individual. The Contract Administrator will be the primary contact with the City with respect to the construction and will provide the City with weekly progress reports during the construction period.


The Engineer will perform intermittent inspections at the site for the purposes of monitoring progress, and will advise the Contract Administrator of any City requirements during construction.

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EXAMPLES OF UPDATING YOUR BYLAWS: CITY OF KELOWNA