Legal Documents of Bulls Gap

In order to provide for adequate street improvements, elimination of traffic congestion, and the health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of the Town of Bulls Gap, the board of mayor and alderman shall not accept as a public street any recorded right-of-way until it has met the minimum standards herein described.

1. The proposed street shall have a right-of-way width of at least fifty feet (50') unless the requirement would cause undue hardship.
2. All proposed streets shall have an improved base to a width of thirty feet (30'). The base shall be compacted to a six inch (6") depth and shall be installed according to the methods specified in Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, § 3, Tennessee Department of Highways and Public Works, January 1, 1968. A prime coat shall be applied so as to leave one foot (1') of base remaining on each side of the improvement as a shoulder. The prime coat cover shall be applied as specified in Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, § 402, Tennessee Department of Highways and Public Works, January 1, 1968, and latest revisions thereto. Following completion of the prime coat a wearing course not less than two inches (2") thick as shown in Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction, § 411, Tennessee Department of Highways and Public Works, January 1, 1968, shall be applied to complete the surfacing of the proposed street.
3. Prior to final acceptance of a proposed street as a public street, the Bulls Gap Planning Commission shall study a plat of the proposed street and make its approval or disapproval known to the board of mayor and aldermen. (1996 Code, § 16-114)