About Street Maintenance
Slurry Sealing:
The city contracts to have your street Slurry Sealed. Weather permitting: the contractor will work from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm on the date(s) noted posted. ON-STREET PARKING WILL BE PROHIBITED DURING THIS TIME. It will be necessary to tow any vehicles parked on the street at the time of slurry sealing. Please park and drive on adjacent streets not posted NO PARKING.
Your street will be CLOSED unless flaggers are present to control traffic. Please avoid driving, bicycle riding, or walking on sealed streets until the new surface dries. Under normal weather conditions your street will be re-opened within 3 to 4 hours after sealing is complete. Only EMERGENCY VEHICLES will be allowed through at any time.
We would appreciate you refraining from activity that would allow any water to run into the street on the days of the work (watering lawns, washing cars, etc.).
Unless you are notified otherwise your GARBAGE SERVICE will occur on your normal day, we ask that you have all containers out by 6:00 am.
About Slurry Seal
Slurry seal is an asphalt seal coat that is an economical surface treatment that prolongs the life of the asphalt by stopping erosion from water and oxidation from the sun. Timely preventative maintenance like this helps avoid extremely costly street rebuilding in the future.
Due to the number of streets scheduled, we cannot tell you the exact time your street will be done. We realize the inconvenience caused by limiting access to your street. Please consider that the inconvenience caused at this time is small compared to what would later be required if this protection were not applied.
Driving or walking on this new material before it has cured will damage the street and will stick to your shoes, be splattered up onto your car, and will tract onto concrete driveways, carpets and floors. The material is highly adhesive but can be removed from vehicles with tar removers available from local auto parts stores. Read and follow the directions from any
products purchased.
Emulsion aggregate slurry seal coat will be damaged by sharp turning during the curing phase, specifically power steering turns. Always be sure the vehicle is moving before turning the steeling wheel.
Crack Sealing:
The city contracts to have your street Crack Sealed. Weather permitting; the contractor will work from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm on the date(s) noted below. ON-STREET PARKING WILL BE PROHIBITED DURING THIS TIME. It will be necessary to tow any vehicles parked on the street at the time of Crack Sealing. Please park on adjacent streets not posted NO PARKING.
Access by local traffic will be maintained on the streets; however, due to the nature of the project delays should be expected.
We would appreciate you refraining from activity that would allow any water to run into the street on the days of the work (watering lawns, washing cars, etc.).
Unless you are notified otherwise your GARBAGE SERVICE will occur on your normal day, we ask that you have all containers out by 6:00 am.
For more information on Crack Sealing, click on this link: http://www.usroads.com/journals/rmej/9908/rm990801.htm
Street Resurfacing:
The city contracts to have your street Resurfaced. Weather permitting; the contractor will work from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm on the date(s) noted below. ON-STREET PARKING WILL BE PROHIBITED DURING THIS TIME. It will be necessary to tow any vehicles parked on the street at the time of resurfacing. Please park and drive on adjacent streets not posted NO PARKING.
Your street will be CLOSED unless flaggers are present to control traffic. Please avoid driving, bicycle riding, or walking on newly paved streets until the contractor opens the street up for traffic. Under normal weather conditions your street will be re-opened within 3 to 4 hours. Only EMERGENCY VEHICLES will be allowed through at any time.
We would appreciate you refraining from activity that would allow any water to run into the street on the days of the work (watering lawns, washing cars, etc.).
Unless you are notified otherwise your GARBAGE SERVICE will occur on your normal day, we ask that you have all containers out by 6:00 am.
Clear Vision and Right-of-Way Requirements:
Community Development code 42.000 does not permit permanent or temporary structures, plants, or obstructions in corner areas:
• To exceed 3 feet in height, measured from top of curb, or where no curb exists, from centerline of street.
• To be within the triangular area formed by the right-of-way property lines along such lots.
Right-of-Way Requirement:
West Linn Municipal Code 5.460 to 5.470 designates maintenace responsibility for both private property and right of way adjacent to the property to the property owner. This includes the following requirements:
• Trees and their limbs shall not project over the sidewalk area at an elevation of less than 7-1/2 feet above the sidewalk level, 11 feet above street level except for streets designated as arterials shall be pruned to a height of 14 feet.
• To not allow noxious vegetation to grow on public or private property.
• To trim hedges and shrubs to allow a minimum of 3 feet of horizontal clearance between the edge of pavement and the hedges, shrubs or other vegetation.
For more information, refer to the City's Municipal Code sections 5.470 and 5.600 or contact the Transportation Division at: 503-722-5500
