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Supporting Documentation · Jan 7, 2026

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CY(IES) AND/OR A CONFLICT(S) BETWEEN PLANS, OR RELATIVE TO OTHER PLANS, THE GRADING PLAN TAKES PRECEDENCE AND CONTROLS. THE CONTRACTOR MUST IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE PROFESSIONAL OF RECORD AND BOHLER, IN WRITING, OF ANY DISCREPANCY(IES) AND/OR CONFLICT(S). 7. THE CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE TO IMPORT FILL OR EXPORT EXCESS MATERIAL AS NECESSARY TO CONFORM TO THE PROPOSED GRADING, AND TO BACKFILL EXCAVATIONS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF UNDERGROUND IMPROVEMENTS. A&&ESSI%ILITY 'ESIGN G8I'ELINES (Rev. 1/2023) 1. ALL ACCESSIBLE (A.K.A. ADA) COMPONENTS AND ACCESSIBLE ROUTES MUST BE CONSTRUCTED TO MEET, AT A MINIMUM, THE MORE STRINGENT OF: (A) THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE "AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT" (ADA) CODE (42 U.S.C. § 12101 ET SEQ. AND 42 U.S.C. § 4151 ET SEQ.); AND (B) ANY APPLICABLE LOCAL AND STATE GUIDELINES, AND ANY AND ALL AMENDMENTS TO BOTH, WHICH ARE IN EFFECT WHEN THESE PLANS WERE COMPLETED. 2. THE CONTRACTOR MUST REVIEW ALL DOCUMENTS REFERENCED IN THESE NOTES FOR ACCURACY, COMPLIANCE AND CONSISTENCY WITH INDUSTRY GUIDELINES. 3. THE CONTRACTOR MUST EXERCISE APPROPRIATE CARE AND PRECISION IN CONSTRUCTION OF ACCESSIBLE (ADA) COMPONENTS AND ACCESSIBLE ROUTES FOR THE SITE. FINISHED SURFACES ALONG THE ACCESSIBLE ROUTE OF TRAVEL FROM PARKING SPACES, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, PEDESTRIAN ACCESS, AND INTER-BUILDING ACCESS, TO POINTS OF ACCESSIBLE BUILDING ENTRANCE/EXIT, MUST COMPLY WITH THE ACCESSIBLE GUIDELINES AND REQUIREMENTS WHICH INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: A. ACCESSIBLE PARKING SPACES AND ACCESS AISLES SLOPES MUST NOT EXCEED 1:50 (2.0%) IN ANY DIRECTION. B. PATH OF TRAVEL ALONG ACCESSIBLE ROUTE MUST PROVIDE A 36-INCHES MINIMUM WIDTH (48-INCHES PREFERRED), OR AS SPECIFIED BY THE GOVERNING AGENCY. UNOBSTRUCTED WIDTH OF TRAVEL (CAR OVERHANGS AND/OR HANDRAILS) MUST NOT REDUCE THIS MINIMUM WIDTH. THE SLOPE MUST NOT EXCEED 1:20 (5.0%) IN THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL AND MUST NOT EXCEED 1:50 (2.0%) IN CROSS SLOPE. WHERE ACCESSIBLE PATH OF TRAVEL IS GREATER THAN 1:20 (5.0%), AN ACCESSIBLE RAMP MUST BE PROVIDED. ALONG THE ACCESSIBLE PATH OF TRAVEL, OPENINGS MUST NOT EXCEED 1/2-INCH IN WIDTH. VERTICAL CHANGES OF UP TO 1/2-INCH ARE PERMITTED ONLY IF THEY INCLUDES A 1/4-INCH BEVEL AT A SLOPE NOT STEEPER THAN 1:2. NO VERTICAL CHANGES OVER 1/4-INCH ARE PERMITTED. C. ACCESSIBLE RAMPS MUST NOT EXCEED A SLOPE OF 1:12 (8.3%) AND A RISE OF 30-INCHES. LEVEL LANDINGS MUST

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1/4-INCH BEVEL AT A SLOPE NOT STEEPER THAN 1:2. NO VERTICAL CHANGES OVER 1/4-INCH ARE PERMITTED. C. ACCESSIBLE RAMPS MUST NOT EXCEED A SLOPE OF 1:12 (8.3%) AND A RISE OF 30-INCHES. LEVEL LANDINGS MUST BE PROVIDED AT EACH END OF ACCESSIBLE RAMPS. LANDING MUST PROVIDE POSITIVE DRAINAGE AWAY FROM STRUCTURES, AND MUST NOT EXCEED 1:50 (2.0%) SLOPE IN ANY DIRECTION. RAMPS THAT CHANGE DIRECTION BETWEEN RUNS AT LANDINGS MUST HAVE A CLEAR LANDING OF A MINIMUM OF 60-INCHES BY 60-INCHES. HAND RAILS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RAMP MUST BE PROVIDED ON AN ACCESSIBLE RAMP WITH A RISE GREATER THAN 6-INCHES. D. ACCESSIBLE CURB RAMPS MUST NOT EXCEED A SLOPE OF 1:12 (8.3%). WHERE FLARED SIDES ARE PROVIDED, THEY MUST NOT EXCEED 1:10 (10%) SLOPE. LEVEL LANDING MUST BE PROVIDED AT RAMPS TOP AT A MINIMUM OF 36-INCHES LONG (48-INCHES PREFERRED). IN ALTERATIONS, WHEN THERE IS NO LANDING AT THE TOP, FLARE SIDES SLOPES MUST NOT EXCEED A SLOPE OF 1:12 (8.3%). E. DOORWAY LANDINGS AREAS MUST BE PROVIDED ON THE EXTERIOR SIDE OF ANY DOOR LEADING TO AN ACCESSIBLE PATH OF TRAVEL. THIS LANDING MUST BE SLOPED AWAY FROM THE DOOR NO MORE THAN 1:50 (2.0%) FOR POSITIVE DRAINAGE. THIS LANDING AREA MUST BE NO FEWER THAN 60-INCHES (5 FEET) LONG, EXCEPT WHERE OTHERWISE CLEARLY PERMITTED BY ACCESSIBLE STANDARDS FOR ALTERNATIVE DOORWAY OPENING CONDITIONS. (SEE ICC/ANSI A117.1-2009 AND OTHER REFERENCES INCORPORATED BY CODE). F. WHEN THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION INVOLVES RECONSTRUCTION, MODIFICATION, REVISION OR EXTENSION OF OR TO ACCESSIBLE COMPONENTS FROM EXISTING DOORWAYS OR SURFACES, THE CONTRACTOR MUST VERIFY ALL EXISTING ELEVATIONS SHOWN ON THE PLAN. NOTE THAT TABLE 405.2 OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE'S ADA STANDARDS FOR ACCESSIBLE DESIGN ALLOWS FOR STEEPER RAMP SLOPES, IN RARE CIRCUMSTANCES. THE CONTRACTOR MUST IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE PROFESSIONAL OF RECORD AND BOHLER, IN WRITING, OF ANY DISCREPANCIES AND/OR FIELD CONDITIONS THAT DIFFER IN ANY WAY OR IN ANY RESPECT FROM WHAT IS SHOWN ON THE PLANS BEFORE COMMENCING ANY WORK. CONSTRUCTED IMPROVEMENTS MUST FALL WITHIN THE MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM LIMITATIONS IMPOSED BY THE BARRIER FREE REGULATIONS AND THE ACCESSIBLE GUIDELINES. G. THE CONTRACTOR MUST VERIFY ALL OF THE SLOPES OF THE CONTRACTOR'S FORMS PRIOR TO POURING CONCRETE. IF ANY NON-CONFORMANCE EXISTS OR IS OBSERVED OR DISCOVERED, THE CONTRACTOR MUST IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE PROFESSIONAL OF RECORD AND BOHLER, IN

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SLOPES OF THE CONTRACTOR'S FORMS PRIOR TO POURING CONCRETE. IF ANY NON-CONFORMANCE EXISTS OR IS OBSERVED OR DISCOVERED, THE CONTRACTOR MUST IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE PROFESSIONAL OF RECORD AND BOHLER, IN WRITING, PRIOR TO POURING CONCRETE. THE CONTRACTOR IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL COSTS TO REMOVE, REPAIR AND/OR REPLACE NON-CONFORMING CONCRETE AND/OR PAVEMENT SURFACES. 4. IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT THE CONTRACTOR REVIEW THE INTENDED CONSTRUCTION TO ENSURE SAME IS CONSISTENT WITH THE LOCAL BUILDING CODE PRIOR TO COMMENCING CONSTRUCTION. 'RAINAGE AN' 8TILITY NOTES (Rev. 3/2023) 1. THE GENERAL NOTES MUST BE INCLUDED AS PART OF THIS ENTIRE DOCUMENT PACKAGE AND ARE PART OF THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS. THE GENERAL NOTES ARE REFERENCED HEREIN, AND THE CONTRACTOR MUST REFER TO THEM AND FULLY COMPLY WITH THESE NOTES, IN THEIR ENTIRETY. THE CONTRACTOR MUST BE FAMILIAR WITH AND ACKNOWLEDGE FAMILIARITY WITH ALL OF THE GENERAL NOTES AND ALL OF THE PLANS' SPECIFIC NOTES. 2. LOCATIONS OF ALL EXISTING AND PROPOSED SERVICES ARE APPROXIMATE, AND THE CONTRACTOR MUST INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY AND CONFIRM THOSE LOCATIONS AND SERVICES WITH LOCAL UTILITY COMPANIES PRIOR TO COMMENCING ANY CONSTRUCTION OR EXCAVATION. THE CONTRACTOR MUST INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY AND CONFIRM ALL SANITARY CONNECTION POINTS AND ALL OTHER UTILITY SERVICE CONNECTION POINTS IN THE FIELD, PRIOR TO COMMENCING ANY CONSTRUCTION. THE CONTRACTOR MUST REPORT ALL DISCREPANCIES, ERRORS AND OMISSIONS IN WRITING, TO THE PROFESSIONAL OF RECORD AND BOHLER. 3. THE CONTRACTOR MUST VERTICALLY AND HORIZONTALLY LOCATE ALL UTILITIES AND SERVICES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, GAS, WATER, ELECTRIC, SANITARY AND STORM, TELEPHONE, CABLE, FIBER OPTIC CABLE, ETC. WITHIN THE LIMITS OF DISTURBANCE OR WORK SPACE, WHICHEVER IS GREATER. THE CONTRACTOR MUST USE, REFER TO, AND COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE APPLICABLE UTILITY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM TO LOCATE ALL OF THE UNDERGROUND UTILITIES. THE CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRING ALL DAMAGE TO ANY EXISTING UTILITIES WHICH OCCUR DURING CONSTRUCTION, AT NO COST TO THE OWNER AND AT CONTRACTOR'S SOLE COST AND EXPENSE. THE CONTRACTOR MUST BEAR ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH DAMAGE TO ANY EXISTING UTILITIES WHICH OCCURS DURING CONSTRUCTION. 4. THE CONTRACTOR MUST FIELD VERIFY THE PROPOSED INTERFACE POINTS (CROSSINGS) WITH EXISTING UNDERGROUND UTILITIES BY USING A TEST PIT TO CONFIRM EXACT DEPTH,

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TILITIES WHICH OCCURS DURING CONSTRUCTION. 4. THE CONTRACTOR MUST FIELD VERIFY THE PROPOSED INTERFACE POINTS (CROSSINGS) WITH EXISTING UNDERGROUND UTILITIES BY USING A TEST PIT TO CONFIRM EXACT DEPTH, PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION. 5. STORMWATER ROOF DRAIN LOCATIONS ARE BASED ON ARCHITECTURAL PLANS. THE CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR VERIFYING LOCATIONS, SIZE, AND MATERIAL OF SAME BASED UPON FINAL ARCHITECTURAL PLANS. 6. THE CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATING SITE PLAN DOCUMENTS AND ARCHITECTURAL PLANS FOR EXACT BUILDING UTILITY CONNECTION LOCATIONS; GREASE TRAP REQUIREMENTS; AND DETAILS, DOOR ACCESS, AND EXTERIOR GRADING. THE ARCHITECT WILL DETERMINE THE UTILITY SERVICE SIZES. THE CONTRACTOR MUST COORDINATE INSTALLATION OF UTILITY SERVICES WITH THE INDIVIDUAL COMPANIES TO AVOID CONFLICTS AND TO ENSURE THAT PROPER DEPTHS ARE ACHIEVED. THE CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THAT INSTALLATION OF ALL IMPROVEMENTS COMPLIES WITH ALL UTILITY REQUIREMENTS OF THE APPLICABLE JURISDICTION AND REGULATORY AGENCIES AND ALL OTHER APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS, RULES, STATUTES, LAWS, ORDINANCES AND CODES AND, FURTHER, IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINATING THE UTILITY TIE-INS/CONNECTIONS PRIOR TO CONNECTING TO THE EXISTING UTILITY/SERVICE. WHERE A CONFLICT(S) EXISTS BETWEEN THESE DOCUMENTS AND THE ARCHITECTURAL PLANS, OR WHERE ARCHITECTURAL PLAN UTILITY CONNECTION POINTS DIFFER, THE CONTRACTOR MUST IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE PROFESSIONAL OF RECORD AND BOHLER, IN WRITING, AND PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION, MUST RESOLVE SAME. 7. ALL FILL, COMPACTION, AND BACKFILL MATERIALS REQUIRED FOR UTILITY INSTALLATION MUST BE EXACTLY AS PER THE RECOMMENDATIONS PROVIDED IN THE GEOTECHNICAL REPORT AND THE CONTRACTOR MUST COORDINATE SAME WITH THE APPLICABLE UTILITY COMPANY SPECIFICATIONS. WHEN THE PROJECT DOES NOT HAVE GEOTECHNICAL RECOMMENDATIONS, FILL AND COMPACTION MUST COMPLY WITH APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS AND SPECIFICATIONS. THE PROFESSIONAL OF RECORD AND BOHLER ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DESIGN OF TRENCH BACKFILL OR FOR COMPACTION REQUIREMENTS 8. DURING THE INSTALLATION OF SANITARY, STORM, AND ALL UTILITIES, THE CONTRACTOR MUST MAINTAIN A CONTEMPORANEOUS AND THOROUGH RECORD OF CONSTRUCTION TO IDENTIFY THE AS-INSTALLED LOCATIONS OF ALL UNDERGROUND INFRASTRUCTURE. THE CONTRACTOR MUST CAREFULLY NOTE ANY INSTALLATIONS THAT DEVIATE, IN ANY RESPECT, FROM THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THESE PLANS. THIS

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IFY THE AS-INSTALLED LOCATIONS OF ALL UNDERGROUND INFRASTRUCTURE. THE CONTRACTOR MUST CAREFULLY NOTE ANY INSTALLATIONS THAT DEVIATE, IN ANY RESPECT, FROM THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THESE PLANS. THIS RECORD MUST BE KEPT ON A CLEAN COPY OF THE APPROPRIATE PLAN(S), WHICH THE CONTRACTOR MUST PROMPTLY PROVIDE TO THE OWNER IMMEDIATELY UPON THE COMPLETION OF WORK. 9. THE CONTRACTOR MUST ENSURE THAT ALL UTILITY TRENCHES LOCATED IN EXISTING PAVED ROADWAYS INCLUDING SANITARY, WATER AND STORM SYSTEMS, ARE REPAIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFERENCED MUNICIPAL, COUNTY AND OR STATE DOT DETAILS AS APPLICABLE. THE CONTRACTOR MUST COORDINATE INSPECTION AND APPROVAL OF COMPLETED WORK WITH THE AGENCY WITH JURISDICTION OVER SAME. 10. FINAL LOCATIONS OF PROPOSED UTILITY POLES, AND/ OR POLES TO BE RELOCATED ARE AT THE SOLE DISCRETION OF THE RESPECTIVE UTILITY COMPANY, REGARDLESS OF WHAT THIS PLAN DEPICTS. 11. WATER SERVICE MATERIALS, BURIAL DEPTH, AND COVER REQUIREMENTS MUST BE SPECIFIED BY THE LOCAL UTILITY COMPANY. THE CONTRACTOR MUST CONTACT THE APPLICABLE MUNICIPALITY TO CONFIRM THE PROPER WATER METER AND VAULT, PRIOR TO COMMENCING CONSTRUCTION. 12. THE TOPS OF EXISTING MANHOLES, INLET STRUCTURES, AND SANITARY CLEANOUT MUST BE ADJUSTED, AS NECESSARY, TO MATCH PROPOSED FINISHED GRADES WITH NO TRIPPING OR SAFETY HAZARD IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE STANDARDS, REQUIREMENTS, RULES, STATUTES, LAWS, ORDINANCES AND CODES. O8TSI'E SO8R&E NOTES (Rev. 11/2023) ANY INFORMATION, DRAWINGS, DATA, PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, MATERIALS, FIGURES, DOCUMENTATION, REPORTS, AND THE LIKE WHICH IS INDICATED TO HAVE BEEN PREPARED “BY OTHERS” (HEREIN, “BY OTHERS REPORTS, DOCUMENTS AND DETAILS”) HAS BEEN OR WILL BE CREATED, DEVELOPED, PREPARED, PERFORMED, AND ANALYZED BY AN ENTITY OR PARTY OTHER THAN THE “BOHLER” ENTITY INVOLVED WITH THIS PROJECT. THE “BOHLER” ENTITY IS NOT IN ANY WAY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BY OTHERS REPORTS, DOCUMENTS AND DETAILS EVEN IF/WHERE INCLUDED IN THE “BOHLER” ENTITY'S PLANS, REPORTS, ETC. SAME HAS BEEN INCLUDED ON THIS PLAN FOR THE CONVENIENCE, ONLY, OF THE PROJECT OWNER, DEVELOPERS, CONTRACTORS AND CONSULTANTS AND IN ORDER TO COORDINATE THE “BOHLER” ENTITY'S DESIGN WITH THAT OF “OTHERS”. THE “BOHLER” ENTITY HAS ASSUMED, FOR PURPOSES OF THIS PLAN, THAT THE BY OTHERS REPORTS, DOCUMENTS AND DETAILS ARE CURRENT AND, IF APPLICABLE, PREPARED IN STRICT ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE

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OTHERS”. THE “BOHLER” ENTITY HAS ASSUMED, FOR PURPOSES OF THIS PLAN, THAT THE BY OTHERS REPORTS, DOCUMENTS AND DETAILS ARE CURRENT AND, IF APPLICABLE, PREPARED IN STRICT ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE COUNTY, STATE, FEDERAL AND OTHER STATUTES, LAWS, RULES, REGULATIONS, ORDINANCES AND THE LIKE. THE “BOHLER” ENTITY SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL LIABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR BY OTHERS REPORTS, DOCUMENTS AND DETAILS. THE ENTITY OR PERSON WHO CREATED THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE BY OTHERS REPORTS, DOCUMENTS AND DETAILS (EXCLUDING INFORMATION AND/OR DETAILS SOLELY SUPPLIED BY A JURISDICTION AND/OR GOVERNING BODY) AGREES BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROJECT, RECEIVING, REVIEWING, USING AND/OR RELYING UPON THIS DOCUMENT, AND/OR BY AGREEING TO THE PROJECT OWNER/DEVELOPER'S CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, TO DEFEND, INDEMNIFY, PROTECT AND HOLD HARMLESS THE “BOHLER” ENTITY THAT PREPARED THIS DOCUMENT AND ITS EMPLOYEES FOR ANY AND ALL DAMAGES, INJURIES, COSTS, EXPENSES AND THE LIKE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER THE LAW, WHICH THE “BOHLER” ENTITY AND/OR ITS EMPLOYEES SUFFER OR INCUR AS A RESULT OF INCLUDING ANY BY OTHERS REPORTS, DOCUMENTS AND DETAILS IN AND ON OR IN THIS PLAN. ANYONE OR ANY ENTITY WHO RECEIVED, RELIES UPON AND/OR USES THIS PLAN, AGREES TO HOLD THE “BOHLER” ENTITY AND ITS EMPLOYEES HARMLESS FROM ANY CLAIMS, DAMAGES, INJURIES, COSTS AND EXPENSES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER THE LAW, FOR ANY DAMAGES, INJURIES, COSTS, EXPENSES AND THE LIKE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER THE LAW, WHICH IT OR THEY SUFFER OR INCUR AS A RESULT OF THE ANY BY OTHERS REPORTS, DOCUMENTS AND DETAILS INCORPORATED IN THE PLAN, AND EXPRESSLY CONFIRMS THAT BY RECEIVING, RELYING UPON AND/OR USING SAME, THE “BOHLER” ENTITY SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY RELATED TO SAME. WITH RESPECT TO ALL BY OTHERS REPORTS, DOCUMENTS AND DETAILS, CONTRACTOR MUST VERIFY ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE SCOPE OF ALL PARTIES INVOLVED IN PREPARING THE BY OTHERS REPORTS, DOCUMENTS AND DETAILS PRIOR TO COMMENCING ANY CONSTRUCTION AND MUST VERIFY THAT THE INFORMATION IS THE LATEST, THE MOST RECENT AND THE MOST CURRENT REPORT, DOCUMENT AND DETAIL. REFERENCES ON THIS PLAN TO INFORMATION PREPARED OR CONTAINED IN BY OTHERS REPORTS, DOCUMENTS AND DETAILS DEPICTING AN OFF-SITE AREA WHERE NO DETAIL IS INCLUDED IS A REFERENCE TO AN AREA, DETAIL, SPECIFICATION OR DESIGN THAT HAS NOT BEEN DESIGNED OR

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OR CONTAINED IN BY OTHERS REPORTS, DOCUMENTS AND DETAILS DEPICTING AN OFF-SITE AREA WHERE NO DETAIL IS INCLUDED IS A REFERENCE TO AN AREA, DETAIL, SPECIFICATION OR DESIGN THAT HAS NOT BEEN DESIGNED OR CONSTRUCTED BY THE “BOHLER” ENTITY AND REGARDING WHICH THE “BOHLER” ENTITY HAS NO CONTROL OVER OR LIABILITY REGARDING, BUT IS ADDED TO THIS PLAN FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES, ONLY. 6. WHEN APPLICABLE, OWNER/ OPERATOR MUST FILE THE NOI FOR NPDES PERMITS AT APPROPRIATE AND/OR REQUIRED TIMEFRAMES BASED UPON THE DESIRED START OF CONSTRUCTION. LAND DISTURBING ACTIVITIES MUST NOT COMMENCE UNTIL APPROVAL TO DO SO HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM GOVERNING AUTHORITIES (INCLUDING STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN, PER NJDEP REQUIREMENTS). THE CONTRACTOR MUST STRICTLY ADHERE TO THE APPROVED SWPPP PLAN DURING CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS (IF PROVIDED). 7. ALL WEATHERED CONCRETE MUST BE AIR ENTRAINED AND INCLUDE THE MINIMUM COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF 4,500 PSI AT 28 DAYS UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED ON THE PLANS, DETAILS AND/OR GEOTECHNICAL REPORT. 8. THE CONTRACTOR MUST REPAIR OR REPLACE, AT THE CONTRACTOR'S SOLE COST AND EXPENSE, ALL SIDEWALKS, CURBS, AND PAVEMENT DAMAGED BY CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES WHETHER SPECIFIED ON THIS PLAN OR NOT. 19. THE GENERAL NOTES MUST BE INCLUDED AS PART OF THIS ENTIRE DOCUMENT PACKAGE AND ARE PART OF THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS. THE GENERAL NOTES ARE REFERENCED HEREIN, AND THE CONTRACTOR MUST REFER TO THEM AND FULLY COMPLY WITH THESE NOTES, IN THEIR ENTIRETY. THE CONTRACTOR MUST BE FAMILIAR WITH AND ACKNOWLEDGE FAMILIARITY WITH ALL OF THE GENERAL NOTES AND ALL OF THE PLANS' SPECIFIC NOTES. 13. THE CONTRACTOR'S PRICE FOR WATER SERVICE MUST INCLUDE ALL FEES, COSTS AND APPURTENANCES REQUIRED BY THE UTILITY TO PROVIDE FULL AND COMPLETE WORKING SERVICE. 14. SEWERS CONVEYING SANITARY FLOW, COMBINED SANITARY AND STORMWATER FLOW, OR INDUSTRIAL FLOW MUST BE SEPARATED FROM WATER MAINS BY A DISTANCE OF AT LEAST 10 FEET HORIZONTALLY. IF SUCH LATERAL SEPARATION IS NOT POSSIBLE, THE PIPES MUST BE IN SEPARATE TRENCHES WITH THE AT LEAST 18 INCHES BELOW THE BOTTOM OF THE WATER MAIN, OR SUCH OTHER SEPARATION AS APPROVED BY THE GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY WITH JURISDICTION OVER SAME. WHERE APPROPRIATE SEPARATION FROM A WATER MAIN IS NOT POSSIBLE, THE SEWER MUST BE ENCASED IN CONCRETE, OR CONSTRUCTED OF DUCTILE IRON PIPE USING MECHANICAL OR SLIP-ON JOINTS FOR A DISTANCE OF AT LEAST 10 FEET

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PROPRIATE SEPARATION FROM A WATER MAIN IS NOT POSSIBLE, THE SEWER MUST BE ENCASED IN CONCRETE, OR CONSTRUCTED OF DUCTILE IRON PIPE USING MECHANICAL OR SLIP-ON JOINTS FOR A DISTANCE OF AT LEAST 10 FEET ON EITHER SIDE OF THE CROSSING. IN ADDITION, ONE FULL LENGTH OF SEWER PIPE SHOULD BE LOCATED SO BOTH JOINTS WILL BE AS FAR FROM THE WATER LINE AS POSSIBLE. WHERE A WATER MAIN CROSSES UNDER A SEWER, ADEQUATE STRUCTURAL SUPPORT FOR THE SEWER MUST BE PROVIDED. 15. WHEN THESE PLANS INVOLVE MULTIPLE BUILDINGS, SOME OF WHICH MAY BE BUILT AT A LATER DATE, THE CONTRACTOR MUST EXTEND ALL LINES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO STORM, SANITARY, UTILITIES, AND IRRIGATION LINES, TO A POINT AT LEAST FIVE (5) FEET BEYOND THE PAVED AREAS FOR WHICH THE CONTRACTOR IS RESPONSIBLE. THE CONTRACTOR MUST CAP ENDS AS APPROPRIATE, MARK LOCATIONS WITH A 2X4 STAKE, AND MUST NOTE THE LOCATION OF ALL OF THE ABOVE ON A CLEAN COPY OF THE PLAN, WHICH THE CONTRACTOR MUST PROMPTLY PROVIDE TO THE OWNER IMMEDIATELY UPON THE COMPLETION OF WORK. 16. STORM AND SANITARY PIPE LENGTHS INDICATED ARE NOMINAL AND ARE MEASURED FROM CENTER OF INLET AND/OR MANHOLES STRUCTURE TO CENTER OF STRUCTURE. 17. THE CONTRACTOR MUST NOTIFY, IN WRITING, THE MUNICIPAL ENGINEER AT LEAST THREE (3) BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR TO INSTALLATION OF SANITARY COMPONENTS. FAILURE TO HAVE SANITARY INSTALLATION AND TESTING OBSERVED BY THE DESIGNATED ENGINEER MAY REQUIRE RE-EXCAVATION OF SANITARY LINE, AND RE-TESTING, WHICH WILL BE DONE AT THE CONTRACTOR'S SOLE COST AND EXPENSE. 18. SEWERS CROSSING STREAMS AND/OR LOCATION WITHIN 10 FEET OF THE STREAM EMBANKMENT, OR WHERE SITE CONDITIONS SO INDICATE, MUST BE CONSTRUCTED OF REINFORCED CONCRETE, DUCTILE IRON OR OTHER SUITABLE MATERIAL. 19. SANITARY PIPE MUST BE POLYVINYL CHLORIDE (PVC) SDR 35 EXCEPT WHERE CLEARLY INDICATED OTHERWISE. 20. FOR PIPES LESS THAN 12 FEET DEEP: POLYVINYL CHLORIDE (PVC) SDR 35 PER ASTM D3034. 21. FOR PIPES GREATER THAN 12 FEET DEEP: POLYVINYL CHLORIDE (PVC) SDR 26 PER ASTM D3034. 22. SANITARY LATERAL MUST BE PVC SCHEDULE 40 OR PVC SDR 26 UNLESS CLEARLY INDICATED OTHERWISE. 23. UNLESS CLEARLY INDICATED OTHERWISE, ALL STORM PIPES MUST BE REINFORCED CONCRETE PIPES (RCP) CLASS III WITH SILT/SOIL TIGHT JOINTS. WHEN HIGH-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE PIPE (HDPE) IS CALLED FOR ON THE PLANS, IT MUST CONFORM TO AASHTO M252 FOR PIPES 4" TO 10" AND TO AASHTO M294 FOR PIPES 12" TO 60" AND

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S III WITH SILT/SOIL TIGHT JOINTS. WHEN HIGH-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE PIPE (HDPE) IS CALLED FOR ON THE PLANS, IT MUST CONFORM TO AASHTO M252 FOR PIPES 4" TO 10" AND TO AASHTO M294 FOR PIPES 12" TO 60" AND TYPE S (SMOOTH INTERIOR WITH ANGULAR CORRUGATIONS) WITH GASKET FOR SILT/SOIL TIGHT JOINT. PIPE FOR ROOF DRAIN CONNECTION MUST BE HDPE SDR 26 OR PVC SCHEDULE 40 UNLESS INDICATED OTHERWISE. HDPE PIPE JOINT GASKETS MUST BE PROVIDED AND CONFORM TO ASTM F477. 24. WATER MAIN PIPING MUST BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS AND SPECIFICATIONS OF THE LOCAL WATER COMPANY. IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REQUIREMENTS, WATER MAIN PIPING MUST BE CEMENT-LINED DUCTILE IRON (DIP) MINIMUM CLASS 52 THICKNESS. ALL PIPE AND APPURTENANCES MUST COMPLY WITH THE APPLICABLE AWWA STANDARDS IN EFFECT AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION. 25. GAS METERS MUST BE PROTECTED BY BOLLARDS AND FENCES IF INSTALLED WITHIN THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING AS REQUIRED BY THE JURISDICTIONAL GAS PURVEYOR. 5. ANY WORK PROPOSED IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY MUST CONFORM TO THE NJ UNIFORM CONSTRUCTION CODE SUBCHAPTER 7, BARRIER-FREE ACCESS. 8. PROPOSED TOP OF CURB ELEVATIONS ARE GENERALLY 6" ABOVE PAVEMENT GRADE UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. IT IS THE CONTRACTOR'S RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT THE ENGINEER OF RECORD APPROVES FINAL CURBING CUT SHEETS PRIOR TO INSTALLING CURBING. 9. THE CONTRACTOR MUST CONFIRM AND ENSURE THAT AS CONSTRUCTED IMPROVEMENTS CREATE THE FOLLOWING MINIMUM SLOPES (EXCEPT WHERE ADA REQUIREMENTS LIMIT THEM): 1.0% ON ALL CONCRETE SURFACES, 1.5% ON ASPHALT SURFACES, 2% IN LANDSCAPED AREAS AND 0.75% SLOPE AGAINST ALL ISLANDS, GUTTERS, AND CURBS TO PROVIDE POSITIVE DRAINAGE. 10. WHERE RETAINING WALLS (WHETHER OR NOT THEY MEET THE JURISDICTIONAL DEFINITION) ARE IDENTIFIED ON THE PLANS, TOP AND BOTTOM OF WALL ELEVATIONS (TW & BW) REPRESENT THE PROPOSED FINISHED GRADE AT THE FACE OF WALL AND DO NOT REPRESENT THE ELEVATION OF THE PROPOSED WALL (INCLUDING THE CAP UNIT OR FOOTING). WALL FOOTINGS/FOUNDATION ELEVATIONS WHICH ARE NOT IDENTIFIED HEREIN AND ARE TO BE SET/DETERMINED BY THE CONTRACTOR, MUST BE DETERMINED AND SET BASED UPON FINAL STRUCTURAL DESIGN SHOP DRAWINGS PREPARED BY THE APPROPRIATE PROFESSIONAL LICENSED IN THE STATE WHERE THE CONSTRUCTION OCCURS. THE CONTRACTOR MUST ENSURE THAT LICENSED STRUCTURAL ENGINEER DESIGNS ALL WALLS SHOWN HEREON AND THAT PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION, THE MUNICIPALITY APPROVES

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CENSED IN THE STATE WHERE THE CONSTRUCTION OCCURS. THE CONTRACTOR MUST ENSURE THAT LICENSED STRUCTURAL ENGINEER DESIGNS ALL WALLS SHOWN HEREON AND THAT PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION, THE MUNICIPALITY APPROVES ALL SIGNED AND SEALED SHOP DRAWINGS. FURTHER, THE CONTRACTOR MUST ENSURE THAT FENCING, GUIDERAIL, UTILITIES, AND OTHER SITE AMENITIES IN THE VICINITY OF THE RETAINING WALL(S), PROPOSED SCHEMATICALLY IN THESE PLANS, ARE MATERIALLY CONSIDERED AND INCORPORATED INTO THE RETAINING WALL DESIGN (BY OTHERS). 11. THE CONTRACTOR MUST ENSURE THAT THERE ARE NO UTILITIES INSTALLED ON THE PASSIVE SIDE OF THE RETAINING WALL. NO EXCAVATION MAY BE PERFORMED ON THE PASSIVE SIDE OF THE RETAINING WALL WITHOUT APPROPRIATELY AND SAFELY SUPPORTING THE WALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STANDARD OF CARE AND ALL APPLICABLE RULES, REGULATIONS, CODES, ORDINANCES, LAWS AND STATUTES. GENERAL NOTES (Rev. 1/2023) 1. THESE PLANS ARE SOLELY BASED ON INFORMATION THE OWNER AND OTHERS PROVIDED TO (HEREIN “BOHLER”) PRIOR TO THE DATE ON WHICH THE PROFESSIONAL OF RECORD AND BOHLER PREPARED THESE PLANS. THE CONTRACTOR MUST FIELD VERIFY ALL EXISTING CONDITIONS AND IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY BOHLER , IN WRITING, IF ANY ACTUAL SITE CONDITIONS DIFFER FROM THOSE SHOWN ON THESE PLANS, OR IF THE PROPOSED WORK CONFLICTS WITH ANY OTHER SITE FEATURES. 2. THE CONTRACTOR MUST STRICTLY COMPLY WITH THESE NOTES AND ALL SPECIFICATIONS/REPORTS CONTAINED HEREIN. THE CONTRACTOR MUST ENSURE THAT ALL SUBCONTRACTORS FULLY AND COMPLETELY CONFORM TO AND COMPLY WITH THESE REQUIREMENTS, THESE NOTES, AND THE REQUIREMENTS ARTICULATED IN THE NOTES CONTAINED IN ALL THE OTHER DRAWINGS THAT COMPRISE THE PLAN SET OF DRAWINGS. ADDITIONAL NOTES AND SPECIFIC PLAN NOTES MAY BE FOUND ON THE INDIVIDUAL PLANS. THESE GENERAL NOTES APPLY TO THIS ENTIRE DOCUMENT PACKAGE. IT IS THE CONTRACTOR'S RESPONSIBILITY TO REVIEW ALL CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT DOCUMENTS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ALL OF THE DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROJECT WORK SCOPE, PRIOR TO THE INITIATION AND COMMENCEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION. 3. PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION, THE CONTRACTOR MUST CONFIRM WITH THE PROFESSIONAL OF RECORD AND BOHLER THAT THE LATEST EDITION OF THE DOCUMENTS AND/OR REPORTS REFERENCED WITHIN THE PLAN REFERENCES ARE BEING USED FOR CONSTRUCTION. THIS IS THE CONTRACTOR'S SOLE AND COMPLETE RESPONSIBILITY. 4. PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF

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