CHAPTER 903
Driveway Entrances and Drainage Pipes
903.04 Village to supply equipment and labor; costs of materials. | |
CROSS REFERENCES
Excavation liability- see Ohio R.C. 723.49 et seq.
Depositing earth on streets- see Ohio R.C. 5589.10
Driveway entrances in LM Light Manufacturing District- see P. & Z. 1161.03
903.01 PERMIT REQUIRED; ISSUANCE; SUPERVISION.
(a) No person shall construct or alter any new or existing driveway entrance leading from a dedicated and accepted street or highway to private property, or lay, install or renew any drainage pipe thereunder, or along side of any dedicated street or highway or alter any drainage ditch without first securing a permit from the Street Commissioner.
(b) Upon application for a permit as required in this section, the Street Commissioner shall inspect the applicant's proposed construction or alteration of the driveway entrance or drainage ditch, inform the application of the requirements of this chapter, issue a permit for the work without charge to the applicant, and undertake and/or supervise such construction or alteration to comply with the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 15-1997. Passed 10-8-97.)
(c) Only asphaltic material or loose aggregate shall be used in the installation of a driveway entrance. (No concrete or brick). If a property owner uses concrete and/or a material other than an asphaltic material or loose aggregate and has failed to obtain a permit from the Street Commissioner, the property owner shall be responsible for all costs related to removing the improperly installed driveway entrance. (Ord. 13-2001. Passed 8-8-01.)
All drainage pipe installed under the provisions of this chapter shall have a diameter of at least twelve inches and a length of at least twenty feet. If, in the sole discretion of the Street Commissioner, a larger diameter or larger pipe is required, the minimum size pipe shall be as prescribed by the Street Commissioner. (Ord. 15-1997. Passed 10-8-97.)
Should the Street Commissioner require, in any driveway installation or alteration or in any situation where the applicant requests the replacement of an open drainage ditch with buried pipe, that a catch basin is required in order to control sediment or water flow or for maintenance purposes, no driveway or drainage ditch construction or alteration shall be made without the installation of the required catch basin or basins. (Ord. 15-1997. Passed 10-8-97.)
903.04 VILLAGE TO SUPPLY EQUIPMENT AND LABOR; COSTS OF MATERIALS.
(a) The Village shall, under the direction and supervision of the Street Commissioner, furnish all equipment and labor necessary for all driveway or ditch alterations or constructions under this chapter, with the exception of any paving required by the applicant, and shall purchase in accordance with this section, all materials necessary.
(b) Prior to the commencement of any work under this chapter, the applicant shall pay to the Clerk-Treasurer of the Village:
(1) The cost of the required pipe;
(2) One-half of the cost of the catch basins, as required under Section 903.03.
(c) Within ten days of completion of the project, under this chapter, as determined by the Street Commissioner, the applicant shall pay to the Clerk-Treasurer of the Village the cost of any required fill dirt. (Ord. 15-1997. Passed 10-8-97.)
Whoever constructs or alters any driveway entrance of drainage ditch without complying with the provisions of this chapter or requirements of the Street Commissioner shall be charged with any and all costs including labor and equipment incurred by the Village in removing, replacing, or altering the project in order to bring it up to minimum requirements of this chapter and of the Street Commissioner. (Ord. 15-1997. Passed 10-8-97.)
All costs required to be paid by the applicant and any sections of this chapter are hereby made a lien upon the lot or lands served. If the costs are not paid within sixty days after they are certified to the Clerk-Treasurer by the Street Commissioner, such costs shall be certified to the County of Summit Auditor who shall place it upon the tax duplicate of the County, with the interest and penalties allowed by law, and such costs shall be collected as other taxes and assessments are collected. (Ord. 15-1997. Passed 10-8-97.)
2002 Replacement