No person or persons shall, in any manner, stop up, fill
in or injure or obstruct or allow to be stopped up, filled in, injured or
obstructed any drainage ditch heretofore dug or placed or hereafter to be
dug, placed or opened up for the flow of water located on Village property,
unless a permit for such action shall first have been granted by the Village
Board.
The Superintendent of Public Works shall make periodic
inspections of the drainage ditches of the Village and shall determine if
the existing drainage ditches are in good working order and are in no way
obstructed.
If, as a result of such inspection, obstructions of the
drainage ditches are discovered, the Village Board shall notify the owner
of the property upon which the problem exists. Said notice shall inform the
property owner of the nature of the problem and the corrective measures necessary
on the part of both the property owner and the Village. The property owner
will be given notice and a period of 30 days from the date of said notice
to correct the problem, which correction is to be in accordance with Village
specifications. The specifications will be included in the notice to the property
owner.
If the property owner fails to comply with the terms
of the notice within the time period set forth, the Village Board may order
the necessary corrections made and the cost of same shall be reimbursed to
the Village by the property owner or, in the absence of such reimbursement,
shall constitute a lien upon the concerned properties.
[Amended 8-5-1991 by L.L. No. 2-1991]
Any person committing an offense against any provision of this chapter shall be subject to the penalties set forth in Chapter 5 of the Code.