It shall be unlawful to obstruct any drain or storm sewer in any public street or property.
It shall be unlawful to install any culvert or replace any culvert without first obtaining a permit from the City Clerk.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person desiring a permit to install or replace any culvert shall file an application therefor with the City Clerk upon a form to be provided for that purpose. The application and the permit issued pursuant thereto shall be on the form established by the City.
All such permits shall terminate upon the expiration of one year following the date of issue.
Culverts shall be installed where driveways or walkways cross open ditches. The material used for the construction of the culverts shall be reinforced concrete, corrugated steel culvert pipe with a minimum wall thickness of 16 gauge, corrugated aluminum alloy culvert pipe with a minimum wall thickness of 16 gauge, asbestos cement storm drain pipe (Class IV) or of such other material as determined by the Street Department, depending upon the conditions existing. The culverts shall be of such size, installed at the grade and constructed with couplings as determined by the Street Superintendent. The person desiring the culvert shall purchase a culvert as provided herein and shall have it delivered on the site. The City shall install the culvert.
Any person installing or replacing a culvert shall, at his own expense, construct and install drainage inlet boxes in such form and manner as the Street Superintendent determines necessary depending on the conditions existing.
Any person installing or replacing a culvert shall, at his own expense, provide and place such backfill material as the Street Superintendent determines necessary to complete the project.
The expense of replacing any culvert shall be borne by the person making application for the permit to install the same.[1]