[Adopted 5-2-1972; amended in its entirety 10-3-2023 by L.L. No. 4-2023]
Before an impervious (hard surface) or gravel driveway to provide vehicular entrance into or exit from private property to a public highway or private street is constructed or improved, the owner shall conform to the following standards:
A. 
Beginning at the surfaced edge of the finished roadway, the driveway (hard-surfaced or gravel) shall drain away from the roadway toward the property at a minimum pitch of 3/4 inch per foot along the center line of the driveway to a point where the driveway center line intersects the plane of the center line of the water drainage ditch.
B. 
Where a driveway passes over a drainage ditch, the owner shall furnish and install a culvert of proper size and material to the satisfaction of the Town Highway Superintendent and/or Town Engineer in order that the unrestricted flow of water in drainage ditches shall be assured.
C. 
Where a gentle drainage exists on the outside of the shoulder from the roadway and does not violate the requirements of this article as to the grade and water drainage, the Town Highway Superintendent (on Town highways), or Planning Board (on private streets), may permit the developer or lot owner to install the finished driveway without a culvert, provided that the driveway finished surface is flush with the grade of the ditch.
Before any construction is permitted in the Town of Catskill, Greene County, New York, for a new driveway providing access to a Town highway, an access permit shall be obtained from the Town of Catskill Highway Superintendent and the Highway Superintendent and/or other official of the Town of Catskill shall be authorized to inspect said driveway access for construction adequacy during its construction. For driveways providing access to private streets, as provided for in this chapter, approval of driveway access locations and construction standards shall be obtained from the Town of Catskill Planning Board as part of the subdivision approval process pursuant to Chapter 140 of the Town Code. The Code Enforcement Officer, Town Engineer, and/or other official of the Town of Catskill shall be authorized to inspect said driveway access for consistency with the approved subdivision plat and for construction adequacy.
Any person or persons who shall violate any provisions of this article shall be guilty of an offense punishable by a fine not exceeding $250 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 15 days, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day's continued violation shall constitute a separate offense.