§ 8-47. Culverts.

(a)

Permit.

(1)

No person shall place or cause to be placed in any lateral ditch along any street, road, or highway within the village any culvert or conduit without first obtaining a permit from the office of the mayor. Upon obtaining such permit, the mayor, or his representative, shall designate the size, design, and material composition of the culvert or conduit necessary for such work, which designation as to size, design, and material composition shall be in compliance with the standards established by the department of transportation and development in effect as of January 1, 1991, and such culvert or conduit as required by the mayor shall be furnished by the landowner/applicant at the landowner/applicant's expense. To ensure proper installation, the work for placing the culvert or conduit to grade may be done by the governing authority of the village. However, the landowner/applicant is responsible for the proper placement of the culvert or conduit to grade.

(2)

Whenever subsection (a)(1) of this section is not complied with, the mayor or his representative shall have or cause to have any improperly placed culvert or conduit removed and said culvert or conduit shall not be replaced unless and until the landowner/applicant complies with subsection (a)(1) of this section. The cost of such removal shall be charged to the landowner.

(b)

Hard surface construction.

(1)

No person shall construct or cause the construction of an asphalt, concrete, or other type of hard surface drive over a culvert or conduit without first obtaining a permit from the office of the mayor.

(2)

Whenever subsection (b)(1) of this section is not complied with, the mayor or his representative shall have or cause to have any improperly placed asphalt, concrete, or other type hard surface drive removed and said drive shall not be replaced by the landowner unless and until the landowner complies with subsection (b)(1) of this section. The cost of such removal shall be charged to the landowner.

(Code 2004, § 18.2; Ord. No. 1, 3-14-1991)