[CC 1978 §545.025; Bill No. 2004-09(545.025), 3-1-2004]
A.
No
person, organization, corporation, property owner or any other entity
shall place or cause to be placed or install along or in any drainage
ditch in the City of Chaffee any culvert without first obtaining a
permit after making application in writing pursuant to the requirements
and specifications set forth in this Section.
B.
The
application for a permit to install a culvert shall be made in writing
by the owner or the person who shall be completing the installation
of the culvert. The application shall provide the name, address and
phone number of the owner of the premises to be benefited by the installation
of the culvert as well as the name, address and phone number of the
person or entity proposing to install said culvert. The application
shall further describe the location of the culvert as well as the
length and diameter of the culvert to be placed upon the premises.
The application shall further specify the type of material of which
the culvert is constructed and shall specify the location of any cleanout
holes on the culvert and shall state whether six (6) inch concrete
reinforcing collars are to be placed at each end of the culvert. The
written application shall further contain a diagram of the lot upon
which the culvert shall be placed and indicate the location of the
culvert in relation to any streets or ditches adjacent to the lot.
The application shall be signed by the owner or the person who shall
be installing the culvert. The applicant must comply with all other
regulations and requirements as set forth in the application.
C.
Application.
[Ord. No. 510.010.C §1, 1-18-2016]
1.
The application for permit to install a culvert shall be presented
to the City Clerk of the City of Chaffee.
2.
At the time of the presentation of the application to the City Clerk
of the City of Chaffee, Missouri, the applicant shall deposit the
sum of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) to the City Collector for
the purposes of insuring the proper installation of the culvert (including,
but not limited to, the six (6) inch concrete reinforcing collars
that may be required at each end of the culvert as described in this
Section). In the event that the applicant fails or improperly installs
the culvert and/or any required reinforcing collar(s), at the discretion
of the City, the applicant authorizes the City of Chaffee to enter
upon the property of the applicant to reinstall or correct the culvert
and reinforcing collars and thereupon the applicant will forfeit the
two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) deposit. In the event that the
culvert is installed properly and any required concrete reinforcing
collars are properly installed, (within the time period as set for
in this Section) the deposit shall then be returned to the applicant.
3.
The culvert application shall be reviewed by the Public Works Administrator
and the two (2) Council members representing the Ward within which
the proposed culvert is to be placed. Thereafter, the culvert application
shall be presented to the City Council for final approval at the next
regular meeting of the City Council.
D.
Any
culvert being installed or replaced within the City of Chaffee shall
meet the following minimum requirements:
1.
All culverts shall be constructed of a material which is new and
unused and in a diameter not less than the diameter determined by
the Public Works Administrator of the City of Chaffee.
2.
If the culvert is of a material subject to compression because of
weight, each end of the culvert shall be protected by the placement
of a concrete collar of at least six (6) inches in width with the
concrete collar being designed and placed so as to protect and prevent
the ends of the culvert from being crushed or bent.
3.
No culvert shall be of a length of more than thirty (30) feet.
4.
No culvert may be placed in such a location so that there is less
than ten (10) feet from either end of the culvert to an end of an
adjacent culvert and not less than five (5) feet from any property
line.
5.
The culvert must meet and be installed in accordance with any special
conditions or requirements as may be required by the Public Works
Administrator and the two (2) Councilmembers approving the application
or as may be required by the City Council.
6.
The installation of the culvert must be inspected and approved by
the Public Works Administrator.
7.
The installation of the culvert must be completed within sixty (60)
days from approval of the application. The authority to install the
culvert expires on the sixty-first (61st) day following the approval
of the application.
E.
At
the election of the property owner, the entire open area between the
ends of two (2) culverts may be covered provided the following requirements
are met:
1.
The property owner must make an application providing all information
and following the same process as required for the initial installation
of a culvert. The application hereunder may be joined with or made
a part of an application to install a culvert.
2.
The entire area to be covered must wholly be situated along the property
of the applicant.
3.
A concrete channel with the following specifications must be constructed
along the entire length between the ends of the two (2) culverts.
The specifications are:
a.
Both sides and the bottom must be smooth, steel reinforced concrete.
(1)
The bottom must have concrete of at least eight (8) inches in
thickness (installed uniformly) reinforced with at least two and one-half
(2½) inch rebar rods. Each rod shall run the length of the
concrete bottom and shall be placed at the midpoint of the thickness.
The rods shall be placed such that they divide the width of the bottom
into equal sections.
(2)
Each side must have concrete of at least six (6) inches in thickness
(installed uniformly), reinforced with at least two and one-half (2½)
inch rebar rods. Each rod shall run the length of the concrete side
and shall be placed at the midpoint of the thickness. The rods shall
be placed such that they divide the height of the side into equal
sections.
b.
The opening between the sides must have a width equal to or greater
than the greatest width of the opening of the largest culvert adjoining
the channel.
c.
The sides must have a height equal to or greater than the greatest
height of the opening of the largest culvert adjoining the channel.
d.
The top of the channel shall be of rigid steel in one (1) or more
connecting sections affixed so that they will not slide or shift from
the concrete channel unless lifted.
e.
The rigid steel top must be of sufficient strength so as not to bend
or break under a weight of three thousand (3,000) pounds.
f.
The rigid steel top shall be constructed so that it has openings
which constitute at least sixty percent (60%) of the entire surface
area of each section with the openings being uniformly and evenly
distributed along the entire surface area.
F.
The
cost of all materials, labor and other expenses associated with the
installation of any culvert or replacement of an existing culvert
shall be borne by the applicant for a culvert permit.
G.
Any
culvert (existing or installed in the future) which becomes blocked
or unusable because of damage or deterioration of the culvert shall
be replaced so as to not restrict the free flow of water. Such replacement
shall be at the cost and expense of the property owner benefited by
the culvert, however, upon agreement by the Council of the City of
Chaffee, the City may provide labor and equipment for installing said
culvert provided all material costs and necessary fill is provided
by the owner of the property benefited. Further, an application for
placement of culvert and a permit as required herein shall apply and
be required for any replacement culvert, and all penalties and requirements
shall apply to such replacement culvert.
[CC 1978 §545.180; Ord. No. 532 §17; Bill No. 96-09(545.180), 5-6-1996]
All earth excavations or embankments and the removal of old
walks and curbs shall be done by the contractor without extra charge
over the price bid per square foot for the construction of the walk,
square yard or other measurement contracted for curbing and guttering
and shall be made to correspond with the plans and specifications
of the City Engineer; and all surplus earth and material shall be
properly cleaned up and removed from the street immediately upon completion
of the work, whether the work was done by the owner, the City Engineer,
or a contractor.
[CC 1978 §545.190; Ord. No. 532 §19; Bill No. 96-09(545.180), 5-6-1996]
A.
All
sidewalks shall be constructed, reconstructed or repaired with such
material and in such manner as the City Council shall direct and upon
plans and specifications proposed by the City Engineer and/or other
such official of the City as the City Council shall designate and
filed with the City Clerk. All such constructed, reconstructed or
repaired sidewalks shall be of such surface dimensions as to be uniform
as all other sidewalks on the same block. If no sidewalks exist on
said block, then as the dimensions of the sidewalks on any block which
may be adjoining or adjacent to the block where the sidewalks are
to be constructed.
B.
In
construing the provisions of this Section, the "same block" shall be that area, whether regular or irregular in shape, which
the perimeter thereof shall be composed of those intersecting streets
which constitute the shortest distance around the same. Further, in
the event the sidewalks within the same block are of differing dimensions,
any sidewalk constructed, reconstructed or repaired after the date
of this Section shall be of surface dimensions uniform with the largest
of the multiple dimensions of sidewalks upon the same block; provided
however, that if an unusual condition shall exist, the City Council
of the City of Chaffee may authorize and direct by ordinance duly
considered and adopted the construction, reconstruction or repair
of said sidewalk in such dimensions as determined by the City Council.
C.
Notwithstanding
the preceding provisions of this Section, no sidewalk shall be constructed,
reconstructed or repaired so that it is less than four (4) feet in
width and so that it is less than four (4) inches in depth.
[CC 1978 §545.200; Ord. No. 532 §20]
A.
Cellar doors and hinges thereon shall be of even grade with the adjacent sidewalk. Any failure of the owner or agent of the owner or contractor of any building in which said door affords an entry, to reduce such cellar door and hinges to the proper grade, after notice to that effect by the Street Commissioner or City Engineer, shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation and be punished by a fine as set forth in Section 100.220 of this Code, provided that the said owner or agent shall have at least twenty (20) days after notice to comply with the requirements thereof, unless he/she knew the doors and hinges were being so built when erected.
B.
Whenever
such owner or agent thereof, after due notice, fails to reduce any
cellar door to the proper grade, the City Council may, in its discretion,
by ordinance or resolution, direct the City Engineer or Street Commissioner
to do the necessary work in the premises. Such officer shall keep
an accurate account of the cost of the same, including materials therefor,
and shall report it to the City Council.
C.
The
latter, on failure of said owner or agent to pay said account as returned
by the City Engineer or Street Commissioner, may, at its discretion,
assess the same against the abutting parcels of ground and special
tax bills shall issue thereon against said property as for repairing
sidewalks. Said tax bills shall be a lien upon said property and shall
also be prima facie evidence of their legality and of the regularity
of the proceedings thereunder and of the correctness of the charge
therein contained, and shall be collectable by actions brought by
the City in its name to enforce the same.
D.
All
cellar doors hereinafter constructed on any street of the City shall
be of such material as the City Engineer may designate and all work
pertaining thereto shall be subject to the inspection of same by said
officer.
[CC 1978 §545.210; Ord. No. 532 §21]
A.
The Council may, at any time, direct the removal of any steps, buildings, or other encroachments or encumbrances on any sidewalk of the City, and which act shall be by ordinance or resolution. The City Engineer shall in such case notify the owner or agent thereof of the premises abutting such encroachment or encumbrance or obstruction, or the person who placed the same thereon, to remove it within ten (10) days after service of the notice. Any failure to do so within the time named shall constitute an ordinance violation punishable by a fine as set forth in Section 100.220 of this Code. On failure of said owner or agent to comply with the requirements of said notice, the Council may direct the City Engineer to remove said steps or other encroachments or cause the same to be done at the expense of the owner of the adjoining premises or of the person placing it upon the sidewalk. Said City Engineer shall keep an accurate account of the cost of said work and on failure of said owner or agent thereof where he/she has placed or maintained said encroachment on said sidewalk to pay the same, the Council may, in its discretion, assess the cost thereof against the property and a special tax bill shall be issued in such cases and be of the same effect as in cases of reducing cellar doors to the proper grade as hereinbefore provided for repairing or rebuilding sidewalks.
B.
Nothing
in this Section shall be so construed as to prevent, and it shall
be the duty of the City Engineer to cause to be summarily removed
any encroachment or obstruction to the sidewalks of the City, when
in his/her judgment the exigencies of the case require, or when ordered
to do so by the Council.
[CC 1978 §545.220; Ord. No. 532 §22]
No water or other drainage shall run from the house or other structure or from any premises over the sidewalk, and all conduits, drains, drain pipes, or gutters conducting said water or drainage from said houses or other structures of premises shall be placed entirely under the surface of the sidewalk. After the taking effect of this Chapter, the City Engineer shall, after having received notice from the Council so to do, notify the owner or his/her agent or the occupants of any house or structure on premises permitting water or other drainage to run therefrom over the sidewalk, to cause said conduit or gutter or drain pipe to be placed under the sidewalk. Said work shall be done under the direction and supervision of the City Engineer. Any failure on the part of any person so notified to comply with the provisions of this Chapter, within thirty (30) days after the service of said notice as aforesaid, shall be deemed an ordinance violation punishable as set forth in Section 100.220 of this Code. After service of notice as aforesaid, the neglect of the owner or agent or occupant of the premises, if he/she has authority and right to do so, to place said guttering, conduit or drainage pipe under the sidewalk within the time required by the Council, the Council may by ordinance or resolution direct the City Engineer to cause the work to be done as required in said notice. The engineer shall keep an accurate account of the cost of said work, including material therefor. If the owner or agent shall on presentation of said account refuse or fail to pay the same, the Council may assess said account as a special tax against the lot or piece of land abutting on said improvement, and a special tax bill shall issue therefor as for rebuilding or repairing sidewalks. Said bills shall have all the effect of any other tax bills provided for under this Chapter, and may be collected in the same way.
[CC 1978 §545.230; Ord. No. 532 §23]
A.
No person shall permit any ventilation holes or other excavations to be or remain within the limits of any sidewalk, unless the same are properly covered or protected by grating bars or otherwise, and any violation of this Section shall constitute an ordinance violation punishable as set forth in Section 100.220 of this Code.
B.
The
City Engineer shall, after receiving notice from the Council, in case
of violation of this Section, notify the owner of the abutting premises
or his/her agent to properly cover or protect said ventilation holes
or other excavations, and in case of his/her failure to do so within
ten (10) days after receiving said notice, the City Engineer shall
cause the necessary work to be done and keep an accurate account of
the same and report it to the Council, and tax bills may be issued
for such expense with same force and effect and in like manner to
be collected as in case of rebuilding or repairing the sidewalks as
herein provided.
[CC 1978 §545.240; Ord. No. 532 §24]
Any interference with the duties of the City Engineer, Street Commissioner or any City Officer or employee of the City as prescribed in this Chapter, or with any person employed by them, shall be deemed an ordinance violation, and the person guilty thereof shall be punished by a fine as set forth in Section 100.220 of this Code.
