[Code 1979, § 4.1]
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article,
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where
the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
All of the land lying between property lines on either side
of all streets, alleys and boulevards in the City, and includes lawn
extensions and sidewalks and the area reserved for them where they
are not yet constructed.
The City Superintendent of Public Works.
[Code 1979, § 4.2]
No person shall make any excavation in, or cause any damage to any street in the City, except under the conditions and in the manner permitted in this article. No person shall place any article, thing or obstruction in any street, except under the conditions and in the manner permitted in this article, but this provision shall not be deemed to prohibit such temporary obstructions as may be incidental to the expeditious movement of articles and things to and from abutting premises, nor to the lawful parking of vehicles within the part of the street reserved for vehicular traffic, nor to obstructions permitted under Chapter 18.
[Code 1979, § 4.3]
(a)
Where permits are authorized in this article, they shall be obtained
upon application to the Superintendent, upon such forms as he shall
prescribe, and there shall be a charge of $1 for each such permit.
The permit shall be revocable by the Superintendent for failure to
comply with this article, rules and regulations adopted pursuant to
this article, and the lawful orders of the Superintendent or his duly
authorized representative, and shall be valid only for the period
of time endorsed thereon. Application for a permit under the provisions
of this article shall be deemed an agreement by the applicant to promptly
complete the work permitted, observe all pertinent laws and regulations
of the City in connection with the work, repair all damage done to
the street surface and installations on, over or within such street,
including trees, and protect and save harmless the City from all damages
or actions at law that may arise or may be brought on account of injury
to persons or property resulting from the work done under the permit
or in connection with the permit. Where liability insurance policies
are required to be filed in making application for a permit, they
shall be in not less than the following amounts, except as otherwise
specified in this article:
(1)
On account of injury to, or death of, any person in any one
accident: $500,000.
(2)
On account of any one accident resulting in injury to, or death
of, more than one person: $1,000,000.
(3)
On account of damage to property in any one accident: $250,000.
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A duplicate executed copy or photostatic copy of the original
of the insurance policy shall be filed with the City Clerk.
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(b)
Where cash deposits are required with the application for any permit
under this article, such deposit shall be in the amount of $25, except
as otherwise specified in this article, and such deposit shall be
used to defray all expenses to the City arising out of the granting
of the permit and work done under the permit or in connection with
the permit. Three months after completion of the work done under the
permit, any balance of such cash deposit shall be refunded. In any
case where the deposit does not cover all costs and expenses of the
City, the deficit shall be paid by the applicant.
[Code 1979, § 4.4]
No person shall make any excavation or opening in or under any street without first obtaining a written permit from the Superintendent. No permit shall be granted until the applicant shall post a cash deposit and file a liability insurance policy as required by § 70-33.
[Code 1979, § 4.5]
The Superintendent may, if the public safety requires immediate
action, grant permission to make a necessary street opening in an
emergency, provided that a permit shall be obtained on the following
business day and the provisions of this article shall be complied
with.
[Code 1979, § 4.6]
All trenches in a public street or other public place, except
by special permission, shall be backfilled with approved granular
material to within 12 inches of the surface. The remaining portion
shall be filled with road gravel as specified by the Superintendent.
[Code 1979, § 4.7]
Utility poles may be placed in such streets as the Superintendent
shall prescribe and shall be located in accordance with the directions
of the Superintendent. Such poles shall be removed or relocated as
the Superintendent shall from time to time direct.
[Code 1979, § 4.8; amended 7-12-2004 by Ord. No. 04-01]
Every owner of, and every person in control of, any estate maintaining
a mailbox, home delivery newspaper/paper receptacle and any support
apparatus attached thereto, house identification numbers attached
to a stand alone support post with a total square footage of sign
not exceeding a total square footage of one foot and the support post
no larger than four inches by four inches or four inches diameter
and a maximum height of no more than 42 inches measured from ground
level to the top of the post, any gas and electric boxes & tubes
thereon, or any other excavations or landscaping as allowed under
other sections of the City of Corunna Code in, under, over or upon
any street which is adjacent to or a part of his estate shall do so
only on condition that such maintenance shall be considered as an
agreement on his part with the City to keep the installations and
the covers thereof, in good repair and condition at all times during
his ownership or control of them, and to indemnify and save harmless
the City against all damages or actions at law that may arise or be
brought by reason of such excavation or structure being under, over,
in or upon the street, or being unfastened, out of repair or defective
during such ownership or control.
[Code 1979, § 4.15]
No opening in or through any curb of any street shall be made
without first obtaining a written permit from the Superintendent.
Curb cuts and sidewalk driveway crossings to provide access to private
property shall comply with the following:
(1)
No single curb cut shall exceed 25 feet nor be less than 10 feet
at the street line nor less than eight feet at the outside sidewalk
line.
(2)
The minimum distance between any curb cut and a public crosswalk
shall be five feet.
(3)
The minimum distance between curb cuts, except those serving residential
property, shall be 25 feet.
(4)
The maximum number of lineal feet of sidewalk driveway crossings
permitted for any lot, parcel of land, business or enterprise, shall
be 45% of the total abutting street frontage up to and including 200
lineal feet of street frontage plus 20% of the lineal feet of street
frontage in excess of 200 feet.
(5)
The necessary adjustments to utility poles, light standards, fire
hydrants, catch basins, street or railway signs, signals or other
public improvements or installations shall be accomplished without
cost to the City.
(6)
Driveways over sidewalk lines shall be of concrete at least six inches
thick. Driveway aprons, between the sidewalk and the street, shall
be of concrete six inches thick.
[Code 1979, § 4.20]
No person shall occupy any street with any materials or machinery incidental to the construction, demolition or repair of any building adjacent to the street, or for any other purpose, without first obtaining a permit from the Superintendent. No permit shall be granted until the applicant shall post a cash deposit and file a liability insurance policy as required by § 70-33.
[Code 1979, § 4.21]
At least six feet of sidewalk space shall be kept clean and
clear for the free passage of pedestrians and if the building operations
are such that such free passageway is impracticable, a temporary plank
sidewalk with substantial railings or sidewalk shelter shall be provided
around such obstruction.
[Code 1979, § 4.26]
All openings, excavations and obstructions shall be properly
and substantially barricaded and railed off, and at night shall be
provided with approved warning lights. Warning lights perpendicular
to the flow of traffic shall not be more than three feet apart, and
parallel to the flow of traffic not over 15 feet apart.
[Code 1979, § 4.27]
All openings and excavations shall be properly and substantially
sheeted and braced as a safeguard to workers and to prevent cave-ins
or washouts which would tend to injure the thoroughfare or subsurface
structure of the street.
[Code 1979, § 4.31]
No person shall move, transport or convey any building or other similar bulky or heavy object, including machinery, trucks and trailers, larger in width than eight feet eight inches or higher than 13 feet, six inches above the surface of the roadway, into, across or along any street, alley or other public place in the City without first obtaining a permit from the Superintendent. The permit shall specify the route to be used in such movement and no person shall engage in such movement along a route other than that specified in the permit. No housemoving permit shall be granted until the applicant shall post a cash deposit in the amount of $50 and file a liability insurance policy as required by § 70-33.
[Code 1979, § 4.36; amended 9-16-2002 by Ord. No. 02-11; 4-3-2023 by Ord. No. 23-03]
(a)
Prohibited deposits of snow, ice, dirt and debris. Property owners
shall deposit snow, ice, dirt, debris or other obstructions from their
parking lot and/or driveway within their own property. No person shall
shovel or push by means of a plow or otherwise cause to be placed
or deposited in or upon the traveled portion of any street or sidewalk
or within any ditch or gutter in any public street or obstructing
any fire hydrant any snow, ice, dirt or debris removed by him/her,
or under his/her direction, from any private property or from any
public property abutting any private property owned or occupied by
him/her without first obtaining a permit to do so. The existence of
any deposit of snow, ice, dirt or debris deposited by artificial means
in the traveled portion of any street or sidewalk or within any ditch
or gutter in any public street shall be prima facie evidence that
the occupant of the abutting property closest thereto placed or deposited
the ice, snow, dirt or debris there.
(b)
Duty of owner to clear sidewalks. The owner of property abutting
upon public sidewalks shall clear and keep the full width of such
sidewalks clear of snow, ice, dirt, debris or obstructions of all
kinds within 24 hours of the accumulation or placement of snow, ice,
dirt, debris or other obstruction. For property owners within the
DDA Boundary Limits with sidewalks extending from the property line
to the curb, the property owner shall clear the inner five feet of
the sidewalk closest to the property line and extending to the curb
of any adjacent crosswalks, as well as maintaining a thirty-inch clear
walkway to the curb in front of the property. If the owner fails to
remove such snow, ice, dirt, debris or obstruction from the sidewalk
within the time limited in this article for the removal of the same,
the City may, after providing a twenty-four-hour violation notice,
remove or contract for the removal of such ice, snow, dirt, debris
or obstruction. Said violation notice may be either presented to the
occupant of the premises or posted on the premises. The costs of any
such notice and removal fees shall be assessed against the owner of
the property.
(c)
Clearing by City upon failure of owner to comply. Report of snow,
ice, dirt or debris removals shall be made promptly to the Clerk by
the Superintendent of Public Works, setting forth the names of the
owner of each lot or parcel from the sidewalks of which snow, ice,
dirt or debris has been removed, together with the expense thereof.
Upon receiving such report, the Clerk shall give notice of such expense
to the owner of the premises and demand payment thereof to include
an additional fee to cover the costs of publication, overhead and
other expenses to the treasurer. Such notice shall be given by first
class mail sent to the last known address of the owner (as shown on
the assessment roll of the City) or by publication. Where payment
is not made, the Clerk shall report this fact to the Assessor, who
shall spread such amounts charged against the several persons or descriptions
of real property chargeable therewith on the next tax roll for the
collection of City taxes.
(d)
Notice of requirements. The City Clerk shall on or before November
1 of each year give notice of requirements and provisions of this
article by publishing a notice once a week for two successive weeks
in a newspaper of general circulation in the City.
(e)
Schedule
of fees. Fees and expenses levied under this section shall be as established
from time to time by City Council resolution.
[Code 1979, § 4.37]
The City Council may, by resolution, authorize the City Manager
to issue permits to abutting property owners and occupants to deposit
snow within the street abutting their property. The City Manager shall
establish the fee for such permit which shall be proportionate to
the size of the parcel from which the snow and ice is to be removed
and deposited within the street. The City Manager shall make such
further regulations as shall be necessary in order to properly manage
the removal of such additional snow so deposited within City streets.
No permit owner shall fail to comply with all such regulations.
[Code 1979, § 4.41]
No person shall erect or maintain any marquee, canopy, awning, clock or other structure or object so it projects over or upon the limits of any street or alley without first obtaining a permit and filing a liability insurance policy as required by § 70-33. Every liability insurance policy required by this section shall be maintained by the permittee permanently in force. Every such insurance policy shall contain a clause obligating the insurer to give the City Clerk, by registered or certified mail, at least 10 days' written notice before the cancellation, expiration, lapse or other termination of such insurance and such liability policy shall name the City as an additional named insured. No such permit shall be granted unless the proposed plans for the marquee or other structure shall be in conformity with the building code. If the marquee or other structure shall thereafter be found unsafe or is not maintained in a sightly condition, or if the liability insurance policy covering the marquee or other structure is not maintained, the marquee or other structure shall be deemed a street encroachment. The City Manager shall notify the permittee to remove or repair the marquee or other structure within 10 days or to reinstate the insurance forthwith, and upon failure of the permittee to comply with the notice such encroachment shall be removed as provided in this article. No such marquee or other structure shall be erected or maintained so as to be less than eight feet above the surface of the sidewalk.
[Code 1979, § 4.42]
No person shall permit the limbs or foliage of any trees or
shrubs located on premises owned by him or on the extension of the
lawn adjacent to his premises to grow over or upon any sidewalk less
than eight feet above the surface of such sidewalk. Every such owner
shall remove all dead, diseased or dangerous trees, or broken or decayed
limbs which constitute a menace to the safety of the public. All shrubs
or bushes located on the triangle formed by two right-of-way lines
at the intersection of two streets and extending for a distance of
25 feet each way from the intersection of the right-of-way lines on
any corner lot shall not be permitted to grow to a height of more
than 30 inches above the sidewalk grade. Trees may be planted and
maintained in this area provided that all branches are trimmed to
maintain a clear vision for a vertical height of eight feet above
the roadway surface. Any owner of property failing to trim any trees,
shrubs or bushes in conformity with this section shall be notified
by the City Manager to do so, and such notice shall require trimming
in conformity with this section within five days after the date of
the notice. Upon the expiration of such period, the manager may cause
the trimming to be done and the cost of the work may be collected
from the owner of the property.
[Code 1979, § 4.47]
Encroachments and obstructions in the street may be removed
and excavations refilled and the expense of such removal or refilling
charged to the abutting landowner when made or permitted by him or
suffered to remain by him, otherwise than in accordance with the terms
and conditions of this article. The procedure for collection of such
expenses shall be as prescribed by resolution of the City Council.
The City Council may by resolution permit the continuance of an existing
encroachment. No such resolution shall vest any permanent rights in
the person owning or occupying the structure which encroaches upon
the street.
[Code 1979, § 4.48]
The Superintendent shall have authority to temporarily close
any street or portion thereof when he shall deem the street to be
unsafe or temporarily unsuitable for use for any reason. He shall
cause suitable barriers and signs to be erected on the street, indicating
that it is closed to public travel. When any street or portion thereof
has been closed to public travel, no person shall drive any vehicle
upon or over the street except as may be necessary incidentally to
any street repair or construction work being done in the area closed
to public travel. No person shall move or interfere with any sign
or barrier erected pursuant to this section without authority from
the Superintendent.
[Code 1979, § 4.52]
(a)
Major street specifications. Reconstruction of an existing street
or construction of a new street defined as a major street under Act
No. 51 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 1951 (MCL 247.651 et seq.,
MSA 9. 1097(1) et seq.), as amended, and shall be built to the following
specifications:
(b)
Local street specifications. Reconstruction of existing streets and
construction of new streets defined as local streets under Act No.
51 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 1951 (MCL 247.651 et seq.), as
amended, shall be built in accordance with specifications developed
by the City's engineering representative. The specifications must
be approved by the City Council at the time the street work is proposed.
(c)
Financing of street construction. Street construction work will be
financed by funds provided under Act No. 51 of the Public Acts of
Michigan of 1951 (MCL 247.651 et seq.), as amended, and/or general
obligation tax revenues. An exception to this section shall be streets
constructed in subdivisions which will be the responsibility of the
developer to construct.
[Amended 8-1-2011 by Ord.
No. 2011-03]
Any work to be accomplished with the right-of-way of any street,
under the jurisdiction of the City Department of Public Works requires
a permit before commencement of such work. Permits will be issued
only on those forms approved by the City. Such permit forms are available
at Corunna City Hall, 402 North Shiawassee Street, Corunna, MI 48817.
Pursuant to Act 200 of the Public Acts of 1969, § 4
thereof, charges the highway authority with the responsibility to
issue driveway permits consistent with the rules promulgated by the
highway authority for public safety and in the public interest.
The property owner or his agent shall maintain all driveways
and improvements set forth in the permit.
When the type of volume of traffic using an existing driveway
changes, because of a change in land use or roadside development to
a more intensified classification requiring a redesign to a higher
design standard, the owner, organization, or person responsible for
operation of the driveway may be required to obtain and correct the
driveway or driveways to the standard contained in these rules.
In the event of a failure to comply with the terms and conditions
of any permit issued in accordance with these rules or failure to
obtain an appropriate permit, the Department of Public Works shall
have the right to halt such activity until such time that adequate
compliance is made. All costs incurred by the City in correcting the
following:
[Amended 8-1-2011 by Ord.
No. 2011-03]
Definition. All driveways for the purpose of serving the residents
of a single- or two-family dwelling shall be deemed to be a residential
driveway.
Design features. No portion of the driveway entrance within
the street or highway right-of-way shall have a grade greater than
10% (one foot vertical in 10 feet horizontal).
All drives shall enter perpendicular to the existing street
or highway.
Typical driveway design features, including geometric, can be
found in the appendix. The property owner shall follow these standards
unless the Department of Public Works gives approval to do otherwise.
[Amended 8-1-2011 by Ord.
No. 2011-03]
The Department of Public Works or its agents shall determine
whether or not a culvert is required and, if required, the size (diameter)
and length of the culvert. The property owner shall furnish, install
and maintain the culvert so determined including clearing of dirt,
debris or other obstructions that may occur over time.
All culvert pipes used shall be of adequate size to carry the
anticipated natural flow of the ditch. The culvert size shall be determined
by the Department of Public Works. The standard for minimum diameter
size shall be 15 inches or larger. A diameter variance may be allowed
as determined by the Department of Public Works. In no case shall
a diameter less than 12 inches be allowed.
The minimum length of culvert may be determined as the width
of the approach over the culvert plus the fore slopes on each side
of the approach to the ditch bottom. The maximum fore slope is one
on three. Minimum length of culvert allowed shall be not less than
30 feet in length. Example: If the ditch is three feet deep, the slope
must travel three feet horizontal before it travels one foot vertical
(three-foot depth by three-foot horizontal equals nine feet of slope
on each side of drive approach).
Culverts shall be installed in line with and on the same grade
as the road ditch. Notwithstanding, the Department of Public Works
may require that the applicant regrade the ditch at his or her expense
in order to provide adequate cover over the culvert. The cover, or
depth of material over the culvert, should be equal to or greater
than the diameter of the pipe.
All culverts shall be N-12 dual wall plastic or corrugated metal
pipe of the proper gauge corresponding to its diameter, as shown below.
Alternate materials may be used as specified on this page.
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Diameter
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Gauge No.
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15" - 24"
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16
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30" - 36"
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14
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42" - 54"
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12
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60" - 72"
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10
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Other work, such as extending, tiling or filling of ditch will
not be allowed without a separate permit from the Department of Public
Works.
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Use of alternate materials. Department of public works standards
allow the use of corrugated metal or dual wall (N-12) plastic culvert
for drainage under driveways. Alternate materials may be used, but
applicant must obtain separate approval from the Department of Public
Works. A signed application to construct a driveway is not an approval
to use such material.
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All alternate material will be visually inspected and approved
by a Department of Public Works representative before placement to
ensure its strength and quality.
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For example, if concrete pipe is to be used, it must have no
visible defects, be free of all voids and cracks, and the bell and
spigot end must not be damaged in any way.
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Location. A residential driveway approach shall be located to
provide adequate sight distance for exiting and entering movements
(see sight distance section). The Department of Public Works reserves
the right to reject a location that is not in the best interest of
public safety.
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All portions of a residential driveway, including the radii,
shall be located entirely within the owner's property lines extended
at right angles to the centerline of the road. This requirement does
not apply to joint driveways (see below).
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No portion of a residential driveway, including the radii, shall
be located closer than 50 feet to the nearest right-of-way line of
an intersecting street, or 15 feet from the edge of the driveway surface
to the nearest adjoining property line.
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No portion of two residential driveways serving the same property,
including the radii, shall be located closer than 50 feet, measured
parallel to the centerline of the road.
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Number of driveways. One driveway is allowed for residential
property, held in one piece, with frontage less than or equal to 100
feet. One additional residential driveway may be permitted for each
70 feet of frontage in excess of the first 100 feet of frontage.
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Two residential driveways may be permitted, in lieu of the above
requirement, to serve a circle driveway if the frontage of the property
is 100 feet or more.
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Joint driveway (common driveway). When both property owners
abutting a common property line agree, they may construct a joint
residential driveway, which shall have a minimum width of 20 feet
and a maximum width of 30 feet. A joint driveway shall be for two
homes and cannot provide access to any additional homes or future
building lots. Joint driveways must be approved by the City zoning
department.
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[Amended 8-1-2011 by Ord.
No. 2011-03]
To provide adequate vision when entering and exiting all drives
that adjoin public streets, a two-step process is required. The first
is known as a sight distance requirement. The second is known as a
clear vision requirement. All drives must pass these requirements
to gain permit approval. These requirements are explained in detail
as follows:
Sight distance is determined by looking in each direction from
the driveway centerline with an eye height of 3 1/2 feet and
never losing sight of an object at the height of 4 1/4 feet for
a specified distance. These distances are determined according to
the posted regulatory speed limit (see figure 1). All measurements
shall be taken from existing roadway surface.
Clear vision is determined by looking in each direction from
the driveway centerline with an eye height of 3 1/2 feet above
road surface, 10 feet from edge of traveled street on gravels, and
15 feet on paved roads, for a specific distance. All obstructions
within this area shall be removed. Permission to remove obstructions,
including trees, on adjoining property must be obtained by applicant
from the property owner. Applicant must maintain clear vision area
in perpetuity.
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Figure 1
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Speed Limit
(mph)
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Standard
(feet)
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Minimum Allowed
(feet)
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30 or below
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200
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200
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35
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250
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225
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40
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325
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275
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45
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400
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325
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50
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475
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400
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55
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550
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450
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In the absence of a posted regulatory speed limit, the basic
speed law i.e., and maximum (55 mph) shall prevail.
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[Amended 8-1-2011 by Ord.
No. 2011-03]
(a)
Prohibited deposits of dirt, debris or other obstructions. Property
owners shall deposit dirt, debris or other obstructions from their
driveway culvert within their own property. No person shall shovel
or push by means of a plow or otherwise cause to be placed or deposited
within any ditch or gutter in any public street any dirt, debris or
other obstructions removed by him/her, or under his/her direction,
from any private property or from any public property abutting any
private property owned or occupied by him/her without first obtaining
a permit to do so. The existence of any deposit dirt, debris or other
obstructions deposited by artificial means within any ditch or gutter
in any public street shall be prima facie evidence that the occupant
of the abutting property closest thereto placed or deposited the dirt,
debris or other obstructions there.
(b)
Duty of owner to clear culverts and storm sewer catch basins. The
owner of the property abutting any culvert or storm sewer catch basin
shall clear and clean dirt, debris or other obstructions of all kinds
within 24 hours of the accumulation or placement of dirt, debris or
other obstructions. If the owner fails to remove such dirt, debris
or other obstructions within the time limited in this division for
the removal of the same, the City may, given 24 hours' warning notice,
remove or contract for the removal of such dirt, debris or other obstructions.
Said warning notice may be either presented to the occupant of the
premises or posted on the premises. The cost of removal shall be assessed
against the owner of the property.
(c)
Clearing by City upon failure of owner to comply. If any person shall fail to comply with the provisions of Subsection (b) by the specified time, the Superintendent of Public Works shall, cause all such dirt, debris or other obstructions to be removed from culverts and storm sewer catch basins of the person not complying with the provisions of this article. The Superintendent of Public Works shall keep an accurate account of all expenses incurred with respect to each parcel of land entered upon in carrying out the provisions of this article and shall make a sworn statement of the account and present it to the City Clerk/Treasurer.
(d)
Collection of costs from owner. Report of dirt, debris or other obstruction
removals shall be made promptly to the City Clerk/Treasurer by the
Superintendent of Public Works, setting forth the names of the owner
of each lot or parcel of which dirt, debris or other obstructions
has been removed, together with the expense thereof. Upon receiving
such report, the City Clerk/Treasurer shall give notice of such expense
to the owner of the premises and demand payment thereof to include
an additional $300 to cover the costs of publication, overhead and
other expenses to the City Clerk/Treasurer within 35 days. Such notice
shall be given by first class mail sent to the last known address
of the owner (as shown on the assessment roll of the City) or by publication.
Where payment is not made within such time limit the City Clerk/Treasurer
shall spread such amounts charged against the several persons or descriptions
of real property chargeable therewith on the next tax roll for the
collection of City taxes. The special assessment is subject to review
after proper notice has been given as in all other cases of special
assessments provided for by law. When confirmed, the assessment shall
be a lien upon the lot, lots or premises the same as other special
assessments, and the Council shall order the City Clerk/Treasurer
of the City to spread the amount, together with the penalty, upon
the roll as a special assessment upon the lot, lots or premises. The
assessment shall be collected in the same manner as other City taxes.
(e)
Notice of requirements. The City Clerk/Treasurer shall on or before
January 1 of each year give notice of requirements and provisions
of this article by publishing a notice once a week for two successive
weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the City.
