For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
COSTS. The cost for the County Highway Department to perform the excavation and to provide any necessary stone or dirt for the driveway or field access being installed. COSTS shall not be fixed, as they are determined by market values at the time the County Highway Department provides its services.
DRIVEWAY ACCESS. Any existing access point from a public road in the county that allows egress and ingress to a property for residential purposes.
FIELD ACCESS. Any access point from a public road in the county that allows egress and ingress to a property for agricultural purposes.
LANDSCAPING. The vegetative growth on private property that has been planted or installed to enhance the visual and aesthetic appearance of the property, and it shall also mean any ornamental objects, auxiliary drainage pipes, tile, or other conduits that have been located on private property to enhance the visual and aesthetic appearance and/or drainage of the property.
NEW CONSTRUCTION DRIVEWAYS. A new access required on public roadway to permit access therefrom onto private property in which new improvements are to be made, constructed, or erected upon said private property.
NON-COMPLIANCE. A driveway access that is not compliant with this subchapter or other ordinances of the county that regulate driveway access and public safety, and it shall also mean a landowner’s failure to comply with the terms of the permit issued by the County Highway Department for new construction driveways, driveway access, field access, and/or pipe installation.
PERMIT FEES. The fee charged by the County Highway Department to process requests for new tile and drainage installed across the public roadways of the county. The PERMIT FEES shall be $320 for installations across gravel public roadways and $520 for installations across chip and seal or paved public roadways. PERMIT FEES may be increased annually by the County Highway Department upon approval by the County Commissioners.
PIPE INSTALLATION. An installation of any pipe or tile under public roads located in the county that allow for water drainage to occur.
(Ord. 2017-16, passed 11-7-2017)