A. It shall be the duty of the village to maintain all residential storm ditch facilities located within public rights of way or within public easements in their original condition to ensure proper drainage.
B. Pursuant to the subsequent provisions of this chapter, it shall be the duty of every property owner and lessee of property in the village with a storm ditch facility located abutting his property, that has altered or who alters in the future the original condition of such ditch, to maintain the storm ditch so that the drainage capacity remains equal to or greater than the maximum capacity that the ditch could previously handle. (Ord. 75-10, 3-24-1975)