(A) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to access for any purpose, any road, street, highway or alley in the county highway system without first constructing an appropriate access to such roadway in conformance with the provisions of this chapter.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to construct an entrance, driveway, approach or mailbox approach which connects to any road, street, highway or alley in the county highway system without first making application for a permit and receiving said permit to construct such entrance, driveway, approach or mailbox approach. No construction on the county right-of-way shall commence prior to the receipt of the approved permit.
(C) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to fill any drain or ditch which is located within the county right-of-way without first filing with the County Highway Department an application for and receiving a permit for such work.
(D) The provisions of this chapter pertaining to the permit fee shall not apply to work being done by any city, town, municipal corporation or any county, or by any agency of the state, provided that such entities shall comply with all other applicable provisions of this chapter.
(E) This chapter applies only to that portion of any driveway or access or drainage modification which is within the county right-of-way.
(F) Any access or drainage modification in use on the date of adoption of this chapter is exempt from the provisions and will remain exempt until such time as there is a modification to the use of the access or drainage modification or until such time as the use of the adjoining property changes or until such time as an improvement is made to the adjoining property which requires the acquisition of a building permit.
(Ord. 1998-5, passed 7-20-1998) Penalty, see § 94.99