(A) All premises on which new improvements requiring a building permit are constructed of a value exceeding $5,000 on or after the effective date of this subchapter shall have installed a culvert of sufficient size and in such location at or near the property line abutting any public right-of-way or dedicated street under any right-of-way, ramp, pathway, or other means of ingress or egress to said premises for the purpose of permitting drainage of water or other liquid substance by the drainage system.
(B) The owner shall submit tentative plans of the proposed culvert to the city at the time of submitting an application for a building permit. The culvert plans shall be reviewed by the city for the purpose of determining whether or not the proposed culvert is of sufficient size, placement, and location for the purpose of permitting drainage of water or other liquid substance along or adjacent to the owner’s property line and consistent with the city drainage system then in existence or consistent with its drainage plan. At the time of submitting the culvert plans to the city for review, the owner shall pay such culvert review deposit as set and established by the City Council by resolution, which may be amended from time to time in such amount as is sufficient to reimburse city for the inspection, administrative, and engineering costs. No building permit shall be issued until such time as the culvert plans have been reviewed and approved by the city and the culvert review deposit has been paid in full.
(C) The culvert review deposit shall be paid to the City Recorder at the time of submission of the culvert plan. The monies shall be held by the city until such time as the culvert plan has been approved and the culvert installed and inspected. Thereafter, the City Recorder shall refund to the owner the deposit monies, less such amount incurred for administration, inspection, and engineering costs.
(D) The owner shall cause the culvert to be constructed in such manner as approved by the city. Failure to construct the culvert in the manner approved by the city shall be deemed a violation of the building plans of the improvement and give cause for the Building Official to notify the owner to cease work on the building until such time as the culvert is constructed in accordance with the plans approved by the city. As an additional remedy, violation of this subchapter shall be deemed an infraction and shall be subject to enforcement consistent with the manner for enforcement of other city ordinances.
(E) The owner of the premises shall be responsible for the construction and installation of said culvert, and shall be responsible for the cost thereof.
OWNER shall be defined as a vendee under a recorded land contract, or if there is no such contract, the holder of the record title, which vendee or holder has a present interest equal to or greater than a life estate.
(Ord. 61, passed 1-7-1980; Ord. 197, passed 10-18-1993)