A. Culverts Required: All entrances to any private premises which require a ditch along a public right-of-way be crossed, including those for which driveway permits are required, shall have a corrugated metal pipe culvert of a diameter and length as specified by the Superintendent of Streets or his designee; said pipe culvert to be installed at a designated depth and grade in accordance with any other directions or requirements of the Superintendent of Streets or his designee.
B. Plan For Placement: The Superintendent of Streets, upon written application, may approve, in writing, a plan for placement of culverts, driveway entrance aprons, erosion control structures, and the like, in any ditch on any Village property or right-of-way located within the Village when, in the discretion of the Superintendent of Streets, such structure, control facility, etc., is properly designed and the placement of such is in the best interests of the Village and the adjoining property owners in order to control erosion, to permit adequate access to private property, or for such other good reason as may be shown in the application submitted to the Superintendent.
C. Damage To, Obstructing:
1. It shall be unlawful for any person to injure or obstruct or place, throw, leave or cause to be placed or left any encroachment, obstruction, encumbrance, fill, or object in or upon any culvert or ditch located on property of the Village or on or adjacent to any street or alley right-of-way within the Village, or to dump leaves, rock, gravel, trash, soil or other materials into any other culvert or ditch located on any property of the Village or in any street or alley right-of-way located within the Village.
2. Any person who shall place, leave or cause to be left any encroachment, obstruction or encumbrance in or upon any culvert or ditch located on property of the Village or on or adjacent to any street or alley right-of-way within the Village, or any person who shall injure or obstruct any culvert or ditch, as aforesaid, or any person who shall dump leaves, rock, gravel, trash, soil or other materials into any culvert or ditch, as aforesaid, shall, in all cases, be liable to the Village and to private persons for all injury or damage arising therefrom. (2016 Code)
3. Displacement or movement of rock, gravel, soil, turf or other materials caused by routine snow plowing by Village employees is exempt from this section. (Ord. 1313, 6-5-2018)