CHAPTER 905
Drainage
905.01   Conduits required.
905.011   Responsibility for the installation of, cleaning of, maintenance of and relocation of gutters, ditches, sewers and other drains.
905.02   Materials; approval.
905.03   Abatement of nuisance.
905.04   Obstructions.
905.05   Duty of Superintendent of Roads and Sanitation.
905.06   Tiling, piping or covering ditches.
905.07   Use of metal and/or metallic or partially metal and/or partially metallic pipe or conduit for storm water drainage.
905.08   Yard drains/drainage.
905.99   Penalty.
 
CROSS REFERENCES
Injury by improper drainage - see Ohio R.C. 305.12
Notice to fill lots, remove noxious substances - see GEN. OFF. 521.05
Drainage of surface water into sanitary sewers - see S.U. & P.S. 931.14
 
 
905.01 CONDUITS REQUIRED.
   No road, driveway, walk, bridge or other construction shall be placed or maintained that extends over or across any gutter, ditch, sewer or other drain located upon any public thoroughfare, or way within the Municipality unless an adequate conduit to insure the free passage of drainage water in and along such gutter, ditch, sewer or other drain is placed and maintained at such grade as shall be set by the City and placed in or under such road, walk, bridge, driveway or other construction so as to insure as determined by the City the free and unobstructed passage of drainage water.
(Ord. 33-84. Passed 4-24-84.)
905.011 RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE INSTALLATION OF, CLEANING OF, MAINTENANCE OF AND RELOCATION OF GUTTERS, DITCHES, SEWERS AND OTHER DRAINS.
   (a)   The initial installation of any gutter, ditch, sewer or other drain located upon any public thoroughfare or way within the City shall be the responsibility of the property owner of the property benefitted by and adjacent to such gutter, ditch, sewer or other drain subject to compliance with the instructions of, specifications set by, and grade set by the City.
   (b)   The cleaning of and/or removal of obstructions from any such gutter, ditch, sewer or other drain, once installed, shall be the responsibility of the property owner of the property benefitted by and adjacent to the gutter, ditch, sewer or other drain subject to compliance with the instructions of, specifications set by, and grade set by, the City. The maintenance, including the regrading, if necessary of any such gutter, ditch, sewer or other drain, once installed, shall be the responsibility of the City. The relocation of any such gutter, ditch, sewer or other drain, once installed, shall be the responsibility of the property owner of the property benefitted by and adjacent to the gutter, ditch, sewer or other drain subject to compliance with the instructions of, specifications set by and grade set by, the City unless such relocation is done at the request of the City, in which case the responsibility shall be that of the City. (Ord. 44-93. Passed 4-27-93.)
905.02 MATERIALS; APPROVAL.
   All conduit pipes placed in or under roadways, driveways, bridges or other constructions extending over or across any gutter, ditch, sewer or drain or along any public highway, or thoroughfare within the Municipality shall be subject to the approval of the Service Director or his representative. Such approval shall include all aspects relating to the type of conduit, and the installation of conduit, including but not limited to the material of which such conduit is constructed, the location of the conduit, the internal diameter of the conduit, and the length of the conduit.
(Ord. 56-94. Passed 6-14-94.)
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