(A) Required installation. Wherever any driveway, service way, private road, or access is established, made, improved, or installed which intersects, crosses, or joins upon any public road maintained by the city, and by virtue of such intersection, crossing, or joining the passage or flow of water adjacent to the public road is or would be dammed, slowed, altered, or in any way interfered with, a culvert shall be installed in conjunction with and coordinate with the construction, establishment, improvement, or installation of any such driveway, service way, private road, or access. All such culverts shall be installed in conformance with the specifications established by this section.
(B) Minimum requirements.
(1) Permitted materials. All culverts shall:
(a) Be constructed of new, corrugated galvanized steel pipe of at least 16-gauge thickness, unless the City Engineer approves in writing the use and specifications of plastic pipe; and
(b) Have a diameter sufficient to allow unrestricted flow or drainage of all surface waters. The minimum diameter for such pipe shall be 15 inches and the maximum length shall be 32 feet, unless written authorization to vary is received from the City Engineer.
(2) Flared ends. All culverts shall have flared ends.
(3) 4 to 1 slope. A 4 to 1 slope shall be maintained around all culverts installed pursuant to this section.
(C) Permit required. Prior to the installation of any culvert pursuant to this section, a permit for the installation shall be obtained from the city. The cost for a permit shall be as set by the Council of the city from time to time. The City Building Official shall inspect the installation of all such culverts to ensure compliance with the requirements of this section.
(D) Enforcement.
(1) Criminal. Any person violating any provision of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable according to law.
(2) Civil. In addition to any other penalty herein provided, the city shall have the right to seek the order of any court of competent jurisdiction ordering the installation of any culvert required by the provisions of this chapter. In addition, the city shall have the right to recover actual monetary damages incurred as the proximate result of any violation of this section, or the enforcement by the city of this section, including the city’s costs and disbursements and reasonable attorney fees.
(Ord. 105, passed 6-10-97) Penalty, see § 10.99