No person shall commence the piping or filling of all or any part of any drainage ditch located adjacent to a public roadway, including that portion of a drainage ditch that traverses a driveway, unless such person has first applied for, in writing, and been issued a permit by the Village Engineer. The aforesaid application shall be accompanied by the payment of a permit fee of one dollar ($1.00) per foot of ditch to be piped or filled.
(Ord. 77-6-8. Passed 6-21-77.)