(a) Any resident or owner wishing to plant or establish any type of screening or planting within any area of their property which is subject to an easement granted to or in favor of the City for drainage purposes shall submit a plan for such screening or planting to the Director of Engineering. Such plan shall be drawn to scale and contain the following details:
(1) The dimensions of the property subject to the easement;
(2) The area of the easement;
(3) The location of the proposed plantings within the easement area;
(4) The types and kinds and size of the proposed plants within the easement area.
(b) The Director of Engineering shall review the plans and may request review of the plans by any other department of the City. The Director of Engineering after such review may approve or reject the plans in whole or in part and thereafter shall issue a permit for the plantings and/or screening as he approves. (Ord. 1994-132. Passed 6-2-94.)
(c) The fee for such permit shall be five dollars ($5.00) payable to the City and delivered to the Director of Engineering. The Director of Engineering shall record said permits. The filing fee for recording the same shall be paid by the owner or resident to whom the permit is issued.
(Ord. 1994-149. Passed 7-7-94.)
(d) Any person found responsible for placement of plantings of any type within an area of property subject to an easement to or in favor of the City for drainage purposes without a permit as described herein shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each individual item planted.
(e) The City shall not be responsible to repair or replace any screening or planting placed within an area subject to an easement for drainage purposes whether planted or erected pursuant to this section or otherwise if the removal of the same is necessary by the City or its agent for the cleaning or reconstruction of the drainage ditch.
(Ord. 1979-186. Passed 12-6-79.)