(a) A residential property owner of the City may contact the Department of Public Service should the property owner wish to have the front footage storm drainage ditch upgraded, subject to the approval of the Director of Engineering. The Director of Public Service shall schedule the order in which the upgrades are completed and his determination shall be final. The Director of Engineering may declare certain areas and/or individual properties of the City ineligible for this program.
(b) Upgrading of the front footage of the storm drainage ditch shall include the installation of a twelve inch in diameter plastic pipe and catch basin. A pipe greater than twelve inches in diameter may be installed if determined necessary by the Director of Engineering.
(c) The plastic pipe will be connected to the storm water outlet and all hookups for the residential structure. (Ord. 1998-103. Passed 4-16-98.)
(d) The costs to the property owner for such upgrading to be performed by the City or its agents as described in subsections (a) to (c) hereof shall be fifteen dollars ($15.00) per lineal foot of lot frontage as determined by the Cuyahoga County Tax Map. No project may commence after January 1, 2014, unless Council authorizes the continuation of this program for up to an additional three years after consideration of the amount to charge property owners in light of changes in construction costs and the historical and projected net costs of the program to the City.
(Ord. 2011-5. Passed 1-6-11.)
(e) Prior to the start of any individual upgrade, the property owner shall be notified of the total cost which he/she will be responsible for and a copy of such notice signed by the property owner and acknowledging his/her agreement to pay within the terms of this section must be received by the Director of Finance. Property owners must pay the costs as described in subsection (d) hereof in one lump sum within sixty days of receiving a notice of completion of the job from the City. Payments shall be made to the Finance Department.
(Ord. 1998-103. Passed 4-16-98.)
(f) Should a property owner fail to pay the sums as set forth hereinabove and as agreed to by the property owner prior to the commencement of action under this section, the Director of Finance shall be authorized without further ordinance, resolution or action of Council to enter a lien upon the tax duplicate against the lots or lands effected by the improvements as set forth herein and shall certify to the County Auditor for recording such lien in the following manner:
(1) The cost of the improvement shall be divided into eight semi-annual payments and paid with the tax payments collected on said schedule.
(2) The Director of Finance shall add to the amount due interest at a rate corresponding to the cost of City funds as projected over the time period for the assessment, but in no event shall the interest rate be less than three percent (3%) per annum or more than twelve percent (12%) per annum.
(Ord. 2001-4. Passed 3-1-01.)
(g) Whoever violates any provisions of this section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) per day and each day’s violation shall constitute a separate offense. Nothing herein shall prevent the City from taking such other lawful action as is necessary to prevent or remedy a violation. (Ord. 1998-103. Passed 4-16-98.)