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SECTION 415.010: TITLE
This Chapter shall be known as the "Village of Hanley Hills Stream Buffer Protection
(R.O. 2012 §415.010; Ord. No. 948 §1, 3-18-08) Ordinance .
SECTION 415.020: FINDINGS AND PURPOSES
A. Findings. Whereas, the Board of Trustees of the Village of Hanley Hills finds tha
to streams provide numerous benefits including: t buffers adjacent
1. Protecting, restoring and maintaining the chemical, physical and biological integrity
and their water resources; g ty o f streams
2. Removing pollutants delivered in urban storm water;
3. Reducing erosion and controlling sedimentation;
4. Protecting and stabilizing stream banks;
5. Providing for infiltration of storm water runoff;
6. Maintaining base flow of streams;
7. Contributing organic matter that is a source of food and energy for the aquatic ecosystem;
8, Providing tree canopy to shade streams and promote desirable aquatic habitat; Y
9. Providing riparian wildlife habitat;
10. Furnishing scenic value and recreational opportunity;
11. Providing opportunities for the protection and restoration of greenspace.
B. Purposes. The purpose of this Chapter is to protect the public health, safety, enviro
general welfare; to minimize public and private losses due to erosion, siltation and water pollution;
and to maintain stream water qualitybynment and
provisions designed to:
1. Create buffer zones along the streams of the Village of Hanley Hills for the protection of water
resources; and
2. Minimize land development within such buffers by establishing buffer zone requirements
by requiring authorization for any such activities. (R.O. 2012 §415.020; Ord. No. 948 , 3-
18-08) § , 3
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SECTION 415.030: DEFINITIONS
As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have these prescribed meanings:
BUFFER: With respect to a stream, a natural or enhanced vegetated area (established b Section
415.050(A)(1) below) lying adjacent to the stream. y
FLOODPLAIN.• Any land area susceptible to flooding,
probability of flooding occurrence in an calendar ya based on the basin being fully develo which would have at least a oneped as
shown on the current land use plan; i.e., the regulatory flood.
IMPERVIOUS COVER: Any man-made paved, hardened or structural surface regardless of material.
Impervious cover includes, but is not limited to, rooftops, buildings, streets, roads, decks, swimming
pools and any concrete or asphalt.
LAND DEVELOPMENT: Any land change including, but not limited to, clearing,
stripping, removal of vegetation, dredging, grading, excavating, transporting and filling o b and,
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construction, paving and any other installation of impervious cover.
LAND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY.• Those actions or activities which comprise, facilitate or result
in land development.
LAND DISTURBANCE: Any land or vegetation change, including, but not limited to, clearing,
grubbing, stripping, removal of vegetation, dredging, grading, excavating, transporting and filling
of land, that do not involve construction, paving or any other installation of impervious cover.
LAND DISTURBANCE ACTIVITY. Those action or activities which comprise, facilitate or result in
land disturbance.
PARCEL: Any plot, lot or acreage shown as a unit on the latest County tax assessment records.
PERMIT.' The permit issued by the Village of Hanley Hills or St. Louis County required for
undertaking any land development activity.
PERSON: Any individual, partnership, firm, association, joint venture, public or private
corporation, trust, estate, commission, board, public or private institution, utility, cooperative, City,
County or other political subdivision of the State, any interstate body or any other legal entity,
PROTECTION AREA OR STREAM PROTECTION AREA: With respect to a stream, the combined
areas of all required buffers and setbacks applicable to such stream.
RIPARIAN: Belonging or related to the bank of a river, stream, lake, pond or impoundment.
SETBACK.. With respect to a stream, the area established by Section 415.050(A)(2) extending
beyond any buffer applicable to the stream.
STREAM: Any stream beginning at:
1. All natural watercourses depicted by a solid or dashed blue line on the most current United
States Geological Survey (U.S.G.S.) 7.5 Minute Series (Topographic) Maps for Missouri; or
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2. A point in the stream ch
annel with a drainage area of twenty-five (25) acres or more.
STREAM BANK' The sloping land that contains the stream channel and the normal flows
stream. Where no established top-of-bank can be determined
of the
high water mark" as defined by the Corps of Engineers yin Titl stream3 off the Code of Fed�
Regulation, Part 328.3. Federal
STREAM CHANNEL: The portion of a watercourse that contains the base flow of the stream,
2012 §415.030; Ord. No. 948 §3, 3-18-08) (R.O.
SECTION 415.040: APPLICABILITY
This Chapter shall apply to all land development activity on property containing a stream protection
area as defined in Section 415.030 of this Chapter. These requirements are in addition to, and do
not replace or supersede, any other applicable buffer or floodplain requirements established under
State law and approval or exemption from these requirements do not constitute approval or
exemption from buffer requirements established under State law or from other applicabl local, State
or Federal regulations.
1. Grandfather provisions. This Chapter shall not apply to the following activities:
a. Work consisting of the repair or maintenance of any lawful use of land that is zoned and
approved for such use on or before the effective date of this Chapter.
b. Existing development and ongoing land disturbance activities including, but not limited to,
existing agriculture, silviculture, landscaping, gardening and lawn maintenance, except that
new development or land disturbance activities or properties will be subject to all
applicable buffer requirements.
c. Any land development activity that is under construction, fully approved for development,
scheduled for permit approval or has been submitted for approval as of the effective date
of this Chapter.
d. Land development activity that has not been submitted for approval, but that is part of a
larger master development plan, such as for an office park or other phased development
that has been previously approved within two (2) years of the effective date of this
Chapter.
2. Exemptions. The following specific activities are exempt from this Chapter. Exemption of
these activities does not constitute an exemption for any other activity proposed on a property
a. Activities for the purpose of building one (l) of the following: y
driveway, transportation route or utility line; public water supply��e ocrossrpblic
wastewater structures or storm water outfalls; intrusions necessary to provide access to a
property; public access facilities that must be on the water including boat ramps, docks,
foot trails leading directly to the river, fishing platforms and overlooks; unpaved foot trails
and paths; activities to restore and enhance stream bank stability, vegetation, water quality
and/or aquatic habitat, so long as native vegetation and bioengineering techniques are used.
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b. Public sewer line easements. This includes such impervious
operation and maintenance of the utility, including not limited tom ismnecessary
ho esavents and
valve structures. This exemption shall not be construed as allowing the construction of
roads, bike paths or other transportation routes in such easements, regardless of paving
material, except for access for the uses specifically cited in Subsection (2)(a) above.
c. Land development activities within a right-of-way existing at the time this Chapter takes
effect or approved under the terms of this Chapter.
d. Within an easement of any utility existing at the time this Chapter takes effect or approved
under the terms of this Chapter, land disturbance activities and such impervious cover as
is necessary for the operation and maintenance of the utility, including, but not limited to,
manholes, vents and valve structures.
e. Emergency work necessary to preserve life or property. However, when emergency work
is performed under this Section, the person performing it shall report such work to the
Building Commissioner of Hanley Hills on the next business day after commencement of
the work. Within ten (10) days thereafter, the person shall apply for a permit and perform
such work within such time period as may be determined by the Building Commissioner
to be reasonably necessary to correct any impairment such emergency work may have
caused to the water conveyance capacity, stability or water quality of the protection area.
f. Forestry and silviculture activities on land that is zoned for forestry, silvicultural or
agricultural uses and are not incidental to other land development activity. If such activity
results in land disturbance in the buffer that would otherwise be prohibited, then no other
land disturbing activity other than normal forest management practices will be allowed on
the entire property for three (3) years after the end of the activities that intruded on the
buffer.
g. Any activities approved under a 404 permit issued by the Corps of Engineers and 401
water quality certification issued by the Missouri Department Natural Resources.
After the effective date of this Chapter, it shall apply to new subdividing and platting activities.
Any land development activity within a buffer established hereunder or any impervious cover
within a setback established hereunder is prohibited unless a variance is granted pursuant to
Section 415.050(B) below. (R.O. 2012 §415.040; Ord. No. 948 §4, 3-18-08)
SECTION 415.050: LAND DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS
A. Buffer And Setback Requirements. All land development activity subject to this Chapter shall meet
the following requirements;
1. For streams depicted as a solid blue line on the U.S.G.S, map, an undisturbed natural
vegetative buffer shall be maintained for fifty (50) feet, measured horizontally, on both banks
(as applicable) of the stream as measured from the top of the stream bank. For all other
streams subject to this Chapter, an undisturbed natural vegetative buffer shall be maintained for
twenty-five (25) feet, measured horizontally, on both banks (as applicable) of the stream as
measured from the top of the stream bank.
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2. An additional setback shall be maintained for twenty-five (25) feet, § 415.050
beyond the undisturbed natural vegetative buffer, in which all impervious
horizontally,
be
prohibited. Grading, filling and earthmoving shall be impervious cover shall be
minimized within the setback.
3. No septic tanks or septic tank drain fields shall be permitted within the buffer or the se
back.
B. Variance Procedures. Variances from the above buffer and setback requirements tanted
in accordance with the following provisions: eq ments may be granted
1• Where a parcel was platted prior to the effective date of this Chapter, and its shape, topography
or other existing physical condition prevents land development consistent with this Chapter,and
the Building Commissioner of the Village of Hanley Hills fords and determines that the
requirements of this Chapter prohibit the otherwise lawful use of the property by the owner,
the Board of Trustees of the Village of Hanley Hills may grant a variance from the buffer and
setback requirements hereunder,
provided such variance requires mitigation measures to offset
the effects of any proposed land development on the parcel.
2, Except as provided above, the Board of Trustees of the Village of Hanley Hills
shall
variance from any provision of this Chapter without first conducting a public hearing ontthno
e
application for variance and authorizing the variance by an affirmative vote of the Board of
Trustees. The Village of Hanley Hills shall give public notice of each such public hearing in
a newspaper of general circulation within St. Louis County. The Village of Hanley Hills shall
require that the applicant post a sign giving notice of the proposed variance and the public
hearing. The sign shall be of a size and posted in such a location on the property as to be
clearly visible from the primary adjacent road right-of-way. In addition, the applicant shall
reimburse the Village for all costs of publication.
Variances will be considered only in the following cases:
a. When a property's shape, topography or other physical conditions existing at the time of
the adoption of this Chapter prevents land development unless a buffer variance is granted.
b. Unusual circumstances when strict adherence to the minimal buffer requirements in the
Chapter would create an extreme hardship.
Variances will not be considered when, following adoption of this Chapter actions of any
property owner of a given property have created conditions of a hardship on that property.
3. At a minimum, a variance request shall include the following information:
a. A site map that includes locations of all streams, wetlands, floodplain boundaries and other
natural features, as determined by field survey;
b. A description of the shape, size, topography, slope, soils, vegetation and other physical
characteristics of the property;
c. A detailed site plan that shows the locations of all existing and proposed structures and
other impervious cover, the limits of all existing and proposed land disturbance, both
inside and outside the buffer and setback. The exact area of the buffer to be affected shall
be accurately and clearly indicated;
A fill
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d. Documentation of unusual hardship should the buffer be maintained;
e. At least one (1) alternative plan, which does not include a buffer or setback intrusion, or
an explanation of why such a site plan is not possible;
f. A calculation of the total area and length of the proposed intrusion;
g. A storm water management site plan, if applicable; and
h. Proposed mitigation, if any, for the intrusion. If no mitigation is proposed, the request
must include an explanation of why none is being proposed.
4. The following factors will be considered in determining whether to issue a variance:
a. The shape, size, topography, slope, soils, vegetation and other physical characteristics of
the property;
b. The locations of all streams on the property, including property boundaries;
c. The location and extent of the proposed buffer or setback intrusion; and
d. Whether alternative designs are possible which report intrusion or no intrusion;
e. The long-term and construction water-quality impacts of the proposed variance;
f. Whether issuance of the variance is at least as protective of natural resources and the
environment. (R.O. 2012 §415.050; Ord. No. 948 §5, 3-18-08)
SECTION 415.060: COMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER REGULATIONS AND
REQUIREMENTS
This Chapter is not intended to interfere with, abrogate or annul any other ordinance, rule or
regulation, Statute or other provision of law. The requirements of this Chapter should be considered
minimum requirements, and where any provision of this Chapter imposes restrictions different from
those imposed by any other ordinance, rule, regulation or other provision of law, whichever
provisions are more restrictive or impose higher protective standards for human health or the
environment shall be considered to take precedence. (R.O. 2012 §415.060; Ord. No. 948 §6, 3-18-
08)
SECTION 415.070: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS FOR DEVELOPMENT
ON BUFFER ZONE PROPERTIES
Any permit applications for property requiring buffers and setbacks hereunder must include the
following:
1. A site plan showing:
a. The location of all streams on the property;
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such action or inaction which is continuous with respect to time is deemed to be a public nuisance
and may be abated by injunctive or other equitable relief The imposition of any of the penalties
described below shall not prevent such equitable relief,
1. Notice of violation. If the Building Commissioner determines that an applicant or other
responsible person has failed to comply with the terms and conditions of a permit, an approved
site plan or the provisions of this Chapter, it shall issue a written notice of violation to such
applicant or other responsible person. Where a person is engaged in activity covered by this
Chapter without having first secured the appropriate permit therefore, the notice of violation
shall be served on the owner or the responsible person in charge of the activity being conducted
on the site.
The notice of violation shall contain:
a. The name and address of the owner or the applicant or the responsible person;
b. The address or other description of the site upon which the violation is occurring;
c. A statement specifying the nature of the violation;
d. A description of the remedial measures necessary to bring the action or inaction into
compliance with the permit, the approved site plan or this Chapter and the date for the
completion of such remedial action;
e. A statement of the penalty or penalties that may be assessed against the person to whom
the notice of violation is directed; and
f. A statement that the determination of violation may be appealed to the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Hanley Hills by filing a written notice of appeal with thirty (30)days after
the notice of violation (except that in the event the violation constitute an immediate danger
to public health or public safety, twenty-four (24) hours' notice shall be sufficient).
2. Penalties. In the event the remedial measures described in the notice of violation have not been
completed by the date set forth for such completion in the notice of violation, any one (1) or
more of the following actions or penalties may be taken or assessed against the person to whom
the notice of violation was directed. Before taking any of the following actions or imposing any
of the following penalties, the Building Commissioner shall first notify the applicant or other
responsible person in writing of its intended action, and shall provide a reasonable opportunity
of not less than ten (10) days (except that in the event the violation constitutes an immediate
danger to public health or public safety, twenty-four (24) hours' notice shall be sufficient) to
cure such violation. In the event the applicant or other responsible such person fails to cure
such violation after such notice and cure period, the Building Commissioner may take any one
(1) or more of the following actions or impose any one (1) or more of the following penalties.
a. Stop work order, The Building Commissioner may issue a stop work order which shall
be served on the applicant or other responsible person. The stop work order shall remain
in effect until the applicant or other responsible person has taken the remedial measures
set forth in the notice of violation or has otherwise cured the violation or violations
described therein, provided the stop work order may be withdrawn or modified to enable
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b. Limits of required stream buffers and setbacks on the property;
§ 415.100
c. Buffer zone topography with contour lines at no greater than five(5)foot contour intervals;
d. Delineation of forested and open areas in the buffer zone; and
e. Detailed plans of all proposed land development in the buffer and of all proposed
impervious cover within the setback.
2. A description of all proposed land development within the buffer and setback; and
3. Any other documentation that the Building Commissioner may reasonably deem necessary for
review of the application and to insure that the buffer zone ordinance is addressed in the
approval process.
All buffer and setback areas must be recorded on the final plat of the pro
approval. A note to reference the vegetated buffer shall state: "There shall be noci aro1ng, gradiplan
ng,
construction or disturbance of vegetation except as permitted by Stream Buffer Protection Ordinance
of the Village of Hanley Hills." (R.O, 2012 §415.070; Ord. No. 948 §7, 3-18-08)
SECTION 415.080: RESPONSIBILITY
Neither the issuance of a development permit nor compliance with the conditions thereof, nor with
the provisions of this Chapter shall relieve any person from any responsibility otherwise imposed
by law for damage to persons or property; nor shall the issuance of any permit hereunder serve to
impose any liability upon the Village of Hanley Hills, its officers or employees for injury or damage
to persons or property. (R.O. 2012 §415.080; Ord. No. 948 §8, 3-18-08)
SECTION 415.090: INSPECTION
A. The Building Commissioner may cause inspections of the work in the buffer or setback to be made
periodically during the course thereof and shall make a final inspection following completion of the
work. The permittee shall assist the Building Commissioner in making such inspections. The
Village of Hanley Hills and St. Louis County shall have the authority to conduct such investigations
as it may reasonably deem necessary to carry out its duties as prescribed in this Chapter, and for this
purpose to enter at reasonable time upon any property, public or private, for the purpose of
investigating and inspecting the sites of any land development activities within the protection area.
B. No person shall refuse entry or access to any authorized representative or agent who requests en
for purposes of inspection, and who presents appropriate credentials, nor shall any person obstruct
hamper or interfere with any such representative while in the process of carrying out official duties.
(R.O. 2012 §415.090; Ord. No. 948 §9, 3-18-08)
SECTION 415.100: VIOLATIONS, ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES
Any action or inaction which violates the provisions of this Chapter or the requirements of an
approved site plan or permit may be subject to the enforcement actions outlined in this Section. Any
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the applicant or other responsible person to take necessary remedial measures to cure such
violation or violations.
b. Withhold certificate of occupancy, The Build'
certificate of occupancy for the buildingor o Building may refuse to issue a
constructed on the site until the applicant or othcr responsible person has�ruVements constructed or being
remedial measures set forth in the notice of violation or h s otherwise cured the violations
described therein.
c• Suspension, revocation or modiftcruion of Permit. The Building Commissioner may
suspend, revoke or modify the permit authorizing the land development project. A
suspended, revoked or modifiedye
responsible person has taken the remedial measures rsetforth tated in the oticefter the ploffvviola vit or olation
has otherwise cured the violations described therein, suc bon or
reinstated (upon such conditions as the Building Commissioner may deem necessary)ssa y) be
to
enable the applicant or other responsible person to take the necessary remedial measures
to cure such violations.
d. Civil penalties. In the event the applicant or other responsible person fails to take the
remedial measures set forth in the notice of violation or otherwise fails to cure the
violations described therein within ten (10) days (or such greater period as the Building
Commissioner shall deem appropriate) (except that in the event the violation constitutes an
immediate danger to public health or public safety, twenty-four (24) hours' notice shall be
sufficient) after the Building Commissioner has taken one (1) or more of the actions
described above, the Building Commissioner may impose a penalty not to exceed one
thousand dollars ($1,000.00) (depending on the severity of the violation) for each day the
violation remains unremedied after receipt of the notice of violation.
e. Criminal penalties. For intentional and flagrant violations of this Chapter, the Building
Commissioner may issue a citation to the applicant or other responsible person requiring
such person to appear in Municipal Court to answer charges for such violation. Upon
conviction, such person shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars
($1,000.00) or imprisonment for ninety (90) days or both. Each act of violation and each
day upon which any violation shall occur shall constitute a separate offense. (R.O. 2012
§415.100; Ord. No. 948 §10, 3-18-08)
SECTION 415.110: ADMINISTRATIVE APPEAL AND JUDICIAL REVIEW
A. Administrative Appeal. Any person aggrieved by a decision or order of the Building Commissioner
may appeal in writing within thirty (30) days after the issuance such decision or order to the Board
of Trustees of the Village of Hanley Hills and all be entitled to a hearing before the Board of the
Village of Hanley Hills within thirty (30) days of receipt of the written appeal.
B. Judicial Review. Any person aggrieved by a decision or order of the Board of Trustees, after
exhausting all administrative remedies, shall have the right to appeal to the Circuit Court of St. Louis
County pursuant to Sections 536.100 to 536.140, RSMo. (R.O. 2012 §415.110; Ord. No. 948 §11,
3-18-08)
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§ 210.530 Offenses
§ 210.660
owned, operated or leased by the Federal Government or the Village, or on any private real property
owned by another without his/her consent.
SECTION 210.540: LITTERING VIA CARCASSES
A. If any person or persons shall put any dead animal, 'carcass or part thereof, the offal or any other
filth into any well, spring, brook, branch, creek, pond or lake, every person so offending shall, on
conviction thereof, be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than five hundred
dollars ($500.00).
B. If any person shall remove or cause to be removed and placed in or near any public road or
highway, or upon premises not his/her own, or in any river, stream or watercourse any dead animal,
carcass or part thereof, or other nuisance to the annoyance of the citizens of this Village, or any of
them, every person so offending shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined for every offense not less
than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), and if such nuisance
be not removed within three (3) days thereafter, it shall be deemed a second (2nd) offense against
the provisions of this Section.
SECTION 210.550: CORRUPTING OR DIVERTING WATER SUPPLY
Whoever willfully or maliciously poisons, defiles or in any way corrupts the water of a well, spring,
brook or reservoir used for domestic or municipal purposes, or whoever willfully or maliciously
diverts, dams up and holds back from its natural course and flow any spring, brook or other water
supply for domestic or municipal purposes, after said water supply shall have once been taken for
use by any person or persons, corporation, Town or City for their use, shall be adjudged guilty of
an ordinance violation and punished by a fine not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than five
hundred dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in the Village or County Jail not exceeding ninety
(90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, and shall be liable to the party injured for three
(3) times the actual damage sustained, to be recovered by suit at law.
SECTION 210.560: BURNING OF YARD WASTE OR TRASH PROHIBITED
It shall be unlawful for any person to remove or dispose of yard waste or trash by burning it or by
depositing it in any place, whether private or public property, within this Village for which such use
has not been approved by the Board of Trustees pursuant to law. (R.O. 2012 §210.205; Ord. No.
834 §1, 1-17-02)
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§ 115.104
SECTION 115.100: HEALTH AND SOLID WASTE COMMISSIONER—DUTIES
The Commissioner of Health and Solid Waste shall have general supervision of such matters as may
be determined from time to time by the Board of Trustees of this Village to be and pertain to the
health and welfare of the inhabitants of this Village; apd he/she shall promote, investigate and advise
the Board of Trustees in all matters relating to the health and solid waste of the inhabitants of this
Village. (R.O. 2012 §115.100; CC 1987 §21.240)
SECTION 115.102: PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMISSIONER
The Public Relations Commissioner in conjunction with the Chairman shall have supervision over
and be responsible for all statements and information emanating from the Village directed to or
requested by any of the news publishing media except for routine formal notices of public hearings.
The Public Relations Commissioner, together with the Chairman of the Board, shall represent the
Village at meetings of organizations in which the Village is interested and, when necessary, shall so
represent the Village in lieu of the Chairman when the Chairman is unable to be present; and, in
addition, shall make recommendations from time to time to the Board of Trustees with respect to the
continuing improvement of the relationships of the Village with the surrounding communities and
with organizations in which the Village is or should be interested. The Public Relations
Commissioner shall supervise the publication and distribution of newsletters. (R.O. 2012 §115.102;
CC 1987 §21.255)
SECTION 115.103: STREETS AND SEWERS COMMISSIONER
A. Duties. It shall be the duty of the Streets and Sewers Commissioner to inspect the streets, sewers
and public rights-of-ways in the Village and to report to the Board of Trustees and recommend
maintenance or repair work and he/she shall have the authority to declare a snow emergency in the
absence of the Public Works Commissioner.
B. Permits Issued.
1. No person shall break or dig into the surface of any street or public walkway or attempt to
break, dig or repair any street, public sewer or public walkway in the Village without first
obtaining a written permit from the Streets and Sewers Commissioner. Any person who fails
to secure a written permit from the Commissioner and who shall do any of the enumerated acts
shall be subject to a fine of one hundred dollars ($100.00) or imprisonment for one (1) year,
or both fine and imprisonment.
2. The costs of the permit to break, dig or repair any street, public sewer or public walkway shall
be one dollar ($1.00) for each job. (R.O. 2012 §115.103; CC 1987 §§21.260-21.265)
SECTION 115.104: TREE, PARK AND RECREATION COMMISSIONER
A. Duties. The Park Commissioner shall issue permits for all of Village park areas, recommend the
purchase of materials, supplies, tools and equipment and the hiring of necessary labor, subject to
approval by the Board of Trustees as to the purchase of said articles and the hiring of said labor
SECTION 115.080: PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSIONER
A• Selection,
The Board of Trustees shall select some
Commissioner who shall serve at the lea qualified individual to serve as Public Works
Commissioner
s
Commissioner shall receive such P sure of the Board of Trustees,
compensation as may be fixed by ordinance from time to marks
B. Duties. It shall be the dutywork of the Public Work Commissioner to direct, supervise and be in charge
equipment, Abject to the Board of Trustees o and quipof tees given in references to opening maintaining,
trees, lawnsa and repairing all streets, roads, alleys, sewers, drains,public places in the Village o f Hanley bridges, sidewalks, g'
inspections and the streets, alleys, Hills. The Commissioner' parkways'
and public places nsee re that the streets,
and g , sewers, drains, bridges, sidewalks parkways,
shall maken
opt in good condition and free from obstructions and defects
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Administration
which might § 115.090
g impair their free and open use by the public or result in injury to persons or property.
The Public Works Commissioner shall be head of the Public Works Department and
through the Board of Trustees or as required by the ordinances provide, erect and maintain directed
signs and traffic signs and markings. all street
C. Powers. The Public Works Commissioner shall have power in emergencies
performance of any of his/her duties until the next regular g noes to employ help in the
certify to the Board the wages agreed to be paid suchuempl�oyees for�s se uch approval an of Trustees
ay ent.
D. Attend Meetings. The Public Works Commissioner shall attend regular meetings of payment.
Trustees unless excused by the Chairman of the Board and shall also attend other the Board n
requested to do so. He/she shall monthly or as requested report in writing to the Board of Trustees
setting out the receipt and disbursements for the Road Department meetings when
shall report on the work of his/her de p rtment for the preceding period. He/she
recommendation thereon. He/she shall reportnand reconeeded
�work employment oor dismissal hof
employees of his/her department and with reference to the wages of salaries to be paid smay
b f
authorized by the Board of Trustees.
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E. Subject To Directions Of Board. The Public Works Commissioner shall perform such other
as may be required by law or ordinance as directed by the Chairman and Board of Trustees and shall
see that the directions of the Chairman and Board and all ordinances relative to s s duties
alleys, bridges, drains, parkways, trees, lawns and public places are obeyed and enorrced sewers,
2012 §115.080) (R.O.