HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrdinances-1997-216 CITY OF TIFFIN ORDINANCE NO . 1997 - 216
AN ORDINANCE ENACTING A MUNICIPAL CULVERT POLICY FOR THE
INSTALLATION OF A NEW CULVERT OR REPLACEMENT OF AN EXISTING
CULVERT WITHIN THE CITY OF TIFFIN
WHEREAS, the City of Tiffin has determined that at is
necessary to establish a policy for the installation Of any
new culverts or the replacement of any culverts within its
municipal boundaries .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF TIFFIN, IOWA:
Section I . Application: Tiffin property :owners
must apply, in writing, for permission to install any new
culverts or replace any existing culverts . Said
application must be accompanied by a drawing that 'shows :
the proposed new or replacement ;culvert' s dimensions,
including diameter and length; its location to any affected
property lines; its location to the edge of any street
pavements; and any other information the City Engineer or
Public Work' s Director may request . Applications submitted
without said drawing will be automatidally denied.
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Section III . Requirements : All new and replacement
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culverts : i
1 . Must have a minimum diameter ,of 12 inches
2 . Must be constructed of either 2000D strength
reinforced concrete pipe (RCP) or 10 l gauge
corrugated metal pipe (CMP) .
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Section -II . Approval . All applications for new or
replacement culverts will be either approved or denied, in
writing, ly: the City Engineer. The City Engineer shall have
the right to request a larger diameter culvert, a longer
culvert, or any variations in the proposed bury depth,
cover material, or alignment of culverts .
Section V. Installation Notification: The Public
Works Director must be notified, 24 hours in advance of any
installation of a culvert. The Public Works Director may,
at his/her discretion, determine if an on-site inspection
will be required.
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' Section III . Violations . If a culvert is replaced
or installed without approval, found to be constructed of
any unapproved material, or fails to meet any request of
the City Engineer, it shall be removed by the city. The
costs incurred by the city to remove any culvert shall be
assessed to the property owner who is determined by the
city to be in violation of said ordinance .
Section IV. Liability: No city personnel,
including the City Engineer or Public Works Director, will
install or replace any culvert on private property. The
city will not be responsible for the procurement of any
contractors or suppliers . Property owners will be liable
for any damages to ditches, street surfaces, sidewalks,
municipal utilities, private utilities , and neighboring
properties .
On the 9th day of July 1997 , at a
regular/special meeting of the Tiffin City Council, Tiffin,
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Iowa, Councilperson Brown introduced
1997-216
Ordinance No. , and moved that it be given its
first reading. The motion was seconded by Councilperson
Barh1
Brown, Gericke, Bartels, Kern and Walls
Ayes :
None
Nays
Five members of the council being present and having voted
"Aye" , Mayor Glenn R. Potter declared the motion carried,
and Ordinance No. 1997-216 , was read the first time and
discussed and placed on record.
Thereupon, it was moved by Councilperson
rPricke and seconded by Councilperson
Brown that the laws and rules providing
that ordinances be considered and voted on for passage at
two council meetings prior:Itto the meeting at which it is to
be finally passed be suspended and dispensed with and that
Ordinance No. 1997-216 be placed on its last reading.
Ayes : Walls, Kern, Brown, Bartels and Gericke
None
Nays :
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Five members of the council being present and having voted
"Aye" , Mayor Glenn R. Potter declared the motion carried,
and Ordinance No. 1997-216 , was then placed on its last
reading and was read the last time.
Thereupon, it was moved by Councilperson
Brown and seconded by Councilperson
Bartels that Ordinance No. 1997-216 be
placed upon its final passage and adopted.
Ayes : Walls, Bartels, Gericke, Brown and Kern
None
Nays :
Fivemembers of the council being present and having voted
"Aye" , Mayor Glenn R. Potter declared the motion carried,
and the ordinance was passed and adopted.
Whereupon the mayor declared that Ordinance
No. 1997-216 be adopted and signified his approval
of same by fixing his signature thereto.
Passed by the council on the 9th day of July
1997, and approved by the mayor on the 9th day of
July 1997 .
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GLENN R. POTTER, Mayor
ATTEST: 1
ERG. a B. R , City Clerk
I, Clerk of the City of Tiffin, ' Iowa, state that an
ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE ENACTING A MUNICIPAL
CULVERT POLICY FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW CULVERT OR
REPLACEMENT OF AN EXISTING CULVERT WITHIN THE CITY OF
TIFFIN and known as No. 1997-216 was duly passed by the
council on the 9th day of July , 1997, and signed
by the mayor on the 9th . day of ' July 1997,
and published on the 17th day of July 19;97, by
posting copies thereof in three public places within the
limits of the City of Tiffin, Iowa. Posted at Tiff ' - post
Office, Flansburg Hardware and Mo gan' s Servic
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