§ 86-71. Drainage facilities.

(a)

Individual property owners may request that they be allowed to install storm sewers within county roads or drainage easements. Such, request shall be submitted on an application for a right-of-way/easement re easement permit. The public works department shall coordinate the evaluation of each application including:

(1)

The overall drainage needs in the general area where the installation is requested as well as the specific site where the installation is requested.

(2)

The design and materials required for installations, in light of the physical characteristics of the area.

(3)

Such other factors the public works department deems material.

(b)

Based on the results of the evaluation, a permit, valid for 12 months will be issued with certain criteria, as determined by the county, for installation.

(c)

The road and bridge department is responsible for maintaining public drainage within the road right-of-way and in dedicated easements that conveys stormwater from the public right- of-ways. Public utility and drainage easements on side and rear lot lines that do not convey drainage from a public right-of-way are considered to convey private property drainage. The road and bridge department does not enter onto private property to alleviate private property drainage issues due to new or existing conditions, i.e. property erosion, mowing, vegetation removal, etc.

(Ord. No. 2006-16, § 6, 4-11-06; Ord. No. 2017-015, § 6, 7-11-17)