HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973-19 - Regulations Regarding Installation and Construction of CulvertsBILL NO. .3
ORDINANCE N0. ~3 ,~
AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE AND PRESCRIBE RULES RELATING TO THE
INSTALLATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF CULVERTS UPON THE PUBLIC
RIGHT OF WAY AND FIXING CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION
THEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF
RIVERSIDE, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, partner-
ship or corporation to initiate or perform any work for the
installation of culverts upon the right of way of any public
street, public highway or public sidewalk unless there shall
be first obtained a permit from the City for its installation.
Section 2. No person shall permit, cause or keep any
culvert within the City limits unless the same be f_unctionable
for the passage of water.
Section 3. A culvert is deemed not functionable when it
will not prevent the passage of 50g of its maximum volume based
on nominal pipe diameter.
Section 4. Any violation of this ordinance shall be
punishable by a fine not exceeding $500.00 or by imprisonment
not exceeding three (3) months or by both, a fine and
imprisonment together with the cost of the suit. Each day's
violation of a~ay of the provisions of this ordinance shall
constitute a separate offense. The City may proceed to enjoin
any work from going forward in violation of this ordinance in
addition to any and all other remedies which the City may have.
Section 5. The form of the application for permit for
installation of culvert shall be substantially as follows:
APPLICATION FOR PERMIT FOR INSTALLATION OF CULVERT
Date
(name of applicant) (address of applicant)
hereby makes application to the City Clerk of Riverside,
Missouri f_or a permit authorizing the construction of
a culvert at
The applicant expressly agrees that the culvert
may be removed by the city at any time that the said
applicant shall fail to keep the same clean and main-
tained in a good condition.
The applicant shall restore any damage to real or
personal property, damaged or altered by said work to
its pre-existing condition including specifically but
not by way of limitation all streets and sidewalks.
The applicant further agrees to keep the culvert clean
and maintain the same in a good condition.' Applicant
agrees that the City shall have the right to supervise
and police and inspect said culvert project during all
construction phases and the City shall further have
the right to inspect said culvert for cleaniness and
functionability and if found by the City to be in a
less than satisfactory condition the city shall have
the right to restore said culvert to a satisfactory
condition at the applicent's expense.
The applicant agrees that the culvert may be
removed by the City at any time without liability
to the City when the same may be necessary father
street improvement or maintenance or at any
time that the same may be reasonably necessary.
At all times when any work is being constructed
the applicant will display warning signs, barricade
lights and flares as described in the Manual on Uniform
Traffic Control and Devices.
Applicant agrees to perform all work expediently
and in a workmanlike manner and to indemnify and hold
harmless the City, its officers and employees from
all liability, judgments, costs, expenses and clan Lure
growing out of damages or alleged damages erformance or
to any person or property arising out of p
non-performance of any work or the existence of culverts
and/or appurtenances thereto.
The applicant agrees that the City has no obligation
of maintenance of said culvert but the City may maintain
said culvert without waiver of this paragraph of this
permit.
The terms of this agreement shall be binding upon the
applicant, its heirs, devisees, legatees and assigns.
Signed licant
(app
(address
(telephone number)
Section 6. The permit shall be in substantially the form
as follows:
P E R M I T
contractor, is hereby
issued a permit for the installation and construction of
a culvert at
under the provisions of Ordinance
Date
City Clerk
Section 7. Anew Code section designed 6.10 is hereby
enacted and shall read as follows:
6.10
CULVERTS - PERMIT REQUIRED - PENALTY FOR VIOLATION
Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person,
partnership or corporation to initiate or perform any
work for the installation of culverts upon the rublic
of way o.f any public street, public highway or p ermit
sidewalk unless there shall be first obtained a p
from the City for its installation.
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Section 2. No person shall permit, cause or keep any
culvert within the City limits unless the same be
functionable for the passage of water.
Section 3. A culvert is deemed not functionable when
it will not prevent the passage of 50$ of its maximum volume
based on nominal pipe diameter.
Section 4. Any violation of this ordinance shall
be punishable by a fine not exceeding $500.00 or by
imprisonment not exceeding three (3) months or by both,
a fine and imprisonment together with the cost of the
suit. Each day's violation of any of the provisions
of this ordinance shall constitute a separate offense.
The City may proceed to enjoin any work from going
forward in violation of this ordinance in addition
to any and all other remedies which the City may have.
PASSED THIS b~/`. DAY
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
APPROVED TEiIS _~~~_ DAY OF
1973.