HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-78-03CHAPTER NO. ' :' ' '
AN ORDINANCE, AMENDING CHAPTER, 7 ,OF THE
ORDINANCES 'OF T~E..C, IT¥ OF SEBASTIAN,. FLORIDA,
KN,0~N, AS. THE BU~ILD, IN.G ORDINANCE
WHE.REAS,' the City ,Council 'of the 'City. of Sebastian, Florida,
is deSirous of providing for and maintaining adeqUate. :drainage.
~i,thin ~the. '.City,. of Seb,~stia. n:,, .and
~SLE. REAS,' .the. '.City CoUncil 'of the 'City. of Sebastian has the
henef~'.t of a report from the 'building inspector regarding the'
drainage ;of s.t'reet, s: bY means 'of swale' ditcheS,' .and
.~HE, REAS, ,the, City`. ,Council 'of the City, of Sebastian deems
it :in the. best public inte~rest ~to protect proper, drainage of its
s,treets and public, roads;'
NO~,~ THeRE.FORE, BE IT 'ORDAINE,D. BY THE 'CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY' OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA, as 'follows :'
1. It 'shall; be 'unla~f.ul to obstruct .the natural flow
water or drainage '.of water, by,' a~mean~,:--i-nc,l.~i~ constr'.uction,
exc'avati~on or fill Qf 'land.
2. All' driveways 'leading 'from publi'c roadways 'over. a swale
ditch~ .that w.'~ll' 'accept a drainage pipe or formed concrete :drain
that .i.s not less 'than 96 sq.. inches will have a drain.
At 'no time ~ill 'a drain be .leSs :than 8" high '.or opening
less 'than 12, in, width or ,le'S~s than ~the. specified 96 sq.i inch '.
opening.
Any' ,formed concrete drain shall; be: '.reinforced with .
6x6x10 wilre 'mesli '.and ska~ll· have 'a minimum of 6" of concrete 'on top
and, not leS~s 'than 4, thick Supporting walls.'
The 'preferred construotion is as :per sketch:.
Ail o%he'r, driveways 'tka.t '.lead ·from publi'c roadways
over a swale ditek 'th~.t does ~not permit ,the. ··aboVe. sq., inoh '.
drains, ge '.speCifications shall be'. Constructed to'. permit free flow
of water, at, '.swale' ifor base ~draina,ge PurposeS .'
3.'· All 'ord~'nance~,i ,or parts 'of ordi,nanceS,~ in ,conflict .
her.e~iltk ',or 'inc'onaiste~t .wiltk, '.tke Provisions of this ~ordinance,
are, '.h~r.eby. repealed.
4 .'~ Tkfs, ordinance .sh~ll become ,effective immediately
upon .its passage.·
ATTEST:
Pat FlOOd, Jz~. , iMayor
I HEREBY' CERTIFY tkat NO. tice ',of P.ubli'c Hearing of the..
foregoing Ordina~nce 'Was, given .in accordance, with '.Chlapte,r 166.04,1
of th~ 'Florida StatuteS,'thatsaidpublic hearing was 'hei,d in
the.City Hall' of the ',Cit~ of Sebaatian, Florida, at ',. ,~
o'clOck'P,M, on' '~~,: ~ · , ~ ,, and that ,the fore- ,
,go~ng, Ordinance,'~aa duly passed and, adopted by, the'City ,CoUncil
of tke'c~ty ,of sebastian,,!Florida, .on ,the"~day of
19'78.
· .~, clerk.