HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-83-06AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SEC. 23-16(5) (a), THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES RELATING TO MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR
CONSTRUCTION OF RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAYS; AMENDING
SEC. 7-78 RELATING TO DRAINS UNDER DRIVEWAYS;
STATING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA,
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I.
That Section 23-16($) (a) of the Code of Ordinances, City of
Sebastian, Florida, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 23-16. Minimum standards for construction of driveways.
Minimum standards for the construction, alteration or repair of
driveways shall be:
(5) (a) "All residential driveways shall be surfaced
with concrete, pea gravel, shell or any other com-
parable material approved by the Building Official
and shall be properly graded. A swale drainage
pipe with a minimum size of 12" diameter or greater
if deemed necessary by the City Engineer shall be
installed under the driveway at the proper elevation
established by the approved GDC drainage plans and/or
as established by the City Engineer. The minimum
length of the drainage pipe shall be the width of
the driveway plus enough length on each side of the
driveway to provide for a three horizontal to one
vertical slope from the top of the driveway surface
to the bottom of' the drainage pipe unless a headwall
is used as approved by the Building Official. No
drainage facility for swale drainage in conjunction
with a driveway other than the properly sized pipe
will be permitted."
SECTION II.
That Section 7-78 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Sebastian,
Florida, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 7-78. Drains under driveways for swale ditches
"All driveways leading from public roadways over a swale
ditch shall be provided with a swale drainage pipe with
a minimum size of 12" diameter or greater if deemed neces-
sary by the City Engineer. The pipe shall be installed
under the driveway at the proper elevation established by
the approved GDO drainage plans and/or as established by
the City Engineer. The minimum length of the drainage
pipe shall be the width of the driveway plus enough length
on each side of the driveway to provide for a three hori-
zontal to one vertical slope from the top of the driveway
surface to the bottom of the drainage pipe unless a head-
wall is used a~approved by the Building Official. No
drainage facility for swale drainage in conjunction with
a driveway other than the properly sized pipe will be permitted."
SECTION III.
All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith are
specifically repealed.
SECTION IV.
This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon becoming law.
SECTION V.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or word of
this ordinance is for any reason held unconstitutional or invalid, for
any reason, such ruling shall not affect the validity or constitutionality
of any of the remaining portions of this ordinance.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was finally passed
by the City Council of the City of Sebastian, Florida, on the //~-/ day
of ~ , 1983.
Mayor, City of Sebastian
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that Notice of Public Hearing of the foregoing
Ordinance was given in accordance with Section 166.041 of the Florida
Statutes, that said public hearing was held in the City Hall of the City
of Sebastian, Florida, at ~ :~ ~ ~ , , on the ~ /~ day of ~
1983, and that the foregoing Ordinance was duly passed and adopted by the
City Council of the City of Sebastian· Florida, on the //~ day of
· 1983.
City Clerk