HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-87-16ORDINANCE NO. ~
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEBASTIAN, FLORIDA,
AMENDING SECTION 20A-5.17 OF THE SEBASTIAN LAND
DEVELOPMENT CODE AND THEREBY ADDING SPECIFIED LOT
SLOPING REQUIREMENTS OF RESIDENTIAL LOTS; PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
SECTION I
That Section 20A-5.17 of the City of Sebastian Land Development
Code, now reading as follows:
"Sec. 20A-5.17. Land excavation or fill.
No land fill or excavation which redirects and/or increases
or reduces off-site natural drainage or runoff from a site
shall be undertaken without prior approval by the city engineer
in order to assure that no adverse impacts will occur on ad-
jacent lands and to assure appropriate restoration."
IS HEREBY AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
"Sec. 20A-5.17. Land Excavation or Fill.
A. No land fill or excavation which redirects or increases
off-site natural drainage or runoff of water from a site
shall be undertaken without the prior written approval of
the City Engineer and the Director of Public Works.
B. During the land fill of all residential lots where
there is either one or more side drainage ditches or swales,
or rear drainage ditch or swale, or any combination thereof,
on such lot, the fill on the lot shall be sloped and con-
toured to properly direct the surface water to the drainage
ditches or swales. Swales in the front of the lot shall also
be shaped to prevent standing of water therein. Where any
drain pipe is laid under a driveway or similar installation,
the final grade of the fill with sod overlay shall be at least
two inches below the invert of the ends of the pipe so that
the sod does not obtructs the flow of water from the pipe.
C. It shall be the continuing responsibility of any owner
of the lot to maintain such swales, ditches, and pipes to
maintain the proper flow of surface water."
SECTION II
Co~-]nc il.
City Clerk
This Ordinance shall be effective upon final passage by the City
CITY OF SEP~AS~, FLORIDA
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that this Ordinance was p~ssed by the City Council
of the City of Sebastian on the /~ day of ~ ,1987 and that
notice of public hearing was publiched in the Veto Beach Press Journal,
a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Sebastian, as required
by Section 166.041, Florida Statutes.
Kat~yn~ M. Benjamin
Cit~Clerk ~