1012.06: DRAINAGE:

A. Drainage Investigation: Before a building permit is applied for, the applicant shall submit to the public works director, for the public works director's approval, a drainage plan which shall indicate how the drainage will be handled. Once this plan is approved, no deviation will be allowed unless written approval is obtained from the public works director. Prior to the issuance of said permit, the chief code enforcement officer shall thoroughly investigate the existing drainage features for the property to be used, including an actual inspection of the property.

B. Natural Drainage: No permit shall be issued for the construction of any building if the construction or necessary grading shall obstruct any natural drainage waterway.

C. Elevation offsite: No permit shall be issued in any case where the relative elevations of the proposed building grade and the established road grade shall conflict in such a manner as to cause damage through drainage conditions.

D. Drainage Required: No permit shall be issued for the construction of a building upon ground which cannot be properly drained.

E. Waterways: Where application is made for a building permit, and subsequent investigation shows that the property to be occupied by said building is adjacent to a portion of a public road or street containing a drainage culvert, catch basin, sewer, special ditch or any other artificial drainage structure used for the purpose of draining said property or neighboring property, the applicant shall specifically agree, in writing, to protect these waterways in such a way that they shall not be affected by the proposed building construction or grading work incidental thereto. (1990 Code; amd. 1995 Code)