§ 12.16.010. Driveway culverts.

A.

All driveways except those leading onto streets improved with curb and gutter shall have culverts installed in accordance with the following standards unless otherwise approved by the village administrator.

B.

Pipe material shall conform to Illinois Department of Transportation Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction for pipe culverts type 1A. The culvert shall be sized adequately to handle the drainage area to be served and shall be at least equal in diameter to the nearest crossroad culvert serving the drainage area. In no case, however, shall a pipe culvert of less than twelve inches in diameter be installed. The culvert shall be placed in line with the existing road ditch horizontally and shall be placed at a vertical depth to provide the necessary drainage of the existing waterway. Minimum depth of cover over the top of the culvert pipe to the surface shall be six inches. If the existing ditch is not of sufficient depth to provide these minimum standards, the builder shall regrade the existing ditch as directed by the village administrator to provide the necessary drainageway.

C.

All areas disturbed in the course of this construction shall be repaired to their original condition and all waterways shall be hand raked and seeded as directed by the village administrator.

D.

Culvert pipe shall be of sufficient length to extend from toe of slope to toe of slope of the driveway cross section. In no case shall these slopes be steeper than three feet horizontal per each vertical foot as measured from the flow line or invert of the culvert to the edge of the roadway.

E.

The driveway surface shall be graded do that it meets the edge of the existing street surface and drains toward the culvert at a minimum slope of 0.50%. The low point of the driveway shall not be closer to the street than the existing ditch but in no case shall it be closer than four feet.

F.

All work and materials used on the village right-of-way shall be in accordance with the Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction as well as Exhibit A, attached to the ordinance codified in this section and copies of which are on file in the office of the village clerk.

G.

No fences, posts, retaining walls, shrubs or curbs shall be constructed along driveways between the right-of-way line or property line and the street pavement, except a curb which does not project more than six inches above the adjacent ground line may be constructed between the existing road ditch and the property line when approved by the village administrator.

H.

Reflectors may be placed at the top of the slope in line with the culvert. Reflectors shall not exceed four inches in any dimension and shall not project more than twenty-four inches above the low point of the driveway surface.

I.

All driveways shall cross the existing or proposed sidewalk at sidewalk grade causing neither a depression nor a hump in the sidewalk without the express permission of the village administrator.

(Ord. 1978-12 § 1, 1978)