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Council hears complaint about filled drainage ditch; city attorney says private disputes generally not enforced by city
Summary
Councilmember Schisler asked whether the city can prohibit property owners from directing surface water onto adjacent land after a city-approved drainage ditch was filled, prompting staff and the city attorney to outline limits on city intervention in private disputes.
Councilmember Schisler brought a constituent complaint to the council asking whether the city can prohibit property owners from directing or draining surface water onto a neighbor’s land after a city-approved drainage ditch was filled and now conveys water onto an adjacent lot.
"We don't really have an ordinance that prohibits that," Schisler said, describing a filled drainage ditch and a neighborhood where the subdivision straddles town and city. He asked…
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