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North Ridgeville approves $130,000 storm-sewer reroute to protect private property
Summary
City council adopted Ordinance 2025-83 with an emergency clause to build a 36-inch storm sewer, rerouting drainage around a private property at 5791 Avon Belden; Drees Homes will provide an easement and pay part of construction costs, city share estimated at about $90,000.
North Ridgeville City Council on June 2 adopted Ordinance 2025-83, authorizing an agreement with Drees Homes to build a new storm sewer from State Route 83 to French Creek that will reroute drainage away from a private property at 5791 Avon Belden.
City Engineer said the ordinance “has to do with the storm sewer drainage that collects the outfall from 1 of Hampton's stormwater management ponds and some of the right of way, as well along State Route 83 and then proceeds through a piping system on mister Codis' property, at 5791 Avon Belden.” The engineer said the existing drain tile on that property had been inundated and “is not sized appropriately for this drainage nor was there ever an easement established in the system.”
The city negotiated with Drees Homes, which acquired the Baldorf Farm property, for a stormwater easement along its southern property line. The engineer said Drees Homes agreed to provide the easement and to pay for rerouting the existing sewer through its property. North Ridgeville will upsize the line to a 36-inch pipe and pay for the upsize and the extension from the connection at the private property west to State Route 83. The engineer estimated the total construction cost at about $130,000 with the city's share approximately $90,000.
Council moved to dispense with second and third readings and added an emergency clause before adopting the ordinance. The roll call recorded yes votes from Swank, Schaefer, Abens, Winkle, Awig, De Vries and Jacobs; the motion carried and the ordinance was adopted with the emergency clause.
City staff said public works will evaluate whether the city can later replace or reconnect private drainage on the affected parcel as a possible second-phase action. The engineer also said the city had discussed the matter at the drainage board and that the proposed work will outlet to French Creek once completed.
The ordinance directs engineering and public-works coordination with the property owner and Drees Homes for easement and construction activities; the council approved the emergency clause so the work can proceed without delay.
