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Resident seeks city help after neighborgrading raises yard and traps stormwater; city attorney says dispute is primarily civil
Summary
A homeowner complained that a neighbor's raised grade is trapping stormwater in his backyard and said code enforcement has not resolved the issue; the city attorney explained the municipality's limited legal remedies and suggested staff can document conditions and serve as witnesses in civil actions.
Charles Friedrichs, who lives at 1109 East Rosemont Place, told the Andover City Council that a neighbor had raised their lot and created a dam that traps stormwater on his property, causing standing water near his foundation.
"We had a really dry couple of years from '21 to '23, but the problem has come back, and the neighbor continues to raise their lot," Friedrichs said. He told council members he had raised part of his own yard about a foot in 2020 to cope with the change, that the finished grades do not match the approved design, and that a 20-by-25 area can hold about 1,000…
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