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Planning commission recommends stronger enforcement of open drainage maintenance, sets 18-inch minimum culvert standard for driveway crossings
Summary
Commissioners recommended an amendment to subdivision and drainage rules that would prohibit filling or enclosing open drainage channels without city approval, create penalties for unauthorized modifications and add a minimum 18-inch culvert standard for typical driveway crossings; staff will refine language before council.
The commission considered an ordinance amendment to add a new subsection to the subdivision regulations to protect open drainage channels and clarify maintenance and enforcement responsibilities.
Planning staff explained the change would require property owners who have open channels or bar ditches on their lots to maintain those features and would prohibit altering, filling or enclosing drainage channels without prior…
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