Chapter 135 – Street Use And Maintenance

9. Responsibility for Costs. All costs and expenses incident to the excavation shall be borne by the permit holder and/or property owner. The permit holder and owner shall indemnify the City from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by such excavation. 10. Notification. At least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the commencement of the excavation, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, the person performing the excavation shall contact the Statewide Notification Center and provide the center with the information required under Section 480.4 of the Code of Iowa. 11. Permit Issued. Upon approval of the application and filing of bond and insurance certificate, a permit shall be issued. A separate permit shall be required for each excavation. 135.10 MAINTENANCE OF PARKING OR TERRACE. It shall be the responsibility of the abutting property owner to maintain all property outside the lot and property lines and inside the curb lines upon the public streets, except that the abutting property owner shall not be required to remove diseased trees or dead wood on the publicly owned property or right-of-way. Maintenance includes timely mowing, trimming trees and shrubs, and picking up litter. (Code of Iowa, Sec. 364.12[2c]) 135.11 FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PARKING OR TERRACE. If the abutting property owner does not perform an action required under the above section within a reasonable time, the City may perform the required action and assess the cost against the abutting property for collection in the same manner as a property tax. (Code of Iowa, Sec. 364.12[2e]) 135.12 DUMPING OF SNOW. It is unlawful for any person to throw, push, or place or cause to be thrown, pushed or placed, any ice or snow from private property, sidewalks, or driveways onto the traveled way of a street or alley so as to obstruct gutters, or impede the passage of vehicles upon the street or alley or to create a hazardous condition therein; except where, in the cleaning of large commercial drives in the business district it is absolutely necessary to move the snow onto the street or alley temporarily, such accumulation shall be removed promptly by the property owner or agent. Arrangements for the prompt removal of such accumulations shall be made prior to moving the snow. (Code of Iowa, Sec. 364.12[2]) 135.13 INSTALLATION OR REPLACEMENT OF CULVERTS. 1. Application. Tiffin property owners must apply, in writing, for permission to install any new culverts or replace any existing culverts. Said application must be accompanied by a drawing that shows: (i) the proposed new or replacement culvert’s dimensions, including diameter and length; (ii) its location to any affected property lines; (iii) its location to the edge of any street pavements; and (iv) any other information the City Engineer or Public Works Director may request. Applications submitted without said drawing will be automatically denied. 2. Requirements. All new and replacement culverts: A. Must have a minimum diameter of 12 inches. B. Must be constructed of either 2000D strength reinforced concrete pipe (RCP) or 10 gauge corrugated metal pipe (CMP). 3. Approval. All applications for new or replacement culverts will be either approved or denied, in writing, by the City Engineer. The City Engineer shall have the right to request a larger diameter culvert, a longer culvert, or any variations in the proposed bury depth, cover material, or alignment of culverts.