HomeMy WebLinkAbout68-9BY -LAY No. 68-9
A by -law for regulating the
size and construction of culverts
WHEREAS section 17a of the Municipal .pct, R. S .O. , 1960,
chapter 249 authorizes municipalities to pass by -laws for
prohibiting the obstruction of any drain or watercourse, and
for permitting and regulating the size and mode of construction
of culverts and bridges that cross any drain or watercourse
situated on a highway under its jurisdiction.
THEREFORE The Council of the Corporation of the Village of
Newcastle enacts as follows:
1. All persons whose porperty fronts or abuts on any road
or street in the Village, and who require an entrance to such
road or street must apply to the Chairman of the Roads Committee
for permission to construct this entrance.
2. Upon receiving any application the Roads Chairman will
determine whether the entrance or driveway will obstruct a
watercourse or drain and whether a culvert is required, and
determine the diameter and type of culvert to be used,, and
whether catch basins are required to facilitate the surface
drainage of the roadway.
3. No person shall instal or allowed to
culvert on a road in the Village without
under this by -law and having secured the
Chairman in writing.
4. The minimum size of culvert shall be
15 inches in diameter.
be installed any
having made application
approval of the Road
20 feet in length by
5. No culvert other than that approved by the Road Chairman
shall be used in the Village and not to restrict the generality
of the foregoing but for purposes of clarification the require -
ments shall be interpreted to preclude the use of boiler pipes,
water main, wood plank, concrete block or any unsatisfactory
material.
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6. Where a person has installed or allowed to be installed
any culvert other than that approved by the Road Chairman
then that person shall be notified of the condition and be
requested to remove the culvert. Should the removal of
any unsatisfactory culvert not be completed within ten days
of receiving notice the culvert may be removed by the Village
and the person shall pay the full cost of the removal.
7. Where a culvert has been installed in accordance with
the provisions of this by-law the Village shall assume all
future maintenance of such culvert.
8. Any person requiring an entrance culvert shall pay to
the Village of Newcastle the cost of the culvert together
with the cost of installation, and the cost of catch basins
and their installation if required.
9. 'Where a culvert is, or appears to be required, the
Building Inspector shall not issue a building permit until
he has received a copy of the approval of the Road Chairman
for the culvert.
10. Any person contravening any provision of this by-law
shall, upon conviction, be liable to a penalty not exceeding
$100. recoverable under the Summary Convictions Act.
READ a FIRST, SECOND and THIRD time this 8th day of July 1968.
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