0440 Drive-way ConstructionORDINANCE NO. 440
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
OF OKEECHOBEE; AMENDING ORDINANCE 360 RELATING TO STANDARDS
. OF CONSTRUCTION FOR PRIVATE DRIVEWAYS UPON OR ACROSS PUBLIC
PROPERTY; AMENDING SECTION 4 (c) RELATING TO REQUIRED CUL-
VERTS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OKEECHBOEE, FLORIDA AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION I: That Ordinance 360, Section 4 (c) be and it hereby is amended
to read as follows:
Section 4. All plans and specifications must conform to the following mini-
mum requirements before permit for construction or reconstruction shall be
permitted:
a) All driveways shall be constructed in a manner and of such materials
and of such thickness as determined by the Director or Public Works.
b) No part of any driveway shall interfere with or obstruct a free flow
of water in gutters and drainage ditches.
c) Where driveways cross open ditches in the parkways, culverts shall be
installed. Ba4d Such culverts shall be of such size and eha~~-be-eeae tie e~
e€-seep-wee}a~ lengths as determined by the Director of Public Works. In no
instance shall the size of opening be less than that obtained by a twelve fifteen-
inch diameter pipe. All culverts shall be at least twenty (20) feet in length.
All culverts shall be constructed of such material and thickness so as to meet
the minimun specifications of D.O.T. The length of culverts shall be determined
by the following method: For ditch depth of two (2) feet or less, the culvert
shall extend not less than four (4) feet beyond each edge of the driveway where
it crosses the ditch. For each additional foot depth of ditch add two (2) feet
s-ae-e~t~e-eha~~-fie-less-sa-*oaea-~2A}-€ee
to the above figure, except
long-and-emeept that where headwalls are constructed at the ends of the culvert
the length shall be as determined by the Director of Public Works.
SECTION II: This ordinance shall take effect upon its adoption.
Introduced and,peesed on first reading this 14th day of July 1981.
Mayor j
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
Introduced and passed on second and final reading this 28th day of July ,
1981.
Mayor
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City Clerk
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