Hallsville Requirements and Standards ordinance (§ 515.001)

A. From and after the date of passage of this Article, all driveway culverts installed within the City of Hallsville, Missouri, shall, in all respects, comply with the following:

1. Prior to the connection of any driveway to a public street, the person desiring to make such connection shall contact the City's Superintendent of Public Works (hereinafter "Superintendent") to arrange an inspection in order to determine whether a driveway culvert shall be installed in order to provide proper stormwater drainage at the site of the proposed connection.

2. If, after inspection, the Superintendent determines that a driveway culvert is necessary to provide proper stormwater drainage at the site of the proposed connection, said culvert shall thereafter be installed in a timely manner, in accordance with the provisions of this Article.

3. Any such driveway culvert so installed shall be a minimum of twelve (12) inches in height and a minimum of twenty (20) feet in length, although the Superintendent may, at his/her sole discretion, require greater culvert height and/or length if the conditions existing at the site require.

4. Standards and specifications for approved culvert materials shall be established by the Superintendent, and shall be maintained in the office of the Hallsville City Clerk, where said standards and specifications shall be available to the public in written form during regular business hours.

5. The Superintendent is hereby expressly authorized to require the installation of a new and conforming driveway culvert at the connection of any driveway to a public street under the following circumstances:

a. The culvert existing at such location has been damaged or the flow of stormwater through such culvert has been substantially impeded by the accumulation of dirt, sand, gravel, debris or other materials; or

b. There is no existing culvert at the connection of a driveway to a public street and the Superintendent determines that the installation of a culvert is necessary to provide proper stormwater drainage.

6. Failure to abide by any lawful order of the Superintendent issued pursuant to the authority granted by this Article shall be deemed a misdemeanor, and the violator shall be subject to a penalty of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) upon entry of a plea of guilty or conviction of such offense.