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A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE TO BE ENTITLED: AN ORDINANCE TO REGULATE, MAINTAIN AND PROTECT, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL WATERCOURSES AND DRAINS; WITHIN THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS: AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas in regular meeting convened:
SECTION 1. That from and after the enactment of this ordinance; it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to impede, block, dam or other obstruct in any manner whatsoever, the free flow of surface and rainwater flowing from streets and private property into and within ditches, drains and all other watercourses either natural or artificial where any of said ditches, drains and watercourses are contiguous to any public street or alley.
SECTION 2. If any person firm or corporation shall desire to construct a driveway across one of said ditches, drains or watercourses or shall desire to do any other act which would impede the free flow of water along said drainage facilities; he, she, it or they shall make written application to the Mayor of the City of Jonesboro for a permit to construct said obstruction. The said written application, shall give in detail the kind and character of said proposed construction, the reason or necessity therefore and a description of the proposed location thereof, together with a description of the materials to be used, of said proposed structure.
No permit shall be granted by the Mayor unless the builder shall convenant to install tile or pipe of sufficient size to accommodate the normal flow of water ordinarily passing along the ditch, drain or watercourse, at the point of the proposed construction. No pipe or tile shall be deemed to be of sufficient size unless said pipe shall have a minimum inside diameter of six inches. The number of pipes to be installed shall be a matter within the sound discretion of the Mayor and shall in no case be a lesser number than that necessary to accommodate the said n...
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