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NEW
ENTRANCES AND DRIVEWAYS
Upon
application by the property owner for the establishment of an entrance in a
location where no previous entrance existed, the following policy and
procedures shall apply:
1. The property owner shall file three
copies of the entrance application forms with the
County
Engineer. The County Engineer or his representative will view the location
and determine if there is adequate site distance, correct slope between the
road and fence line and all other physical features about the site.
If
the application is approved, the County Engineer will determine if a culvert
is required, the size of opening required, the length of culvert required and
who shall haul and place dirt.
The
landowner shall receive one copy of the completed application.
2. The County Engineer will determine the
length of culvert based on the following
minimum entrance top widths:
·
Residence entrance 20 feet
·
Farm building entrance 20
feet
·
Field entrance 20 feet
·
Double field entrance 40 feet
Lengths
required for sideslopes shall be added to the above entrance widths as
follows:
·
Shallow fills - the depth
of ditch times three
·
Deep fills - the depth of
ditch times four
·
The Sideslope requirements
along roads with average daily traffic counts
in
excess of 400 vehicles shall be the depth of ditch times 16. Lee County will be responsible for the
additional length between this requirement and the ones stated above.
3. The
property owner shall furnish and have delivered to the site the size and
length of culvert specified by the County Engineer. The culvert shall be a zinc coated
corrugated metal pipe or Engineer approved equal.
If
the required size is available in stock, Lee County will sell the culvert to
permit holders at the current price plus 15% of handling charges.
If
the County constructs the entrance, the cost of installation for a single
drive shall be
as
follows:
·
Less than 66’ ROW NO CHARGE
·
66’ TO 75’ ROW NO CHARGE
·
76’ TO 85’ ROW $100.00
·
86’ TO 100’ ROW $130.00
·
More than 100’ ROW $170.00
All costs shall be prepaid before
installation by the County.
Installation will be done when good dry dirt is available and when
County equipment is working in the area.
4. The
County Engineer’s Office shall be notified forty-eight (48) hours prior to
the start of construction within the right of way if the property owner
decides to construct the entrance.
If the property owner purchased the
culvert from Lee County and it is delivered to
the site, it shall no longer be the
responsibility of Lee County concerning theft or
mysterious disappearance. The County will attempt to contact the
property owner
when the culvert is to be delivered.
5. Section
319.14 of the Code of Iowa requires that all work performed under the
entrance permit to be in conformity with the Specifications of the Department
of Transportation. If the property
owner does not conform to the specifications, Lee County shall remove the
entrance at the property owner’s expense.
6. If
a property owner requests that an entrance be widened, the additional culvert
and connecting bands shall be furnished by the property owner at no cost to Lee
County. Installation cost by Lee
County shall be proportionate to the cost of new driveways.
7. The
culvert shall become the property of Lee County after installation and Lee
County shall maintain the drive and pipe within the right-of-way.
8. Lee
County will not surface the entrance with crushed stone; however, the
property owner may add crushed stone at no cost to Lee County. On entrances to buildings, Lee County will
maintain the crushed stone surface, within the right of way, commencing one
year after the installation has been approved by the County Engineer or his
authorized representative.
View
Entrance Permit
For more information contact
Lee County Engineers
Office
933 Avenue H
Fort Madison, Iowa 52627
Phone: 1-319- 372-2541
Fax: 1-319-372-8198
Lee
County Engineer
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