§ 14-33. Emergency maintenance operations.  


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  • (a)

    The director may conduct emergency maintenance operations on private land and on drainage systems where emergency conditions exist. Emergency maintenance shall constitute the removal of trees and other debris, which in the judgment of the roads and drainage director create a condition potentially injurious to life, property and the public road system.

    (b)

    The provisions of section 14-39 of this chapter shall not apply in the case of tree trimming, removal or cutting necessitated by emergencies such as floods, windstorms, ice storms or other disasters.

    (c)

    Emergency maintenance conducted on any drainage system shall not be construed as constituting a continuing maintenance obligation on the part of the county.

(Ord. No. 85-00, Pt. I, 12-28-00)