Excavation and grading in Brownsville run under a model code adopted by reference in its 1975 edition, enforced by the city engineer and building official. Owners on unpaved streets install driveway culverts at their own cost.
Chapter 18, Article X adopts the Standard Excavation and Grading Code, 1975 Edition, published by Southern Building Code Congress International, as controlling within the corporate limits; the reference copy sits in the city secretary's permanent files. Section 86-98 makes owners abutting unpaved streets install an adequate culvert, pipe or tile drain under any driveway crossing, on the grade the city engineer furnishes and under his supervision. Drainage design follows the city's Minimum Requirements for Drainage Reports and Plans and its Criteria for Design of Drainage Improvements and Subdivision.
Grading violations are misdemeanors under section 18-718, with each ten days a prohibited condition stands counting as a separate offense. Noncompliant driveway crossings must be removed or corrected after ten days' written notice.
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