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? • . CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED ORDINAIVCE N0. 84 - 11 PAGE 2 b. That, if the grading account of individual builder diminishes below 50% of the required deposit, the builder shall be required to deposit additional funds to bring his account up to the required deposit. When a builder has completed all work on a building and a final grading has been inspected and approved by the City, and when the area has been accepted for dedication, the builder shall be refunded whatever balance may be remaining in his grading account. SECTION 4: Owner's Duty to Grade to Adjoining Lot Grade. When a lot or section of ground is graded, it shall be incumbent upon the owner of said lot to provide that said lot be graded to the natural grade of the lots adjoining said lot, on both sides, and to the lot in the rear of said lot and, in such a manner, that surface waters do not drain onto the aforesaid adjoining lots or lands. SECTION 5: Finished Grade at Sidewalk, Curb, or Street, etc. When a lot or plat of ground is graded, it shall be graded so as to meet the street line, curb line, sidewalk, or alley, at grade. SECTION 6: Duty to Drainage Protection to Adjoining Lots. 6Jhen it is found necessary to grade a lot higher or lower finished grade than the natural grade of adjoining property on the sides and to the rear of said lot, it shall be incumbent upon the owner of said lot to get permission from the City Engineer of the City of Pdorth Olmsted to change to a higher or lower finished grade. It shall be further incumbent upon the owner of the said lot to provide suitable retaining walls or other approved protection on his property to protect the adjacent property from the draining of surface waters and further to protect the adjacent property from caving of earth and to assist in the maintaining of the existing natural grade of such adjacent property. SECTION 7: Hard-Surfaced Areas Drainaqe. That, whenever the surface of a lot or plat is excavated, filled, graded, or hard-surfaced with impervious material, positive drainage shall be provided so that a nuisance will not be created. Catch basins properly connected to storm sewers or other approved provisions, such as underdrains, shall be made where water may pocket to preclude the accumulation of surface water. Surface water shall not be drained onto adjacent properties not in the same ownership without written permission from the owner of the adjacent property, and existing natural ground drainage of the ground area surrounding the lot or plat excavated, filled, or graded, shall not be impeded. SECTION 8: Water Accumulation. That no condition shall be created nor any existing condition maintained whereby there will be upon any lot or plot excavations,` depressions, pits, holes, gullies, or similar depressions which may accumulate and retain surface water and which may become a public hazard or nuisance. SECTION 9: Topographic Map Required. That no Building Permit shall be issued until the topographic map for the subdivision or similar plan for the parcel has been approved by the City Engineer.