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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED ORDINANCE NO. 74-166 Page 2 b. That if the grading account of individual builder diminishes below 50% of the required deposit, then that particular 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 the area has been accepted for dedication, he 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: Finish Grade at Sidewalk, Curb or Street, etc. When a lot or plat of ground is graded it shall be graded so as to meet street line, curb line, sidewalk or alley at grade. SECTION 6: Duty to Drainage Protection to Adjoining Lots. When 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 North Olmsted to change to a higher or lower finished grade and it shall further be 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 Drainage. 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 under- drains, shall be made where water may pocket, to preclude the accumula- tion 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 haaard or nuisance.