Any sump pump, private drain and/or downspout drain should be discharged into a vegetated area outside of the road right of way. In most cases the drain can have a pop up valve installed at the end of the pipe in order to allow the force of the water to open the valve to discharge the water onto the ground. This action keeps the area around the discharge point from being wet and saturated all of the time and also allows the soils to absorb the water naturally and keeps it from entering the storm sewers system, thus reducing the amount of runoff to the often inundated storm sewers.

The definition of a right of way is: A right to make a way over a piece of land, usually to and from another piece of land. A right of way is a type of easement granted or reserved over the land for transportation purposes; this can be for a highway, public footpath, railway, canal as well as electrical transmission lines, oil and gas pipelines. A right of way is reserved for the purposes of maintenance or expansion of existing services with the right of way.

Yes. Any work that is performed within the designated City Road Right of Way must obtain a Permit from the City Engineer's Office. The forms are available on the City Engineer's webpage at www.evansvillegov.org. There are no fees for the permits, however, a detailed drawing showing the location of the work, the type of work, type of materials used etc. must e provided with the application. These applications are then presented to the Board of Public Works at their meetings which are held every Thursday at 1:30 PM in Room #321, Civic Center Complex, Evansville, IN.

The City of Evansville adopted a sidewalk policy in 2005 that allows property owners the opportunity to participate in the cost of having their sidewalks replaced. This policy has been modified since its inception in 2005 and is now a 50%-50% cost share between the property owners and the City of Evansville. You must be the owner of record of the abutting property to the sidewalk for which you are requesting repair. To participate in this cost sharing program, you must complete a petition form and mail it to the City Engineer's Office.

If you want to make improvements to your driveway you must obtain a Construction Permit from the City Engineer's Office. The Construction Permits are available on the City of Evansville Webpage www.evansvillegov.org (City Engineer/Permits and Construction/Construction Permit). There are no fees for the permits, however, a detailed drawing showing the location of the work, the type of work, type of materials used etc. must be provided with the application. These applications are then presented to the Board of Public Works at their meetings which are held every Thursday at 1:30 PM in Room #301, Civic Center Complex, Evansville, IN. The concrete contractor that you use has to be a contractor that is licensed through the City of Evansville. This license is obtained through the City Controller's Office.

Ditches that are located in the road right of way are typically there for drainage purposes. If you would like to place a culvert or pip in the ditch it must be approved by the City Engineer's Office. A construction permit would have to be approved. The Construction Permits are available on the City of Evansville webpage www.evansvillegov.org (City Engineer/Permits and Construction/ Construction Permits). There are no fees for the permits, however, a detailed drawing showing the location of the work, the typeof work, type of materials used etc. must be provided with the application. In addition drainage calculations must be provided to support the pipe size that is being requested.