Bloom Township 8490 Lithopolis Road, Carroll, OH 43112 Phone: 614-837-4387 Fax: 614-837-7576 Email: adminoffice@bloomtwp.org

Driveway / Culvert / Right-of-Way Permit

Bloom Township Road Department · Fairfield County, Ohio

Please note: fill in your details on screen, then print and sign in ink. Signatures must be original — not faxed, copied, or electronic. Make checks or money orders payable to Bloom Township.

Bloom Township Road Department · 8490 Lithopolis Road, Carroll, OH 43112 · (614) 837-1968

Driveway / culvert / right-of-way permit application for township roads. For county roads, call the Fairfield County Engineer at (740) 652-2300.

Applicant

You must submit a site plan that shows where the driveway will be installed with this application.

You must submit a driveway/culvert/right-of-way permit application fee of $50.00, if not submitted with a New Residential Permit application packet.

Requirements

Right-of-way permit

No work shall be done or object placed within the right-of-way of a township road without a permit from the Bloom Township Road Superintendent. Large rocks, personalized mailboxes, and other such obstacles become liabilities in accidents resulting in injury or death. Permits are issued on request. No permission is granted for filling in the township ditch unless a separate permit is approved by the Road Department and the Bloom Township Board of Trustees.

Driveway design

Concrete driveways are allowed but must be maintained at equal to or lower than the existing road surface. Concrete driveways shall have a strike joint at the township pavement where it meets the road. The strike joint shall be struck six feet from the edge of the road surface and another at the edge of the township right-of-way. Shared driveways are allowed only with a separate Shared Driveway Permit. Per Bloom Township Zoning Resolution 808.8, all driveways must be a minimum of five feet from adjoining property lines.

Culvert driveway pipe

The culvert pipe shall be a minimum of 16 gauge galvanized corrugated metal or double-walled plastic (if approved), a minimum of 12 inches in diameter, and a minimum of thirty feet in length. Appropriate bands shall be used to join sections of pipe to prevent displacement. After existing vegetation is removed from the roadside ditch, the culvert shall be underlaid with two inches of gravel and covered with sufficient gravel so the completed installation provides for drainage of water away from the existing township road pavement. Drainage into the right-of-way ditch shall be by permit only. Drainage of treated effluent shall be a last resort only, and a permit application must be accompanied by a letter from the Fairfield County Health Department stating that no other reasonable option is available.

Plantings

It is recommended that there be no planting other than grass from the centerline of the road back thirty (30) feet.

Rural mailbox

Mailbox supports must be in accordance with the current ODOT Design Manual. Supports for rural mailboxes must be of the "breakaway" type. Standard supports are a 4"×4" timber post, a 4½" round timber post, or a maximum of 2" I.D. metal post of standard wall thickness (2 3/8" O.D.). The front leading edge of the mailbox must be at least 2′ from the traveled edge of the pavement. At no time shall a mailbox support be encased in concrete. Boxes should be 39" to 42" from the ground to the bottom of the box.

Agreement (sign in ink after printing)

Builder and/or owner have read the above requirements and agree to the specifications.

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