[Ord. No. 1629 §1, 10-23-2006]
Applications for sewer services shall be made in writing to
the City Collector or other person designated by the Board of Aldermen
by the owner or occupant of the property to be served, and upon approval
of such application, which shall be accompanied by a minimum charge
of two hundred dollars ($200.00), the City shall authorize the connection
of the applicant's sewer service line to the City's sewer main or
lateral pursuant to any other requirements of this Chapter.
[R.O. of 1943, Ch. 14 §4]
The Water and Sewer Superintendent shall have the right to enter
upon any premises, or into any building, containing plumbing or drains
at all reasonable hours to ascertain whether the provisions of this
Chapter have been or are being complied with. If the Superintendent
shall find that any such plumbing, drains or attachments do not conform
to the provisions of this Chapter in regard thereto, he shall notify
the owner of said premises or his agent of the fact. It shall thereupon
be the duty of such owner or his agent to cause said plumbing, drains
or attachments to be so altered, repaired or reconstructed so as to
make them conform to the requirements of this Chapter in regard thereto,
within such time as shall be specified by the Water and Sewer Superintendent.
The Water and Sewer Superintendent is to be given notice when any
work is ready for inspection and all work must be left uncovered and
convenient for examination until inspected and approved, which shall
be done within twenty-four (24) hours after notification. The Superintendent
shall see that proper materials are used and that fixtures are put
in according to the rules and regulations prescribed therefor. In
preparing the work for inspection, the plumber doing the work shall
prepare the whole system of plumbing in the building for said Superintendent,
and make the proper test by filling pipes with water and making the
water test. After the Superintendent shall have made the necessary
tests and examination, and the same prove satisfactory, he shall evidence
his approval of said work by proper certificate attached to plumbing
system. Making use of sewer connections prior to such approval given
by the said Superintendent, shall be deemed a misdemeanor.
[R.O. of 1943, Ch. 14 §5]
"Plumbing" is hereby defined to include the
fixtures and all appurtenances thereto which are used to conduct water
to and distribute it in or about any premises or buildings for any
use whatever; and all pipes and appurtenances used or to be used for
conveying liquid wastes or water within and to a distance of three
(3) feet outside of the foundation wall of any building, and all pipes
and appurtenances used or to be used to ventilate the drains, fixtures
or traps in any building. "Drain-laying" is defined
to include the connections with the public sewer or laterals or private
sewers and such pipes as may be laid beneath the surface and more
than three (3) feet outside of the foundation walls of the building
drained. Drain-laying shall be a part of the work of plumbing under
this Chapter.
[R.O. of 1943, Ch. 14 §6]
Before a permit shall be issued for doing any plumbing work
in a building, or before any additions are made, except necessary
repairs, a description or plan of the work to be done, signed by a
licensed plumber, shall be filed with the Water and Sewer Superintendent,
and no work shall be commenced until such description and plan shall
have been approved by him. And all work done, as well as all materials
used, must first be approved by the said Superintendent.
[R.O. of 1943, Ch. 14 §7]
Each building shall have a separate connection with the sewer,
unless a special permit shall be granted by the Water and Sewer Superintendent.
Whenever "Y" junctions have been put in the sewer, they must be used
for making such connections. No junction pipe shall be cut or taken
up for connecting purposes without special permit from said Superintendent,
and then only in his presence. No connection shall be made in any
case without the presence of the said Superintendent.
[R.O. of 1943, Ch. 14 §9]
Sewer districts or extensions of the present sewer districts
within the City of Hermann shall be established within the limits
of the districts to be prescribed by ordinance and shall connect with
the existing public mains or district sewers. Any sewer district may
be enlarged, extended and alterations made therein by ordinance at
any time previous to the construction of a sewer therein. Such districts
or extensions or changes of any district may be ordered constructed
by the Board of Aldermen when a majority of property holders or lot
owners of such districts petition therefor, or whenever the Board
of Aldermen shall deem such sewers necessary for sanitary or other
purposes, and such sewers and appurtenances thereto shall be constructed
as may be prescribed by ordinance. As soon as any district sewer shall
have been completed, the City Engineer or other officer having charge
of the work shall compute the whole cost thereof, and shall apportion
the same against the lots or pieces of ground, exclusive of improvements,
in proportion to the area of the whole district, exclusive of the
public highways; and such officer shall report the same to the Board
of Aldermen by bill or otherwise, and the Board of Aldermen shall
thereupon levy and assess a special tax, by ordinance, against each
lot or piece of ground within the district, in the name of the owner
thereof; whereupon the City Clerk shall make out a certified tax bill,
under the Seal of the City, of such assessment against each lot or
piece of ground within the districts, in the name of the owner thereof.
Said certified tax bills shall be signed by the Mayor and attested
and recorded by the City Clerk, and shall be delivered to the contractor
for the work, who shall proceed to collect the same by ordinary process
of law, in the name of the City, to his own use, and in case of absent
voters, he may sue by attachment, or by any other process known to
the law; and every such certified bill shall be a lien against the
lot of ground described therein, and shall bear interest at the rate
of eight percent (8%) per annum from thirty (30) days after the issue
thereof, unless sooner offered to be paid; and if not offered to be
paid within six (6) months after date of issue each such certified
bill shall bear interest at the rate of fifteen percent (15%) per
annum until paid; and every such certified bill shall on action brought
to recover the amount thereof be prima facie evidence of the validity
of the charges against the property therein described and of the liability
of the person therein named as the owner of such property.