[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.