Whenever the use of a house connection sewer is discontinued by reason of connection to another house sewer or by reason of moving, wrecking or burning of a building or for any other reason, such house connection sewer shall be sealed at the property line or easement line or at the public sewer and done under the supervision and to the satisfaction of the Building Inspector and Engineer.
The Building Inspector may disconnect from the public sewer any industrial house sewer connection which is constructed or connected without permit or which is used contrary to the provisions of this chapter governing industrial liquid waste. The Building Inspector shall make every reasonable effort to notify the owner or occupant of the premises affected by any proposed disconnection and may grant a reasonable time for elimination of the violation.
Whenever a house connection sewer has been disconnected from the public sewer by the Building Inspector as provided in § 462-45 for failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter, reconnection shall be made only upon issuance of a permit in writing therefor by the Building Inspector. Before such permit is issued, the applicant shall reimburse the City for the cost of the disconnection made, and the Building Inspector may require the installation of a manhole for the purpose of measuring the flow or for making periodic tests of the wastes from such connection.
Whenever a house connection sewer connection permittee or any other person, by reason of violation of this chapter, causes obstruction, damage or destruction of a public sewer, he shall reimburse the City for the cost of flushing, cleaning, repairing and reconnection of such sewer made necessary by such violation within 30 days after the City of Peekskill shall render an invoice for same.
[Amended 6-8-1992; 9-25-2017 by L.L. No. 2-2017]
The City shall charge an amount set forth in the Consolidated Fee Schedule maintained in the office of the City Clerk for permission to connect a house connection sewer to a public sewer at a point where no special Y or T has been previously installed. The charge for connection to public sewers shall be made in accordance with the ordinance in effect.
The Director and the Building Inspector shall administer the provisions of this chapter unless otherwise specified herein, and for such purpose shall have the powers of a peace officer.
Whenever a power is granted to or a duty is imposed upon the Engineer or any other public officer, the power may be exercised or the duty may be performed by a deputy of said officer or a person authorized by said officer.
The Director, the Engineer and the Building Inspector may grant an exception to any requirement of this chapter if he finds that literal compliance with such provision is impossible or impracticable because of peculiar conditions in no way the fault of the person requesting such exception and that the purposes of this chapter will be accomplished and public safety secured by an alternative construction or procedure.
Sewage treatment plants and sewage pump plants under the jurisdiction of a county sewer district are exempted from all the provisions of this chapter.
Each day during which any violation of the provisions of this chapter continues shall constitute a separate offense punishable as provided in this chapter.
Whenever reference is made to any portion of this chapter, such reference applies to all amendments and additions thereto hereafter made.
[Amended 3-13-2000]
Any person who shall violate any provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $150 nor more than $1,000.