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.