No person shall discharge into a public drain
or sewer any stream, nor any other matter or thing which may tend
to cause an obstruction thereof, or a deposit therein, or any injury
thereto.
[Amended 12-4-2014]
Every sewer or drain laid in any land or way,
public or private, open or proposed to be open for public travel and
accommodation shall be a main drain or common sewer. The construction
of all main drains and common sewers and all sewers and drains connecting
with any main drain or common sewer from a point 10 feet from the
foundation of the wall of any building shall be under the supervision
of the Director of Public Works or his/her designee.
[Amended 12-4-2014]
No person shall dig or break the ground in a
highway or street for the purpose of laying, altering or repairing
a sewer pipe or drain, or of entering or connecting with the main
drain or common sewer without the consent of the Director of Public
Works or his/her designee.
Every person owning or having the control of
a building upon land adjoining a street or way through which a common
sewer is laid of sufficient capacity, and intended for surface water,
shall prevent the discharge or flowing of any water from the roofs,
gutters, conductors or water spouts of such buildings over or upon
any street or sidewalk.
