[R.O. 2007 §§ 710.010, 710.260(J);
CC 1979 § 27-14; Ord.
No. 46 Art. 1, 8-18-1969; Ord. No. 5635 § 4, 8-25-2011; Ord.
No. 5966 § 5, 8-8-2013; Ord. No. 6266 § 11, 12-18-2014; Ord.
No. 7655, 6-23-2022]
For the purposes of this Chapter, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this Section:
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five (5)
days at twenty degrees Centigrade (20° C.), expressed in milligrams
per liter (mg/l).
That part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system
which receives the discharge from soil, waste, and other drainage
pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys it to the building
sewer, beginning five (5) feet outside the inner face of the building
wall.
The extension from the building drain to the public sewer
or other place of disposal.
A measure of the oxygen required to oxidize all compounds,
both organic and inorganic, in water.
The liquid wastes from industrial processes, as distinct
from sanitary sewage.
The Manager of Water Environment Services, his/her designee,
or such other person or persons as may be designated by the City Administrator
from time to time.
Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other
body of surface or ground water.
Wastewater that has a BOD concentration of not more than
two hundred (200) mg/l, a suspended solids concentration of not more
than two hundred twenty-five (225) mg/l, a COD concentration of not
more than six hundred eighty-eight (688) mg/l.
All expenditures during the useful life of the treatment
works for materials, labor, utilities, and other items which are necessary
for managing and maintaining the sewage works to achieve the capacity
and performance for which such works were designed and constructed.
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen
ions in grams per liter of solution.
The authorized agent of the Manager charged with the responsibility
to enforce rules and regulations pertaining to sanitary plumbing.
A sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal
rights, and which is controlled by public authority.
Expenditures for obtaining and installing equipment accessories,
or appurtenances which are necessary during the useful life of the
treatment works to maintain the capacity and performance for which
such works were designed and constructed. The term "operation and
maintenance" includes replacement.
Any contributor to the City's treatment works whose lot,
parcel of real estate, or building is used for domestic dwelling purposes
only. This includes multiple units that are master metered.
A combination of the water carried wastes from residences,
business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments, together
with such ground, surface and stormwaters as may be present.
Is mandatory. MAY: Is permissive.
The following areas of real property outside the City that
are served by public sewers and treatment works owned by the City
or under the City's control, for which the City has determined that
additional sums are necessary to recoup the City's costs of the operation,
improvement, maintenance, and replacement of such public sewers and
treatment works:
The Westwood Estates/St. Mary's/Steeplechase/St. Peters Estates
Special Service Area. That area comprising all real property within
the areas described in the following record plats on file in the Office
of the Recorder of Deeds of St. Charles County:
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Westwood Estates Plat One: Book 14, Pages 34-35;
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Westwood Estates Plat Two: Book 15, Pages 44-48;
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St. Mary's Subdivision: Book 5, Page 56;
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St. Mary's Subdivision Addition: Book 6, Page 62;
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St. Mary's Subdivision East Side: Book 6, Page 68;
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St. Mary's Subdivision Addition West Side: Book
7, Page 11;
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Steeplechase: Book 7, Pages 2-3;
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St. Peters Estates: Book 1, Page 43;
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St. Peters Estates No. 2: Book 8, Page 12;
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St. Peters Estates No. 3: Book 10, Page 32; and
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St. Peters Estates Plat 4: Book 11, Page 25.
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Solids that either float on the surface of or are in suspension
in water, sewage or other liquids, and which are removable by laboratory
filtering.
Any devices and systems for the storage, treatment, recycling,
and reclamation of municipal sewage, domestic sewage, or liquid industrial
wastes. These include intercepting sewers, outfall sewers, sewage
collection systems, individual systems, pumping, power, and other
equipment and their appurtenances; extensions improvement, remodeling,
additions and alterations thereof; elements essential to provide a
reliable recycled supply such as standby treatment units and clear
well facilities; and any works, including site acquisition of the
land that will be an integral part of the treatment process or is
used for ultimate disposal of residues resulting from such treatment
(including land for composting sludge, temporary storage of such compost,
and land used for the storage of treated waste water in land treatment
systems before land application); or any other method or system for
preventing, abating, reducing, storing, treating, separating, or disposing
of municipal waste or industrial waste, including waste in combined
stormwater and sanitary sewer systems.
The estimated period during which a treatment works will
be operated.
That portion of the total waste water service charge which
is levied in a proportional and adequate manner for the cost of operation,
maintenance, and replacement of the waste water treatment works.
A water volume measuring and recording device, furnished
and/or installed by the City of St. Peters or furnished and/or installed
by a user and approved by the City of St. Peters.
[R.O. 2007 § 710.020; CC 1979 § 27-15; Ord. No. 46 Art. 2, 8-18-1969; Ord. No. 7655, 6-23-2022]
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within
the City or within any area under the jurisdiction of the City any
sanitary sewage, industrial wastes or other polluted waters, except
where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with this
Chapter.
[R.O. 2007 § 710.030; CC 1979 § 27-16; Ord. No. 46 Art. 2, 8-18-1969; Ord. No. 7655, 6-23-2022]
Except as provided in this Chapter, it shall be unlawful to
construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool
or other facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage.
[R.O. 2007 § 710.040; CC 1979 § 27-17; Ord. No. 46 Art. 2, 8-18-1969; Ord. No. 7655, 6-23-2022]
The owner of any house, building or property used for human
occupancy, employment, recreation or other purpose, situated within
the City and abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way in which
there is located a public sanitary sewer of the City shall, at his/her
expense, install suitable toilet facilities therein and shall connect
such facilities directly with the proper public sewer in accordance
with the provisions of this Article within ninety (90) days after
the date of official notice to do so; provided, that such public sewer
is within one hundred (100) feet of the property line.
[R.O. 2007 § 710.050; CC 1979 § 27-18; Ord. No. 46 Art. 3, 8-18-1969; Ord. No. 7655, 6-23-2022]
A.
Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of Section 710.040, the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system. The owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the Manager. The application for such permit shall be made on a form furnished by the City, which the applicant shall supplement by any plans, specifications and other information as are deemed necessary by the Manager. A permit and inspection fee shall be paid to the City at the time the application is filed.
B.
A permit for a private sewage disposal system shall not become effective
until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the Manager.
He/she shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction,
and in any event, the applicant for the permit shall notify the Manager
when the work is ready for final inspection and before any underground
portions are covered. The inspection shall be made within forty-eight
(48) hours of the receipt of notice by the Manager.
C.
At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system, as provided in Section 710.040, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with this Article, and any septic tanks, cesspools and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned and filled with suitable material.
D.
The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal
facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the
City.
E.
No statement contained in this Section shall be construed to interfere
with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the Manager
of Public Works Services.
[R.O. 2007 § 710.060; CC 1979 § 27-19; Ord. No. 46 Art. 6, 8-18-1969; Ord. No. 7655, 6-23-2022]
No unauthorized person shall maliciously, willfully or negligently
break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure,
appurtenance or equipment which is a part of the municipal sewage
works.
[R.O. 2007 § 710.070; CC 1979 § 27-20; Ord. No. 46 Art. 7, 8-18-1969; Ord. No. 7655, 6-23-2022]
The Manager and other duly authorized employees of the City
bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to
enter upon all properties for the purposes of inspection, observation,
measurement, sampling and testing, in accordance with the provisions
of this Chapter.
[R.O. 2007 § 710.080; CC 1979 § 27-21; Ord. No. 46 Art. 8, 8-18-1969; Ord. No. 6140 § 9, 5-22-2014; Ord. No. 7655, 6-23-2022]
A.
Any person found to be violating any provision of this Chapter except Section 710.060 shall be served by the Manager with a written violation notice, stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations.
B.
Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time limit
provided for in this Section shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance
violation.
C.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this Chapter shall
become liable to the City for any expense, loss or damage occasioned
the City by reason of such violation.
[R.O. 2007 § 710.085; Ord. No. 3839 § 1, 6-12-2003; Ord. No. 6754 § 1, 5-25-2017; Ord. No. 7655, 6-23-2022]
A.
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
SEWER LATERAL
Definitions. For purposes of this Section, the following terms shall
be deemed to have the meanings indicated:
Real estate within the City of St. Peters, identified by
a single locator number in which the St. Charles County Assessor’s
office classifies as: Class One — Single-Family Residence (r),
Class Thirteen — Duplex (r), Class Fourteen — Condo Residential
(r), and Class Thirty-One — Residential Triplex (r), excepting
therefrom any property identified by the City Administrator or his/her
designee as a residential property having more than six (6) dwelling
units.
That portion of the residential property's sanitary sewer
piping that runs between the sewer main and the exterior foundation
wall of the dwelling unit or units. A sanitary sewer lateral line
shall not include any portion of the sanitary sewer piping on residential
property that lies inside or under any building or structure or within
exterior walls.
B.
Sewer Lateral Repair Fee. An annual fee of twenty-eight dollars ($28.00)
shall be collected from all residential property within the City of
St. Peters for the purposes of paying the cost of certain repairs
of defective lateral sewer service lines.
C.
Sewer Lateral Repair Fund. A special account shall be created solely
for the purpose of paying for all or a portion of the cost reasonably
associated with and necessary to administer and carry out the defective
lateral sewer service line repairs. All interest generated on deposited
funds shall be accrued to the special account established for the
repair of lateral sewer service lines and shall be known as the Sewer
Lateral Repair Fund. The St. Peters Director of Finance shall administer
and disburse funds from this fund upon authorization of the City Administrator
or his/her designee.
D.
Availability Of Funds. Administration of the Sewer Lateral Repair Program shall be contingent upon the availability of funds collected or anticipated to be collected pursuant to the twenty-eight dollar ($28.00) yearly fee imposed by Subsection (B) above.
E.
Rules And Regulations. The City Administrator shall promulgate rules
and regulations to carry out the purposes and intent of the Sewer
Lateral Repair Program to protect the public safety, health and welfare
and to administer the program in an effective, efficient and timely
manner.
