[R.O. 2011 §710.150; Ord. No. 2964 Art. 4, 1-28-1981]
There is established within the City of Trenton, Missouri, a
general storm sewer system which shall be composed of four (4) classes
of sewers: public, district, joint district, and private sewers.
[R.O. 2011 §710.160; Ord. No. 2964 §18-30, 1-28-1981]
[R.O. 2011 §710.170; Ord. No. 2964 §18-31, 1-28-1981]
[R.O. 2011 §710.180; Ord. No. 2964 §18-32, 1-28-1981]
A.
The
Council may establish district sewers for sewer districts previously
created and prescribed by ordinance, and the same may be connected
with the public sewers or other district sewers, or with the natural
courses of drainage. Said sewers may be constructed with the main
branch, or discharge pipe, wholly within or beyond the boundary of
the district, as the Council shall determine. The sewer districts
aforementioned may be subdivided, enlarged or changed by ordinance
at any time previous to the construction of sewers therein. More than
one (1) district sewer may be laid in a sewer district if deemed necessary
by the Council. The Council may cause sewers to be constructed in
each district whenever a majority of the resident property holders
therein shall petition therefor, or whenever the Council shall deem
such sewers necessary. The sewers shall be of such dimensions and
material as may be hereinafter prescribed by ordinance. They may be
changed, enlarged or extended, and shall have all necessary inlets,
catch basins, manholes and other appurtenances.
B.
As
soon as any district sewer shall have been completed, the City Engineer
or other person acting in his/her stead shall compute the whole cost
thereof and shall apportion the same against the lots, tracts or parcels
of ground (exclusive of the improvements), in proportion to the area
of the whole district (exclusive of public highways). He/she shall
report the same to the Council by bill, or otherwise, and the Council
shall thereupon levy and assess special tax by ordinance against each
lot, tract or parcel of ground within the district in the name of
the owner or owners thereof. Thereafter, the City Clerk shall make
out a certified tax bill under the Seal of the City of Trenton, Missouri,
of such assessment against each lot, tract or parcel of ground within
the District in the name of the owner or owners thereof. The certified
special tax bill shall be signed by the Mayor and attested and recorded
by the City Clerk, and shall be delivered to the contractor for the
work. The contractor may then proceed to collect the same by the ordinary
process of law, in the name of the City to his/her own use. In the
case of absent owners, the contractor may sue by attachment, or by
any other process known to law.
C.
The
certified special tax bills herein provided in this Article shall
become due and payable thirty (30) days after the date of issue thereof
unless the owner of the property described therein shall have filed
a written request with the City Clerk prior to the acceptance of the
work by the City, that his/her tax bill or bills be made payable in
installments. In event such request is made, such special tax bills
shall be payable in annual installments as follows: one-fifth in one
(1) year, one-fifth in two (2) years, one-fifth in three (3) years,
one-fifth in four (4) years, and one-fifth in five (5) years after
the date of their issue. The whole or any such special tax bill made
payable in installments may be paid at the date of any installment
payment; provided however, that if any installment is not paid when
the same becomes due, the remaining unpaid installments shall, at
the option of the holder of the tax bill, become immediately due and
payable. Every such certified special tax bill, whether the same be
made payable in installments or not, shall bear interest at a rate
not to exceed the rate on ten (10) year U.S. Treasury notes per annum,
from thirty (30) days after the date of issue until paid, and shall
be a special lien against the property described therein for a period
of five (5) years from the date thereof; provided however, when the
tax bill is made payable in installments, the special lien shall extend
for a period of one (1) year after the date the last installment payment
shall become due. Every such certified special tax 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 or persons, named as the owner
or owners of such property.
[R.O. 2011 §710.190; Ord. No. 2964 §18-33, 1-28-1981]
[R.O. 2011 §710.200; Ord. No. 2964 §18-34, 1-28-1981]
[R.O. 2011 §710.210; Ord. No. 2964 §18-35, 1-28-1981]
[R.O. 2011 §710.220; Ord. No. 2964 §18-36, 1-28-1981; Ord. No. 2015-32 §1, 4-13-2015]
A.
No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with or
opening into, use, alter, or disturb any storm sewer or appurtenance
thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the Sanitation
Officer. A separate permit shall be required for each connection.
A permit connection and inspection fee as set by the City of Trenton
shall be paid to the City at the time the application is filed.
B.
A bond to the City as approved by the Sanitation Officer in a sufficient
amount to indemnify the City against loss or damages by reason of
improper or defective work shall be executed and submitted with the
permit application.
C.
All costs and expense incident to the installation and connection
of the private storm sewer, including safety precautions, shall be
borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the City from any loss
or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation
of the private storm sewer.
D.
The size, slope, alignment, materials of construction of a building
sewer, and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe,
jointing, testing and backfilling the trench, shall all conform to
the requirements of the Building and Plumbing Code or other applicable
rules and regulations of the City. In the absence of Code provisions
or in amplification thereof, the materials and procedures set forth
in appropriate specifications of the ASCE and WPCF "Manual of Practice
No. 9" shall apply.
E.
The junction between the public, district or joint district sewer
and the private storm sewer shall be made with a suitable structure
as approved by the Sanitation Officer before installation.
F.
Only connection of roof downspouts, exterior foundation drains, areaway
drains, or other sources of surface runoff, groundwater, or unpolluted
cooling waters shall be made to a private storm sewer or storm drain
which in turn is connected directly or indirectly to a City storm
sewer.
G.
No person shall make connection of the effluent of any septic tank,
cesspool, sewage tank, sanitary sewer, or any other sources of sanitary,
polluted industrial or other polluted waste material to the storm
sewerage system.
H.
The applicant for the storm sewer permit shall notify the Sanitation
Office when the private storm sewer is ready for inspection. All defects
and/or unsanitary construction shall be corrected within fourteen
(14) days after notification of defects and/or unsatisfactory construction.
I.
All excavations for private storm sewer installation shall be adequately
guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from
hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways, and other public property disturbed
in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory
to the City.
[R.O. 2011 §710.230; Ord. No. 2964 §18-37, 1-28-1981]
A.
No
person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any sanitary, or
polluted, industrial or any other polluted wastewaters or materials
to any storm sewer.
B.
All
sanitary and other polluted wastewaters shall be discharged to such
sewers as are specifically designated as sanitary sewers, as approved
by the Sanitation Officer. Storm water, surface water, ground water,
roof runoff, subsurface drainage, and industrial cooling water or
unpolluted process waters may be discharged, on approval of the Sanitation
Officer to a storm sewer or natural outlet. The discharge into any
storm sewer or to a natural outlet of any waters which may have a
deleterious effect upon the receiving stream is prohibited.
C.
Discharge
of septic tank sludge into any sewer or to a natural outlet is prohibited.
D.
Any
spill or accidental discharge of wastes which may create an explosion
hazard in the sewer or in any way have a deleterious effect upon the
sewer system or the environment, or constitute a hazard to human beings,
animals, or the receiving stream, shall be immediately reported to the Sanitation Officer by the person responsible for
such spill or accidental discharge. Such notification shall set forth
the time and place of the spill or discharge, the type and quantity
of material included in the waste and actions taken to stop the spill
or discharge. It shall be the responsibility of each person having
knowledge of the spill or accidental discharge to have available,
insofar as practicable and reasonable, the following information:
E.
It
shall be the responsibility of each person responsible for the spill
or accidental discharge to provide the Sanitation Officer with written
verification of what measures are to be taken to prevent a recurrence
of any such spill or accidental discharge. Such information shall
be in the hands of the Sanitation Officer within thirty (30) days
after the spill or accidental discharge occurred.
[R.O. 2011 §710.240; Ord. No. 2964 §18-38, 1-28-1981]
[R.O. 2011 §710.250; Ord. No. 2964 §18-39, 1-28-1981]
