[CC 1974 §27-51; Ord. No. 1173 Art. IV §1, 1-19-1983]
No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with
or opening into, use, alter or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance
thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the Director.
[CC 1974 §27-52; Ord. No. 1173 Art. IV §2, 1-19-1983; Ord. No. 1925, 7-14-2004; Ord. No. 1950, 3-23-2005; Ord. No. 1980, 9-28-2005; Ord. No. 2272 §II, 1-8-2013]
A.
There
shall be five (5) classes of sewer system connection charges as detailed
in the City's Comprehensive Fee Schedule, held on file in the City
offices. All estimated amounts shall be reviewed after six (6) months
of usage to determine an average. If average falls over estimated
usage, applicant will be billed for remainder.
[Ord. No. 2569, 4-26-2022]
B.
Application Of Sewer System Connection Charge. The sewer
system connection charges shall be applied prior to connection to
the City sewer system as follows:
1.
New Construction — full connection charges shall apply.
3.
Remodel of existing structure (residential/commercial): connection
charges shall not apply, regardless of time vacant.
4.
For residential wilts, if there is an increase in the number of living
units or rezone, full connection charges shall apply to each additional
living unit, regardless of time vacant.
C.
These
charges shall be reviewed annually at the first (1st) meeting in August
and any changes implemented on October first (1st) of that year.
[CC 1974 §27-53; Ord. No. 1173 Art. IV §3, 1-19-1983]
All costs and expense incident to the installation and connection
of the building sewer 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 building sewer.
[CC 1974 §27-54; Ord. No. 1173 Art. IV §4, 1-19-1983]
A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided
for every building, except where one (1) building stands at the rear
of another on an interior lot and no private sewer is available or
can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley,
courtyard or driveway, the building sewer from the front building
may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one
(1) building sewer.
[CC 1974 §27-55; Ord. No. 1173 Art. IV §5, 1-19-1983]
Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings
only when they are found, on examination and test by the Director,
to meet all requirements of this Chapter.
[CC 1974 §27-56; Ord. No. 1173 Art. IV §6, 1-19-1983; Ord. No. 1491 §1, 4-14-1993; Ord. No. 1492 §1, 4-14-1993]
A.
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 A.S.T.M. and W.P.C.F. Manual of Practice No. 9 shall apply.
B.
All
new public sewer users within the City shall have their building sewer
so constructed as to prevent backflow from mains (public sewers) and
the City shall not be liable for any damages or alleged damages resulting
from failure of the user to have backwater valves installed or for
the improper operation of such valves.
C.
All
existing sewer users within the City shall have their building sewer
so constructed or reconstructed as to prevent backflow from mains
(public sewers), and the City shall not be liable for any damages
or alleged damages resulting from failure of the user to have backwater
valves installed or for the improper operation of such valves.
[CC 1974 §27-57; Ord. No. 1173 Art. IV §7, 1-19-1983]
Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the
building at an elevation below the basement floor. In all buildings
in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the
public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such building drain shall
be lifted by an approved means and discharged to the building sewer.
[CC 1974 §27-58; Ord. No. 1173 Art. IV §8, 1-19-1983]
No person shall make connection of roof downspouts, interior
and exterior foundation drains, areaway drains or other sources of
surface runoff or ground water to a building sewer or building drain
which in turn is connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary
sewer.
[CC 1974 §27-59; Ord. No. 1173 Art. IV §9, 1-19-1983]
The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall
conform to the requirements of the Building and Plumbing Code or other
applicable rules and regulations of the City or the procedures set
forth in appropriate specifications of the A.S.T.M. and the W.P.C.F.
Manual of Practice No. 9. All such connections shall be made gastight
and watertight. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials
must be approved by the Director before installation.
[CC 1974 §27-60; Ord. No. 1173 Art. IV §10, 1-19-1983]
The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the
Director when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection
to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision
of the Director or his/her representative.
[CC 1974 §27-61; Ord. No. 1173 Art. IV §11, 1-19-1983]
All excavations for building 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.
