[Ord. No. 380-2023, 2-21-2023]
A.
All persons and property owners owning dwelling houses or buildings
within the City, which buildings are, or shall be, located within
two hundred (200) feet of a sewer, or in a block through which a sewer
extends, shall make such connections with such sewer as may be necessary
in the judgment of the City, for the purpose of disposing of all substances
from any such building affecting the public health that may be lawfully
and properly disposed of by means of such sewer.
B.
The City may require property owners owning dwelling houses or buildings
within the City which are located more than two hundred (200) feet
of a sewer or outside a block through which a sewer extends to connect
to such sewer when in the judgment of the City the public sewer is
reasonably accessible. The public sanitary sewer shall be considered
reasonably accessible when the total cost of connection to the public
sewer does not exceed the cost of a private sanitary sewer system
by more than fifty percent (50%) as determined by the City Engineer,
who shall determine such costs taking into consideration the following:
1.
The cost of extending and installing the public sanitary sewer
to the center of the street abutting upon the property to be served
plus the cost of installing and connecting four (4) inch sewer service
lines to the sewer main and running the same to a point four (4) feet
outside the buildings to be served on said property.
2.
The cost of a private sanitary sewer system for such property
shall be determined considering the use of a concrete septic tank
of one thousand one hundred (1,100) gallon minimum capacity, one (1)
concrete distribution box and a minimum of two hundred (200) feet
of field tile, all installed in accordance with acceptable standards.
C.
All such sewer connections as ordered by the City in accordance with
the provisions of this Section shall be in full compliance with the
requirements of the provisions of the Plumbing Code of the City.
[Ord. No. 380-2023, 2-21-2023]
If any person required to connect the sewer system pursuant to Section 705.260 shall fail, neglect or refuse to connect any building with the sewer system as aforesaid and as herein provided for, for more than thirty (30) days after being notified, in writing, by the City, then the City may advertise for bids for the construction and making of such sewer connection and may contract therefor with the lowest responsible bidder or bidders and cause such premises to be connected with the sewer system; and the costs and expenses thereof shall be assessed against the property and premises to be connected.
[Ord. No. 380-2023, 2-21-2023]
A.
There shall be one (1) building sewer permit covering contributors
of sanitary sewage, as well as establishments producing industrial
wastes.
B.
The person or his/her agent shall make application on a special form
furnished by the City. Connection and inspection fee of twenty-five
dollars ($25.00) must accompany the application.
C.
The permit application shall be supplemented by any plan, specification
or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the approving
authority.
D.
Connection Fees.
1.
Any person making application to connect to an active Sewer
District, shall before connection to the sewer main, pay to the City
of Neosho the amount of the principal charged per connection to the
original sewer district members.
2.
Any sewer main extension making connection to an active sewer
district line shall pay a connection fee for each platted lot prior
to connection. These fees shall be applied to any remaining debt of
the sewer district to which the connection is made. If the remaining
debt is less than the total amount of the hook-up fee, the lesser
amount shall apply.
3.
The connection fee for Sewer District Number 17, also known
as Macy Area Sewer District, will be four thousand two hundred dollars
($4,200.00) per connection.
[Ord. No. 380-2023, 2-21-2023]
Any person desiring or needing sewerage service from the City
shall make written application for such service with the approving
authority. The applicant shall state all information necessary to
both the billing office and the Service Department, and shall agree
to comply with all provisions of this Article and with any other ordinance
affecting sewer services.
[Ord. No. 380-2023, 2-21-2023]
All costs and expense incident to the installation and connection
of the building sewer shall be borne by the person using the sewerage
system. The person shall indemnify the City from any loss or damage
that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation
of the building sewer.
[Ord. No. 380-2023, 2-21-2023]
Only a plumber duly licensed by the City as a plumber and who
has furnished a bond as required by ordinances of the City shall do
plumbing work in connection with the sewer system of the City as herein
provided, except that this Section shall not apply to persons who
are under employment by the City.
[Ord. No. 380-2023, 2-21-2023]
A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided
for every building, except buildings of common ownership and control
may use a common building sewer.
[Ord. No. 380-2023, 2-21-2023]
Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings
only when they are found, on examination and test by the authority,
to meet all requirements of this Article.
[Ord. No. 380-2023, 2-21-2023]
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 the Plumbing Code or other applicable
rules and regulations of the City.
[Ord. No. 380-2023, 2-21-2023]
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.
[Ord. No. 380-2023, 2-21-2023]
The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall
be made by using a "Fowler Quick Way Sewer Tap" or a similar type
connection as approved by the City Building Inspector. All such connections
shall be made gastight and watertight.
