[Ord. No. 1356 § 1, 3-30-1987]
The Board of Aldermen shall have the power to cause a general
sewer system to be established, which shall be composed of four (4)
classes of sewers, as follows: Public, district, joint district, and
private sewers. Public sewers shall be established along the principal
courses of drainage at such time, to such extent, of such dimensions
and under such regulations as may be provided by law or ordinance.
These may be extensions of branches of sewers already constructed
or entirely new throughout, as may be deemed expedient by the Board
of Aldermen. The City may levy a tax on all property made taxable
for State purposes over the whole City to pay for the constructing,
reconstructing, and repairing of the work, which tax shall be called
the "special public sewer tax" and shall be for the amount as may
be required for the sewer provided by law or ordinance to be built.
The fund arising from the tax shall be appropriated solely to the
constructing, reconstructing and repairing of the sewer.
[1]
State Law Reference — For similar provisions, see RSMo.
§§ 88.832 and 250.010 et seq.
[Ord. No. 1356 § 1, 3-30-1987]
The Board of Aldermen shall have the power to condemn private
property for public use, occupation or possession in the construction
and repair of public, district and private sewers in the same manner
as other property is condemned within the City for public uses. Whenever
the Board of Aldermen shall deem it necessary to run any sewer through
private property, the Board of Aldermen shall have power to condemn
the same, or so much thereof as may be necessary in the opinion of
the Board of Aldermen for that purpose, in the same manner that other
private property may be condemned within the City for public uses,
and should any sewer be laid through or on private property without
the right therefor having been first obtained by the City, the contractor,
or any person interested, may compel the City to exercise its right
of condemnation by mandamus or other appropriate remedy.
[1]
State Law Reference — For similar provisions, see RSMo.
§§ 79.380, 88.842 and 88.844.
[Ord. No. 1356 § 1, 3-30-1987]
No sewer shall run diagonally through private property when
it is practicable without injury to such sewer to construct it parallel
with one (1) of the exterior lines of such property; nor shall any
public sewer be constructed through private property when it is as
practicable to construct it along or through a street or other public
highway. No sewer shall be built on private property until an adequate
and proper easement has been obtained therefor.
[Ord. No. 1356 § 1, 3-30-1987]
Property owners outside the City limits shall be authorized
to connect private sanitary sewers into the City sewer system nearest
thereto; provided, that such property owners shall lay all lines to
the City sewer lines and shall pay to the City a connection fee in
the amount of two hundred dollars ($200.00).
[Ord. No. 1356 § 1, 3-30-1987; Ord. No. 1830 § 1, 12-19-1994]
All connections with the City sewer system or with any private sewer which empties into the City sewer system and any excavation related to such connection shall be made by the person desiring such connection and holding a permit therefor. All materials necessary for the making of such connections shall be furnished by the holder of such permit. In connecting a building sewer with a public, district, or private sewer, the junction pieces which have been built into the public, district, or private sewer must be used for such connection, unless no such junction piece can be found within three (3) feet of the point of connection designated by the City; provided, that if no junction pieces have been set in the public, district or private sewer, a connection may be made by inserting into the public, district or private sewer a junction piece of the size and materials specified by the provisions of this Chapter and of Article VI of Chapter 5 of the Centralia City Code, which junction piece shall lie at an angle with the public, district, or private sewer not to exceed forty-five degrees (45°) from the direction of flow of such public, district, or private sewer. Before final attachment of the building sewer, each connection shall be individually examined by the Inspector of Plumbing and Sewers. Said examination shall include inspection for any damage to the sewer main. All building sewers connecting with a public, district, or private sewer shall be laid on the horizontal with a maximum fall of one-fourth (1/4) inch per foot for a distance of at least one (1) foot from such public, district or private sewer.
[Ord. No. 1356 § 1, 3-30-1987]
Any person who shall neglect, fail or refuse to comply with the provisions of this Article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. In addition to punishment for such misdemeanor as specified in Section 1-7 or in the alternative thereto, when in the judgement of the City Administrator, a violation of this Article, or any amendments thereto, shall exist that shall constitute a danger or threat to the general health, safety, welfare or morals of any citizen of the City, the City Administrator shall advise the Board of Aldermen of the City of such violation. If the Board of Aldermen shall be satisfied that such a violation does in fact exist, the Board of Aldermen may, by a majority vote of their number present and voting at a meeting at which a quorum is present, by resolution direct the City Administrator to give the violator written notice, at the violator's last known business or residence address, to abate such violation within ten (10) days from the date of such notice. If such violation shall not be abated by the end of such ten (10) day period, the City Administrator shall cause the disconnection from the public sewer at the point or place where such violation exists, such disconnection to remain in force until the violation is abated to the satisfaction of the City Administrator, at which time connection to the public sewer system shall be restored; provided, that if such violation, or similar violation shall occur again, at the same place or location or by the same violator, within a period of one (1) year from the date of notice of the original violation, the City Administrator shall again cause such disconnection from the public sewer immediately, without the requirement of additional notice to the violator, without first having to advise the Board of Aldermen, and without the necessity of additional resolution from the Board of Aldermen, such disconnection to remain in force each time until the violation is abated to the satisfaction of the City Administrator, at which time connection to the public sewer system shall be restored; provided further, that if the City Administrator shall fail, refuse or neglect to report any such violation to the Board of Aldermen, the Board of Aldermen, may, on its own motion, issue such notice to abate and cause that such disconnection as provided in this Section.
