Within one year from the effective date of this chapter, the
owner or operator of any industrial property connected to the public
sewer shall record with the City Engineer the location and existence
of every connection of such industrial property with the public sewer.
Except for the first piece of connecting pipe between the building
sewer and the public sewer, which shall become the property of the
City, a building sewer shall remain the property of the owner of the
premises it services, and maintenance and proper repair thereof shall
be the responsibility of the owner of such premises.
A.
Whenever a building which has been connected to the public sewer
is demolished, the building sewer servicing such building shall be
disconnected from the public sewer; provided, however, that a permit
therefor shall first have been obtained from the City Engineer in
the manner prescribed in this chapter.
B.
Such disconnection shall be made in such manner and at such locations
as shall be specified by the City Engineer, and all work shall be
done under the supervision of the City Engineer and at the cost and
expense of the owner of the property.
C.
In the event that the owner of a demolished building has not proceeded
with such disconnection, the City Engineer may order such disconnection.
If the owner of the property fails or refuses to comply with the provisions
of this chapter and cause such disconnection to be attended to within
a reasonable time to be prescribed by the City Engineer, in the manner
herein prescribed, the City Engineer may cause such work to be done
and disconnection accomplished.
D.
Upon completion thereof the City Engineer shall certify the cost
of such work to the Council, which, if it finds such cost to be correct,
shall cause the same to be charged against the land involved, in which
event such costs shall become a lien upon the land and form part of
the taxes next to be assessed and levied thereon, and such amount
shall bear interest at the same rate as other taxes and shall be collected
and enforced in the same manner as other taxes.
