[Adopted 10-17-1960 by Ord. No. 937 (Ch. 18, Part 2, of the
1995 Code)]
On and after the enactment of this article all applications
by persons, corporations or otherwise for taps into the mains or pipes
of the public sewers owned and operated by the City of DuBois, whether
within or without the limits thereof, shall be made in writing and
have attached thereto a plan and statement showing the location of
the taps in said sewer line, the size of such taps and distance thereof
from the applicant's property to the said sewers; and said application
and plan shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code revisions (see Ch. 1,
General Provisions, Art. II)]
Said application shall be submitted by the City Engineer to
the Council of the City of DuBois, who shall grant or refuse the same
under and in accordance with all ordinances, conditions, regulations
and resolutions heretofore and hereafter enacted by the Council of
the City of DuBois in respect to the tapping of sewers.
[Amended 7-11-1977 by Ord. No. 1259; 7-24-1995 by Ord. No. 1544; 5-28-2002 by Ord. No. 1652]
A.Â
The fee for tapping or connecting into any sewer or line flowing
into or intersecting with the collection system owned and operated
by the City of DuBois shall be $3,397, which fee shall be paid to
the City Treasurer upon the filing of any application or the making
of any request for such tap.
[Amended 2-12-2018 by Ord. No. 1831[1]; 11-21-2019 by Ord. No. 1841]
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Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed original Subsection
B, concerning inspection fees, which immediately followed this subsection.
All such applicants shall bear the entire expense and cost of
laying any service line, necessary or required, to use the said tap
and shall hold the City of DuBois free, clear and discharged of any
and all claims for costs, expense and materials, labor and otherwise
in laying such service line; provided, however, that the said service
line shall be laid under the surface and at the direction of the City
Engineer of the City of DuBois and in accordance with the laws of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in respect to laying of sewers and
the ordinances of the City of DuBois.
There shall not be permitted on any sewer line more than one
tap for each building or dwelling house, nor shall such applicant
permit any person or persons to tap into or connect with the sewer
extending from their building or dwelling house to the City sewer
line upon which their tap is made.
[Amended 7-24-1995 by Ord. No. 1544]
No permit to tap shall be granted to any applicant except by
a direct connection from the building to the City sewer line, and
the City shall reserve the right to disconnect any tap by any applicant
on which the applicant or his successors in title shall have permitted
any other persons to connect or tap into said connecting sewer line
between the building applied for and the City sewer line, and upon
the said disconnection, the City shall have the right to retain and
keep the amount of the fee paid for said privilege as liquidated damages
for the violation hereof.
Any person or persons, as herein described, applying for and
obtaining the right to connect with the City sewer line, as herein
specified, shall keep said connecting sewer line between the building
and the City sewer line open and in a state of repair at his own expense,
and it shall be an incident of the privilege granted to said applicants
for the tapping that the City shall have no burden, duty or obligation,
in any manner whatsoever, to maintain, keep or keep in repair the
connecting sewer line between the City sewer line and the building,
but the applicant or the applicant's successors in title and possession
shall maintain the said sewer line at their own expense and without
any obligation on the part of the City.
All persons as herein described receiving permits as herein
set forth to tap into or connect with the City sewer lines covenant
and agree by virtue of said application and the issuance of a permit
therefor to abide by and obey all general regulations of the City
of DuBois in respect to sewers and the laws of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania in respect thereto and shall agree to any additional
cost, assessments or charges that may be added to or imposed upon
any and all persons using the said sewer line, irrespective of whether
the applicants are residents within or without the City of DuBois,
and by virtue of said permit, covenant and agree to the same for themselves
or their heirs, successors or assigns.
No permit shall be issued by the City Clerk until the fee hereinbefore
provided has been paid over the City as hereinabove set forth.
