The purpose of this article is to eliminate the unnecessary
introduction of clear water and deleterious substances into the public
sanitary sewer system and thereby to reduce the occurrence of overflows
and backups in the sanitary sewer conveyance system; to reduce the
cost of operating the sanitary sewer system; to comply with applicable
regulations, rules, stipulations and other laws and lawful orders
of the State of Wisconsin, the federal government, and the Milwaukee
Metropolitan Sewerage District; and to reduce the likelihood of failure
of the sanitary sewer system. This purpose will serve to protect the
health, safety and welfare of the Village of Fox Point and its environs.
For purposes of this article, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
PERSON
Includes a human being (i.e., natural person), firm, organization,
partnership, association, corporation, legal representative, trustee,
trustee in bankruptcy, and receiver, and shall include the plural.
"Person," when used in relation to a property, includes, jointly and
severally, the owner, the occupant, the tenant, the lessee, and all
others having a right of ownership or occupancy of the property.
Any property owner, agent, lessee, or occupant who is required
to install and maintain a wastewater treatment device (including without
limitation an interceptor, grease trap or separator, catch basin,
or dilution and neutralizing basin) shall be responsible for the regular
and proper maintenance of such wastewater treatment device.
The Plumbing Inspector may, during reasonable hours, inspect any sanitary sewer installation and any attached device or connection thereto to determine compliance with this article. In addition or as an alternate to proceeding under §
260-29, the Plumbing Inspector may order that any violation of this article be remedied within such time as directed by the Plumbing Inspector, taking into consideration the nature of the violation and the potential for damage or obstruction to the sanitary sewer system.
Nothing in this article shall be interpreted as limiting or restricting the obligations described in other sections of the Fox Point Village Code or other applicable laws. In particular, and without limitation, the following requirements shall continue to apply as described therein: connection of surface water to the sanitary sewer (§
756-48, Fox Point Village Code); connection of stormwater to the sanitary sewer, whether above or below the surface of the ground [§
756-7E(2), Fox Point Village Code]; requiring sump pumps to discharge into a drainage ditch or into a storm sewer or into the ground (§
825-11, Fox Point Village Code); and requiring compliance upon change of occupancy (§
756-47, Fox Point Village Code), in addition to such other regulations as may apply. In the event of conflict between the requirements of this article and the requirements of any other applicable ordinance or other law, the more restrictive shall apply as determined by the Director of Public Works/Village Engineer.