All maintenance of the building sewer between the building drain
and the municipal sanitary sewer is the sole responsibility of the
property owner. Routine maintenance includes, but is not limited to,
keeping the sewer line free of grease, oil, tree roots, scale and
all other foreign materials.
Repair of the building sewer between the building drain and
public roadway is the sole responsibility of the property owner. Repairs,
including excavation for access to that portion of the building sewer
in the public roadway, will be performed by the City or its representative.
It shall be the owner’s responsibility to confirm the exact
location of the required repair in the building sewer in the roadway
to the City’s satisfaction prior to work being performed by
the City within the public roadway. The City may charge to the owner
the actual costs, including but not limited to all labor, materials
and equipment, of any excavation for the repair of the building sewer
within the public roadway, if it is determined that such excavation
was unnecessary or requires maintenance which is the responsibility
of the property owner. All work shall be inspected by the City of
Batavia prior to backfill and performed in accordance with appropriate
local and state code and regulations.