[Ord. No. 1323, 12-5-2001; Ord. No. 1406, 3-2-2005]
No person, other than authorized municipal employees, shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter, or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining written permission from the BPW.
[Ord. No. 1323, 12-5-2001; Ord. No. 1406, 3-2-2005]
All costs and expenses incidental to the installation, connection, and maintenance of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the City from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation or maintenance of the building sewer and connection with the public sewer systems.
[Ord. No. 1323, 12-5-2001; Ord. No. 1406, 3-2-2005]
(a) 
In the event the City determines that the sanitary sewer connection of the property owner is defective, violates the provisions of this chapter, is subject to infiltration, or is functionally inoperable or incompatible with the newly installed public sewer, the property owner shall be responsible to install a new building sewer to the public sewer. All costs incurred for the new sanitary sewer connection shall be paid by the property owner.
(b) 
The City shall be permitted to construct a new building sewer and enter on private property for such installation if a property owner fails to construct a new building sewer pursuant to Subsection (a) hereof. The City shall recover from the property owner a fee determined by the Board of Public Works for installing such service or device. If such reimbursement is not paid within 60 days after demand has been made by the City, the amount demanded shall be deemed to be a lien on the property for sewer service furnished.
[Ord. No. 1323, 12-5-2001; Ord. No. 1406, 3-2-2005]
(a) 
Except as provided in Subsection (b), a separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building.
(b) 
An existing joint sewer shall be permitted to continue if all of the following conditions are met:
(1) 
The shared section of the joint building sewer providing service to two or more buildings is determined by Community and Neighborhood Services to be of adequate size to serve all of the buildings which are connected to it;
(2) 
The joint building sewer laterals are determined by Community and Neighborhood Services not to have any defects or be subject to infiltration;
(3) 
The joint building sewer was in existence at the time this ordinance was adopted;
In the event a joint building sewer is permitted pursuant to this Subsection (b), the joint sewer shall be replaced and separated at such time: (i) as a public sewer repair or replacement project is commenced in the right-of-way, or otherwise, making available a lateral to service the property; or (ii) the joint building sewer requires a replacement of more than five feet of the joint sewer line and a lateral to service the property is available in the right-of-way.
(c) 
A new joint sewer, between one or more buildings, may be created if all of the following conditions are met:
(1) 
The buildings are all on the same parcel of land;
(2) 
Each building has the same or compatible use types at the time of construction;
(3) 
The proposed joint sewer lateral is appropriately sized for the current and future uses of the buildings;
(4) 
The proposed joint sewer lateral location and size has been approved by the City plumbing inspector;
(5) 
The proposed joint sewer lateral location and connection to the sewer main has been approved by the Holland Board of Public Works;
(6) 
Any sewer line approved under this section shall be separated, and the buildings independently connected to the City sewer main, if any of the following occur:
a. 
A parcel split occurs resulting in the buildings being located on separate parcels of land;
b. 
A public nuisance is created by one or more buildings resulting in a sewer back-up, overflow or other public health hazard.
(d) 
Any person aggrieved by the provisions of this section may appeal to the Housing Board of Appeals as provided in 29-46.
[Ord. No. 1323, 12-5-2001; Ord. No. 1406, 3-2-2005]
Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found to be acceptable for use. Such determination shall be at the discretion of Community and Neighborhood Services after examination of the old sewer.
[Ord. No. 1323, 12-5-2001; Ord. No. 1406, 3-2-2005]
The size, slope, alignment, materials of construction of a building sewer; the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe, joining, testing and backfilling the trench; and the connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall all conform to the requirements of the building and plumbing code or other applicable rules and regulations of the City of Holland. In the absence of code provisions or in application thereof, the materials and procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the ASTM, and WEF MOP No. 9 and any amendments thereto shall apply.
[Ord. No. 1323, 12-5-2001; Ord. No. 1406, 3-2-2005]
In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such building drain shall be lifted by an approved means and discharged to the building sewer.
[Ord. No. 1323, 12-5-2001; Ord. No. 1406, 3-2-2005]
Interceptor devices shall be provided when they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts or any flammable wastes, sand or other harmful ingredients. Notwithstanding the foregoing, interceptors shall not be required for living quarters or dwelling units. All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the BPW and shall be located so as to be readily accessible for cleaning and inspection. All interceptor devices shall be constructed of impervious materials capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme changes in temperature. Such interceptor devices shall be of substantial construction, watertight and equipped with easily removable covers which, when bolted in place, shall be gastight and watertight. All interceptor devices from which such wastes emanate shall be maintained in continuously efficient operation at all times by the owner of the building or premises or his or her authorized representative, at their expense.
[Ord. No. 1323, 12-5-2001; Ord. No. 1406, 3-2-2005]
(a) 
No person shall discharge, or cause to be discharged, any stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, uncontaminated cooling water, or unpolluted process water to the sanitary sewer system.
(b) 
If a connection to the sanitary sewer is found to exist, the property owner shall be responsible for separating the connection and shall perform all corrective repairs to comply with the provisions of this section.
(c) 
If the property owner fails to separate the connection from the sanitary sewer system, the City shall be permitted [to] enter onto private property in order to separate the connection and make any necessary installation or construction. The City shall recover from the property owner a fee (as determined by the BPW) for separating such service or device. If such fee is not paid within 60 days after the demand has been made by the City, that amount shall constitute a lien on the property and shall be subject to foreclosure and enforcement in accordance with the statutes of this state.
[Ord. No. 1323, 12-5-2001; Ord. No. 1406, 3-2-2005]
The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall conform to the requirements of the building and plumbing code or other applicable rules and regulations of the City or the procedures set forth in appropriate specification of ASTM, and the WEF Manual of Practice No. 9 and any amendments thereto. All such connections shall be made gastight and watertight.
[Ord. No. 1323, 12-5-2001; Ord. No. 1406, 3-2-2005]
An applicant for a building sewer permit shall notify Community and Neighborhood Services when the building sewer is ready for inspection. The enforcing officer for this section is the Director of Community and Neighborhood Services, or an authorized deputy, agent, or representative.
[Ord. No. 1323, 12-5-2001; Ord. No. 1406, 3-2-2005]
Any person adversely affected or aggrieved by the provisions of Section 29-37, 29-38, or 29-39 may appeal to the Housing Board of Appeals for variance from those provision and requirements.
(a) 
In the event a petition to review is not filed within 30 days of being notified of the need to comply with a provision or requirement, the failure to file such a variance request shall be deemed a waiver of any and all administrative appeal rights.
(b) 
In its petition, the appealing party shall state the basis for its appeal, the reasons in support of its request, and any alternative relief which the aggrieved party seeks. The petition filed by the appealing party shall include a staff report from the BPW reviewing the appealing party's appeal with a recommendation to the Housing Board of Appeals.
(c) 
The Housing Board of Appeals shall:
(1) 
Deny the appeal;
(2) 
Grant the appeal;
(3) 
Grant the appeal with additional conditions.
(d) 
The enforcing body's decision shall be made within 30 days of receiving the appeal request.
(e) 
The decision of the enforcing body shall be the final administrative action for purposes of judicial review.