[Ord. No. 833 Art. IV §1, 4-21-1981; Ord. No. 1266 §1, 11-19-1991]
No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connection with
or opening into, use, alter, or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance
thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the City.
[Ord. No. 833 Art. IV §2, 4-21-1981; Ord. No. 1266 §2, 11-19-1991; Ord. No. 1322 §1, 9-1-1992; Ord. No. 1676 §1, 10-7-1997; Ord. No. 2228 §1, 12-20-2005]
A.
The
owner or his/her agent shall make application on a form furnished
by the City. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans,
specifications or other information considered pertinent in the judgment
of the Building Inspector or his/her designated agent. The sewer tap
and sewer impact fees shall be paid at the time the building permit
fee is paid.
B.
There shall be four classes of sewer tap and sewer impact fees:
[Ord. No. 2891 § 3, 3-21-2017]
1.
For Single-Family Residential Service. A sewer tap fee and sewer impact fee shall be charged for a single-family residential sewer permit as set forth in the schedule of fees adopted by the Board of Aldermen by resolution as authorized by Section 800.010 of the Municipal Code. When the payment of the lump sum would work a hardship on the property owners, the single-family residential sewer tap fee may be paid in monthly installments with the approval of the City Administrator. This provision shall not apply to new construction.
2.
For Commercial Service. A sewer tap fee and sewer impact fee shall be charged for a commercial sewer connection as set forth in the schedule of fees adopted by the Board of Aldermen by resolution as authorized by Section 800.010 of the Municipal Code if estimated sewerage quantities are one thousand (1,000) gallons or less according to the Department of Natural Resources guidelines.
If estimated daily sewerage quantities are more than one thousand (1,000) gallons per day, an additional charge per one hundred (100) gallons estimated shall be charged as set forth in the schedule of fees adopted by the Board of Aldermen by resolution as authorized by Section 800.010 of the Municipal Code.
3.
For Industrial Service. A sewer tap fee and sewer impact fee shall be charged for industrial service as set forth in the schedule of fees adopted by the Board of Aldermen by resolution as authorized by Section 800.010 of the Municipal Code if the estimated daily sewerage guidelines are one thousand (1,000) gallons based on Department of Natural Resources guidelines.
If estimated daily sewerage quantities are greater than one thousand (1,000) gallons based on Department of Natural Resources guidelines, an additional charge per one hundred (100) gallons shall be charged as set forth in the schedule of fees adopted by the Board of Aldermen by resolution as authorized by Section 800.010 of the Municipal Code.
[Ord. No. 833 Art. IV §3, 4-21-1981]
All costs and expenses incident to the installation and connection
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 of the building sewer.
[Ord. No. 833 Art. IV §4, 4-21-1981]
A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided
for every building; except where one (1) building stands at the rear
of another on an interior lot and no private sewer is available or
can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley,
court yard, or driveway, the building sewer from the front building
may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one
(1) building sewer.
[Ord. No. 833 Art. IV §5, 4-21-1981]
Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings
only when they are found, on examination and text by the Inspector
to meet all the requirements of this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 833 Art. IV §6, 4-21-1981]
The size, slope, alignment, materials of construction of a building
sewer, and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe,
jointing, testing and backfilling the trench, shall all conform to
the requirements of the building and plumbing code or other applicable
rules and regulations of the City. In the absence of code provisions
or in amplification thereof, the materials and procedures set forth
in appropriate specifications of the A.S.T.M. and W.P.C.F. Manual
of Practice No. 9 shall apply.
[Ord. No. 833 Art. IV §7, 4-21-1981]
Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the
building at an elevation below the basement floor. 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. 833 Art. IV §8, 4-21-1981]
No person shall make connection of roof downspouts, interior
and exterior foundation drains, areaway drains, or other sources of
surface runoff or ground water to a building sewer or building drain
which in turn is connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary
sewer.
[Ord. No. 833 Art. IV §9, 4-21-1981]
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 the A.S.T.M. and the W.P.C.F.
Manual of Practice No. 9. All such connections shall be made gastight
and watertight. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials
must be approved by the Inspector before installation.
[Ord. No. 833 Art. IV §10, 4-21-1981]
The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the
Inspector when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection
to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision
of the Inspector or his representative.
[Ord. No. 833 Art. IV §11, 4-21-1981]
All excavations for building sewer installation shall be adequately
guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from
hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways, and other public property disturbed
in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory
to the City.
