[CC 1977 §35-90; Ord.
No. 2692 §1, 1-15-2001]
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning
of terms used in this Article shall be as follows:
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation
of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five (5)
days at twenty degrees centigrade (20°C), expressed in milligrams
per liter.
That part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system
which receives the discharge from soil, waste and other drainage pipes
inside the walls of the building and conveys it to the inner face
of the building wall.
The extension from the building drain to the public sewer
or other place of disposal.
The chemical oxygen demand (COD) is used as a measure of
the oxygen equivalent of the organic matter content of a sample that
is susceptible to oxidation by a strong chemical oxidant.
A sewer receiving both surface runoff and sewage.
Solid wastes from the domestic and commercial preparation,
cooking and dispensing of food and from the handling, storage and
sale of produce.
The liquid wastes from industrial manufacturing processes,
trade or business as distinct from sanitary sewage.
Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake or other
body of surface or ground water.
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation
or group.
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen
ions in grams per liter of solution.
The wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of
food that have been shredded to such a degree that all particles will
be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in
public sewers with no particle greater than one-half (½) inch
(1.27 centimeters) in any dimension.
A sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal
rights and is controlled by public authority.
A sewer which carries sewage and to which storm, surface
and ground waters are not intentionally admitted.
A combination of the water-carried wastes from residences,
business buildings, institutions and industrial establishments, together
with such ground, surface and storm waters as may be present.
Any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating
sewage.
All facilities for collection, pumping, treating and disposing
of sewage.
A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
Is mandatory; MAY: Is permissive.
Any discharge of water, sewerage or industrial waste which,
in concentration of any given constituent or in quantity of flow,
exceeds for any period of duration longer than fifteen (15) minutes
more than five (5) times the average twenty-four (24) hour concentration
or flows during normal operation.
A sewer which carries storm and surface waters and drainage
and unpolluted cooling water, but excludes sewage and industrial wastes.
The Superintendent of Sewage Works and/or Water Pollution
Control of the City of Harrisonville or his/her authorized deputy,
agent or representative.
Solids that either float on the surface of or are in suspension
in water, sewage or other liquids and which are removable by laboratory
filtering.
A channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously
or intermittently.
[CC 1977 §35-91; Ord.
No. 2692 §1, 1-15-2001]
A.
The
sanitary sewer construction and material specifications prepared by
the Kansas City Metropolitan Chapter of the American Public Works
Association, 1992, are hereby adopted as the sanitary sewer specifications
and standards for the City of Harrisonville, Missouri. A copy of same
is on file in the City offices hereto marked Exhibit A and made a
part hereof as if fully set forth herein.
B.
The
design criteria for sanitary sewers and appurtenances prepared by
the Kansas City Metropolitan Chapter of the American Public Works
Association, 1996 Edition is hereby adopted as the design criteria
for sanitary sewers and appurtenances of the City of Harrisonville.
A copy of said standards is hereby on file in the City offices marked
Exhibit B and made a part hereof as if fully set forth herein.
C.
The
storm sewer construction and material specifications prepared by the
Kansas City Metropolitan Chapter of the American Public Works Association,
1982 Edition are hereby adopted as the official storm sewer specifications
and standards of the City of Harrisonville, Missouri. A copy of said
storm sewer specifications and standards is hereby on file in the
City offices marked Exhibit C and made a part hereof as if fully set
forth herein.
D.
The
design criteria for storm sewers and appurtenances prepared by the
Kansas City Metropolitan Chapter of the American Public Works Association,
1990 Revised Edition is hereby adopted as the official criteria for
storm sewers and appurtenances within the City of Harrisonville, Missouri.
A copy of said standards is on file in the City offices marked Exhibit
D and made a part hereof as if fully set forth herein.
E.
The
City of Harrisonville shall not accept as part of its sanitary sewage
system or the storm drainage system any sanitary sewers or storm sewers
not built to the specifications herein adopted.
[CC 1977 §35-92; Ord.
No. 2692 §1, 1-15-2001]
A.
Users
of the sewage system are hereby classified in the following manner:
1.
Residential. Residential users are users of any
structure which is used exclusively as a dwelling. Users of a portion
of a structure, which portion is separately metered for water use
and is used exclusively as a dwelling, are also classified as residential
users. Residential users shall not include the users of hotels, motels,
boarding houses, nursing homes, group homes, churches or residence
halls.
2.
Commercial and industrial. All users of the system
other than residential users.
B.
Revenue
received from sewage service charges shall be accounted for according
to the above user classification.
[CC 1977 §35-93; Ord.
No. 2692 §1, 1-15-2001; Ord. No. 3561, 8-16-2021]
A.
It
shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit to be
deposited in any unsanitary manner on public or private property within
the City of Harrisonville or in any area under the jurisdiction of
said City any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable
waste.
B.
It
shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the City
of Harrisonville or in any area under the jurisdiction of said City
and sewage or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment
has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this
Article.
C.
Except
as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain
any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other facility intended
or used for the disposal of sewage.
D.
The
owner of all houses, buildings used for human employment or other
purposes, situated within the City and abutting on any street, alley
or right-of-way in which there is now located or may in the future
be located a public sanitary sewer of the City, is hereby required
at his/her expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein and
to connect such facilities directly with the proper public sewer in
accordance with the provisions of this Article within sixty (60) days
after date of official notice to do so, provided that said public
sewer is within four hundred (400) feet of the property line. See
700.600(E) for existing single-family and duplex residential dwelling
units' private sewerage disposal systems exceptions regarding maintenance,
modification, and system components repairs and replacements.
[CC 1977 §35-93.1; Ord. No. 2692 §1, 1-15-2001; Ord. No. 3561, 8-16-2021]
A.
Where a public sanitary or combined sewer is not available under the provisions of Section 700.590(D), the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this Article.
B.
Before commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal system, the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the Superintendent or the Building Official. The application for such permit shall be made on a form furnished by the City which the applicant shall supplement by any plans, specifications and other information as are deemed necessary by the Superintendent or the Building Official. A permit and inspection fee, as specified in Chapter 525 of the Code of Ordinances, shall be paid to the City at the time the application is filed.
C.
A permit
for private sewage disposal system shall not become effective until
the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the Superintendent
or the Building Official or their authorized agent. He/she shall be
allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction and, in any
event, the applicant for the permit shall notify the Superintendent,
the Building Official, or the City Building Department when the work
is ready for final inspection and before any underground portions
are covered. The inspection shall be made within twenty-four (24)
hours of the receipt of notice.
D.
The
type, capabilities, location and layout of a private sewage disposal
system shall comply with all recommendations of the Department of
Public Health of the State of Missouri. No permit shall be issued
for any new development private sewage disposal system employing subsurface
soil absorption facilities where the area of the lot is less than
three (3) acres. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to
discharge to any natural outlet.
E.
No
permit shall be issued for the installation, alteration or repair
of any private sewage disposal system or part thereof on any lot for
which a connection with a public sewer is available. A public sewer
shall be considered available when within four hundred (400) feet
of a property line.
Exception 1.
Existing residential single-family and duplex dwelling units
private sewerage disposal system properties, both conventional lateral
soil absorption and professionally engineered systems, in which the
lot has a property line greater than one hundred (100) feet from a
City public sewer, may apply for a permit to repair, modify, or replace
components of these systems provided all other requirements of this
Article, including State and local regulations are complied with.
Minor repairs not normally requiring a permit may be approved at the
discretion of the Superintendent or Building Official, regardless
of distance to City public sewer.
F.
The
owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal facilities
in a sanitary manner at all times at no expense to the City.
G.
No
statement contained in this Article shall be construed to interfere
with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the Superintendent
or the Building Official.
H.
Abandoned
private sewage disposal systems shall be cleaned of sludge and filled
with suitable material.
[CC 1977 §35-93.2; Ord. No. 2692 §1, 1-15-2001; Ord. No. 3561, 8-16-2021]
A.
No
unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening
into, use, alter or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof
without first obtaining a written permit from the Superintendent or
the Building Official or his/her authorized agent.
B.
There
shall be two (2) classes of building sewer permits: (a) for residential
and commercial service, and (b) for service to establishments producing
industrial wastes. In either case, 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 Superintendent or the
Building Official. Permit and inspection fees established by ordinance
shall be paid to the City at the time the application is filed.
C.
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.
D.
A separate
and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building;
except where one 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, courtyard 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.
E.
Old
building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only
when they are found, on examination and test by a licensed plumber,
to meet all requirements of this Article. The licensed plumber shall
provide certification of the existing sewer in writing to the City.
F.
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 adopted Building and Plumbing Codes or other applicable rules
and regulations of the City.
G.
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.
H.
The
connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall conform
to the requirements of the adopted Building and Plumbing Codes or
other applicable rules and regulations of the City. All such connections
shall be made gastight and watertight. Any deviation from the prescribed
procedures and materials must be approved by the Superintendent or
the Building Official before installation.
I.
The
applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the Superintendent
or the Building Official when the building sewer is ready for inspection
and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under
the supervision of the Superintendent, the Building Official, or his/her
representative.
J.
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, rights-of-way and other public property
disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner
satisfactory to the City. A right-of-way work permit shall be obtained
for all work in a public right-of-way as required by City right-of-way
management regulations. A street cut permit shall be obtained prior
to the excavation of any street or alley. The owner shall be responsible
for reimbursing the City an amount established by ordinance for street
surface repairs.
[Ord. No. 2732 §35-93.2.1, 11-5-2001]
A.
The
City of Harrisonville, Missouri, shall collect sanitary sewer connection
charges ("connection charges") to recover the cost of constructing
sanitary sewer main(s) force main lift station and all other related
costs (collectively, the "Katy Trails sanitary sewer main") to a watershed
area situated in the northern part of the City, more particularly
identified on Exhibit A on file in the City offices and incorporated
herein by reference ("Katy Trails sanitary sewer main") from any owner
or other applicant requesting sanitary sewer service from the Katy
Trails sanitary sewer main. Prior to: (i) the issuance of a building
permit for the construction of any improvements which, pursuant to
the ordinances of the City, require connection to the City's sanitary
sewer system, or (ii) the issuance of a sanitary sewer connection
permit for the connection of any sanitary sewer lines onto the Katy
Trails sanitary sewer main, such charges will be collected from the
owners or occupants of each lot, parcel of real estate, improvement
or building which:
B.
Owners
of property making application for connection to the Katy Trails sanitary
sewer main will be permitted to make such connection based upon the
availability of capacity in the Katy Trails sanitary sewer main and
in the order that such applications are made to the City. At such
point in time as the City determines that there is no more availability
in the Katy Trails sanitary sewer main, it may, in its sole discretion,
deny any application for connection to the Katy Trails sanitary sewer
main.
C.
"Availability", as used in this Section, is defined to mean
the capacity in the Katy Trails sanitary sewer main as determined
by the City. The City Engineer will, subject to final approval by
the City Administrator, determine "availability" in the City Engineer's
discretion, considering all relevant factors including, but not limited
to, the following:
1.
The elevation of the property for which sanitary sewer service to
the Katy Trails sanitary sewer main has been requested, the composition
of the subterrain, the effect such connection will have on the surrounding
system and the public health and welfare.
D.
Connection
charges are hereby established and will be collected at a rate sufficient
to recover the costs of construction of the Katy Trails sanitary sewer
main and connection thereto. Also, connection charges may be used
to pay principal and interest on sanitary sewer bonds, for the fulfillment
of agreements authorized by the Board of Aldermen of Harrisonville
and finally for any additional improvements to the Katy Trails sanitary
sewer main.
E.
All
revenue from the connection charges for connections to the Katy Trails
Sanitary Sewer Main will be deposited in the Combined Water and Sanitary
Sewer Fund.
[Ord. No. 2732 §35-93.2.2, 11-5-2001]
The Board of Aldermen of the City of Harrisonville, Missouri, hereby finds and determines that the connection charges of the Katy Trails sanitary sewer main hereinafter specified are necessary and adequate at this time to meet the requirements of Sections 250.010 to 250.250, RSMo., inclusive.
[Ord. No. 2732 §35-93.2.3, 11-5-2001; Ord. No. 3650, 5-1-2023]
The connection charges for the Katy Trails sanitary sewer main
that will be assessed and collected by City as set forth in the City's
Comprehensive Schedule of Fees.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Comprehensive Schedule of Fees is on file
in the City offices.
[Ord. No. 2732 §35-93.2.4, 11-5-2001]
If a substantial part of the wastewater discharge of a commercial
or industrial user is not discharged into the public sanitary sewer
or, if in a particular case, special circumstances make the application
of sewer rates and charges inequitable when applied, then the Board
of Aldermen of the City shall have the right to modify the foregoing
connection charges and may enter into contracts which shall provide
for equitable charges for connection to the Katy Trails sanitary sewer
main.
[Ord. No. 2732 §35-93.2.5, 11-5-2001]
Connection charges for connection to the Katy Trails sanitary
sewer main will be due and payable by the owner of the subject property
at the time of issuance of a sanitary sewer connection permit by the
City. The City Clerk shall be responsible for rendering such bills
and shall, when reasonably possible, provide a combination utility
billing which shall include the charges for the services of the wastewater
treatment system, water utility and such other services as may be
provided from time to time.
[Ord. No. 2732 §35-93.2.6, 11-5-2001]
Connection to the Katy Trails sanitary sewer main shall not
be furnished free of charge to any customer or user thereof.
[Ord. No. 2732 §35-93.2.7, 11-5-2001]
A.
No
person shall connect to the Katy Trails sanitary sewer main without
written permission from the City.
B.
Any
person found to be violating this Section provision shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be imposed a fine
as established in the City's Comprehensive Schedule of Fees.[1]
[Ord. No. 3650, 5-1-2023]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Comprehensive Schedule of Fees is on file
in the City offices.
[CC 1977 §35-93.3; Ord. No. 2692 §1, 1-15-2001; Ord. No. 3281 §1, 9-22-2014]
A.
No person shall discharge any stormwater, surface water, groundwater,
roof runoff, subsurface drainage, including interior and exterior
foundation drains, other sources of surface runoff or groundwater,
uncontaminated cooling water or unpolluted industrial process waters
to any sanitary sewer.
B.
Stormwater and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged
to such sewers as are specifically designated as combined sewers or
storm sewers or to a natural outlet approved by the Superintendent.
Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged
on approval of the Superintendent to a storm sewer, combined sewer
or natural outlet.
C.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following
described waters or wastes to any public sewers:
1.
Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil or other flammable
or explosive liquid, solid or gas.
2.
Any waters or wastes containing toxic or poisonous solids, liquids
or gases in sufficient quantity, either singly or by interaction with
other wastes, to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process
or constitute a hazard in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment
plant, including, but not limited to, cyanides in excess of two (2)
mg/l as CN in the wastes as discharged to the public sewer.
3.
Any waters or wastes having pH lower than six point zero (6.0)
or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or
hazard to structures, equipment and personnel of the sewage works.
4.
Solid or viscous substances in quantities or of such size capable
of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers or other interference
with the proper operation of the sewage works, such as, but not limited
to, ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags,
feathers, tar, plastics, wood, unground garbage, whole blood, paunch
manure, hair and fleshings, entrails and paper dishes, cups, milk
containers, etc., either whole or ground by garbage grinders.
D.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged the following
described substances, materials, waters or wastes if it appears likely,
in the opinion of the Superintendent, that such wastes can harm either
the sewers, sewage treatment process or equipment, have an adverse
effect on the receiving stream or can otherwise endanger life, limb,
public property or constitute a nuisance. In forming an opinion as
to the acceptability of these wastes, the Superintendent will give
consideration to such factors as the quantities of subject wastes
in relation to flows and velocities in the sewers, materials of construction
of the sewers, nature of the sewage treatment process, capacity of
the sewage treatment plant, degree of treatability of wastes in the
sewage treatment plant and other pertinent factors. The substances
prohibited are:
1.
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than one hundred
fifty degrees Fahrenheit (150° F.) [sixty-five degrees Celsius
(65° C.)]
2.
Any water or wastes containing fats, wax, grease or oils, whether
emulsified or not, in excess of one hundred (100) mg/l or containing
substances which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between
thirty-two degree Fahrenheit (32° F.) and one hundred fifty degrees
Fahrenheit (150° F.) [zero degrees Celsius (0° C.) and sixty-five
degrees Celsius (65° C.)]
3.
Any garbage that has not been properly shredded. The installation
and operation of any garbage grinder equipped with a motor of three-four
(0.76 hP metric) or greater shall be subject to the review and approval
of the Superintendent.
4.
Any waters or wastes containing strong acid, iron, pickling
wastes or concentrated plating solutions, whether neutralized or not.
5.
Any waters or wastes containing iron, chromium, copper, zinc
and similar objectionable or toxic substances or wastes exerting an
excessive chlorine requirement to such degree that any such material
received in the composite sewage at the sewage treatment works exceeds
the limits established by the Superintendent for such materials.
6.
Any waters or wastes containing phenols or other taste- or odor-producing
substances in such concentrations exceeding limits which may be established
by the Superintendent as necessary, after treatment of the composite
sewage, to meet the requirements of State, Federal or other public
agencies of jurisdiction for such discharge to the receiving waters.
7.
Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentration
as may exceed limits established by the Superintendent in compliance
with applicable State or Federal regulations.
8.
Any waters or wastes having a pH in excess of nine point zero
(9.0).
9.
Materials which exert or cause:
a.
Unusual concentrations of inert suspended solids (such as, but
not limited to, Fuller's earth, lime slurries and lime residues) or
of dissolved solids (such as, but not limited to, sodium chloride
or sodium sulfate).
b.
Excessive discoloration (such as, but not limited to, dye wastes
and vegetable tanning solutions).
c.
Unusual BOD, chemical oxygen demand, or chlorine requirements
in such quantities as to constitute a significant load on the sewage
treatment works.
d.
Unusual volumes of flow or concentration of wastes constituting
"slugs" as defined herein.
10.
Waters or wastes containing substances which are not amenable
to treatment or reduction by the sewage treatment processes employed
or are amenable to treatment only to such degree that the sewage treatment
plant effluent cannot meet the requirements of the other agencies
having jurisdiction over discharge to the receiving waters.
11.
Any waters or wastes having: a five-day BOD greater than three
hundred (300) milligrams per liter by analysis and/or a COD concentration
greater than six hundred (600) milligrams per liter by analysis; or
containing more than three hundred fifty (350) parts per million by
weight of suspended solids; or having an average daily flow greater
than two percent (2%) of the average sewage flow of the City, shall
be subject to the review of the Superintendent. Where necessary, in
the opinion of the Superintendent, the owner shall provide, at his/her
expense, such preliminary treatment as may be necessary to:
a.
Reduce the biochemical oxygen demand to three hundred (300)
parts per million by analysis and/or a COD concentration greater than
six hundred (600) milligrams per liter by analysis; or
b.
Reduce the suspended solids to three hundred fifty (350) parts
per million by weight; or
c.
Control the quantities and rates of discharge of such waters
or wastes.
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Plans, specifications and any other pertinent information relating
to proposed preliminary treatment facilities shall be submitted for
the approval of the Superintendent, and no construction of such facilities
shall be commenced until said approvals are obtained in writing.
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E.
The discharge and/or dumping of trucked or hauled pollutants, septage,
or the materials described in this Article by commercial or municipal
haulers shall not occur without the written permission of the Director
of Public Works.
F.
If any waters or wastes are discharged or are proposed to be discharged to the public sewers, which waters contain the substances or possess the characteristics enumerated in Subsection (C)(4) of this Section and which, in the judgment of the Superintendent, may have a deleterious effect upon the sewage works, processes, equipment or receiving waters or which otherwise create a hazard to life or constitute a public nuisance, the Superintendent may:
1.
Reject the wastes;
2.
Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition for discharge
to the public sewers;
3.
Require control over the quantities and rates of discharge;
and/or
4.
Require payment to cover the added cost of handling and treating the wastes not covered by existing taxes or sewer charges under the provisions of Subsection (J).
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If the Superintendent permits the pretreatment or equalization
of waste flows, the design and installation of the plants and equipment
shall be subject to the review and approval of the Superintendent
and subject to the requirements of all applicable codes, ordinances
and laws.
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G.
Interceptors.
[Ord. No. 3539, 4-19-2021]
1.
Interceptors shall be provided when, required by adopted IPC or if
in the opinion of the Superintendent or the Building Official, they
are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes, sand or other
harmful ingredients including human hair or animal fur, except that
such interceptors shall not be required for private living quarters
or dwelling units. All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity
approved by the Superintendent or the Building Official and shall
be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and
inspection. Proof of cleaning all interceptors shall be submitted,
in writing, to the Superintendent or the Public Works Administrative
Assistant.
2.
All new construction, and all tenant finish or commercial remodeling,
in which the exterior installation is feasible in the opinion of the
Superintendent or the Building Official, which require interceptors
shall have the interceptor(s) installed on the exterior of the building
and shall include sampling port risers and caps of a minimum six (6)
inch diameter, of approved materials with traffic lids where applicable.
Riser tees shall utilize eccentric reducers to maintain interceptor
inlet and outlet pipe sizes and flow lines. This is required for either
hydromechanical interceptors or gravity interceptors. All manhole
and access lids and riser extensions shall be traffic rated as required
by location.
3.
Projects for existing buildings and tenant spaces in which the exterior
installation is not feasible in the opinion of the Superintendent
or the Building Official due to lack of exterior location or undue
burden may be considered for interior installation by the Superintendent
or the Building Official.
4.
All interceptors, both hydromechanical and gravity, shall be designed
and installed per the adopted IPC.
5.
The minimum liquid capacity for all exterior interceptors shall be
five hundred (500) gallons.
6.
All existing interior grease interceptors and approved newly installed
interior grease interceptors shall be cleaned out monthly and the
cleanout agency report submitted, regardless of size.
7.
All exterior grease interceptors shall be cleaned out on a schedule
consistent with recognized standards for the twenty-five percent (25%)
rule. When the interceptor is twenty-five percent (25%) full of fats,
oils, sand, or grease, the interceptor is required to be cleaned out.
At no time shall an interceptor, regardless of liquid capacity size,
go longer than six (6) months without a cleanout report being submitted
to public works.
H.
Where preliminary treatment of flow-equalizing facilities are provided
for any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in
satisfactory and effective operation by the owner at his/her expense.
I.
When required by the Superintendent, the owner of any property serviced
by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install a suitable
control manhole together with such necessary meters and other appurtenances
in the building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement
of the wastes. Such manhole, when required, shall be accessibly and
safely located and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved
by the Superintendent. The manhole shall be installed by the owner
at his/her expense and shall be maintained by him/her so as to be
safe and accessible at all times.
J.
All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics of waters
and wastes to which reference is made in this Article shall be determined
in accordance with the latest edition of "Standard Methods for the
Examination of Water and Wastewater," published by the American Public
Health Association, and shall be determined at the control manhole
provided or upon suitable samples taken at said control manhole. In
the event that no special manhole has been required, the control manhole
shall be considered to be the nearest downstream manhole in the public
sewer to the point at which the building sewer is connected. Sampling
shall be carried out by customarily accepted methods to reflect the
effect of constituents upon the sewage works and to determine the
existence of hazards to life, limb and property. (The particular analysis
involved will determine whether a twenty-four-hour composite of all
outfalls of a premises is appropriate or whether a grab sample or
samples should be taken. Normally, but not always, BOD and suspended
solids analyses are obtained from twenty-four-hour composites of all
outfalls, whereas pH analyses are determined from periodic grab samples.)
K.
No statement contained in this Article shall be construed as preventing
any special agreement or arrangement between the City and any industrial
concern whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength or character
may be accepted by the City for treatment, subject to payment therefor
by the industrial concern.
L.
No statement contained in this Article shall be construed as preventing
any special written agreement or arrangement between the City and
any commercial or municipal hauler of the materials described in this
Article whereby the City agrees to accept such materials for treatment.
[CC 1977 §35-93.4; Ord. No. 2692 §1, 1-15-2001]
No unauthorized person shall maliciously, willfully or negligently
break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure,
appurtenance or equipment which is part of the sewage works. Any person
violating this provision shall be subject to immediate arrest under
charge of disorderly conduct.
[CC 1977 §35-93.5; Ord. No. 2692 §1, 1-15-2001]
A.
The
Superintendent and other duly authorized employees of the City bearing
proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter
all properties for the purposes of inspection, observation, measurement,
sampling and testing in accordance with the provisions of this Article.
The Superintendent or his/her representatives shall have no authority
to inquire into any processes including metallurgical, chemical, oil,
refining, ceramic, paper or other industries beyond that point having
a direct bearing on the kind and source of discharge to the sewers
or waterways or facilities for waste treatment.
B.
While performing the necessary work on private properties referred to in Subsection (A) above, the Superintendent or duly authorized employees of the City shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises established by the company and the company shall be held harmless for injury or death to the City employees and the City shall indemnify the company against loss or damage to its property by City employees and against liability claims and demands for personal injury or property damage asserted against the company and growing out of the gauging and sampling operation, except as such may be caused by negligence or failure of the company to maintain safe conditions as required in Section 700.690(H).
C.
The
Superintendent and other duly authorized employees of the City bearing
proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter
all private properties through which the City holds a duly negotiated
easement for the purposes of, but not limited to, inspection, observation,
measurement, sampling, repair and maintenance of any portion of the
sewage works lying within said easement. All entry and subsequent
work, if any, on said easement shall be done in full accordance with
the terms of the duly negotiated easement pertaining to the private
property involved.
[CC 1977 §35-93.6; Ord. No. 2692 §1, 1-15-2001]
A.
Any
person found to be violating any provision of this Chapter shall be
served by the City with written notice stating the nature of the violation
and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction
thereof. The offender shall, within the period of time stated in such
notice, permanently cease all violations.
B.
Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time limit provided for in Section 700.710(A), shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be fined amounts as established in the City's Comprehensive Schedule of Fees[1] and shall be subject to such additional penalty under Section 100.200 of the Code of Ordinances of the City as the Municipal Judge may deem necessary.
[Ord. No. 3650, 5-1-2023]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Comprehensive Schedule of Fees is on file
in the City offices.
C.
Any
person violating any of the provisions of this Article shall become
liable to the City for any expense, loss or damage occasioned the
City by reason of such violation.
[CC 1977 §35-93.7; Ord. No. 2692 §1, 1-15-2001]
