[CC 1992 §700.030; Ord. No. 343 §1, 11-7-1979; Ord. No. 1077 §1(700.030), 3-13-1999]
It is determined and declared to be necessary and conducive
to the protection of the public health, safety, welfare and convenience
of the City of Platte City to collect charges from all users who contribute
wastewater to the City's treatment works or to treatment works operated
under contract with the City. The proceeds of such charges so derived
will be used for the purpose of operating and maintaining the wastewater
treatment works.
[CC 1992 §700.040; Ord. No. 343 §2, 11-7-1979; Ord. No. 1077 §1(700.040), 3-13-1999]
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 (mg/l).
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 building sewer,
beginning five (5) feet (one and one-half (1.5) meters) outside the
inner face of the building wall.
The extension from the building drain to the public sewer
or other place of disposal.
The Codes Enforcement Officer of the City of Platte City
or his/her authorized deputy or designee.
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 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 or any other above ground outlet.
Wastewater that has a BOD concentration and a suspended solids
concentration higher than the levels set by the Department of Natural
Resources.
All expenditures during the useful life of the treatment
works for materials, labor, utilities and other items which are necessary
for managing and maintaining the sewage works to achieve the capacity
and performance for which such works were designed and constructed.
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.
A sewer operated and controlled by the City of Platte City.
Expenditures for obtaining and installing equipment, accessories
or appurtenances which are necessary during the useful life of the
treatment works to maintain the capacity and performance for which
such works were designed and constructed. The term "operation
and maintenance" includes replacement.
A sewer which carries sewage and to which storm, surface
and ground water 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 stormwaters as may be present.
Any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating
sewage.
A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
Is mandatory; MAY: Is permissive.
The wastes from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of
food or from the handling, storage and sale of produce 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 (one and twenty-seven
hundredths (1.27) centimeters) in any dimension.
Solids and semi-solid residuals and concentrated contaminates
removed by treatment.
A sewer which carries storm and surface waters and drainage,
but excludes sewage and industrial wastes, other than unpolluted cooling
water.
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.
Any devices and systems for the storage, treatment, recycling
and reclamation of municipal sewage, domestic sewage or liquid industrial
wastes. These include intercepting sewers, outfall sewers, sewage
collection systems, individual systems, pumping power and other equipment
and their appurtenances, extensions, improvement, remodeling, additions
and alterations thereof; elements essential to provide a reliable
recycled water supply , standby treatment units and clear well facilities;
and any other works, including site acquisition of the land, that
will be an integral part of the treatment process or is used for ultimate
disposal of residues resulting from such treatment (including land
for composting sludge, temporary storage of such compost and land
used for the storage of treated wastewater in land treatment systems
before land application); or any other method or system for preventing,
abating, reducing, storing, treating, separation or disposing of municipal
waste or industrial waste, including waste in combined stormwater
and sanitary sewer systems.
The estimated period during which a treatment works will
be operated.
That portion of the total wastewater service charge which
is levied in a proportional and adequate manner for the cost of operation,
maintenance and replacement of the wastewater treatment works.
A water volume measuring and recording device approved by
the City of Platte City, Missouri.
A channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously
or intermittently.
[CC 1992 §700.050; Ord. No. 343 §3, 11-7-1979; Ord. No. 1077 §1(700.050), 3-13-1999; Ord.
No. 1155 §4, 2-23-2000]
A.
The
user charge system shall generate adequate annual revenues to pay
costs of annual operation and maintenance, including replacement,
which the City by ordinance designates to be paid by the user charge
system. That portion of the total user charge which is designated
for operation and maintenance, including replacement of the treatment
works, shall be established by this Article.
B.
That
portion of the total user charge collected which is designed for operation,
maintenance and replacement purposes as established herein shall be
deposited into separate non-laption funds known as the "Sewer Utility
Operating and Maintenance Fund" and the "Sewer Replacement Fund" and
will be kept in as follows:
1.
Sewer Utility Fund, a fund designated for the specific purpose of
defraying operation and maintenance costs of the treatment works;
and
2.
Sewer Replacement Fund, a fund designated for the specific purpose
of ensuring replacement needs over the useful life of the treatment
works. Deposits in the Replacement Fund shall be made at least annually
from the Sewer Utility Operation and Maintenance Fund's revenues in
the amount of at least fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00) annually.
C.
Fiscal
year end balances in the Sewer Utility Operation and Maintenance Fund
shall be carried over to the same accounts in the subsequent fiscal
year and shall be used for no other purpose than those designated
for these accounts. Monies which have been transferred from other
sources to meet shortages in the Sewer Utility Operation and Maintenance
Fund shall be returned to their respective accounts upon appropriate
adjustment of the user charge rates for operation, maintenance and
replacement. The user charge rate shall be adjusted such that the
transferred monies will be returned to their respective accounts within
the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the monies were
borrowed.
[CC 1992 §700.060; Ord. No. 343 §4, 11-7-1979; Ord. No. 661, 6-8-1993; Ord.
No. 1007 §§1 — 3, 5-12-1998; Ord. No. 1077 §1(700.060), 3-13-1999; Ord. No. 1155 §3, 2-23-2000; Ord.
No. 1157 §1, 3-17-2000; Ord. No. 1181 §3, 8-23-2000; Ord.
No. 1321 §2, 8-28-2003; Ord. No. 1383 §2, 8-25-2004; Ord.
No. 1436 §1, 8-24-2005; Ord. No. 1548 §1, 9-5-2007; Ord.
No. 1598 §1, 8-27-2008; Ord. No. 1666 §2, 8-25-2010; Ord.
No. 1702 §4, 8-23-2011]
A.
Each user shall pay for the services provided by the City based on
his/her use of the treatment works as determined by water meters acceptable
to the City.
[Ord. No. 1744 §1, 4-23-2013; Ord. No. 1800 §2, 7-28-2016; Ord. No. 1826 §3, 5-24-2016; Ord. No. 1846 § 2, 5-23-2017; Ord. No. 1868, 6-26-2018; Ord. No. 1887, 5-28-2019; Ord. No. 1921, 8-25-2020; Ord. No. 1944, 9-21-2021; Ord.
No. 1961, 10-25-2022]
B.
[Ord. No. 1744 §1, 4-23-2013; Ord. No. 1800 §2, 7-28-2016; Ord. No. 1826 §3, 5-24-2016; Ord. No. 1846 § 2, 5-23-2017; Ord. No. 1868, 6-26-2018; Ord. No. 1887, 5-28-2019; Ord. No. 1921, 8-25-2020; Ord. No. 1944, 9-21-2021; Ord.
No. 1961, 10-25-2022[1]]
1.
Users within the corporate boundary of Platte City, Missouri,
WEST of Interstate 29 shall be charged and shall pay for all water
metered on a monthly basis as follows:
2.
Users within the corporate boundary of Platte City, Missouri,
EAST of Interstate 29 shall be charged and shall pay for all water
metered on a monthly basis as follows:
3.
Users OUTSIDE the corporate boundaries of Platte City, Missouri,
but connected to the Platte City water system shall be charged and
shall pay for all water metered on a monthly basis as follows:
4.
For BULK sewer charge shall be four dollars and fifty-one cents
($4.51) per one thousand (1,000) gallons.
[1]
Editor's Note: Ord. No. 1961 also stated the new rate applies
to volumes used on and after November 1, 2022, and will begin being
billed with the following December utility billing cycle.
C.
For
those contributors who contribute wastewater the strength of which
is greater than normal domestic wastewater pretreatment shall be required
to bring the strength of that wastewater within the limits as set
forth herein.
D.
Any
user which discharges any toxic pollutants which cause an increase
in the cost of managing the effluent or the sludge from the City's
treatment works or any user which discharges any substance which singly
or by interaction with other substances causes identifiable increases
in the cost of operation, maintenance or replacement of the treatment
works shall pay for such increased costs. The charge to each such
user shall be as determined by the Public Works Director and approved
by the Board of Aldermen.
E.
The
City may, but shall not be required to, allow a user which contributes
wastewater with a strength greater than normal domestic wastewater
to discharge into the system while undertaking appropriate pretreatment
measures. In the event the City allows such discharge or in the event
such discharge has occurred prior to the City imposing a pretreatment
requirement. There shall be an extra charge to such contributors as
follows:
1.
For discharges having a BOD concentration in excess of three hundred
(300) mg/l, an additional charge of thirty cents ($0.30) for each
excess pound or fraction thereof;
2.
For discharges of excess suspended solids in excess of thirty-five
(35) mg/l, an additional charge of thirty cents ($0.30) for each excess
pound or fraction thereof;
3.
For discharges of a toxic substance which is deleterious to the treatment
process or to sludge utilization of charged equal to all costs incurred
by the City in returning the treatment process or sludge to its proper
condition. Such charge shall be determined by the treatment plant
operator subject to review and approval by the Board of Aldermen and
shall include, but not be limited to, costs of labor, chemicals and
equipment directly used in correcting the toxic conditions.
F.
The
user charge rate established in this Section applies to all users
of the City's treatment works, regardless of such user's location.
[CC 1992 §700.070; Ord. No. 343 §6, 11-7-1979; Ord. No. 1077 §1(700.070), 3-13-1999]
A.
The
City will review the sewer user charge system not less often than
every two (2) years and revise user charge rates as necessary to ensure
that the system generates adequate revenues to pay the cost of operation
and maintenance, including replacement, and that the system continues
to provide for the proportional distribution of operation and maintenance,
including replacement costs ,among users and user classes.
B.
The
City will notify each user at least annually, in conjunction with
a regular bill, of the rate being charged for operation and maintenance,
including replacement of the treatment works.
[CC 1992 §700.080; Ord. No. 1077 §1(700.080), 3-13-1999]
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 Platte City, or in any area under the jurisdiction
of said City, any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable
waste.
[CC 1992 §700.090; Ord. No. 1077 §1(700.090), 3-13-1999]
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within
the City of Platte City or in any area under the jurisdiction of said
City, any sewage or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment
has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this
Section.
[CC 1992 §700.100; Ord. No. 1077 §1(700.100), 3-13-1999]
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 storage and disposal of sewage.
[CC 1992 §700.110; Ord. No. 1077 §1(700.110), 3-13-1999]
Any person or entity wishing to provide temporary, portable
facilities for the collection of human waste for any public gathering
or construction project shall make application in writing to the Codes
Enforcement Officer for a permit for such facility. Any facility provided
for under this Section shall be completely self-contained and no waste
shall be discharged therefrom. Said facilities shall be emptied as
needed and no facility shall be allowed to overflow or discharge any
sewage. Said facility shall be removed within twenty-four (24) hours
after completion of the public gathering or construction project unless
a different time is approved by the Codes Enforcement Officer in writing.
[CC 1992 §700.120; Ord. No. 1077 §1(700.120), 3-13-1999]
A.
The
owners of all houses, buildings or properties used for human occupancy,
employment, recreation or other purpose, situated within the City
and abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way in which there is
now located a public sanitary sewer of the City, are hereby required
at their expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein and
to connect at their expense such facilities directly with the proper
public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this Section within
thirty (30) days after the date of official notice to do so, provided
that said public sewer is within three hundred (300) feet of the property
line.
B.
The
owners of all houses, buildings or properties used for human occupancy,
employment, recreation or other purposes, situated within the City
and abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way in which there is
hereafter located a public sanitary sewer of the City, are hereby
required at their expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein
and to connect at their expense such facilities directly with the
proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter
within twelve (12) months after the date of official acceptance of
said public sewer by the City, provided that the public sewer is within
three hundred (300) feet of the property line.
C.
No
person shall allow or suffer any private sewage disposal facility
upon any premises owned or occupied by him/her or under his/her control
to become nauseous, offensive or disagreeable as to the smell or injurious
to the health of any of the inhabitants of the neighborhood thereof
or to the public health. If upon complaint or otherwise it is found
that any private sewage disposal facility has become a nuisance or
a hazard, the owner(s) at their expense shall connect directly with
the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this
Section within thirty (30) days after the date of official notice
to do so, provided that said public sewer is within three hundred
(300) feet of the property line. If there is no public sewer within
three hundred (300) feet of the property line, the owner shall have
thirty (30) days to replace or repair their private sewage disposal
facility and bring it into compliance with all of the ordinances and
regulations of the City of Platte City, Statutes, regulations or rules
of the State of Missouri particularly, but not limited to, rules and
regulations of the Missouri Department of Health and/or Missouri Department
of Natural Resources.
D.
If the owner(s) of such houses, buildings or properties do not connect to the sewer in accordance with the provisions as outlined in Subsections (A) through (C), the sewer service charge shall be applied to the water bill of the user or inhabitant of the property in the same manner and at the same rate as though such property were connected to the public sewer system. In the event the property is not serviced by water provided by the City, then the sewer service charge shall be billed in the same manner and at the same rate as if that property had used five thousand (5,000) gallons of water for each month.
[CC 1992 §§700.130 — 700.190; Ord. No. 1077 §1(700.130 —
700.190), 3-13-1999; Ord. No. 1650 §6, 3-10-2010]
A.
Connection To Private System. Where a public sanitary or combined sewer is not available under the provisions of Section 700.120(A — B), the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this Chapter and all State and Federal Statutes, rules and regulations particularly, but not limited to, the rules and regulations of the Department of Natural Resources of the State of Missouri and the Department of Health of the State of Missouri.
B.
Permit Required For Private System — Application — Fee. Before commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal
system, the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the
Codes Enforcement Officer. The application for such permit shall be
made on a form furnished by the City of Platte City, which the applicant
shall submit to the Director of Public Works and/or the Codes Enforcement
Officer. The applicant shall attach to said application the plans
and specifications for the proposed system which shall be prepared
by a licensed professional engineer and any other information as deemed
necessary by the Codes Enforcement Officer. A permit and inspection
fee as required by ordinances of the City or as set by resolution
of the Board of Aldermen shall be paid to the City of Platte City
at the time the application is filed.
C.
Inspection, Approval Of Private System. A permit for a private
sewage disposal system shall not become effective until the installation
is completed to the satisfaction of and final written approval is
obtained from the Codes Enforcement Officer. He/she shall be allowed
to inspect the work at any stage of construction. The applicant for
the permit shall notify the Codes Enforcement Officer in writing when
the work is ready for final inspection and before any underground
portions are covered. The inspection shall be made within two (2)
working days of receipt of notice by the Codes Enforcement Officer.
(Working days are Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.) For
new construction, no person shall occupy the premises and no occupancy
permit shall be issued until final inspection and approval has been
granted under this Section.
D.
Private System To Comply With Missouri State Department Of Health
And Missouri State Department Of Natural Resources Rules And Regulations
— Exception — Size Of Absorption Facilities — Discharge
To Sewer Or Natural Outlet. The type, capacities, location
and layout of a private sewage disposal system shall comply with all
recommendations, rules and regulations of the Missouri State Department
of Health and Missouri State Department of Natural Resources. No permit
shall be issued for any private sewage facilities where the area of
the lot is less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet. No permit
shall be issued for any private sewage disposal system employing subsurface
soil absorption facilities where the area of the lot is less than
eighty thousand (80,000) square feet. The Codes Enforcement Officer
may require additional lot square footage for a private system if
it is intended to serve more than one (1) building or a multi-family
housing unit or a commercial facility. No septic tanks or cesspool
shall be permitted to discharge to any natural outlet.
E.
Abandonment Of Private System When Sewer Becomes Available. At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system as provided in Section 700.120, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with this Code and any septic tanks, cesspools and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be cleaned of sludge and filled with clean bank run gravel, sand or dirt at the property owner's expense.
F.
Maintenance Of Private System. The owner shall operate and
maintain the private sewage disposal facilities in a sanitary manner
at all times pursuant to all ordinances, rules and regulations of
the City of Platte City, Statutes of the State of Missouri and any
and all rules and regulations of the Missouri State Department of
Health and the Missouri State Department of Natural Resources, at
no expense to the City of Platte City.
G.
Additional Requirements For Private System Not Affected. No statement contained in this Chapter relating to private systems
shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that
may be imposed by the Health Officer of the State of Missouri, County
of Platte or City of Platte City or other State, Federal, County or
City Official charged with regulation, inspection or oversight of
wastewater and wastewater treatment as now in effect or as hereinafter
amended.
[CC 1992 §700.200; Ord. No. 1077 §1(700.200), 3-13-1999]
No 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 Codes Enforcement
Officer.
[CC 1992 §700.210; Ord. No. 1077 §1(700.210), 3-13-1999]
B.
In
either case, the owner or his/her agent shall make application on
a special form furnished by the City. The permit application shall
be supplemented by plans, specifications or other information considered
pertinent in the judgment of the Codes Enforcement Officer. A permit
and inspection fee as required by ordinances of the City or as set
by regulation of the Board of Aldermen for a residential or commercial
building sewer permit or a fee as required by ordinances of the City
or as set by regulation of the Board of Aldermen for an industrial
building sewer permit shall be paid to the City of Platte City at
the time the application is filed.
[CC 1992 §700.220; Ord. No. 1077 §1(700.220), 3-13-1999]
All costs and expense incident to the installation and connection
of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall
indemnify the City of Platte City from any loss or damage that may
be directly or indirectly occasioned by the installation of the building
sewer.
[CC 1992 §700.230; Ord. No. 1077 §1(700.230), 3-13-1999]
A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided
for every building; except upon prior approval by the Codes Enforcement
Officer 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, driveway or easement,
the building sewer from the front building may be extended to the
rear building and the whole considered as one (1) building sewer.
[CC 1992 §700.240; Ord. No. 1077 §1(700.240), 3-13-1999]
Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings
only when they are found, on examination and testing by the Codes
Enforcement Officer, to meet all requirements of this Chapter and
are capable of providing service to the new building based upon its
proposed uses. All costs of the examination and testing under this
Section shall be borne by the owner.
[CC 1992 §700.250; Ord. No. 1077 §1(700.250), 3-13-1999]
A.
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 Statutes, ordinances,
rules or regulations of the City of Platte City and of the State of
Missouri.
1.
The building sewer shall be cast-iron soil pipe, ASTM specification
A74 or equal; vitrified clay sewer pipe, ASTM specification C13 or
equal; or other suitable material approved by the Codes Enforcement
Officer. Provided that if plastic sewer pipe is used for under-slab
or home-to-main sewer service lines, the minimum wall thickness shall
be Schedule 40 and the minimum size shall be four (4) inches. Joints
shall be tight and waterproof. Any part of the building sewer that
is located within five (5) feet of water service pipe shall be constructed
of cast-iron soil pipe with rubber gasket joints. Cast-iron pipe with
mechanical joints may be required by the Building Inspector where
the building sewer is exposed to damage by tree roots. If installed
in filled or unstable ground, the building sewer shall be of cast-iron
soil pipe, except that non-metallic material may be accepted if laid
on a suitable concrete bed or cradle as approved by the Codes Enforcement
Officer.
2.
The size and slope of the building sewer shall be subject to the
approval of the Codes Enforcement Officer, but in no event shall the
diameter be less than four (4) inches and the Codes Enforcement Officer
may require the diameter to be six (6) inches or more. The slope of
such four (4) inch pipe shall be not less than one-fourth (¼)
inch per foot and the slope of such six (6) inch pipe shall be not
less than one-eighth (⅛) inch per foot.
3.
Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building
at an elevation below the basement floor. No building sewer shall
be laid parallel to or within three (3) feet of any bearing wall,
which might thereby be weakened. The depth shall be sufficient to
afford protection from frost. The building sewer shall be laid at
uniform grade and in straight alignment in so far as possible. Changes
in direction shall be made only with properly curved pipe and fittings.
4.
All excavations required for the installation of a building sewer
shall be open trench work unless otherwise approved by the Codes Enforcement
Officer. Pipe laying and backfill shall be performed in accordance
with ASTM specification C12, except that no backfill shall be placed
until the work has been inspected; provided, there shall be ninety-five
percent (95%) compaction of backfill, either by tamping or by jetting.
5.
All joints and connections in building sewers shall be made gastight
and watertight.
[CC 1992 §700.260; Ord. No. 1077 §1(700.260), 3-13-1999]
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 pumped by a means approved by the Codes Enforcement Officer and
discharged to the building sewer. All pumping facilities shall be
constructed and maintained in accordance with City, State and Federal
laws, regulations and requirements. The installation and maintenance
of all pumping facilities shall be the sole responsibility of the
property owner and the City's obligation to maintain any public sewer
shall not involve any part thereof between any building and the point
of discharge of any pumping facility.
[CC 1992 §700.270; Ord. No. 1077 §1(700.270), 3-13-1999]
A.
The
connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall conform
to the requirements of the Building and Plumbing Code or other applicable
ordinances of the City of Platte City and Statutes, rules and regulations
of the State of Missouri, State Department of Health and/or State
Department of Natural Resources.
B.
Connection
of private lateral sanitary sewers to the public sewer system shall
be constructed using a saddle clamp or by use of a tee or wye of the
same material type as the public system. Cutting a hole into the public
sewer and sealing the connection with grout shall not be permitted.
C.
All
such connections shall be made gastight and watertight. Any deviation
from the prescribed procedures and materials must be approved by the
Codes Enforcement Officer in writing before installation.
[CC 1992 §700.280; Ord. No. 1077 §1(700.280), 3-13-1999; Ord. No. 1729 §2, 6-27-2012]
A.
The
owner or contractor shall be responsible for the following acts:
1.
No connection shall be made to any sewer or portion of sewerage system
until a written permit has been obtained from the Codes Enforcement
Officer and a fee as required by the ordinances of the City or as
set by resolution of the Board of Aldermen shall be charged for each
permit and there shall be a separate permit required for each house
or building.
2.
Drilling the sewer main after excavation.
3.
Installing the building sewer connection to the sewer main.
4.
Constructing an invert when required in the opinion of the Codes
Enforcement Officer.
5.
A manhole shall be installed by the applicant when building sewer
connections of eight (8) inches or larger are made and the applicant,
contractor or owner shall furnish and install a manhole of approved
construction. Manhole to be sealed in accordance with APWA-Kansas
City Region standards and/or the approval of the Public Works Director.
6.
When four (4) inch and six (6) inch building sewer connections are
installed by the City, the applicant, contractor or owner shall furnish
and be responsible for:
a.
Opening of the excavation by hand digging only of eight (8) inches
around existing sewer main.
b.
Furnishing and installing V.P.C. jointed clay sewer tile or better
quality as approved by the Superintendent.
c.
Closing of the excavation and filling with one-half (½) inch
crushed rock or sand in street or roadway unless other methods are
required and approved by the Director of Public Works.
d.
Installation of sewer lateral in firm ground with bell pockets dug
by hand only with a minimum allowed grade of one-quarter (¼)
inch per foot. All laterals to be hand covered with fine dirt, one-half
(½) inch crushed rock or sand to a height of at least one (1)
foot above the lateral prior to machine backfilling.
e.
Preventing solid rock or rock chunks to be within six (6) inches
of the bottom or sides and within twelve (12) inches of the top of
said sewer lateral.
B.
The
City shall be responsible for the following:
1.
Furnishing the applicant, contractor or owner the location of the
sewer main to which the lateral is to be connected based on the best
information available to the City. The City and/or the Codes Enforcement
Officer do not guarantee the number, type, size or location of sewer
mains.
2.
Inspecting the excavation and the lateral prior to backfilling by
the applicant, contractor or owner.
[CC 1992 §700.290; Ord. No. 1077 §1(700.290), 3-13-1999]
The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the
Codes Enforcement Officer in writing when the building sewer is ready
for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection
shall be made under the supervision of the Codes Enforcement Officer
or his/her representative.
[CC 1992 §700.300; Ord. No. 1077 §1(700.300), 3-13-1999]
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 within a time period and
in a manner satisfactory to the Public Works Director.
[CC 1992 §700.310; Ord. No. 1077 §1(700.310), 3-13-1999]
If the installation of a building sewer entails excavation in,
through or under a street or sidewalk, the applicant for the permit
must deposit a fee as required by ordinances of the City or as set
by resolution of the Board of Aldermen in cash with the Codes Enforcement
Officer at the time the application for permit is filed to guarantee
the replacement of said street or sidewalk in proper condition, and
if said street or sidewalk is not completed properly, the Board of
Aldermen or its duly authorized representative may cause it to be
completed and the cost thereof deducted from said fee as required
by ordinances of the City or as set by resolution of the Board of
Aldermen. Upon final approval of said installation by the Codes Enforcement
Officer, the deposit as set by ordinances of the City or as set by
resolution of the Board of Aldermen or balance thereof after deduction
of all charges due to the City shall be returned to the owner. If
for any reason more than one (1) inspection of said installation is
necessary, the owner shall pay a fee as required by ordinances of
the City or as set by resolution of the Board of Aldermen for each
such additional inspection. The fees mentioned in this Section shall
be in addition to any fees mentioned in any other Section of this
Article.
[CC 1992 §700.320; Ord. No. 1077 §1(700.320), 3-13-1999]
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater,
surface water, ground water, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, including
interior and exterior foundation drains, uncontaminated cooling water
or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary sewer.
[CC 1992 §700.330; Ord. No. 1077 §1(700.330), 3-13-1999]
A.
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 and only with written approval of the Codes
Enforcement Officer. Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process
waters may be discharged on written approval of the Codes Enforcement
Officer to a storm sewer, combined sewer or natural outlet.
B.
Where
natural springs are found to exist, the flow therefrom shall be discharged
to combined sewers, a storm sewer or a natural outlet. If none of
these points of discharge are available, natural springs may be discharged
to a sanitary sewer with the written approval of the Codes Enforcement
Officer so long as the discharge shall not endanger the operation
or maintenance of the sanitary sewer or pose a threat to the health
or safety of the residents of the City.
[CC 1992 §700.340; Ord. No. 1077 §1(700.340), 3-13-1999]
A.
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, motor oil, 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,
constitute a hazard to humans or animals, create a public nuisance
or create any 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 have a pH lower than five and one-half (5.5)
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, ungrounded garbage, whole blood, paunch
manure, hair and fleshing, entrails and paper dishes, cups, milk containers,
etc., either whole or ground by garbage grinders.
5.
Any waters or wastes having:
a.
A five (5) day BOD greater than three hundred (300) parts per million
by weight, or
b.
Containing more than three hundred fifty (350) parts per million
by weight of suspended solids, or
c.
Having an average daily flow greater than two percent (2%) of the
average sewage flow of the City of Platte City
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Shall be subject to review of the Codes Enforcement Officer.
Where necessary, in the opinion of the Codes Enforcement Officer,
the owner shall provide, at his/her expense, such preliminary treatment
as may be necessary to:
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a.
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Reduce the biochemical oxygen demand as to three hundred (300)
parts per million by weight, or
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b.
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Reduce the suspended solids to three hundred fifty (350) parts
per million by weight, or
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c.
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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 Codes Enforcement Officer and no construction
of such facilities shall be commenced until said approvals are obtained
in writing.
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[CC 1992 §700.350; Ord. No. 1077 §1(700.350), 3-13-1999]
A.
Any
person desiring to discharge or cause to be discharged any substances,
materials, waters or wastes that may be likely to harm either the
sewers, sewage treatment process or equipment, have an adverse affect
on the receiving stream or could otherwise endanger life, limb, public
property or constitute a nuisance shall notify the Codes Enforcement
Officer prior to any discharge, in writing, of the substance, materials
or waste proposed to be discharged and shall not discharge such materials
unless and until approved by the Codes Enforcement Officer. 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 Codes Enforcement Officer 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 his/her
opinion as to the acceptability of these wastes, the Codes Enforcement
Officer 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 facts.
The substances prohibited are:
1.
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than one hundred
fifty degrees Fahrenheit (150°F) (fifty-six degrees Centigrade
(56°C)).
2.
Any water or waste 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 degrees Fahrenheit (32°F) and one hundred fifty degrees
Fahrenheit (150°F) (zero degrees (0°) and sixty-five degrees
Centigrade (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-fourths
(¾) horsepower (0.76 hp metric) or greater shall be subject
to the review and approval of the Codes Enforcement Officer.
4.
Any waters or wastes containing strong acid iron pickling wastes
or concentrated plating solutions where 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 exceed the limits
established by the Codes Enforcement Officer 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 Codes Enforcement Officer 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 Codes Enforcement Officer
in compliance with applicable State or Federal regulations.
8.
Any waters or wastes having a pH in excess of nine and one-half (9.5).
9.
Materials which exert or cause:
a.
Unusual concentrations of inert suspended solids (such as, but not
limited to, Fullers 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 volume of flow or concentration of wastes constituting "slugs"
as defined herein.
10.
Waters or wastes containing substances which are not amendable 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 other agencies having
jurisdiction over discharge to the receiving waters.
B.
Any
person who discharges any substance, material, water or waste described
under this Section without the prior approval of the Codes Enforcement
Officer shall be liable to the City for any and all damage which may
be caused to the sewage treatment process, equipment or for the costs
of any clean-up or treatment caused or required due to the discharge.
[CC 1992 §700.360; Ord. No. 1077 §1(700.360), 3-13-1999]
A.
If any water 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 Section 700.270 and which in the judgment of the Codes Enforcement Officer may have a deleterious effect upon the sewage works, processes, equipment or receiving waters or which otherwise create a hazard to life to constitute a public nuisance, the Codes Enforcement Officer 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 charged under the
remaining provisions of this Chapter.
B.
If
the Codes Enforcement Officer 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 Codes Enforcement
Officer and subject to the requirements of all applicable codes, ordinances
and laws.
[CC 1992 §700.370; Ord. No. 1077 §1(700.370), 3-13-1999]
A.
Grease,
oil and sand interceptors shall be provided at owner's cost when,
in the opinion of the Codes Enforcement Officer, they are necessary
for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive
amounts or any flammable wastes, sand or other harmful ingredients.
All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the Codes
Enforcement Officer and shall be located as to be readily and easily
accessible for cleaning and inspection.
B.
Grease
and oil interceptors shall be constructed of impervious materials
capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme changes in temperature.
They shall be of substantial construction, watertight and equipped
with easily removable covers which when bolted in place shall be gastight
and watertight.
[CC 1992 §700.380; Ord. No. 1077 §1(700.380), 3-13-1999]
When installed, all grease, oil and sand interceptors shall
be maintained by the owner, at his/her expense, in continuously efficient
operation at all times.
[CC 1992 §700.390; Ord. No. 1077 §1(700.390), 3-13-1999]
Where preliminary treatment or 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.
[CC 1992 §700.400; Ord. No. 1077 §1(700.400), 3-13-1999]
When required by the Codes Enforcement Officer, 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 Codes Enforcement
Officer. 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
to the staff of the City of Platte City at all times.
[CC 1992 §700.410; Ord. No. 1077 §1(700.410), 3-13-1999]
All measurements, tests and analysis of the characteristics
of waters and wastes to which reference is made in this Chapter 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 (24) 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 analysis are obtained from a twenty-four (24) hour composites
of all outfalls whereas pHs are determined from periodic grab samples.)
[CC 1992 §700.420; Ord. No. 1077 §1(700.420), 3-13-1999]
No statement contained in this Chapter shall be construed as
preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the City of
Platte City and any industrial concern whereby an industrial waste
of unusual strength or character may be accepted by the City of Platte
City at the Board of Aldermen's sole discretion for treatment, subject
to payment therefor, by the industrial concern.
[CC 1992 §700.430; Ord. No. 1077 §1(700.430), 3-13-1999]
No unauthorized person shall maliciously, intentionally, 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, destruction of property
or any other criminal ordinance of the City of Platte City or Statute
of the State of Missouri.
[CC 1992 §700.440; Ord. No. 1077 §1(700.440), 3-13-1999]
A.
The
Codes Enforcement Officer and other duly authorized employees of the
City of Platte 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 Chapter.
B.
The
Codes Enforcement Officer and other duly authorized employees of the
City of Platte City bearing proper credentials and identification
shall be permitted to enter all private properties upon which any
building is located that is connected to the City sewer or is proposed
to be connected to the City sewer for the purpose of, but not limited
to, inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, repair, testing
and/or maintenance of any portion of the sewage works lying within
said property.
[CC 1992 §700.450; Ord. No. 1077 §1(700.450), 3-13-1999]
A.
Any person found to be violating any provision of this Code except Section 700.370 shall be served by the City of Platte 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.
If
any person violates the provisions of this Article or any order of
the Codes Enforcement Officer, the City Attorney may commence an action
for legal and/or equitable relief in any court with appropriate jurisdiction
including, but not limited to, actions for an injunction, temporary
restraining order and/or monetary damages. No notice shall be required
as provided above if the violation constitutes an immediate threat
to the health, safety or welfare to any person as defined herein or
if any delay in enforcement would cause continued or additional damage
to the public sewer.
[CC 1992 §700.460; Ord. No. 1077 §1(700.460), 3-13-1999]
Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time limit provided for in Section 700.390 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be subject to punishment pursuant to Section 100.100 of this Code for each violation. Each twenty-four (24) hour period in which any such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separated offense.
[CC 1992 §700.470; Ord. No. 1077 §1(700.470), 3-13-1999]
Any person violating any of the provisions of this Chapter shall
become liable to the City of Platte City for any expense, loss or
damage and costs of correction of any damage occasioned the City of
Platte City by reason of such violation, including any attorney fees,
expert witness fees or other costs of any proceeding for collection,
damages and/or other suit at law or equity.
[Ord. No. 1077 §1(700.480), 3-13-1999; Ord. No. 1132 §1, 11-24-1999]
A.
The
City will review the sewer user charge annually and revise user charge
rates as necessary to ensure that the system generates adequate revenues
to pay the cost of operation and maintenance,including replacement,
and that the system continues to provide for the proportional distribution
of operation and maintenance, including replacement costs, among users
and user classes.
B.
The
City will notify each user at least annually, in conjunction with
a regular bill, of the rate being charged for operation and maintenance,
including replacement of the treatment works.
