[R.O. 1991 § 700.010; Ord. No. 2869-13 § 1, 7-2-2013; Ord. No. 2880-13 § 1, 10-1-2013]
As used in this Chapter, the words
shall have the meanings prescribed by the IPC or the APWA-KC, except the following terms:
AVAILABLE
A public sewer is available if the sewer main is located
within one hundred (100) feet of a property line of the subject property.
PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM
A disposal system entirely owned and maintained by a private
property owner and installed in accordance with or subject to a permit
from the Clay County Health Department.
[R.O. 1991 § 700.020; Ord. No. 2869-13 § 1, 7-2-2013; Ord. No. 2880-13 § 1, 10-1-2013]
It is the intent of this Chapter to supplement those aspects of public and private sewage disposal not specifically addressed in the International Plumbing Code contained in Section
500.050 of this Code, or any aspect of the public sewer system not specifically covered under the regulations contained in the APWA-KC standards adopted on February 21, 2006, by the Board of Aldermen.
[R.O. 1991 § 700.030; Ord. No. 2869-13 § 1, 7-2-2013; Ord. No. 2880-13 § 1, 10-1-2013]
A. Any new building that is required by Section
701.2 of the International Plumbing Code to be connected to a sewer:
1.
Shall connect to an available public
sewer main; or
2.
Construct a private sewage disposal
system in accordance with the plans and specifications submitted to
and approved by the Clay County Health Department, so long as the
lot is at least three (3) acres in area, or on a lot smaller than
three (3) acres, provided that said lot was platted as a lot prior
to October 20, 1998, and connection to a public sewer is impractical
due to distance, obstacles, cost or other considerations as determined
by the City. Prior to construction of a private sewage disposal system,
the property owner must submit a copy of the approved permit from
the Health Department to the City.
B. For an existing building connected to a
private sewage disposal system that fails to comply with any local,
County, State, or Federal requirements and/or said system is in need
of substantial repair or replacement, where public sewers are not
located within one hundred (100) feet:
1.
The owner may repair or replace said
system in compliance with local, County, State, or Federal requirements,
so long as the cost of such repair shall not exceed seventy-five percent
(75%) of the estimated cost of connection to the nearest public sewer.
2.
The owner must connect to a public
sewer as stated above. To estimate the cost of connection to the public
sewer, the cost of installing a public sewer main extension from the
nearest public sewer to the property line of said property shall be
used to reach such estimate. The public main extension shall be installed
solely at the property owner's expense, and thereafter dedicated to
the City for future maintenance. In no event shall such sewer extension
include a sewer lift or pumping station to be dedicated to the City.
Any lift or pump shall be constructed solely on the owner's property
and shall be the owner's responsibility for future maintenance.
C. In the event that public sewers become
available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system,
such property's owner shall connect to the public sewer at his/her
sole cost and expense if and when said property's private sewage disposal
system fails to comply with any local, County, State or Federal regulation.
For purposes of this Section, a public sewer is available if the sewer
is located within one hundred (100) feet of the property line of said
property.
[R.O. 1991 § 700.040; Ord. No. 2869-13 § 1, 7-2-2013; Ord. No. 2880-13 § 1, 10-1-2013; Ord.
No. 3201-23, 9-5-2023]
A. All connections to a public sewer shall
be done subject to a permit issued in accordance with the applicable
building codes.
B. A general sewer impact fee for all sewer
connections based upon the water meter size for the building shall
be paid in accordance with the amounts listed in the Comprehensive
Schedule of Fees as set from time to time by the Board of Aldermen.
C. A special
impact fee for any new sewer connection that directly or indirectly
drains to the Stonebridge lift station or the Daycare lift station
(as described in the January 11, 2021 Wastewater Master Plan) shall
pay a Stonebridge Lift Station Fee in accordance with the amounts
listed in the Comprehensive Schedule of Fees as set from time to time
by the Board of Aldermen.
D. A special
impact fee for any new sewer connection that directly or indirectly
drains to the force main that extends north of the Little Platte River
from the existing sewer treatment plant shall pay a North Force Main
Fee in accordance with the amounts listed in the Comprehensive Schedule
of Fees as set from time to time by the Board of Aldermen.
E. All such funds collected in this Section
shall be kept in a fund to be used only for capital improvement projects
that expand capacity of the system, including, but not limited to,
new sewer lines, upsizing existing sewer lines, removing or replacing
lift stations, or upgrading sewer lift stations.
[R.O. 1991 § 700.050; Ord. No. 2869-13 § 1, 7-2-2013; Ord. No. 2880-13 § 1, 10-1-2013]
A. 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 municipal sewage works. Any person violating this Section
shall be subject to immediate arrest under charge of disorderly conduct.
B. All public sewer users shall construct
their sewers to prevent backflow from the public main with backwater
valves.
1.
All new connections must be in compliance
with the building codes adopted at the time of connection, and failure
to install or properly maintain such valve or system shall waive any
damage claims, and the City shall not be liable for any such damages
resulting from, in whole or in part, an inoperable or missing valve.
2.
All existing users with connections
to the sewer system shall have their building sewer so constructed
or reconstructed as to prevent backflow from mains; and shall waive
any damage claims, and the City shall not be liable for any such damages
resulting from, in whole or in part, an inoperable or missing valve.
[R.O. 1991 § 700.060; Ord. No. 2869-13 § 1, 7-2-2013; Ord. No. 2880-13 § 1, 10-1-2013]
It shall be unlawful for any person
to construct as a means of sewage disposal, a wastewater stabilization
pond within the City limits of Smithville, Missouri.