[R.O. 1996 § 705.090; Code 1985,
§ 110.320; CC 1990 § 20-61]
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.
[R.O. 1996 § 705.100; Code 1985,
§ 110.330; CC 1990 § 20-62; Ord.
No. 1654 §§ 1, 3, 6-28-2004; Ord. No. 1880 §§ 1
— 3, 2-12-2007]
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 any plans, specifications,
or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the superintendent.
C.
A standard new user permit and inspection fee as set forth in Section 140.050 for a residential, commercial or industrial building will be paid to the City; for residential this fee will be paid per lot, per plat prior to final plat approval and for commercial and industrial, this fee will be paid at the time application is filed. Refer to Section 140.050 for applicable fees.
[R.O. 1996 § 705.110; Code 1985,
§ 110.340; CC 1990 § 20-63]
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.
[R.O. 1996 § 705.120; Code 1985,
§ 110.350; CC 1990 § 20-64; Ord.
No. 534, § 1, 6-23-1986]
A separate and independent building
sewer shall be provided for every building; except where one (1) building
stands at the rear of another on an interior lot and no private sewer
is available or can be constructed to the rear building through an
adjoining alley, court, yard or driveway, the building sewer from
the front building may be extended to the rear building and the whole
considered as one (1) building sewer. This includes allowing only
one (1) hook-up per duplex unless the service line is more than a
distance of fifty (50) feet, in which case the diameter of the pipe
must be increased to an adequate size as approved by the Building
Inspector.
[R.O. 1996 § 705.130; Code 1985,
§ 110.360; CC 1990 § 20-65]
Old building sewers may be used in
connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination
and test by the Superintendent, to meet all requirements of this Article.
[R.O. 1996 § 705.140; Code 1985,
§ 110.370; CC 1990 § 20-66; Ord.
No. 925 § 13, 10-6-1994]
The size, slope, alignment, material
of construction of a building sewer and the methods to be used in
excavating, placing of the pipe, jointing, testing and backfilling
the trench, shall all conform to the requirements of the Building
and Plumbing Code or other applicable rules and regulations of the
City. The material and procedures set forth in appropriate specifications
of the Standard Specifications and Design Criteria, Kansas City Chapter,
Metropolitan Chapter, American Public Works Association (latest revision)
shall apply.
[R.O. 1996 § 705.150; Code 1985,
§ 110.380; CC 1990 § 20-67]
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.
[R.O. 1996 § 705.160; Code 1985,
§ 110.390; CC 1990 § 20-68]
No person shall make connections
of roof downspouts, exterior foundation drains, areaway drains or
other sources of surface runoff or groundwater to a building sewer
or building drain which in turn is connected directly or indirectly
to a public sanitary sewer.
[R.O. 1996 § 705.170; Code 1985,
§ 110.400; CC 1990 § 20-69; Ord.
No. 925 § 14, 10-6-1994; Ord. No. 1677 § 1, 9-21-2004; Ord. No. 1677 § 1, 9-21-2004]
A.
The connection of the building sewer to
the public sewer shall conform to the requirements of the Building
and Plumbing Code or other applicable rules and regulations of the
City or the procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of
the Standard Specifications and Design Criteria, Kansas City Chapter,
Metropolitan Chapter, American Public Works Association (latest revision).
All such connections shall be made gastight and watertight. The City
Engineer before installation must approve any deviation from the prescribed
procedures and materials.
B.
City staff will provide and place the SS/locator
at the end of each new sewer service line at the time of construction
at an approximate depth of five (5) feet below proposed final grade
according to City of Grain Valley approved plans.
C.
City Staff will electronically locate the
SS/locator and mark ground surface with green paint indicating its
location in plain view for the builders upon a forty-eight (48) hour
notice by the builder.
D.
At the time building permits are issued,
an SS/locator deposit will be paid to the City in the amount of one
hundred dollars ($100.00) by the builder. Upon return of the SS/locator
within thirty (30) days to City of Grain Valley, the builder will
receive a refund of eighty dollars ($80.00).
E.
Funds from deposits will be placed in a
separate budget line item to repay deposits and fund future labor/materials
in connection with this Section.
[R.O. 1996 § 705.180; Code 1985,
§ 110.410; CC 1990 § 20-70]
The applicant for a building sewer
permit shall notify the Superintendent 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 or his/her
representative.
[R.O. 1996 § 705.190; Code 1985,
§ 110.420; CC 1990 § 20-71]
All excavations for building sewer
installations shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights
so as to protect the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways
and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall
be restored in a manner satisfactory to the City.
