[Code 1974, § 111-4.1, 111-4.2; Ord. No. 2001-19, 12-4-2001]
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 Department
of Public Works and Engineering. All connections with the sanitary
sewers of the Township shall be made only on written authorization
and permits issued by the Department of Public Works and Engineering
on such forms and on payments of such fees as shall by resolution
be established from time to time by the Township Board.
[Code 1974, § 111-4.3; Ord. No. 2001-19, 12-4-2001]
No work on the building sewer shall be commenced until a permit
shall have been previously issued by the Department of Public Works
and Engineering. The applicant shall notify the Department of Public
Works and Engineering when the building sewer is ready for actual
connection to the public sewer. The actual connection to the public
sewer and the preliminary backfilling around and over the building
sewer shall only be made under the supervision of the Department of
Public Works and Engineering.
[Code 1974, § 111-4.4; Ord. No. 2001-19, 12-4-2001]
All construction of building sewers shall be in accordance with
the Regulations for the Construction of Sewers adopted by the Township
Board, copies of which are to be kept on file by the Department of
Public Works and Engineering and made available to the public.
[Code 1974, § 111-4.5; Ord. No. 2001-19, 12-4-2001]
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 court, yard,
or driveway, the building sewer from the front building may be extended
to the rear building and the whole considered as one building sewer.
The Township Manager may waive the requirement of a separate and independent
building sewer for every building if all of the following criteria
are met:
(1)
The building for which the waiver is requested is on the same lot
as the building from which the sewer will be extended and both buildings
are owned by the same person or entities;
(2)
The Director of Community Planning and Development determines that
the lot on which the buildings are located may not be split under
current state, local, or federal laws or Township rules or ordinances;
and
(3)
The Director of Public Works and Engineering ascertains there will
be a reduced risk of infiltration into the sanitary sewer system and
there is no public health, safety, or welfare reason to require separate
and independent sewer for every building.
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If at any time a waiver is granted, the lot is split, or the
buildings are owned by different persons or entities, the waiver will
be automatically revoked and separate and independent service from
the sanitary sewer main must be provided to each building.
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[Code 1974, § 111-4.6; Ord. No. 2001-19, 12-4-2001]
In those cases where the public sewer is not adjacent to a property,
a temporary six-inch-diameter sewer service extension may be authorized
at the expense of the applicant. Temporary service may be authorized
due to an emergency because of a septic system failure or if the Township
Board determines that a main line extension will unlikely be required
or appropriate beyond the affected property in the immediate future.
In no event shall a temporary service extend beyond two parcels or
200 feet, whichever is less, from the existing public sewer to the
customer's property line. The applicant for a temporary connection
shall pay a benefit charge in the amount established by resolution
in cash unless installment payments are approved by the Township Board
and shall pay the appropriate connection fee in cash prior to connection
to the temporary service. When the main is eventually extended, the
benefit charge collected for the temporary connection will be applied
to the benefit charge computed for the extension of the sewer main.
At the time the main is extended, the temporary service shall be abandoned.
[Code 1974, § 111-4.7; Ord. No. 2001-19, 12-4-2001]
The cost of all repairs, maintenance, and replacements of existing
building sewers to public sewers shall be borne by the property owner.
Such owner shall make application to perform such work to the Department
of Public Works and Engineering.
