[R.O. 2012 §710.080; CC 1992 §24-56; Ord. No. 1724 Art. I §§1 — 23, 5-12-1986]
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this Article,
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section, except where
the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
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 (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 City of Union, Missouri.
A sewer receiving both surface runoff and sewage.
The Public Works Director of the City or his/her authorized
deputy, agent or representative.
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 water 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 which is controlled by public authority.
A sewer which carries sewage and to which storm water, surface
water 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 water, surface water and storm water as may be present.
Any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating
sewage.
All facilities for collecting, pumping, treating and disposing
of sewage.
A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
Is mandatory; MAY — Is permissive.
Any discharge of water, sewage 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 water and surface water and drainage,
but excludes sewage and industrial wastes, other than unpolluted cooling
waters.
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.
[R.O. 2012 §710.090; CC 1992 §24-57; Ord. No. 1724 Art. II §§1 — 2, 5-12-1986]
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, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the 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,
or in any area under the jurisdiction of the City, any sewage or other
polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided
in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.
[R.O. 2012 §710.100; CC 1992 §24-58; Ord. No. 1724 Art. II §§3 — 4, 5-12-1986]
A.
Except
as provided in this Chapter, 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.
B.
The
owner of any house, building or property used for human employment,
recreation 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 or combined 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 ninety (90) days after date of official notice
to do so, provided that the public sewer is within two hundred (200)
feet of the property line.
[R.O. 2012 §710.110; CC 1992 §24-59; Ord. No. 1724 Art. VIII §§1 — 3, 5-12-1986]
A.
Any person found to be violating any provision of this Article, except Section 710.170, 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 Subsection (A) of this Section shall be guilty of an ordinance violation, and on conviction thereof shall be fined in an amount not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each violation. Each twenty-four (24) hour period in which any such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense.
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.
[R.O. 2012 §710.120; CC 1992 §§24-76 —
24-82; Ord. No. 1724 Art. III §§1 —
8, 5-12-1986]
A.
Connection To Private System Required If Public Sewer Unavailable. Where a public sanitary or combined sewer is not available under the provisions of Subsection 710.090(B), the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this Section.
B.
Permit Required — Fee. Before commencement of construction
of a private sewage disposal system, the owner shall first obtain
a written permit signed by the Director of Public Works. 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 Director of Public Works.
A permit and inspection fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be paid
to the City at the time the application is filed.
C.
Inspection. A permit for a private sewage disposal system
shall not become effective until the installation is completed to
the satisfaction of the Director of Public Works. 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 Director of Public
Works when the work is ready for final inspection and before any underground
portions are covered. The inspection shall be made within eight (8)
working hours of the receipt of notice by the Director of Public Works.
D.
Specifications — Minimum Lot Size. The type, capacities,
location and layout of a private sewage disposal system shall comply
with all recommendations of the Department of Public Health and Department
of Natural Resources of the State. 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 seven thousand five
hundred (7,500) square feet, and issuance of a permit is subject to
certification by an engineer of acceptable soil percolation. No septic
tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any natural outlet.
E.
Abandonment And Filling On Connection To Public Sewer.
1.
At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system as provided in Subsection (D), a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with this Article, and any septic tanks, cesspools and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned and filled with suitable material.
2.
When a public sewer becomes available, the building sewer shall be
connected to the sewer within ninety (90) days, and the private sewage
disposal system shall be cleaned of sludge and filled with clean bank
run gravel or dirt.
F.
Operation And Maintenance. 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.
Additional Requirements. No statement contained in this
Section shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements
that may be imposed by the Director of Public Works.
