No 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.
[Amended 12-4-1972]
The owner shall make application for a sewer permit on a form
furnished by the Village. The permit application shall be supplemented
by any plans, specifications or other information required by the
Village. A permit and inspection fee per household unit, as set forth
in the fee schedule established by resolution of the Board of Trustees, shall be paid to the Village Treasurer
at the time the application is filed.
Rules and regulations governing the materials and methods and
building sewer installations and connections shall be established
by the Superintendent.
All expenses incident to the installation and connection of
the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. Where the connection
is made off the property, the owner shall file a bond of $5,000 with
the Village Clerk to indemnify the Village from any loss or damage
that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation
of the lateral sewer. The boundary line of any sewer easement shall
be construed to be a property line.
A separate lateral sewer shall be provided for every building,
except where otherwise approved by the Superintendent.
The owner shall notify the Superintendent when any lateral sewer
is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection
shall be made under the supervision of the Superintendent.
All excavations for lateral sewer installations shall be adequately
guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public. Streets,
sidewalks, parkways and other public property disturbed in the course
of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the Superintendent.