[R.O. 2003 § 710.060; Ord. No.
12.103 Art. III § 1, 5-19-1988]
Where a public sanitary or combined sewer is not available under the provisions of Section 710.050, the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this Article.
[R.O. 2003 § 710.070; Ord. No.
12.103 Art. III § 2, 5-19-1988; Ord. No. 08-08.2, 8-19-2008]
Before commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal
system the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the
Superintendent. 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 Superintendent. A permit and inspection fee of seventy-five
dollars ($75.00) shall be paid to the City at the time the application
is filed.
[R.O. 2003 § 710.080; Ord. No.
12.103 Art. III § 3, 5-19-1988]
A permit for a private sewage disposal system shall not become
effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of
the Superintendent. 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 Superintendent when the work is ready for
final inspection, and before any underground portions are covered.
The inspection shall be made within forty-eight (48) hours of the
receipt of notice by the Superintendent.
[R.O. 2003 § 710.090; Ord. No.
12.103 Art. III § 4, 5-19-1988]
The type, capacities, location and layout of a private sewage
disposal system shall comply with all recommendations of the Department
of Public Health of the State of Missouri. 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 forty-three thousand
five hundred sixty (43,560) square feet (square meters). No septic
tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any natural outlet.
[R.O. 2003 § 710.100; Ord. No.
12.103 Art. III § 6, 5-19-1988]
The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal
facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the
City.
[R.O. 2003 § 710.110; Ord. No.
12.103 Art. III § 7, 5-19-1988]
No statement contained in this Article shall be construed to
interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by
the Health Officer.
[R.O. 2003 § 710.120; Ord. No.
12.103 Art. III § 8, 5-19-1988]
When a public sewer becomes available, the building sewer shall
be connected to said sewer within sixty (60) days and the private
sewage disposal system shall be cleaned of sludge and filled with
clean bank run gravel or dirt.
[R.O. 2003 § 710.125; Ord. No.
06-08.2 § 1, 8-15-2006; Ord. No. 07-11.1 § 1, 11-20-2007]
A.
Fee Period. The Missouri State service connection fee as prescribed
by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources will be included in
the monthly bill. The fee will be collected monthly from September
1 through August 31 of each succeeding calendar year. This fee will
be stated separately on the customer's sewer bill as a State
fee.
B.
Amount. The charge assessed against each customer for each service
connection of the City utility as established by the State is determined
on the basis of water meter size as stated below. The City shall use
its records to determine the initial fee which, unless challenged
within thirty (30) days, shall be conclusively presumed to be accurate.
1.
For sewer systems that serve equal to or less than one thousand
(1,000) customers, eighty cents ($0.80) a year per residential customer.
2.
For sewer systems that serve equal to or less than seven thousand
(7,000) but more than one thousand (1,000) customers, seventy cents
($0.70) a year per residential customer.
3.
All industrial/commercial customers with water service connections
of less than or equal to one (1) inch, excluding taps for fire suppression
and irrigation systems, three dollars ($3.00) a year per customer.
4.
All industrial/commercial customers with water service connections
of more than one (1) inch but less than four (4) inches, excluding
taps for fire suppression and irrigation systems, ten dollars ($10.00)
a year per customer.
5.
All industrial/commercial customers with water service connections
of more than four (4) inches, excluding taps for fire suppression
and irrigations systems, twenty-five dollars ($25.00) a year per customer.
6.
Maximum fee for a single industrial/commercial customer is seven
hundred dollars ($700.00). The customers served by multiple connections
shall pay a monthly service fee based on the rates listed above for
each connection.
C.
Collection. The City sewer system shall use all customary and regular
rate collection practices when customers fail to pay the service fee
by the due date, including imposition of a reasonable penalty and
shutoff of sewer service to the customer.
D.
Remitting Fees To State. The fees collected shall be enumerated on
a form provided by the Department of Natural Resources. The City of
Marceline shall keep two percent (2%) of the fees remitted for the
purpose of reimbursing its expenses for billing and collection of
these fees.
E.
Records To Be Kept. The City of Marceline sewer system shall preserve
the books and records documenting the collection of fees from the
customers for a period of at least three (3) years. The books and
records documenting the collection of fees from the customers shall
be subject to inspection by the appropriate State authority during
business hours.
