The filing of Tariff Sewer - Pa.P.U.C. No. 4 on March 16, 1953, the filing of Tariff Sewer - Pa.P.U.C. No. 5 on October 1, 1959, the filing of Tariff Sewer - Pa.P.U.C. No. 6 on March 15, 1960, the filing of Supplement No. 1 to Tariff Sewer - Pa.P.U.C. No. 6 on June 20, 1960, and the filing of Supplement No. 38 to Tariff Sewer - PA P.U.C. No. 7 on April 19, 2013, with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission are hereby ratified and confirmed, and the sewer rentals and charges, rules and regulations contained in the various tariffs are ratified and confirmed as effective on the dates of filing of the various tariffs.
Sewer rentals and charges provided by this part are imposed upon and shall be collected from the owner of each improved property, located outside the corporate limits of the City, which shall be connected either directly or indirectly to the sewer system.
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Rates for outside City use. The quarter annual sewer rates for sewer service furnished by the City to consumers outside the City limits shall be the latest rates as approved by the Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission and set forth in the City of Lancaster Rates and Rules Governing the Furnishing of Sewage Service by the City of Lancaster, Outside the Corporate Limits of Said City, in Portions of the Townships of East Lampeter, East Hempfield, Lancaster, Manheim and Manor, All Located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, with an effective date of April 20, 2013, henceforth to be referred to as the Tariff.
(1) 
Unless otherwise noted, all conditions of service in this part for service outside the City of Lancaster shall be those rates set forth in the most recent Tariff as cited in § 249-33 of this part.
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Quarterly bills; delinquency as a cause for termination of service. Bills shall be rendered and shall be due and payable quarterly for sewage service rendered during the previous period in accordance with the City's filed rates. If bills are not paid within 30 days after they have been rendered, such bills shall be considered delinquent, and the City may, after due notice, shut off sewage service to such property and shall restore sewage service upon payment of all delinquent bills, together with a reasonable charge for shutting off and restoring sewage service.
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Delinquent sewer index. The Department of Administrative Services shall establish a Delinquent Sewer Index, to be kept in the Municipal Building, open to the inspection of the public during business hours, in which all delinquent sewer bills shall be posted. Such delinquent bills may be entered as a lien against the property served. The City Solicitor shall enter liens for the delinquent bills and all other amounts due pursuant to the terms of Chapter 36 and shall from time to time proceed to collect the bills or the part thereof remaining unpaid according to law and all other amounts due the City, including but not limited to accrued interest and penalties imposed by law.
C. 
The penalty for delinquent sewer service payment shall be governed by § 249-32.
In addition to the following, all other conditions of service are set forth in the most recent Tariff as cited in § 249-33 of this part, which is available from the City.
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Sewer rental charges; discontinuance of service. Sewer rental charges shall accrue and be payable for all periods during which sewage service is furnished. Any customer may discontinue sewage service by giving the City written notice not less than 24 hours prior to such discontinuance and shall continue to be responsible for all sewer rental charges until such written notice is given.
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Damages. The City shall not be liable for any damage or expense occurring to or within any premises resulting from leaks or stoppage in the City sewer system or from any other cause.
Plans and specifications.
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Before connecting any proposed drainage or sewers directly or indirectly with the City sewer system or before making any material alterations to existing drainage or sewers, connected directly or indirectly with the City sewer system, plans and specifications shall be submitted to the Control Authority, unless such requirement is waived by the Control Authority, showing proposed construction or existing plumbing, as applicable, and in the case of commercial or industrial establishments, a statement as to the nature of sanitary sewage to be drained shall also be submitted. The Control Authority shall approve or reject such plans and specifications, in writing, if requested, within seven days, where reasonably practicable. If the plan is rejected the applicant will have to file a new application. If the plan is approved the approval will last up to one year. If the connection has not been completed within 12 months, the approval will lapse and the applicant will have to submit a new approval request.
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The size, slope, alignment and materials of construction of a building sewer and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe, joining, testing and backfilling the trench shall all conform to the requirements of the Uniform Building Code and Plumbing Code and other applicable rules and regulations deemed necessary by the City. The Control Authority may require reconstruction of any work done improperly that in the City's opinion does not meet the recognized standards.