[Code 1993, § 13.08]
(a) 
All properties. The approving authority or other authorized employee of the Village, bearing proper credentials and identification, shall be permitted to enter all properties for the purpose of inspection, observation or testing in accordance with the provisions of this article and Wis. Stats. § 66.122.
(b) 
Private properties through which the Village holds a duly negotiated easement. The approving authority or authorized employee of the Village, bearing proper credentials and identification, shall be permitted to enter all private properties through which the Village holds a duly negotiated easement for the purpose of, but not limited to, inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, repair and maintenance of any portion of the sewage works lying within such easement, subject to the terms of such easement.
[Code 1993, § 13.02(1); amended 7-13-2015 by Ord. No. 06-2015]
(a) 
No person shall build, erect, maintain, occupy or use any residence, place of business or other building in the Village where persons reside, congregate or are employed, without providing, for the use of such occupants, adequate and properly maintained water closets and sinks conforming to the state plumbing code and local plumbing regulations.
(b) 
The owner or agent of every building in the Village used for human habitation, which abuts any street, alley or way along which there is a sewer main, or which is located on a block through which a system of sewerage extends, shall connect with the sewer main, and shall connect all toilets, bathtubs, lavatories, sinks, urinals and similar devices with such sewer in accordance with the state plumbing code and such additional local rules and regulations not inconsistent with such code, provided, however, that no connection shall be required if it is more than 200 feet from the nearest part of the structure containing a plumbing fixture to the sewer main. If any owner or agent fails to comply for more than 10 days after notice, in writing, the Village may cause such connection to be made, and the expense for such connection shall be assessed as a special tax against the property. Within 30 days after completion of the work, the owner may file a written option with the Clerk-Treasurer stating he cannot pay such amount in one sum, and asking that it be levied in not to exceed five equal, annual installments, and the amount shall be so collected with interest at the current legal rate per annum from the completion of the work, and the unpaid balance shall be a special tax lien.
(c) 
No person shall build, erect, construct or maintain any cesspool, septic tank or private system for the disposal of human excreta, liquid waste or water upon any lot or premises abutting any street, alley or way along which there is a sewer main, or which is located on a block through which a system of sewerage extends, unless it is more than 200 feet from the nearest part of the structure containing a plumbing fixture to the sewer main.
(d) 
Exception for preexisting residences abutting upon new sewer mains extended to service specific developments. When the construction of a section of public sewer main occurs to accommodate a specific new development, those existing residential properties abutting on such public sewer shall not be subject to Subsections (b) and (c) above until the earliest of any of the following triggering events occurs: land division; land development, as evidenced by the need to obtain a new zoning permit or approval; septic system failure; or, sale.
(e) 
Any properties subject to a moratorium that prohibits compliance with this section shall be not be subject to Subsections (b) and (c) above until such time as the moratorium is lifted and the earliest of any of the triggering events listed in Subsection (d) occurs.
[Code 1993, § 13.10]
(a) 
Any user, permit applicant or permit holder affected by any decision, action or determination, including cease and desist orders, made by the approving authority interpreting or implementing the provisions of this article, or in any permit issued under this article, may file a written request for reconsideration with the approving authority within 10 days of the date of such decision, action or determination, setting forth, in detail, the facts supporting the user's request for reconsideration. The approving authority shall render a decision on the request for reconsideration to the user, permit applicant or permit holder, in writing, within 15 days of receipt of the request. If the ruling on the request for reconsideration made by the approving authority is unsatisfactory, the person requesting reconsideration may, within 10 days after notification of the action, file a written appeal with the sewer and water commission of the Village.
(b) 
A fee as set by the Village Board shall accompany any appeal to the sewer and water commission for their ruling. The fee may be refunded if the appeal is sustained in favor of the appellant.
(c) 
The written appeal shall be heard by the sewer and water commission within 45 days from the date of filing. The sewer and water commission shall make a final ruling on the appeal within 60 days from the date of filing.
[Code 1993, § 13.11]
The Village shall conduct an annual audit to maintain the proper proportion between users and user classes of the sewer service charge system and ensure adequate revenues are available to meet operation and maintenance expenses, replacement costs and debt service costs.
[Code 1993, § 13.09; Ord. No. 7-02, 7-22-2002; Ord. No. 12-2004, § 13.09(10), 11-22-2004]
(a) 
Permit required. No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter or disturb the public sewers or appurtenances thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the approving authority.
(b) 
Costs and expenses. All costs and expenses incidental to the installation and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the person. The person shall indemnify the Village from any loss or damage that may, directly or indirectly, be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
(c) 
Use of old building sewers. Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, upon examination and test by the approving authority, to meet all requirements of this article.
(d) 
Materials and methods of construction. The size, slope, alignment and materials of construction of a building sewer and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe, jointing, testing and backfilling the trench shall conform to the requirements of Chapter 14 of this Code or other applicable rules and regulations of the Village. In the absence of code provisions, or in amplification thereof, the materials and procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the ASTM and WPCF Manual of Practice No. 9 shall apply.
(1) 
Private sanitary manhole construction. All private sanitary manholes constructed tributary to the Mount Pleasant Sewer Utility District No. 1 sanitary sewer collection system shall be constructed in accordance with the most current Village special provisions specifically related to frame/chimney joints, manhole riser joints and manhole lifting holes.
[Added 3-23-2020 by Ord. No. 3-2020]
(e) 
Building sewer grade. Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such building drain shall be lifted by an approved means and discharged to the building sewer.
(f) 
Storm and groundwater drains.
(1) 
No person shall make a connection of a roof downspout, exterior foundation drain, areaway drain or other source of surface runoff or groundwater to a building sewer or building drain which is connected, directly or indirectly, to a sanitary sewer.
(2) 
All existing downspouts or groundwater drains, etc., connected, directly or indirectly, to a sanitary sewer, shall be disconnected within 30 days of the date of an official written notice from the approving authority. Exceptions shall be made by the approving authority.
(g) 
Conformance required. The connection of the building sewer into the sanitary sewer shall conform to the requirements of Chapter 14 of this Code, other applicable rules and regulations of the Village or the procedures in appropriate specifications of the ASTM and WPCF Manual of Practice No. 9. All such connections shall be made gastight and watertight. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials shall be approved by the approving authority before installation.
(h) 
Connection inspection. The person making the connection to a public sewer shall notify the approving authority when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be inspected and approved by the approving authority.
(i) 
Barricades and lights; restoration of disturbed property. All excavations for a building sewer installation shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights to protect the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the approving authority.
(j) 
Sewer connection charges. There shall be paid to the Village and collected by the Treasurer on each lot, parcel of land or premises on which a unit or connection charge shall not have been assessed or paid by special assessment or otherwise prior to the time that a permit for and connection is made to the sanitary sewer system of the Village, unit connection charges shall be made as follows:
Shared Revenue
Utility Portion
Combined Connection Fee
Single-family residential
$2,000
$1,200
$3,200
Multiunit residential for:
First unit
$1,250
$1,200
$2,450
Second unit
$1,250
$600
$1,850
Each additional unit
$1,250
$350
$1,600
All commercial, industrial, private and public institutions shall be charged on a reasonable basis as determined by the Village as based on flow and strength, with minimum charge of not less than $6,600 per acre.
Shared Revenue
Utility Portion
$6,600/acre
$1,800*
*
The utility portion for public, commercial and industrial connection fees in addition to $1,800 is subject to the following:
Meter Size
(inches)
Capacity
(GPM)
Meter Equivalent
Base Rate
Utility $400
Shared Revenue Portion
5/8
20
1
$1,800
$2,200
3/4
25
1.5
$2,400
1
50
2.5
$2,800
1 1/2
100
5
$3,800
2
160
8
5,000
Plus $6,000/acre
3
300
15
$7,800
4
500
25
$11,800
6
1,000
50
$21,800
Total connection fee for commercial and industrial is base rate plus $400 x meter equivalent plus $6,600 per acre.
The above connection fees are determined pursuant to the Inter-Governmental Sanitary Sewer Service/Revenue Sharing Cooperation and Settlement Agreement dated April 25, 2002, and effective August 1, 2002.
[Code 1993, § 13.16]
(a) 
Delinquent payments of sewer charges. Except as otherwise provided in this article, any person found to be delinquent in payment of sewer charges shall be subject to a 1.5% penalty per month of delinquency.
(b) 
Violation notices. Any person found to be violating any provision of this article, except § 82-55(g), may be served by the Village with a written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time for the satisfactory correction of such violation.
Any such notice shall be given only if deemed necessary by the Village. If the notice is given, the offender shall permanently cease all violations within the period stated in such notice. If no notice is given, the Village may forthwith proceed with an appropriate action against the offender.
(c) 
Accidental discharges. Any person found responsible for accidentally allowing a deleterious discharge into the sewer system which causes damage to the wastewater collection and treatment facility and/or receiving body of water shall, in addition to a forfeiture, pay an amount to cover any damages, both values to be established by the approving authority.
(d) 
Continued violations. Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the notice time limit provided, if any, or without such notice, upon conviction, shall forfeit not less than $100, nor more than $500, together with the costs of prosecution. In default of payment of such forfeiture and costs, such violator shall be imprisoned in the county jail for a period not to exceed 30 days. Each day in which a violation is continued shall be deemed a separate offense.
(e) 
Liability to Village for losses.
(1) 
Any person violating any provision of this article shall become liable to the Village for any expense, loss or damage occasioned by reason of such violation which the Village may suffer as a result thereof.
(2) 
The approving authority shall be notified immediately by any person becoming aware of any violations that occur.