[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, § 13.11]
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:
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Shared Revenue
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Utility Portion
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Combined Connection Fee
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Single-family residential
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$2,000
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$1,200
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$3,200
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Multiunit residential for:
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First unit
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$1,250
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$1,200
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$2,450
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Second unit
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$1,250
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$600
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$1,850
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Each additional unit
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$1,250
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$350
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$1,600
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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.
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Shared Revenue
|
Utility Portion
|
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$6,600/acre
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$1,800*
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*
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The utility portion for public, commercial and industrial connection
fees in addition to $1,800 is subject to the following:
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Meter Size
(inches)
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Capacity
(GPM)
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Meter Equivalent
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Base Rate
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Utility $400
|
Shared Revenue Portion
|
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5/8
|
20
|
1
|
$1,800
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$2,200
|
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3/4
|
25
|
1.5
|
|
$2,400
|
|
1
|
50
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2.5
|
|
$2,800
|
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1 1/2
|
100
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5
|
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$3,800
|
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2
|
160
|
8
|
|
5,000
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Plus $6,000/acre
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3
|
300
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15
|
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$7,800
|
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4
|
500
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25
|
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$11,800
|
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6
|
1,000
|
50
|
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$21,800
|
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Total connection fee for commercial and industrial is base rate
plus $400 x meter equivalent plus $6,600 per acre.
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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.
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