A. 
All public sewers and underground drains, culverts or conduits forming part of the public sewer system shall be constructed and made under the direction of the City Engineer, who shall determine their depth, grade and mode of construction and shall make plans and specifications therefor and file the same in his office. The material to be used for the subject construction shall be of material approved by the City Engineer.
B. 
Whenever the City Council shall direct a public sewer, culvert or underground drain to be constructed under contract, the award and execution thereof and materials and labor shall be made as provided in § 7-76 of this Code.
[Amended 8-13-1981 by Ord. No. MC-1766; 2-25-1988 by Ord. No. MC-2364; 6-12-2018 by Ord. No. MC-5118]
No connection shall be made with any public sewer main or public sewer system or with any drain or culvert operated as part of such public sewer system without first obtaining:
A. 
A permit therefor from the City pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of the plumbing standards of the City.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: For provisions relating to the plumbing standards, see Ch. 270, Construction Codes, Uniform. A duplicate copy of said permit shall also be filed with the Division of Finance in the Department of Administration and Finance.
B. 
A street opening permit from the Division of Capital Improvements & Project Management, pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 735, Streets and Sidewalks.
C. 
In the event of a property owner discontinuing the use of any sewer lateral now or hereafter laid, he or his authorized agent shall first obtain from the Department of Public Works a street opening permit pursuant to Article VI (§ 735-22 et seq.) of Chapter 735, Streets and Sidewalks, of this Code and, in addition, a permit to have the sewer lateral disconnected at the sewer main. Should the property owner fail to comply with the requirements of this section, having been served with notice, the Department of Public Works may perform the necessary work and cause the costs therefrom to be collected from the property owner. In addition, the property owner may be subject to the penalty provisions of § 675-29 of this Part 1.
D. 
Any residential, commercial, industrial property undergoing redevelopment or demolition shall have the sewer lateral permanently abandoned at the sewer main in accordance with Subsection C (above), and the provisions of section § 577-229, Stormwater Collection and Management-Sanitary/Combined Sewer, paragraph B, Pipelines, subparagraph U of the Land Development Ordinance of the City of Camden.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: See § 870-229B(1)(u).
[Added 4-8-1993 by Ord. No. MC-2882]
A. 
"New connection" is defined as connection of any new structure generating sewage to the sewer system or, if the property in question is connected to the sewer collection system, any rehabilitation or renovation of a structure on which the Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority (CCMUA) sewer use account is not current or where as a result of the rehabilitation or renovation the size of the sewer connection must be increased to accommodate the additional sewage generated.
B. 
The Construction Code Official shall provide each applicant for a permit for construction, rehabilitation or renovation of a structure requiring a new connection with an application form issued by CCMUA for a sewer connection permit and shall not issue a final certificate of occupancy for said structure until such time as the applicant shall provide the Construction Code Official with a sewer connection permit issued by CCMUA or the determination of the CCMUA that no sewer connection fee is required for the construction, rehabilitation or renovation.
[Amended 8-13-1981 by Ord. No. MC-1766]
A. 
[1]All the work and material used in making said sewer connections described in § 675-25 shall comply with the provisions of the plumbing standards of the City[2] and the permit issued therefor and any other applicable provisions of this Code.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 465-26A, concerning sewer connections being made by duly authorized master plumbers, which previously preceded this subsection, was repealed 11-24-1999 by Ord. No. MC-3536.
[2]
Editor's Note: For provisions relating to the plumbing standards, see Ch. 270 Construction Codes, Uniform.
B. 
All such sewer connection work and material used therefor shall be subject to the inspection and approval of the Department of Code Enforcement, Bureau of the Construction Code Official, as provided in said plumbing standards of the City.
[Amended 8-13-1981 by Ord. No. MC-1766; 12-10-2019 by Ord. No. MC-5232]
C. 
All persons opening the streets for the purpose of making a sewer connection described in § 675-25 hereof shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 735, Streets and Sidewalks, and any other applicable provisions of this Code with respect to said street openings.
[Amended 11-24-1999 by Ord. No. MC-3536]
It shall be the responsibility of the property owner to keep and maintain the service pipes and other connected apparatus from the house connection to the curb. The City shall maintain responsibility for all service lines that are on the street side of the curbline.