No unauthorized person(s) shall uncover, make any connections with
or opening into, use, alter or disturb any public sanitary sewer or
appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit from
the Building Department of the Village of Manorhaven or its authorized
representative.
All applications to construct, install, alter, replace, modify or
change a building's sewer shall be made and submitted to the
Village in writing, upon the form provided for such purpose by the
Village.
The permit fee, in the amount stated on the application form, shall
accompany such application. The Board of Trustees of the Village shall
set and/or modify the fee for the permit by a resolution of the Board.
The applicant shall also provide such bond against potentially required
road and/or sewer repairs as the Board of Trustees may require by
resolution of the Board.
No permit to connect to the public sanitary sewer will be issued
until a finished roof is on the building and the cellar plumbing is
in place and inspected by the Code Official of the Village or its
authorized representative and the cellar floor completed.
No work shall be commenced on the building's sewer until the
permit applied for has been issued by the Village, and in any event
such commencement shall be preceded by three days' notice to
the Village of intent to commence.
The owner shall obtain all necessary permits to open any road for
the connection to the public sewer and shall be responsible for all
damage to persons or property occasioned by such opening. Pavement
replacement shall conform to the requirements of the authority having
jurisdiction over said pavement.
The Village Engineer, as overseen by the Code Official, shall inspect
the installation and connection of the building's sewer to the
Village's sanitary sewer system. The Village Engineer shall promulgate
such regulations and standards as it may deem necessary and appropriate
to secure and maintain the safety and efficacy of the Village's
sanitary sewer system. All permits shall require the applicant to
meet these regulations and standards.
All costs and expenses incidental to the installation and connection
of the building's sewer shall be borne by the owner(s). The owner(s)
shall indemnify the Village for any loss or damage that may directly
or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building's
sewer.
Only those persons licensed to perform plumbing in the Village and
supplying to the Village a plumber's bond, as approved by the
Village Code Official and/or Village Engineer, shall be authorized
to perform such plumbing and/or make connections to the public sewer.
The point of connection to the public sanitary sewer shall be as
designated by the Village or its authorized representative. The building's
sewer shall be run directly from said point to the wastewater outlet
of the connected building.
No part of the building's sewer shall be covered with backfill
until it has been inspected by a representative of the Village. The
actual connection to the public sewer or manhole of the district shall
be made only in the presence of and in the manner directed by said
representative.
All work shall be completed in accordance with the Village sewer
connection standard specifications. This includes, but is not limited
to, excavation, backfilling and compaction, piping, cleanouts, and
road restoration as required by the Village standards promulgated
by the Village Engineer.
When, in the opinion of the Village Engineer, any extraordinary conditions
exist with respect to an application for a permit, the Village Engineer
shall determine such special specifications and methods under which
that sewer connection shall be made or building sewers installed.
Any person found to be violating any provision of this chapter shall
be served by the Village Code Official with written notice stating
the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit
for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within
the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations.
Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time limit
above denoted shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction
thereof, shall be fined in the amount not exceeding $1,000 for each
violation. Each day in which any such violation shall continue shall
be deemed a separate offense.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall
become liable to the Village for any expense, loss or damage occasioned
the district by reason of such violation.
The Village may, in addition to the remedies provided above in this
section, take such steps as may be necessary to seal or close off
any building's sewer connection from the Village's sanitary
sewer system until it is satisfied that adequate measures have been
taken to prevent the recurrence of any violation of the provisions
of this article.
The invalidity of any section, clause, sentence or provision of this
article shall not affect the validity of any other part of this article
or chapter which can be given effect without such invalid part or
parts.
The Village reserves the right to change or amend this article in
accordance with the provisions provided therefor in the Village Law
of the State of New York.