[Adopted 2-27-2020 by L.L. No. 2-2020]
A. 
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.
B. 
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.
C. 
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.
D. 
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.
E. 
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.
F. 
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.
G. 
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.
A. 
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.
B. 
All work performed under a sewer connection permit shall conform to the Plumbing Code of the Village.
C. 
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.
D. 
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.
E. 
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.
F. 
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.
G. 
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.
A. 
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.
B. 
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.
C. 
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.
D. 
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.
A. 
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
B. 
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.
C. 
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.