[Ord. 7964, passed 8-25-2011]
The owner of any property abutting on or adjoining any street,
alley, highway or public right of way in which a public or private
sanitary sewer has been constructed and is located shall connect any
buildings erected on such property, containing a water closet or discharging
sewage or waste water, to such public or private sanitary sewer on
or before January 1, 1966. The owner of any property abutting on or
adjoining any street, alley, highway or public right of way in which
a public or private sanitary sewer is hereafter constructed shall
connect any buildings then erected on such property, containing a
water closet or discharging sewage or waste water, to such public
or private sanitary sewer at any time within 45 days after notice
to make such sewer connection is served on such property owner by
the City, or its agent, either by personal service or by registered
mail. The owner of any property abutting on or adjoining any street,
alley, highway or public right of way in which a public or private
sanitary sewer has been constructed and is located shall connect any
buildings hereafter erected on such property and containing a water
closet or discharging sewage or waste waters, to such public or private
sanitary sewer on or before the date of occupancy or use. The terms
"connect" and "sewer connection" as used herein, mean the extension
of the sewage drainage system of the building or property to the "Y's"
or "T's" and extensions thereof forming a part of the public
sanitary sewer system.
[Ord. 7964, passed 8-25-2011]
All costs and expenses incident to the installation of the sewer
connection and connection of the property with the public sanitary
sewer system or private sanitary sewer shall be borne by the property
owner. Any property owner shall indemnify and keep the City safe and
harmless for any loss or damage directly or indirectly caused by or
arising out of such installation and sewer connection by such property
owner.
[Ord. 7964, passed 8-25-2011]
On the date hereinbefore specified on which any property is
required to connect to the public sanitary sewer system or a private
sanitary sewer, as hereinbefore provided, such property owner shall
forthwith abandon all privies, cesspools, sinkholes, septic tanks
and other receptacles on the property for receiving sewage, or at
any time thereafter shall not erect, construct, use or maintain any
pipe, conduit, drain or other facility for the discharge of sanitary
sewage except into the public sanitary sewer system or such private
sanitary sewer, and all privy vaults or cesspools or similar receptacles
for human excrement shall be cleansed and filled under the direction
of the City Engineer, or such other duly authorized agent of the City,
and no sewer connection shall be permitted from any privy vault or
cesspool to the public sanitary sewer system or private sanitary sewer.
[Ord. 7964, passed 8-25-2011]
No owner of, or users of water in or on, any property in the
City shall discharge or permit the discharge of any storm water, surface
water, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, cooling water or unpolluted
industrial process waters into the public sanitary sewer system.
[Ord. 7964, passed 8-25-2011]
All ordinances or parts of ordinances which are inconsistent
with the provisions of this article are hereby repealed to the extent
of such inconsistency. It is the intent of Council to supplement and
not repeal or amend any provisions of the City's Plumbing Code
dealing with any matters included in this article.
[Ord. 7964, passed 8-25-2011]
Any person violating any provisions of this article shall be
punished as provided in Section 101.99 of the Administrative Code.
Whenever such person has been notified in writing by Council or its
duly appointed agent, that he is violating this article, each full
week that he continues such violation after receipt of such notification
shall constitute a separate offense punishable by a like fine upon
conviction thereof.
