[Ord. No. 3559 §1, 4-19-2004; Ord. No. 3761 §1, 2-20-2008]
A. 
No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit as described in Section 510.110 et seq.
B. 
Evidence. Proof of the existence of an unauthorized connection or opening into, use, alteration or disturbance of any public sewer or appurtenance thereof shall be taken as prima facie evidence of the guilt of the person named in the City's records as receiving the benefit of the subject services.
[Ord. No. 3559 §1, 4-19-2004; Ord. No. 3761 §1, 2-20-2008]
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.
[Ord. No. 3559 §1, 4-19-2004; Ord. No. 3761 §1, 2-20-2008]
The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall conform to the requirements of the Building and Plumbing Codes or other applicable rules and regulations of the City or the procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the A.S.T.M and the W.P.C.F. Manual of Practice No. 9. All such connections shall be made gastight and watertight. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials must be approved by the Superintendent before installation.
[Ord. No. 3559 §1, 4-19-2004; Ord. No. 3761 §1, 2-20-2008]
All excavations for building sewer installation shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways and other public property disturbed in the course of work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the City.
[Ord. No. 3559 §1, 4-19-2004; Ord. No. 3637 §2, 8-15-2005; Ord. No. 3761 §1, 2-20-2008]
A. 
There shall be two (2) classes of building sewer permits, as follows:
1. 
For residential and commercial service; and
2. 
For service to establishments producing industrial wastes.
In either case, the owner or his/her agent shall make application on a special form furnished by the City. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the Superintendent. A permit and inspection fee of five hundred dollars ($500.00) effective November 1, 2005, for residential and commercial building sewer permit shall be paid to the City at the time the application is filed with the fees increasing to one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) effective May 1, 2006.
[Ord. No. 3559 §1, 4-19-2004; Ord. No. 3761 §1, 2-20-2008]
The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the Superintendent when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision of the Superintendent or his/her representative. In the event the property owner fails to follow this procedure, the City may require the permittee to reopen for inspection.
[Ord. No. 3559 §1, 4-19-2004; Ord. No. 3761 §1, 2-20-2008; Ord. No. 4734, 11-15-2021]
A. 
It shall be the duty of each owner of real estate used for human habitation and located adjacent to and within one hundred fifty (150) feet of a public right-of-way where a public sewer system is located to make proper connection with such sewer. Non-compliance with the provisions of this Section shall be punishable as a misdemeanor, and the property owners shall be liable for sewer service charges, although not connected to the sewers. Property owners shall have one hundred twenty (120) days to connect to sewers after sewers are made available to the property.
B. 
If any owner of real estate does not make proper connection with such sewer as herein required, the City Council may, after hearing before the Council at a regular meeting, before which the non-connecting owner of real estate shall be given twenty (20) days' written notice thereof by the Chief of Police for the purpose of presenting his/her reasons for non-connection, proceed by motion and affirmative majority vote thereon to authorize the City Manager to cause the water to the premises served through the meter to be shut off and the meter removed for non-connection with the sewer. Upon compliance by the owner of real estate, reconnection of such discontinued services shall be made in accordance with Section 700.090.
C. 
In addition, it shall be the continuing duty of each owner of real estate who connects with the sewer as herein provided to keep the sewer located on such owner's premises clear of all debris and blockage and clean and free from all offensive odor and smell. Non-compliance shall be punished as provided for in Subsection (A) of this Section, and disconnection may be made in the same manner as provided for in Subsection (B) of this Section.
D. 
The City of De Soto has no responsibility to inspect, maintain or repair lateral sewer lines that any owner of real estate uses to connect to the public sewer system. It is the responsibility of each owner of real estate to pay the expenses of the inspection, maintenance and repairs of their connection to the public sewer system. The City reserves the right to conduct inspections with regard to the connections to the public sewer system as is necessary and appropriate to maintain the public sewer system.
[Ord. No. 3559 §1, 4-19-2004; Ord. No. 3761 §1, 2-20-2008]
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 all conform to the requirements of the Building and Plumbing Codes or other applicable rules and regulations of the City. In the absence of code provisions or in amplification thereof, the materials and procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the A.S.T.M. and W.P.C.F. Manual of Practice No. 9 shall apply.
[Ord. No. 3559 §1, 4-19-2004; Ord. No. 3761 §1, 2-20-2008]
All pipes used to connect with a public sewer shall be a minimum of four (4) inches in diameter and at their junction with a public sewer, (PVC) polyvinyl chloride pipe of the same size as the "Y" saddle of the sewer pipe must be used. Such pipe must extend at least four (4) feet in a direct line with the "Y' saddle or pipe to which the connection is made and reducers must be used to join the smaller pipes.
[Ord. No. 3559 §1, 4-19-2004; Ord. No. 3736 §1, 7-16-2007; Ord. No. 3761 §1, 2-20-2008]
A. 
Single Home Sewer Connections.
1. 
Single home connections must connect separately to the City sewer main. Each individual home that connects must connect separately to the City sewer main. Two (2) or more homes are prohibited from connecting to any private sewer line in which a tap was made to the City sewer main.
2. 
No person shall be allowed to connect with the sewer system when the service pipe connecting with the premises to be supplied with sewer service passes over or through the premises of another person's property. Any connections found on old building sewers must comply to Section 710.190(B)(3).
B. 
Multiple Sewer Connections.
1. 
A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building and no person shall connect multiple connections into a four (4) inch sewer pipe leading to the City's sewer main line. Use of private sewers by multiple property owners and construction or reconstruction of private sewers capable of servicing multiple property owners is prohibited unless such private sewers meet the requirements set forth by the City of De Soto under Section 710.190(B)(3).
2. 
The City shall upon request require the property owner/contractor of real estate used for habitation and located and adjacent to and within one hundred fifty (150) feet of a public sewer right-of-way where a public sewer system is located to make proper connection with such sewer at his/her expense.
3. 
Owners/contractors of properties with multiple connections from buildings not able to make individual connections must connect or extend sewers to within one hundred fifty (150) feet of an existing City sewer main. A complete set of engineered plans must be submitted to the City and be approved by the State Department of Natural Resources before any excavation is made to install/extend sewer lines. If there is no existing sewer main within one hundred fifty(150) feet, the City shall in reasonable time extend the sewer main to within one hundred fifty (150) feet so a connection can be male by the property owner.
4. 
Old building sewers are prohibited from being used in connection with new buildings. When old building sewers are examined and found to have multiple connections on a four (4) inch private sewer line, the resident/owner shall disconnect and install separate service lines to the City sewer main at their expense. Old building sewers may be used for multiple-family housing if all conditions are met under Section 710.190(B)(3) Multiple Sewer Connections.
[Ord. No. 3559 §1, 4-19-2004; Ord. No. 3761 §1, 2-20-2008]
A. 
All work pertaining to private sewers must be done under the supervision of the Superintendent of Water and Sewer. Only a licensed plumber shall be permitted to connect such sewer with the main or district sewers.
B. 
The Superintendent of Water and Sewers is responsible to make all inspections and assure compliance under this Article.
C. 
The City shall accept dedication of the sewers one (1) year following completion.
[Ord. No. 3559 §1, 4-19-2004; Ord. No. 3761 §1, 2-20-2008]
Any person who shall connect or attempt to connect any real estate located inside the City limits or outside the City limits to the public sewer without a permit or who shall in any manner interfere with or damage any public sewer shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
[Ord. No. 3559 §1, 4-19-2004; Ord. No. 3761 §1, 2-20-2008]
Upon the failure of any owner of real estate referred to in Section 710.190 to make a connection with the public sewer, it shall be the duty of the Chief of Police to serve upon such owner a written notice that work to make such connection must be commenced within five (5) days after the service of such notice, which work must be diligently prosecuted to completion.
[Ord. No. 3559 §1, 4-19-2004; Ord. No. 3761 §1, 2-20-2008]
When any owner of real estate referred to in Section 710.190 shall fail to comply with the notice issued pursuant to Section 710.230, the City may make such connection by contracting therefor and issuing to the contractor special tax bills to be a charge and lien upon the property, lands and improvements upon which such sewer connection is made.