Apartments.
Any complex which contains living units in excess of a fourplex.
Building sewer.
That part of the sewer extending from a point five feet outside of the outer wall of a building to a connection with the sewer service line at the property line.
Commercial unit.
Any business or nonresidential occupancy, which includes but is not limited to hotels, motels, inns, lodging houses, churches, apartments servicing multiple units on a single meter, and buildings constructed for homeowners’ associations and nonprofit organizations.
Hotel, motel, inn or lodging house.
An establishment with units for temporary lodging with a sleeping area and restroom facilities.
Improved property.
That lot or tract of land which contains a building constructed for residential, commercial, apartments, hotels, motels, inns, lodging houses and mobile home parks.
Mobile home park.
A zoned tract of land with spaces for the accommodation of either travel trailers or fixed mobile homes, under one property ownership.
POTW.
Public-owned treatment works.
Public sewer available.
Means that the sewer main is within one hundred feet of the center of the property, as measured perpendicular from the front, rear or sides of the property.
Residential unit.
Any building or portion thereof which contains kitchen, restroom, sleeping facilities or any combination thereof that is intended and used for single-family occupancy.
Sewer main.
Any line six inches or larger lying within a dedicated street right-of-way or dedicated utility easement which conveys waste from sewer service lines, beginning at the tap.
Sewer service line.
That part of the sewer line extending from the property line to the main, including the tap.
Tap.
The actual connection to the sewer main.
(2001 Code, sec. 13.501)
Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate the terms of this division shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in accordance with the general penalty provision found in section 1.01.009 of this code. Each and every day such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
(2001 Code, sec. 13.507)
(a) 
Required.
It is unlawful for anyone to make any connection to the city sewer system without first obtaining a permit from the city and paying all required fees.
(b) 
Application for service.
All requests for sewer service shall be in writing on forms furnished by the city.
(c) 
Connection to water system; payment of water charges.
Customers for city sewer service shall be current on the mandatory minimum water charge, if required, or connected to the city water system if available, before sewer service will be allowed.
(d) 
Service outside city limits.
Sewer service will not be available outside the city limits unless the property owner has formally requested annexation by the city or service is approved by the director of public works.
(e) 
New construction.
All newly constructed real property shall connect to the city sewer system if available before occupancy is allowed.
(2001 Code, sec. 13.502)
The city shall charge and collect fees, as provided for in the fee schedule found in appendix A of this code, for making sewer taps into its sewer system.
(Ordinance adopting Code)
(a) 
It is unlawful for any person to install, repair or relocate any sewer service line without obtaining a permit from the city for such work.
(b) 
All work shall be inspected and approved by the city before being covered.
(c) 
All new sewer service lines shall be installed to the city’s construction specifications.
(d) 
All sewer service lines shall be installed at the center of the lot as measured perpendicular to the property line unless otherwise approved by the sewer superintendent.
(e) 
Sewer service lines shall be sized in accordance with the city’s plumbing code.
(2001 Code, sec. 13.504; Ordinance adopting Code)
It is unlawful for anyone to construct, maintain or operate a private sewer facility within the city other than a connection to the POTW unless it meets the following criteria:
(1) 
The private sewer facility shall meet the requirements of the state commission on environmental quality as contained in Construction Standards for On-Site Sewage Facilities.
(2) 
All new private sewer facilities or any part thereof may not be constructed on property within one hundred feet of any city sewer main.
(3) 
Existing private sewer facilities may continue in operation if the system conforms to section 13.06.038(1) of this code.
(2001 Code, sec. 13.506)