(a) 
Deposit of certain materials prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit in the sewer system any hard substance, as newspaper, rags or cloth material of any sort, or bottles, fruit or fruit peelings or garbage of any kind, or to use any paper but regular sewer paper, of a type that is approved by the city authorities. It shall be a violation of this section to use in the sewer system any newspapers or any other kind of paper except a tissue paper of the approved type.
(b) 
Responsibility for violation.
Owners of any sewer connection shall be held responsible for the violation of this section, and owners or the person or persons that have charge of the connection of said sewer tap will be held responsible for the violation of this section.
(c) 
City not responsible for damage caused by overflow.
The city will not be responsible for any damage that may be caused from any choke or overflow of said sewer.
(d) 
Permit required for work on sewer lines.
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to excavate or tap or cut or make any opening in any sewer lines or lateral lines of the sewer system without getting a permit from the city authorities.
(e) 
Penalty.
For the violation of this section, or any provisions thereof, [such person] shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be fined in accordance with the general penalty provision found in section 1.01.009 of this code.
(Ordinance adopted 2/2/1925; 1993 Code, art. 11.100)
(a) 
It shall hereafter be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to construct, within the city limits, or bring into the city limits, any house, trailer house, or any other building to be used as a residence without making proper connection with the sewer lines of the city, if such sewer line is available.
(b) 
If such sewer line is not available, then such person, firm or corporation owning such building shall construct such sewage disposal facilities as will meet the requirements of the city.
(c) 
Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed 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.
(Ordinance adopted 3/8/1954; 1993 Code, art. 11.200)
(a) 
Connection required.
(1) 
It shall be unlawful for any resident to live in a house without connecting to the city’s water system, and it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to construct, within the city limits, or bring into the city limits, any house, trailer house or any other building to be used as a residence without making proper connection with the water lines of the city, if such water line is available.
(2) 
If such water line is not available, then such person, firm or corporation owning such building shall construct such water line facilities as will meet the requirements of the city.
(3) 
Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed 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.
(b) 
Connection permit required.
Everyone making a connection to the municipal water system shall be required to have a permit for the installation of the connection and shall be deemed the permit holder.
(c) 
Backflow prevention.
Every connection to the municipal water system shall have an air gap separator or backflow preventer installed between the water measuring device and the municipal water system.
(d) 
Fee for connection permit.
The city shall charge a fee as provided for in the fee schedule found in appendix A of this code for each permit issued. Each connection shall constitute a separate permit.
(e) 
Conditions for commencement of water service.
The permit must be filed, the fee paid and the connection installed with the proper device and inspected by the city inspector before water service shall commence.
(f) 
Illegal connections.
Any connection made after the enactment of this section found not to be in compliance with this section shall be deemed illegal and the connection shall be severed until compliance with this section is achieved.
(g) 
Reinspection.
Upon passage of the inspection, the connection shall be activated. However, should the inspection fail, the permit holder shall make new inspection requests until passage is accomplished. The fee for reinspection shall be as set forth in the fee schedule in appendix A of this code.
(Ordinance 229 adopted 3/12/1996; Ordinance 330 adopted 4/8/2003; 1993 Code, art. 11.500; Ordinance adopting 2020 Code)
The tap fee schedule, as provided for in the fee schedule in appendix A of this code, is hereby adopted for all water and wastewater taps installed by the city. Such fees include material and labor for making such taps. In the event a tap is larger than those outlined in this plan, the fee shall be the actual cost to the city of the materials and labor to install such a tap. Should a special device be required to insure the health and welfare of the citizens of the city, such cost for such device shall be added to any and all tap fees.
(Ordinance 286 adopted 4/11/2000; 1993 Code, art. 11.800)