This article shall not apply to work done by employees of the
city or contractors for the city who are supervised by the city in
laying of city water mains and city sewer mains.
(Ordinance adopted 2/5/2008)
The administration and enforcement of this article is hereby
assigned to and shall be the responsibility of the plumbing inspector.
(Ordinance adopted 2/5/2008, sec.
1)
The plumbing inspector shall be such official as may be designated
by the city council to cooperate with and assist the city engineer
in the enforcement of the provisions of this article. The city engineer
shall be an individual or firm of consulting engineers retained or
employed by the city, and such individual or principal of such firm
shall hold a current and valid registration with the state as a professional
engineer. The city engineer shall carry out such responsibilities
under this article as may be assigned by the city council.
(Ordinance adopted 2/5/2008, sec.
2)
Requests for inspection must be filed at the city hall office
of the plumbing inspector at least eight hours before any inspection
is desired. No inspection will be made on Saturdays, Sundays, or legal
holidays except in special cases of emergency.
(Ordinance adopted 2/5/2008, sec.
3)
The inspector is hereby authorized to enter any premises in
the city, at any time, upon presenting the proper identification,
to inspect any plumbing for the purposes of this article.
(Ordinance adopted 2/5/2008, sec.
5)
It shall be unlawful for the owner, occupant, or person in control
of any premises to discharge, or permit to be discharged, into the
city sanitary sewer system or into any private sewer leading to such
system, directly or indirectly, any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, or
volatile liquids which are likely to produce an explosive gas when
exposed to the air, or any acid, alkali, oil, tar, or any other substance
or compounds that may harm the sanitary system.
(Ordinance adopted 2/5/2008, sec.
4)
No device or fixture of any type of construction shall be installed
which will provide a cross-connection between the water supply of
a building and the sanitary sewer or any other impure condition.
(Ordinance adopted 2/5/2008, sec.
6)
No person shall tap into or connect with any public sanitary
sewer, or connect or cause to be connected any plumbing to such public
sewer, or any house drain or house sewer leading to such public sewer,
without first obtaining proper permits for such purpose and having
the work approved by the plumbing inspector.
(Ordinance adopted 2/5/2008, sec.
7)
For sewer piping, schedule SDR 35 PVC, cast iron or better from
the city main to the property.
(Ordinance adopted 2/5/2008, sec.
8)
No water or sewer pipes shall be covered from view or concealed
until after the work has been inspected and approved by the plumbing
inspector. If any part of the work is covered before being inspected
and approved, it shall be uncovered at the expense of the permittee.
(Ordinance adopted 2/5/2008, sec.
9)
Waste pipes from kitchen sinks in any hotel, restaurant, clubhouse,
boarding house, public institution, hospital, or other similar places
shall be run into an approved type grease trap, adequate in size and
constructed in such a manner as to remove all grease before it reaches
the sanitary sewer and properly vented on the sewer side. The grease
trap shall be properly maintained in good working order and all collected
grease shall be removed at regular intervals.
Plans for a concrete grease trap may be obtained from the plumbing
inspector.
(Ordinance adopted 2/5/2008, sec.
10)
No steam exhaust or blow-off pipe from a steam boiler shall
be connected to any sanitary sewer. It shall discharge into a tank
or condenser. This tank or condenser shall be properly trapped and
vented on the sewer side of the tank or condenser.
(Ordinance adopted 2/5/2008, sec.
11)
Water from any car washing rack must not enter the sanitary
sewer unless an approved sand trap is used. Specifications of same
will be provided by the city engineer upon individual application.
(Ordinance adopted 2/5/2008, sec.
12)
Old house plumbing may be connected to the city sewer only when
it is found on examination by the plumbing inspector to conform in
all respects to the requirements of this article.
(Ordinance adopted 2/5/2008, sec.
13)
When there is no city sewer available, an approved septic tank
shall be used with the approval of the state commission on environmental
quality. Application for the use of a septic tank must be made to
the city sanitary engineer or plumbing inspector.
(Ordinance adopted 2/5/2008, sec.
14)
A sub-house drain is that portion of the drainage system of
a building which cannot drain by gravity into the city sewer. Sub-house
drains shall discharge into an airtight sump or receiving tank located
to receive the sewage by gravity. From the sump or receiving tank,
the sewage shall be lifted and discharged by pumps to the city sewer
system as required by the plumbing inspector and the city engineer.
(Ordinance adopted 2/5/2008, sec.
15)
No person, firm, corporation, or other entity shall cause or
permit the connection of any rain downspout or surface drainage to
the sanitary sewer mains. New connections tapping into the city sanitary
sewer mains where no “e-branch” has been provided in the
main shall be as specified by the city engineer and shall include
the furnishing of a well-fitted and properly installed “boot.”
(Ordinance adopted 2/5/2008, sec.
16)
By execution hereof, the owner of the property shall hold the
city harmless from any and all claims for damages caused by service
interruptions due to water line breaks by a utility or like contractor,
tampering by other people/users of the city, normal failures of the
system or other events beyond the city’s control.
(Ordinance adopted 2/5/2008, sec.
17)
The property owner shall grant to the city, now or in the future,
any easements of right-of-way for the purpose of installing, maintaining,
and operating such pipelines, meters, valves and any other such equipment
which may be deemed necessary by the city to extend or improve service
for existing or future property owners, on such forms as required
by the city.
(Ordinance adopted 2/5/2008, sec.
18)
The city shall have the right to locate a water service meter
and the pipe necessary to connect the meter on the owner’s property
at a point to be chosen by the city and shall have access to its property
and equipment located upon owner’s premises at all reasonable
times for any purpose connected with or in the furtherance of its
business operations, and upon discontinuance of service the city strictly
prohibits the connection of service pipelines from its water supply
lines to any private water well or other unknown water supply.
(Ordinance adopted 2/5/2008, sec.
19)
There shall be a cut-off from the water meter box on the house
side to control all water in the building.
(Ordinance adopted 2/5/2008, sec.
20)
All water shall be metered by meters to be furnished and installed
by the city. The meter and/or connection is for the sole use of the
customer and is to service water to only one dwelling and/or only
one business. Extension of pipe or pipes to transfer water from one
property to another, to share, resell or sub-meter water to any other
persons, dwelling, business, and/or property, etc., is prohibited.
The owner of property shall install at his own expense a service line
from the water meter to the point of use, including any customer service
isolation valves and other equipment as may be specified by the city.
The use of pipes and pipe fittings that contain more than 8.0% lead
or solder and flux that contains more than 0.2% lead is prohibited
for any plumbing installation or repair of any residential or nonresidential
facility providing water for human consumption and connected to the
city water supply.
(Ordinance adopted 2/5/2008, sec.
21)
No water line and sanitary sewer line shall be laid in the same
ditch nor in separate ditches separated by less than ten feet in a
horizontal direction.
(Ordinance adopted 2/5/2008, sec.
22)
Work pertaining to but not specifically covered by this article,
the city engineer may prescribe such specifications as may be necessary
and shall be consulted before any work is started.
(Ordinance adopted 2/5/2008, sec.
23)
The city shall charge a service connection tap fee set forth
by the city council for all water and sewer being connected to the
city water or sewer main, whether it be in the right-of-way, street,
or alley.
(Ordinance adopted 2/5/2008, sec.
24)
(a)
The city shall install and maintain all sanitary sewer service connections
and shall charge for the installation and maintenance for both residential
and commercial sewer tap.
(b)
It is at the discretion of the public works director whether to replace
sewer service or sewer service taps if the owner requests it. If owner
or plumber says there is a problem with the service or a tap, a plumber
must install a two-way cleanout at property line for inspection by
the city.
(Ordinance adopted 2/5/2008, sec.
25; Ordinance adopted 1/20/2015)
