No person shall discharge any substance causing the city not to comply with any state or federal regulation of sewage discharge, nor any substance not amenable to treatment in the sewage system, or any substance which might tend to harm or adversely affect the sewer system, or any substance or combination of substances prohibited in regulations adopted under Chapters
13.20 through
13.32 by the city council.
(Prior code § 17-102)
As a condition of the use of the city's sewer system, any discharger
who discharges or causes the discharge of prohibited substances which
cause damage to the city's treatment processes, or any other damages
resulting in costs to the city shall be liable to the city for all
damage occasioned thereby, regardless of faults.
(Prior code § 17-104)
No person owning or occupying or having under his control, any premises situated or being within one hundred fifty feet of a public sewer running through any street or alley, in the city, shall construct or maintain or suffer to be or remain upon such premises in the city, any privy, vault or cesspool or any sink, drain, or similar contrivance, except as in the manner provided in Chapters
13.20 through
13.32.
(Prior code § 17-201)
A. Persons making connections to sewers and using the same shall pay such fees and abide by regulations not inconsistent with Chapters
13.20 through
13.32 as the city council shall from time to time adopt by resolution.
B. No
person shall construct a building sewer, or a lateral sewer, or make
any connection with any public sewer without first obtaining a written
permit from the city and paying all fees and complying with all requirements
and conditions required by regulations to be adopted under the ordinance
codified in this chapter by the city council.
C. Any
person discharging anything except domestic sewage into the sewer
system at the time this ordinance takes effect shall submit an application
to the office of the city engineer within two months after this ordinance
takes effect and shall not discharge non-domestic sewage waste into
the sewer system after nine months from the date of adoption of the
ordinance codified in this chapter without a permit therefor.
D. No
person with an interest in the premises connected to the sewer collection
system shall sell, transfer, assign or otherwise alienate the sewer
connection permit to the premises for which it was originally granted,
for the use of any other premises, without the express written consent
of the city council or its designee.
(Prior code § 17-202; Ord. 798 § 2, 2017)
No person shall suffer or permit any premises belonging to or
occupied by him or her or under his or her control, located in the
city, or any cellar, vault, privy, cesspool, sewer or private drain
thereon or therein, to become nauseous, foul or offensive or prejudicial
to the public health or public comfort.
(Prior code § 17-203)
No person, firm, or corporation shall allow or permit any sewage
of any kind from his or her premises to enter any of the storm drains
of the city, whether by surface drainage, pipes, or other means, nor
shall storm drainage, that is, run-off from precipitation be permitted
to enter into the sewage system.
(Prior code § 17-204)
All connections with any public sewer in the city and all repairs
thereof, including excavating and laying pipe from sewer to property
line, shall be made or caused to be made under the direct supervision
of the city, but at the cost and expense of person, firm or corporation
desiring the same to be done.
(Prior code § 17-205)
Whenever it is necessary to excavate from property line to sewers
in public streets in the city, such excavation shall be made by the
person, firm or corporation making application and all plumbing shall
be installed by a properly licensed contractor, but no filling of
excavations shall be made other than by the street department of the
city.
(Prior code § 17-206; Ord. 579, 1982)
When any excavation for a sewer connection will extend into
the public right-of-way, the applicant shall apply to the public works
director for a street excavation permit and pay such fees as are established
annually by the city council by resolution.
(Prior code § 17-207; Ord. 579, 1982)