No person shall construct a building sewer, lateral sewer or make a connection with any public sewer without first obtaining a permit from the city and paying all fees and connection charges required in accordance with Section 207 of this ordinance.
No person shall uncover, use, alter, disturb, construct, extend, or connect to any public sewer without first obtaining a written permit from the city and paying all fees and connection charges and furnishing bonds as may be required in accordance with Article V of this ordinance. The provision of this section requiring a permit shall not apply to contractors constructing sewers under contracts with the city.
The application for a public sewer construction permit shall be accompanied by complete plans, profiles and specifications, complying with all applicable ordinances, rules and regulations of the city, prepared by a registered civil engineer in the state showing all details of the proposed work based on an accurate survey of the ground. The application, together with the plan, profiles and specifications shall be examined by the city engineer who shall approve them as filed or require them to be modified as he deems necessary for proper installation. After approval by the city engineer, a permit shall be issued upon the payment of all connection charges, fees and furnishing bonds as required by the city. The permit shall prescribe such terms and conditions as the city engineer finds necessary in the public interest.
Prior to the issuance of a permit for public sewer construction, the applicant shall furnish to the city a faithful performance bond or cash deposit in the amount of the total estimated cost of the work. Said bond to be secured by a surety or sureties satisfactory to the city. This cash deposit or faithful performance bond shall be conditioned upon the performance of the terms and conditions of the permit and shall guarantee the correction of faulty workmanship and the replacement of defective materials for a period of one year after the date of acceptance of the work.
The requirements of these regulations shall be fully complied with before any final subdivision map shall be approved by the council. The final subdivision map shall provide for the dedication of easements or rights-of-way in which public sewer lines are to be constructed.
After approval of the application, evidenced by the issuance of a permit, no change shall be made in the location of the sewer, the grade, materials, or other details from those described in the permit or as shown on the plans and specifications for which the permit was issued except with written permission from the city engineer.
If work under a permit is not commenced within six months from the date of issuance or if after partial completion, the work is discontinued for a period of one year, the permit shall thereupon become void and no further work shall be done until a new permit shall have been secured. A new fee shall be paid upon the issuance of said new permit.
The applicant's signature on an application for any permit shall constitute an agreement to comply with such permit and all of the provisions, terms and requirements of this and other ordinances, rules and regulations of the city, and with the plans and specifications he had filed with his applications, if any, together with such corrections or modifications as may be made or permitted by the city, if any. Such agreement shall be binding upon the applicant and may be altered only by the city upon the written request for the alteration from the applicant.
Minimum standards for the design and construction of sewers shall be in accordance with the design standards of the city included in this ordinance. The city engineer may permit modifications or may require higher standards where unusual conditions are encountered.
Any person constructing a sewer within a street shall comply with all state, county or city laws, ordinances, rules and regulations pertaining to the cutting of pavement opening, barricading, lighting and protecting of trenches, back-filling and repaving thereof and shall obtain all permits and pay all fees required by the department having jurisdiction prior to the issuance of a permit by the city.
In the event an easement is required for the extension of the public sewer, the applicant shall procure and have accepted by the council a proper easement or grant of right-of-way sufficient to allow the laying and maintenance of such extension or connection. Said width shall be determined by the city engineer.
Grade and line stakes shall be set by a registered civil engineer in the state prior to the start of work on any public sewer construction. The contractor shall be responsible for accurately transferring grades to grade bars and sewer invert.
Only properly licensed contractors shall be authorized to perform the work of public sewer construction within the city street. All terms and conditions of the permit issued by the city to the applicant shall be binding on the contractor. The requirements of this section shall apply to lateral sewers installed concurrently with public sewer construction.
The applicant shall maintain such barriers, lights and signs as are necessary to give warning to the public at all times that a sewer is under construction and of each dangerous condition to be encountered as a result thereof. He shall also likewise protect the public in the use of the sidewalk against any such conditions in connection with the construction of the sewer streets, sidewalks, parkways, and other property damaged in the course of the work shall be reconstructed in a manner satisfactory to the city.
As-built drawings showing the actual location of all mains, structures, tees, and laterals shall be filed with the city before final acceptance of the work.
Before any acceptance of any sewer line by the city and prior to the admission of any sewage into the system, the sewer line shall be tested and shall be complete in full compliance with all requirements of the city standards and to the satisfaction of the city engineer.
All lateral and main sewer construction work shall be inspected by the city engineer to insure compliance with all requirements of the city. No lateral sewer shall be covered at any point until it has been inspected and passed for acceptance. No sewer shall be connected to the public water until the work covered by the permit has been completed, inspected and approved by the city engineer.
It shall be the duty of the person doing the work authorized by permit to notify the office of the city engineer that said work is ready for inspection. Such notification shall be given not less than twenty-four hours before the work is to be inspected. It shall be the duty of the person doing the work to make sure that the work will stand the tests required by the city before giving the above notification.
When any work has been inspected and the work condemned and no certification of satisfactory completion given, a written notice to that effect shall be given instructing the owner of the premises, or the agent of such owner, to repair the sewer or other work authorized by the permit, in accordance with the ordinances, rules and regulations of the city.
All costs and expenses incident to the installation and connection of any sewer or other work for which a permit has been issued shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the city from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the work.
The city and its officers, agents and employees shall not be answerable for any liability or injury or death to any person or damage to any property arising during or growing out of the performance of any work by any such applicant. The applicant shall be answerable for, and shall save the city and its officers, agents and employees harmless from any liability imposed by law upon the city or its officers, agents or employees, fees and interest incurred by defending same or in seeking to enforce this provision. Applicant shall be solely liable for any defects in the performance of his work or any failure which may develop therein.
A. 
Each person discharging anything except domestic sewage into the sewer system on or before September 1, 1974, shall submit an application to the city engineer by November 1, 1974, for an industrial discharge permit and shall not discharge waste into the sewer system after June 1, 1975, without a permit therefor.
B. 
No person intending to discharge anything except domestic sewage shall make a connection to the sewer system without first applying to and receiving from the office of the city engineer a permit therefor. This permit shall be in addition to all others permits required by the city.
C. 
Applicants for an industrial wastewater discharge permit shall complete the city's application form available at the office of the city engineer. Following approval, the city engineer shall forward the application form, plans and data to the city council for review and approval. The council may require additional information beyond that required on the application form.
D. 
Upon receipt of all required information. the application shall be processed and, upon approval of the city council, be signed by the city engineer and one copy returned to the applicant. When properly signed, the application form shall constitute a valid industrial wastewater discharge permit.
E. 
The application shall be approved if the applicant has complied with all applicable requirements of this ordinance and furnished to the city council all requested information, and if the city engineer determines that there is adequate capacity in the city's facility to convey, treat and dispose of the wastewater.
F. 
The industrial wastewater discharge permit may require pretreatment of industrial waste-waters before discharge, restriction of peak flow discharges may include conditions such, but not limited to, discharge of certain wastewater only to specified sewers of the city; relocation of point of discharge, prohibition of discharge of certain wastewater components, restriction of discharge to certain hours of the day, payment of additional charges to defray increased costs of the city created by the wastewater discharge and such other conditions as may be required to effectuate the purpose of this ordinance.
G. 
A permit for industrial wastewater discharge is not transferable without the prior written consent of the city engineer.
H. 
No persons shall discharge industrial wastewaters in excess of the quantity or quality limitations set by the industrial wastewater discharge permit. Any person desiring to discharge wastewaters or use facilities which are not in conformance with the industrial wastewater permit should apply to the city engineer for an amended permit.
The city engineer may change the restrictions or conditions of an industrial wastewater discharge permit from time to time as circumstances may require. The city engineer shall allow an industrial discharger a reasonable period of time to comply with any changes in the industrial wastewater permit required by the city engineer or regulatory agencies of the state and federal governments.
A. 
The city engineer may suspend an industrial wastewater discharge permit for a period of not to exceed forty-five days when such suspension is necessary in order to stop a discharge which presents an imminent hazard to the public health, safety or welfare, to the local environment or to the city's sewerage system.
B. 
Any discharger notified of a suspension of his industrial wastewater permit shall immediately cease and desist the discharge of all industrial wastewater to the sewerage system. In the event of a failure of the discharger to comply voluntarily with the suspension order, the city engineer shall take such steps as are reasonably necessary to insure compliance.
C. 
Any suspended discharger may file with the city engineer a request for council hearing in which event the city council shall meet within fourteen days of the receipt of the city engineer of such request. The council shall hold a hearing on the suspension and shall either confirm or revoke the action of the city engineer. Reasonable notice of the hearing shall be given to the suspended discharger in the manner provided for below. At this hearing, the suspended discharger may appear personally or through counsel.
D. 
The city engineer shall reinstate the industrial wastewater permit upon proof of satisfactory compliance with all discharge requirements of the city.
A. 
The city council may revoke an industrial wastewater discharge permit upon a finding that the discharger has violated any provision of the sewer use ordinance. No revocation shall be ordered until a hearing on the question has been held by the city council. At this hearing, the discharger may appear personally or through counsel. Notice of the hearing shall be given to the discharger in the manner provided below.
B. 
Any discharger whose industrial waste-water permit has been revoked shall immediately stop all discharge of any liquid-carried wastes covered by the permit to any public sewer that is tributary to a sewer or sewerage system of the city. The city engineer may disconnect or permanently block from such public sewer the industrial connection sewer of any discharger whose permit has been revoked if such action is necessary to insure compliance with the order of revocation.
C. 
Before any further discharge of industrial wastewater may be made by the discharger, he must apply for a new industrial wastewater discharge permit, pay all charges that would be required upon initial application together with all delinquent fees, charges and penalties and such other sums as the discharger may owe to the city. Costs incurred by the city in revoking the permit and disconnecting the industrial connection sewer shall be paid for by the discharger before issuance of a new industrial wastewater discharge permit.
A. 
The city engineer shall notify any person found to be in violation of the sewer use ordinance, or requirement of a permit issued hereunder before the city engineer takes any action to implement suspension or revocation. The city engineer shall take no such action until the elapse of ten days from the date notice is given.
B. 
Unless otherwise provided herein, any notice required to be given by the city engineer shall be in writing and served in person or by registered or certified mail. If served by mail, the notice shall be sent to the last address known to the city engineer. Where the address is unknown, service may be made upon the owner of record of the property involved.
C. 
Notice shall be deemed to have been given at the time of deposit, postage prepaid, in a facility serviced by the United States Postal Service.
Permission shall not be granted to connect any building outside the city to any public sewer in or under the jurisdiction of the city unless a permit therefor is obtained, The applicant shall first enter into a contract in writing whereby he shall bind him or herself, his heirs, successors and assigns to abide by all ordinances, rules and regulations in regard to the manner in which such sewer shall be used, the manner of connecting therewith, and the plumbing and drainage in connection therewith and also shall agree to pay all fees required for securing the permit, connection charges and monthly fee in the amount set by the city for the privilege of using such sewer.