No person, other than persons specifically excepted by this
chapter, shall commence, or do or cause to be done, or construct or
cause to be constructed, or use or cause to be used, or alter or cause
to be altered, any public sewer, main line sewer, sewer service lateral,
sewage treatment plant, sewage pumping plant, or industrial liquid
waste pretreatment plant in the city without first obtaining a permit
from the director.
(Prior code § 68.140)
The provisions of Articles I to VII, inclusive, of this chapter
requiring permits shall not apply to the city or to contractors constructing
public sewers and appurtenances under contracts awarded and entered
into under proceedings had or taken pursuant to any of the special
procedure statutes of this state providing for the construction of
sewers and the assessing of the expenses thereof against the lands
benefited thereby, or under contracts between the contractor and city
council.
(Prior code § 68.141)
Permits issued under this chapter are not transferable from
one person to another, or from one place to another, and connections
shall not be made at any place other than the location specifically
designated therein.
(Prior code § 68.142)
Any person requiring a permit under the provisions of this chapter
shall make written application therefor to the director, giving such
information as the director may require. The director shall provide
printed application forms for the various types of work permitted
under this chapter, indicating thereon the information to be furnished
by the applicant. The director may require, in addition to the information
furnished by the printed form, any additional information from the
applicant which will enable the director to determine that the proposed
work complies with the provisions of this chapter.
(Prior code § 68.143)
If it appears from the application for any permit required by
this chapter that the work to be performed thereunder is to be done
according to the provisions of this chapter, the director, upon receipt
of the fees required, shall issue such permit.
(Prior code § 68.144)
Before granting a permit for the construction of any main line
sewer, with or without sewer service laterals, the director shall
check and approve the plans and specifications therefor as to their
compliance with city, state and other governmental laws or ordinances,
and as to conformity with the standards of design established by this
chapter.
(Prior code § 68.147)
Before granting an industrial waste discharge permit to any
applicant to discharge any industrial liquid waste or industrial sewage
into any public sewer, the director shall determine either that the
waste is one which will not damage or destroy the public sewer or
cause an unwarranted increase in the cost of maintenance of the public
sewer or retard or inhibit the treatment of the sewage, or is one
that can be made acceptable by pretreatment.
(Prior code § 68.148)
In the event pretreatment is required to make the waste acceptable, as provided under Section
13.12.150, the application for a permit to dispose of industrial liquid waste or industrial sewage shall be accompanied by suitable plans and specifications showing the method of collection and pretreatment proposed to be used, and a permit shall not be issued until said plans and specifications, or required modifications thereof, have been checked and approved by the director.
(Prior code § 68.149)