(A) 
No owner or occupant of any real property shall tap or drain either directly or indirectly into any public sewer until a sewer tap permit has been obtained and until he or she has satisfied his or her obligation to pay all assessments, reimbursements or pro rata shares of sewer extension costs laid against that property for public sewers installed to serve it. A tap permit given in error or sewerage service charges billed to a property in error shall not operate to nullify any such obligation that has been duly recorded.
(B) 
The Board of Public Works shall have the authority to require an owner of real property to disconnect from a building sewer which drains into a sanitary sewer any downspout, yard drains or other drains which carry the runoff of natural precipitation. Property owners shall have 30 days after notice to comply with any requirements.
(C) 
No person shall make or allow any connection of roof downspout, exterior foundation drains, areaway drains, or other sources of surface runoff or groundwater to a lateral or building drain which in turn is connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary or combined sewer.
(D) 
No person shall construct any new combined sewers. At any time wherein there is no existing separate storm sewer available, there shall be two distinct sewers installed from any building to facilitate disconnection of the storm sewer from the combined sewer at such time as a separate storm sewer may become available.
(Ord. 1598-2018; Ord. 822, 1992; Ord. 789, 1990; Ord. 662, 1984; Code 2000 § 51.020; Code 1981 § 13.20.140)
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Penalty: See AMC § 13.10.610.
(A) 
The Board of Public Works shall prohibit any new connections from inflow sources into the sanitary sewer portions of the sewerage system and shall ensure that new sewers and connections to the sanitary sewers are properly designed and connected. The Board of Public Works shall have the authority to require an owner of real property to disconnect from a building sewer which drains into a sanitary sewer any downspout, yard drains or other drains which carry the runoff of natural precipitation. Property owners shall have 30 days after notice to comply with any requirements.
(B) 
Except as otherwise provided in this section, each separate building shall be connected to the sewerage system with an individual lateral and connection at the sewer main. The exceptions are:
(1) 
Multiple Buildings under Common Ownership. One or more buildings located on property owned by the same owner may be serviced by the same lateral if the city determines that it is unlikely that ownership of the property can or will be divided in the future. However, if for any reason the ownership of the property is subsequently divided, each building under separate ownership shall be provided with a separate lateral and connection to the sewerage system. Connection fees, permits and installation costs shall be the responsibility of the owner.
(2) 
Residential Occupancies with Common Walls. Single-family residential units with common walls, condominiums, stock cooperatives, community apartments or other similar improvements which entitle owners of interests therein to occupy independent ownership interests and make joint use of utility and other services which may be provided by facilities owned in common may be permitted to maintain a common lateral.
(Ord. 1598-2018; Ord. 789, 1990; Ord. 662, 1984; Code 2000 § 51.021; Code 1981 § 13.20.150)
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Penalty: See AMC § 13.10.610.
(A) 
The installation, construction or extension of sewers by the city outside the corporate limits of the city and the connection or extension of sewers into the city's sewerage system from, by or for properties located outside such limits shall be prohibited, except upon prior approval by the Common Council of the city.
(B) 
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (A) of this section, the Board of Public Works of the city shall have the authority to permit a property located outside the corporate limits of the city to connect to an existing sewer which is part of the city's sewerage system, provided the property abuts, adjoins and is immediately contiguous to the street, alley or easement in which the sewer is located and provided the property owner or occupant has complied with the conditions set out in AMC § 13.10.060.
(Ord. 1598-2018; Ord. 789, 1990; Ord. 662, 1984; Code 2000 § 51.022; Code 1981 §§ 13.20.160 and 13.20.170)
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Penalty: See AMC § 13.10.610.
No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance without first obtaining a permit from the City Engineer or Building Commissioner. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the City Engineer, Superintendent or Building Commissioner.
(Ord. 1598-2018; Ord. 1088-2002; Ord. 789, 1990; Ord. 662, 1984; Code 2000 § 51.023)
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Penalty: See AMC § 13.10.610.
All costs and expenses incident to the installation, connection, operation, repair, renovation, replacement, disconnection, reconnection or relocation of the lateral, including cleanouts, backflow protection devices, pump or other appurtenances of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the city for any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
(Ord. 1598-2018; Ord. 789, 1990; Ord. 662, 1984; Code 2000 § 51.024; Code 1981 § 13.20.200)
(A) 
For the purpose of this section:
(1) 
"Operation" refers to what is in the lateral: for example, sewage, trash, grit, debris, tree roots, groundwater, etc.
(2) 
"Maintenance" refers to the physical condition of the lateral.
(B) 
The property owner is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the upper lateral, and the operation of the lower lateral. The city shall be responsible for the maintenance of the lower lateral when it has been positively identified that the lower lateral is structurally defective.
(C) 
Lateral Defect – Procedure to Determine Cause of Blockage and Remedy. Upon notification that a lateral defect is causing a backup on private property, the city shall initiate an investigation of the problem. The property owner shall be required to provide video footage showing the entire lateral, from the building foundation to the main. In the event the lateral cannot be visually inspected due to defects in the upper lateral, the property owner shall clean and/or repair, as necessary, to allow inspection of the lateral. If video inspection documents structural failure of the lower lateral, the city shall complete repairs as needed. Additionally, upon inspection of the lateral, the city may require that the property owner:
(1) 
Repair upper lateral defects on private property;
(2) 
Remove all identified sources of stormwater from the sewer lateral;
(3) 
Install a cleanout at the edge of the right-of-way to provide future access for visual inspection to the lower lateral.
(Ord. 1598-2018)
(A) 
In the event of site demolition and/or reconstruction, the old lateral(s) may be used in connection with new building(s) upon approval of the City Engineer or Superintendent.
(B) 
Owner shall be required to provide video footage showing the entire lateral proposed to be reused, from the building foundation to the main, as applicable. In the event the lateral cannot be visually inspected due to defects in the upper lateral, the property owner shall clean and/or repair, as necessary, to allow inspection of the lateral. If video inspection documents structural failure of the lower lateral, the city shall complete repairs as needed. Additionally, upon inspection of the lateral, the city may require that the property owner:
(1) 
Repair upper lateral defects on private property;
(2) 
Remove all identified sources of stormwater from the sewer lateral;
(3) 
Install a cleanout at the edge of the right-of-way to provide future access for visual inspection to the lower lateral.
(C) 
In the event the lateral is not suitable, the property owner shall be responsible for properly abandoning the defective lateral and installing the lateral(s) needed to adequately serve the site.
(Ord. 1598-2018; Ord. 789, 1990; Ord. 662, 1984; Code 2000 § 51.025; Code 1981 § 13.20.210)
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Penalty: See AMC § 13.10.610.
The size, slope, alignment, materials of construction of a building sewer and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe, jointing, testing and backfilling the trench shall all conform to the requirements of the building code and plumbing code and other applicable rules and regulations of the city.
(Ord. 1598-2018; Ord. 789, 1990; Ord. 662, 1984; Code 2000 § 51.026; Code 1981 § 13.20.220)
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Penalty: See AMC § 13.10.610.
Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such building drain shall be lifted by an approved means and discharged to the building sewer.
(Ord. 1598-2018; Ord. 789, 1990; Ord. 662, 1984; Code 2000 § 51.027; Code 1981 § 13.20.230)