The owner of each lot or parcel of real property within two hundred feet of the Poulsbo sanitary sewer system as it now exists, or as it may be extended in the future, and upon which lot or parcel or real property there shall be situated any building or structure for human occupancy or for use for any other purpose which would necessitate sewage disposal, shall be required to be connected to the sanitary sewage disposal system.
(Ord. 83-14 § 1(S.1), 1983)
No parcel of land within the city of Poulsbo may be developed and have constructed upon it any building or structure for human occupancy or for use for any other purpose which would necessitate sewage disposal, including remodel or rezone, without having provided for the disposal of sewage generated on the property into the Poulsbo sanitary sewer system. This section shall not apply to the construction of a single-family residence located on property more than two hundred feet from an existing sewer line, or to any property granted a variance from this section by the city council of the city of Poulsbo. Failure to comply with the requirements of this section will be a basis for denying or revoking a certificate of occupancy issued by the city pursuant to the International Building Code. Any person feeling that the provisions of this section create a hardship as to that particular person’s property may request a variance from this code. The city council may, after determining that it is in the best interest of the health, welfare and public safety of the city to do so, grant a variance from this section on such terms and conditions as the city council may impose. No short plat shall be approved which would result, when the property is developed, in operating to avoid the provisions of this section.
(Ord. 83-14 § 1(S.2), 1983; Ord. 2016-10 § 1 (part), 2016)
A. 
In application of the policies adopted pursuant to Section 13.06.330 and the Uniform Plumbing Code, permittees may protect or vest existing sewage capacity by continuing to pay the city’s monthly residential service charge from and after the demolition or removal of any housing unit from service or, for the units removed from service prior to the passage of the ordinance codified in this section by paying such charge from and after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this section until such time as the replacement units are reconnected. A replacement unit is defined to be a housing unit lawfully constructed in the city of Poulsbo in accordance with all provisions of city ordinance and the State Building Code, which has been removed from service and for which an approved development plan or building permit application has been submitted. Payment of the monthly service charge shall vest the applicant to sewer capacity as of the date of payment, in the chronological order in which the payment is first made. Failure to pay any monthly charge shall terminate this vesting provision.
B. 
Nothing herein shall be interpreted to obligate the city to issue a building permit or to provide a sewer hook-up if adequate sewer capacity does not exist downstream at the date of application for a building permit. For example, and by way of illustration and not limitation, the city may be obligated to deny permits in accordance with the Uniform Plumbing Code or in the event an act of God or failure of equipment and facilities reduces the capacity of the city’s sewage transmission facilities, the enactment of a moratorium pursuant to the provisions of RCW 70.05.160 which prohibits further sewage connections, the order of a court or state or federal agency of competent jurisdiction, or a finding by the city council on the recommendation of the mayor and city engineer that all or part of the sewer facilities exceed current transmission capacity. In such cases, the city will endeavor to provide additional capacity in accordance with its permitting obligations by the repair, reconstruction or construction of sewage facilities in accordance with state or federal law. Upon construction of adequate sewage facilities, permits shall be issued to vested applicants in the chronological order in which they vested. In the event of conflict between the vesting rights of any owner or applicant for a building permit for a new housing unit with the vesting rights created pursuant to this section for a replacement unit, the replacement unit shall be given priority.
(Ord. 99-22 § 1, 1999; Ord. 2016-10 § 1 (part), 2016)
It shall be unlawful to discharge or cause to be discharged into the Poulsbo sanitary sewer system or cause to be placed where they are likely to run, leak or escape into a public sewer, any of the following:
A. 
Ashes, cinders, sand, earth, rubbish, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastic, wood or any matter which is capable of or likely to obstruct or interfere with the capacity or operation of a public sewer;
B. 
Gasoline, benzine, naphtha, fuel oil, lubricating oil or any other matter which is inflammable or explosive upon introduction to a public sewer;
C. 
Any matter having a temperature greater than one hundred fifty degrees Fahrenheit;
D. 
Sewage containing suspended solids in excess of three hundred fifty milligrams per liter;
E. 
Sewage containing grease or oil in excess of one hundred parts per million by weight;
F. 
Matter with B.O.D. greater than three hundred milligrams per liter;
G. 
Sewage with pH lower than 5.5 or higher than 9.0;
H. 
Garbage that has not been properly shredded;
I. 
Sewage containing toxic or poisonous substances in sufficient quantity to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process, constitute a hazard in the receiving waters of a sewage treatment plant;
J. 
Any noxious or malodorous matter capable of creating a public nuisance including fish parts;
K. 
Waters from irrigation, cooling processes, industrial processes creating no substantial water contamination, storm drains, sump pumps, surface runoff, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, swimming pools, ponds or reservoirs. Unauthorized hookups or excess infiltration to the Poulsbo sanitary sewer system described in subsection K of this section as determined by the city engineer shall result in a monthly additional sewer charge for estimated flow in excess of metered potable water. When an unauthorized hookup of a roof drain or excess infiltration is found to exist, the public works director shall notify the property owner immediately that corrective action is required and shall require that this corrective action be accomplished within sixty calendar days. If no corrective action is accomplished within sixty calendar days, the city engineer shall estimate the amount of unauthorized flow and the city shall bill the property owner an additional monthly charge for sewer as provided by separate ordinance.
L. 
Any matter which is radioactive to any degree above that which normally prevails in the County.
(Ord. 83-14 § 1(S.3), 1983; Ord. 2005-17 § 1 (part), 2005)
Beginning one hundred twenty days from the initial effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, no discharge of any sewage, except into the Poulsbo sanitary sewer system or approved individual sanitary disposal system, whether the discharge is treated or untreated, shall be permitted within the city limits or into any tidal waters over which the city has police jurisdiction.
(Ord. 83-14 § 1(S.4), 1983)
Any vessel or other floating structure used for permanent residential or commercial purposes and moored within the city limits shall have a holding tank and be periodically pumped into the Poulsbo sanitary sewer system. The owner of the moorage facility or property to which the vessel or floating structure is moored shall provide the proper pump and connection to the system. Alternatively, any vessel or other floating structure used for permanent residential or commercial purposes which has effective means aboard to treat sanitary drainage and eliminate all liquid effluent may be exempted from the requirement to discharge sanitary drains into the sanitary sewage disposal system, provided the treatment system on the vessel discharges no liquid overboard, and provided further that any discharge to the atmosphere is odorless and complies fully with all limits set by the Puget Sound Air Pollution Control Agency and the Bremerton-Kitsap County health department.
(Ord. 83-14 § 1(S.5), 1983)
All property owners providing temporary or permanent boat moorage shall provide onshore toilet facilities with showers in sufficient numbers to service the facility. The toilet facilities shall be approved by the city engineer with respect to number, arrangement and conformance with the state of Washington Uniform Plumbing Code or any other applicable codes or amendments by the state of Washington, and with this code.
(Ord. 83-14 § 1(S.6), 1983; Ord. 2016-10 § 1 (part), 2016)
It is unlawful for any person to cause salt water to be discharged or deposited into the Poulsbo sanitary sewer system.
(Ord. 83-14 § 1(S.7), 1983)
It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to discharge the contents of any septic tank, cesspool, holding tank or chemical toilet into the Poulsbo sanitary sewer except at places designated by the city for such purpose. Commercial collectors may only discharge such contents as are collected from within the Liberty Bay Drainage Basin area. Fees shall be as set forth in Section 3.12.100(G)(8).
(Ord. 83-14 § 1(S.8), 1983; Ord. 2003-33 § 8, 2003)
That portion of any side sewer pipe lying within a street right-of-way or easement shall be kept within the exclusive control of the city. That portion lying beyond the right-of-way or easement shall be the responsibility of the abutting property owner. Removal of blockages in side sewers between the premises and the city main shall be the responsibility of the property owner.
(Ord. 83-14 § 1(S.9), 1983)
All major contributing industrial users shall be required to enter into an agreement with the city of Poulsbo to provide for the payment of their proportionate share of the federal share of the capital costs of the sewage project allocable to the treatment of such industrial waste.
(Ord. 83-14 § 1(S.10), 1983)
All industrial users of the treatment works shall be required to pay to the city of Poulsbo that portion of the federal grant attributable to the cost of transportation and treatment of industrial wastes.
(Ord. 83-14 § 1(S.11), 1983)
The recovery of the proportionate share of costs as required by the terms of this code shall be determined by agreement between the city and parties involved which share shall be based upon all factors which significantly influence the cost of the treatment works and shall be repaid, without interest in at least annual payments during the recovery period not to exceed the service life of the project or thirty years. In the event the city and users cannot agree as to the proportionate share to be repaid to the city, the proportionate share shall be determined by arbitration and the arbitrator shall be appointed by the presiding judge of the Kitsap County superior court.
(Ord. 83-14 § 1(S.12), 1983)
All major contributing users discharging into the treatment works shall be required to comply within three years with the pretreatment standards established by the environmental protection agency. In accordance with the pretreatment requirements, major industries are defined as those industries that:
A. 
Have a wastewater flow of fifty thousand gallons, or more, per average work day;
B. 
Have a wastewater flow greater than one percent of the flow carried by the municipal system receiving the waste; or
C. 
Include the discharge of a toxic material.
(Ord. 83-14 § 1(S.13), 1983)
In those instances where sewer service is provided to a commercial property and no water meter is installed and under the terms of this code sewer charges shall be based upon water consumption, the city shall have the right to enter upon private property, if necessary, and install a water meter to the water supply furnishing water to the property for purposes of metering for sewer charges. The cost of installation shall be paid by the city and the meter shall belong to the city. In the event water service is later provided from the Poulsbo city water service, the property owner shall be required to pay a connection charge as is normally charged for water connections and may not without specific permission of the city, and after payment of a suitable charge, utilize the water meter previously installed for purposes of determining sewer service charges.
(Ord. 83-14 § 1(S.14), 1983; Ord. 2010-10 § 1 (part), 2010)