No person shall uncover, make any connection
with or opening into, or use, alter or disturb any public sewer or
appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit from
the Engineer in accordance with the regulations as established by
the Town.
[Amended 7-22-2009 by L.L. No. 2-2009]
There shall be two classes of building sewer
permits: Class 1 for residential and Class 2 for establishments producing
commercial or industrial wastes. In either class, the owner or his
agent shall make application on a special form furnished by the Town.
The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications
or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the Engineer.
There shall be a permit application fee. The amount of the fee shall
be set forth on the prevailing fee schedule adopted by resolution
of the Town Board, and as such schedule is modified from time to time
by resolution of the Town Board.
All costs and expenses incidental to the installation
and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner of
the property being served. The owner shall indemnify the Town for
any loss or damage that may directly be occasioned by installation
of the building sewer.
A separate, independent building sewer shall
be provided for every building, except where one building stands at
the rear of another on an interior lot and no sewer is available or
can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley,
courtyard or driveway, the building sewer from the front building
may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one
building sewer.
Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and testing by the Engineer, to meet all requirements of this Part
1 of this chapter.
The building sewers shall be constructed in
accordance with the applicable portions of the requirements and specifications
of the Town.
All excavations for building sewer installations
shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect
the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks and other public property
disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner
satisfactory to the Town. All necessary permits for the opening of
Town and county streets shall be obtained from the Engineer in advance
of the issuance of any sewer permit.
Building sewers shall be serviced and repaired by the owner of the property being served to a point within one foot of the pavement edge. Service and repairs to building sewers within the paved areas of a public right-of-way shall be made by the Town or the appropriate improvement district. Evidence of willful damage to building sewers being served by the Town or by an improvement district shall be a violation of this Part
1 of this chapter.