[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Amityville as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
[Adopted 12-14-2009 by L.L. No. 50-2009[1]]
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Editor's Note: This local law provided that it shall take
effect on January 2, 2010, subject to acceptance and filing by the
Secretary of State.
A.
No connection shall be made to the South West Sewer District (SWSD)
before the following permits are obtained from or presented to the
Village of Amityville:
B.
No other permits shall be required and all fees and deposits obtained
incidental to the issuance of the above permits are hereby waived.
An application for a sewer connection permit shall be made on
forms provided by the Code Enforcement Officer and shall contain all
pertinent information concerning the nature and extent of such work
along with a diagram of the subject parcel illustrating the proposed
installation, the sewer connection, property lines, underground utilities,
poles, structures and trees within 10 feet of the installation.
A.
All exterior plumbing work incidental to connection to the South
West Sewer District shall be subject to inspection by Suffolk County.
Said exterior plumbing work shall be performed by such persons and
in such a manner as are approved by the County of Suffolk.
B.
All interior plumbing work incidental to connection to the South
West Sewer District must be performed by a plumber duly licensed by
the Town of Babylon and the County of Suffolk, or may be done by the
homeowner. All interior plumbing work must be inspected by the Code
Enforcement Officer. The property owner and/or contractor shall each
be responsible for notifying the Code Enforcement Officer within 30
days after the completion of interior work.
Abandoned septic tanks and cesspools are a potential safety
hazard and, therefore, it shall be required that they be pumped empty
of wastes and completely backfilled with granular material upon connection
to the South West Sewer District, except by permission of the Code
Enforcement Officer.
In each case wherein any street or sidewalk opening or exterior
plumbing work incidental to a sewer connection is to be performed
by a person or persons other than the property owner, such person
or persons must submit to the Village with their application for a
sewer connection permit a performance bond and a certificate of insurance
each naming the County of Suffolk and the Village of Amityville as
insureds thereon. Said insurance shall provide coverage of $100,000/$300,000
against bodily injury, $100,000 against property damage and $ 100,000
for workmen's compensation and employer's liability.
A.
In each case wherein all of the street and sidewalk opening and exterior
plumbing work incidental to the sewer connection is to be performed
by the property owner, no bond or certificate of insurance shall be
required. In lieu of such bond or certificate, the Village will require
the property owners to execute and submit with their application for
a sewer connection permit the following indemnification agreement:
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_________________________________ agrees to indemnify
[Name of Owner(s)]
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and hold harmless the Village of Amityville in connection with
the sewer connection(s) to be made at premises known as
(address)
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Owned by the undersigned; and further agrees to indemnify and
hold harmless any of its departments or agencies, its officers, employees,
agents or tenants of and from all damages or claims of damages to
a public sewer, water service main, water pipe to a highway or the
surface thereof; to public property; or to any other person or persons
arising from negligent acts of commission or omission in any way relative
to said sewer connection; or damage to any other municipal facility
in making connection with a public sewer; in opening a public sewer
or in making an opening or excavation in a public highway, street
or sidewalk or in maintaining, guarding, refilling, dewatering or
working in or about such openings or excavations; or used in connection
therewith.
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Signature
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Sworn to before
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me this __________
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day of ________________, 20___
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Notary Public
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B.
In the event that the property owner fails to repair or restore the
streets, sidewalks or other municipal property disturbed by the sewer
connection work done by him or in his behalf according to applicable
specifications, the Code Enforcement Officer shall issue a notice
to the owner setting forth what additional work or corrections need
to be performed and the date by which said work or corrections are
to be completed.
C.
Such notice shall be in writing and shall be served personally on
the property owner at the address set forth on the real property tax
rolls for the owner.
D.
In the event that the property owner fails to complete such additional
work or correction within the time prescribed by the Code Enforcement
Officer, the Village shall cause the necessary work to be performed
and shall assess all costs and expenses incurred against such property.
Such assessment shall be collected in the same manner that taxes are
collected as provided by law.
E.
The amount of the costs and expenses to be assessed shall be determined
by the Board of Trustees following a public hearing at which testimony
will be taken as to the nature and cost of the work performed. The
property owner shall be given no less than 10 days' written notice
of said hearing and shall be given an opportunity to testify therein.
