All extensions to the sanitary sewer system owned and maintained by
the City shall be properly designed in accordance with the Recommended Standards
for Sewage Works, as adopted by the Great Lakes-Upper Mississippi River Board
of State Sanitary Engineers, and in strict conformance with all requirements
of the New York State Department of Health. Plans and specifications for sewer
extensions shall be submitted to and approval obtained from the Superintendent
and the New York State Department of Health before construction may proceed.
The design of sewers must anticipate and allow for flows from all possible
future extensions or developments within the immediate drainage area.
Sewer extensions, including individual building sewers from the public sewer to the property line, may be constructed by the City under public contract if, in the opinion of the Board of Public Works, the number of properties to be served by such extension warrants its cost. Under this arrangement, the property owner shall pay for and install the building sewer from the property line to his residence or place of business in accordance with the requirements of Article
IV. Property owners may propose sewer extensions within the incorporated City by drafting extensions within the incorporated City by drafting a written petition, signed by a majority of the benefiting property owners, and filing it with the Board of Public Works. The cost of such extensions may be assessed to the benefited property owners in any manner determined by the Board of Public Works.
If the City does not elect to construct a sewer extension under public contract, the property owner, builder or developer may construct the necessary sewer extension if such extension is approved by the Board of Public Works in accordance with the requirements of §
252-48. He or they must pay for the entire installation, including all expenses incidental thereto. Each building sewer installed must be installed and inspected as previously required, and the inspection fees shall be paid. Design of sewers shall be as specified in §
252-51.
All sewer extensions constructed at the property owner's, builder's
or developer's expense, after final approval and acceptance by the Board
of Public Works, shall become the property of the City and shall thereafter
be maintained by the City. Said sewers, after their acceptance by the City,
shall be guaranteed against defects in materials or workmanship for 18 months.
The guaranty shall be in a form provided for by the City. At the sole discretion
of the City, a completion bond or certified check may be demanded as part
of the guaranty.
No builder or developer shall be issued a building permit for a new
dwelling or structure requiring sanitary facilities within the City unless
a suitable and approved method of waste disposal is proposed. All new developments
shall be provided with an approved system of sanitary sewers.