[Amended 5-7-1990 by L.L. No. 2-1990]
The construction, repair and maintenance of
all sewers, drains, cesspools, sewer connections and appurtenances,
public, private or municipal, are and, for all purposes herein specified,
shall be under the supervision and control of the General Foreman
or his duly authorized agents and employees.
Before commencing the repair, modification or
construction of any connection with any public or municipal sewer,
a permit therefor must be obtained from the General Foreman, which
permit shall be upon the grounds at all times during the progress
of the work above referred to and which permit must be shown to any
official of said Village of Croton-on-Hudson, New York, on demand.
Such permit shall state the place where such connection is to be laid,
the points where any public street or highway is to be opened up and
the size, manner and material of which said connection is to be constructed,
altered or repaired. No connection shall be made, modified or repaired
as aforesaid except in the manner stated in such permit. No opening
shall be made in any public street or highway nor any work executed
on or under the same by other than Village forces, unless specifically
permitted and agreed to by the General Foreman.
All applications for permits shall be made in
writing in triplicate on blanks furnished by the village for such
purpose, shall be signed by the owner or his authorized agent and
shall state with sufficient exactness the sewer line to which connection
is sought to be made, the point or place of connection, the material
of which the connection is to be constructed and such other information
as may be required. No private sewer lines or drains or connections
in public streets or highways and no private lines serving more than
one residence may be connected with any public or municipal sewers
in said village without the express permission of the General Foreman,
and then only upon such terms as shall appear adequate to him for
the protection of said village and its inhabitants.
[Amended 3-19-1984 by L.L. No. 2-1984]
All work of installing sewer connections and
all materials used must conform to the standard regulations and requirements
of Article 9 of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building
Code.[1] Use of bituminized fiber sewer pipe in the sewer system
is prohibited.
Entrance into manholes or opening the same for any purpose whatsoever, except by the persons duly authorized by the proper official of said village, is hereby prohibited. The unauthorized cutting, chipping, opening, moving or other tampering with any public or municipal sewer or the connection therewith of any drain, soil or other pipe without a permit, as set forth in § 191-4 above, is strictly prohibited.
A.
No privy vault or cesspool shall hereafter be constructed
in the Village of Croton-on-Hudson. Nothing herein contained shall
be construed to prohibit the use of chemical toilets where a special
permit has been issued on a temporary basis by the Village Engineer.
B.
Where septic tank systems are used, the plumbing and
drainage of any buildings having connections with them will be governed
by the rules and regulations of the Westchester County Board of Health.
No building permit will be issued until the approval of this Board
has been obtained.
C.
As soon as it is possible to connect with a public
sewer, the owner must have any cesspool, septic tank or privy vault
emptied, cleaned and disinfected and filled with fresh earth and have
a sewer connection made in the manner herewith prescribed.
D.
Where there is a sewer in the street, every house and building must be separately and independently connected with it. When possible, such connection must be made directly in front of the house. When a number of dwellings are built in a continuous row, under one roof, not more than two of them will be allowed to one connection, except as hereinbefore prescribed in § 191-5.
E.
Where there is no sewer in the street and it is necessary
to construct a private sewer to connect with a sewer in an adjacent
street or avenue, it must be laid outside the front property line
and at least two feet therefrom and not through the yards or under
the houses.
F.
Any house drain or house sewer installed and covered
without due notice to the General Foreman must be uncovered for inspection
at his direction.
G.
An iron running trap must be placed on the house drain
near the wall of the house and on the sewer side of all connections.
If placed outside the house or below the cellar floor, it must be
made accessible by a manhole, with an iron or flagstone cover. When
outside the house, it must never be less than two feet below the surface
of the ground.
All street openings for the purpose of connecting
with any sewer or for any other purpose herein specified shall be
subject to any and all rules, regulations and laws of said Village
of Croton-on-Hudson, New York, and its proper boards and officials,
relating to streets and highways.[1]
[Amended 5-7-1990 by L.L. No. 2-1990]
The Village of Croton-on-Hudson shall charge
and receive fees for permits and other services under this chapter
in an amount set by resolution of the Board of Trustees.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The current fee resolution
is on file in the office of the Village Clerk.
