[Amended 12-30-1971 by Ord. No. 2121]
The owners of all property abutting on the streets
where trunk sanitary sewers are now constructed or may hereafter be
constructed, where such property owners have heretofore or may hereafter
connect with such trunk sanitary sewers, shall pay for connecting
such properties with the sanitary sewerage system the average cost
per lineal foot to the City for the specific contract covering any
given area for the number of feet that each property fronts upon any
street upon which such trunk sanitary sewer is now constructed or
may hereafter be constructed, plus the average cost to the City per
lateral (connection from trunk line to curb) for each lateral within
the bounds of any abutting property if such properties have not been
heretofore or may not hereafter be assessed for the cost of the construction
of trunk sanitary sewers under the existing laws and ordinances of
the City relating to and establishing a sanitary sewerage system and
providing for the construction thereof and assessing the cost of the
work upon abutting property owners.
[Amended 1-14-1930 by Ord. No. 771; 2-11-2009 by Ord. No. 5181]
Before any such person shall connect with the
existing trunk sanitary sewers, such person shall make an application
in writing on blank forms to be furnished by the Department of Public
Works. The City Engineer shall certify to the accuracy of the application
in all its details, and such permit, when approved by the City Engineer,
shall be presented to the Director of Finance, together with such
sum as is indicated on the application, which sum shall be paid into
the office of the Director of Finance, whereupon a permit shall issue
upon the Director of Finance receipting for the sum of money required
for such permit as provided for in this section. Upon such receipt
being presented to the City Engineer, a permit shall thereupon be
issued by the City Engineer to the person applying for the same. The
exercise of the permission granted thereunder shall be in accordance
with all of the laws and ordinances of the City relating to the opening
of streets and connection with the sewers and all other laws or regulations
relating thereto.