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The approved removal procedure for a direct or indirect footing drain connection to the sanitary sewer system under this Chapter must fully comply with the following:
1. Inspection of Existing Condition. Prior to beginning any work on the removal or disconnection of the footing drain connection, the existing condition must be inspected by the City. The property owner shall be responsible to obtain necessary permit(s) and schedule the inspection. The permit fee(s) will be waived by the City.
2. Approved System. An approved system for the removal of footing drain connections must be used. The approved system shall consist of a sump pump and sump pump pit with a discharge to an approved storm sewer connection or an approved footing drain collection connection.
3. Construction Inspection. Upon installation of the sump pump pit, sump pump, and plumbing connections; and prior to installation of the concrete floor, the property owner shall be responsible to schedule an inspection by the City of the completed work.
4. Plugging of Existing Connection. After the property owner connects their footing drain to the public storm sewer system or public footing drain collection system, any direct or indirect connection between the footing drain and the sanitary sewer system of the building shall be permanently plugged in a manner approved by the City.
5. Floor Drain Connection Prohibited. The new system shall be installed in such a manner that direct or indirect flow from the footing drain to a floor drain shall not be possible.
6. Post-Construction Inspection. The installation of the sump pump and associated facilities work shall be inspected by the City. The property owner shall be responsible to schedule the post-construction inspection.
(Ord. 2187 - Nov. 24 Supp.)
Any property owner with a direct or indirect footing drain connection to the sanitary sewer system, being properly notified as described under Section 103.04, and remaining in place eighteen (18) months after said notification, shall be subject to a monthly surcharge of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for potential un-metered flow contributed to the sanitary sewer system. The payment will be in addition to all other sanitary sewer user charges.
There is a presumption that the property owners receiving notification have a footing drain connection to the sanitary sewer system as prohibited under this Chapter. Effective eighteen (18) months after notification that properties that have not completed an approved removal procedure or other equivalent removal procedure inspected and documented by the City shall be presumed to have a footing drain connection for purposes of this Chapter.
Any property owner subject to the non-compliance fee under this Chapter may provide acceptable proof to the City that they do not have a direct or indirect footing drain connection to the sanitary sewer system. If the City determines there was no direct or indirect footing drain connection as of the date of non-compliance, the City shall refund the non-compliance fee payments collected. In the event the City determines a footing drain disconnection was completed and the footing drain connection no longer exists, the City shall discontinue the imposition of the non-compliance fee for that property owner and shall refund previous non-compliance fee payments. Such refund shall be limited to the number of monthly payments made or three (3) months, whichever is smaller.
The City may conduct periodic inspections of properties to confirm there are not direct or indirect connections of the footing drain to the sanitary sewer system. If during an inspection the City determines there is a direct or indirect connection as a result of a modification of the system to allow for a direct or indirect connection, failure to maintain or replace a failed sump pump that would allow an indirect or direct connection to the sanitary sewer system, or such other cause as may allow a direct or indirect connection, the City shall provide the property owner a written notice. The property owner shall be provided thirty (30) days to cure the defect and to arrange for re-inspection by the City. If at the end of thirty (30) days the direct or indirect connection has not been inspected and determined to have been removed, the property owner shall be subject to the non-compliance fee provisions under this Chapter. The payment shall continue until such time as the City determines through inspection the direct or indirect footing drain connection no longer exists.
(Ch. 103 - Ord. 2121 - Oct. 22 Supp.)