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A. User Responsibility: All users shall have the responsibility of, and be liable for, and shall pay for, all costs and expenses of maintaining their own sewer lines extending from their property until such sewer lines pass the vertical plane of the user's property line or until they reach city main sewer lines, whichever point is reached last. This liability of the user shall include the entire sewer service connection apparatus and plumbing equipment and materials. Thus, the city's end point of liability for maintenance shall be at such point as the city main sewer line connects to the user's sewer service connection, and not thereafter with the user having complete responsibility for the sewer service connection to the city main sewer lines.
B. Nonconflicting Provisions: This section shall not be construed to be in conflict with any provision that states that no person shall be allowed to dig into the street, alley, sidewalk or easement beneath which the lateral and trunk line sewers run or tap into any such lateral or trunk line in any manner without the superintendent's direction and authorization, in that such person shall still have to contact the superintendent to obtain his permission to perform work within the street, alley, sidewalk or easement for which the user is liable. (Ord. 2122, 5-6-2014)
No user of the city sewer service shall permit or allow any person from any other premises or any unauthorized person to discharge sewage into said system and the permit to connect with the sewer system shall be limited to the person and the premises designated in the permit. Any violation of this section by either the permit holder or an unauthorized person shall be deemed a misdemeanor, subject to penalty as provided in title 1, chapter 4 of this code. Any such violations shall be grounds for the superintendent to withhold sewer service, without notice of termination of service, and the superintendent may require the water superintendent to terminate water service. In appropriate circumstances, the superintendent may require that a separate service connection is put in for each user. (Ord. 2122, 5-6-2014)
The city shall not be held liable for damages to any sewer user or his property by reason of a stoppage or other interruption of his water supply or sewer disposal service caused by scarcity of water, accidents to the works, alterations, additions, or repairs to the sewer or water system, or from other unavoidable causes beyond the control of the city. (Ord. 2122, 5-6-2014)
A. Damaging Property: No unauthorized person shall maliciously, wilfully or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance or equipment which is a part of the sewerage works.
B. Depositing Garbage: It shall be unlawful for any person to deposit any garbage, rubbish, dead animals or any substance having a tendency to obstruct the flow of the sewer in any manhole, cleanout or sewer opening. (Ord. 2122, 5-6-2014)
Section 8-3-7 of this code shall apply to public works infrastructure construction and public works projects. (Ord. 2122, 5-6-2014)
A. Notice Of Violation; Responsibility For Remedy: Any person found to be violating any provisions of this chapter, other than for nonpayment of a sewer bill, shall be served by the city with a written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing three (3) working days for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations and if necessary make all corrections and repairs to the system or pay for same if the city has to make the corrections or repairs.
B. Penalty Imposed: Any person who shall continue any violation, beyond the time limit provided for in subsection A of this section, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to penalty as provided in title 1, chapter 4 of this code, for each violation. Each day in which such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense.
C. Liability To City For Loss Or Damage: Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall become liable to the city for any expense, loss, or damage occasioned by the city by reason of such violation and, for other than nonpayment of sewer bill violations, may have their sewer and water supply terminated after the above three (3) working day notice period has expired.
D. Cumulative Penalties: These penalties shall not be construed to be exclusive, but shall be construed to be cumulative of, and in addition to, any other penalties provided for in this code or the criminal code of the state; as an example, a person injuring the sewer system could be criminally charged with malicious injury to property for all violations initially charged as a criminal violation, the notice provisions provided for in this chapter shall not apply. (Ord. 2122, 5-6-2014)