§ 52.051 PERMIT REQUIRED.

   No unauthorized person(s) shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter or disturb any public sanitary sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the city.

(Ord. 297, passed 3-1-2022)

§ 52.052 PERMIT APPLICATION.

   Applications for permits shall be made by the owner or authorized agent and the party employed to do the work and shall state the location, name of owner, street number of the building to be connected and how occupied. No person shall extend any private building drain or sanitary sewer service connection beyond the limits of the building or property for which the sanitary sewer service connection permit has been given.

(Ord. 297, passed 3-1-2022)

§ 52.053 PERMIT CLASSES.

   (A)   There shall be two classes of building sanitary sewer permits:

      (1)   For residential and commercial service; and

      (2)   For service to establishments producing industrial wastes (see definitions).

   (B)   In either case, the application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications or any other information considered pertinent in the judgement of the city. The industry, as a condition of permit authorization, must provide information describing its wastewater constituents, characteristics and type of activity.

(Ord. 297, passed 3-1-2022)

§ 52.054 EXPENSES TO BE PAID BY OWNER.

   All costs and expenses incidental to the installation and connection of the sanitary sewer service connection shall be borne by the owner(s). The owner(s) shall indemnify the city from any loss or damage that may be directly or indirectly occasioned by the installation of the sanitary sewer service connection.

(Ord. 297, passed 3-1-2022)

§ 52.055 SEPARATE BUILDING SANITARY SEWER FOR EACH BUILDING.

   A separate and independent building sanitary sewer shall be provided for in every building.

(Ord. 297, passed 3-1-2022)

§ 52.056 EXISTING BUILDING SANITARY SEWERS.

   Old building sanitary sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test by the Director or his or her representative, to meet all requirements of this chapter.

(Ord. 297, passed 3-1-2022)

§ 52.057 COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS.

   The size, slopes, alignment, materials of construction of a building sanitary sewer and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe, jointing, testing and backfilling of the trench shall all conform to the requirements of the State of Minnesota Building and Plumbing Code or other applicable rules and regulations of the city. In the absence of code provisions or in the amplification thereof, the materials and procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the ASTM and WPCF Manual of Practice No. 9 shall apply.

(Ord. 297, passed 3-1-2022)

§ 52.058 ELEVATION OF BUILDING SEWER.

   Whenever possible, the building sanitary sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sanitary sewer, sanitary sewage carried by the building drain shall be lifted by an approved means and discharged to the building sanitary sewer.

(Ord. 297, passed 3-1-2022)