(A) The discharge of storm water by any means whatsoever into the city’s sanitary sewer system is hereby declared to be a nuisance.
(B) No person shall connect any downspout of any building, any subsoil drain, any storm water connection, or the waste drain of any hydrant or water plug, or any open gutter, cesspool or privy vault, either directly or indirectly, to any sanitary sewer, or permit any storm water to be in any manner discharged into such sewer. No person shall permit any sanitary sewer lateral located on land owned by the person to remain in a state that permits the infiltration of storm water into the sanitary sewer lateral.
(C) The owner or person in control of real property shall:
(1) Cause the disconnection from the sanitary sewer system of any downspout of any building, any subsoil drain, any storm water connection, or the waste drain of any hydrant or water plug, or any open gutter, cesspool or privy vault, located on the real property;
(2) Repair any sanitary sewer lateral located on the real property to prevent the infiltration of storm water into the sanitary sewer lateral; and
(3) Remove and/or correct any condition upon the real property that permits the infiltration or inflow of storm water into the city’s sanitary sewer system.
(D) If the owner or person in control of real property fails to take the remedial actions provided for in division (C) above, in addition to any other penalties provided by law, the Director of Public Service may cause written notice to be served on the owner of the real estate or person having control of the real estate. The notice shall set forth the nature of the nuisance, the Director’s estimate of the cost of abating the same if done by the city, the statement that the owner or person having control of the real estate shall abate the nuisance within 105 days from the date of the letter. The owner shall obtain a permit for the required work to abate the nuisance within 45 days from the date of the letter and the nuisance shall be abated within 60 days of obtaining the required permit.
(Ord. 143-11, passed 11-7-2011; Ord. 07-16, passed 3-7-2016)