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CITY OF CHARLOTTE, MICHIGAN CODE OF ORDINANCES
CHARTER
CHAPTER 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 2: ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTERS 3-5: RESERVED
CHAPTER 6: ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS
CHAPTERS 7-9: RESERVED
CHAPTER 10: ANIMALS
CHAPTERS 11 - 13: RESERVED
CHAPTER 14: BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 15: BUSINESSES
CHAPTERS 16 - 17: RESERVED
CHAPTER 18: CABLE COMMUNICATIONS
CHAPTERS 19 - 21: RESERVED
CHAPTER 22: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTERS 23 - 25: RESERVED
CHAPTER 26: RESERVED
CHAPTERS 27 - 29: RESERVED
CHAPTER 30: FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
CHAPTER 31: RESERVED
CHAPTER 32: MUNICIPAL CIVIL INFRACTIONS
CHAPTER 33: RESERVED
CHAPTER 34: OFFENSES
CHAPTERS 35 - 37: RESERVED
CHAPTER 38: PARKS AND RECREATION
CHAPTERS 39 - 41: RESERVED
CHAPTER 42: PLANNING
CHAPTERS 43 - 45: RESERVED
CHAPTER 46: SOLICITORS AND CANVASSERS
CHAPTERS 47 - 49: RESERVED
CHAPTER 50: SOLID WASTE
CHAPTER 51: RESERVED
CHAPTER 52: PROPERTY MAINTENANCE AND NUISANCE ABATEMENT
CHAPTER 53: RESERVED
CHAPTER 54: SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS
CHAPTERS 55 - 57: RESERVED
CHAPTER 58: STREETS, SIDEWALKS, AND OTHER PUBLIC PLACES
CHAPTERS 59 - 61: RESERVED
CHAPTER 62: SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 63: RESERVED
CHAPTER 64: TAX EXEMPTION
CHAPTER 65: RESERVED
CHAPTER 66: TRAFFIC AND VEHICLES
CHAPTER 67: RESERVED
CHAPTER 68: UTILITIES
CHAPTER 69: RESERVED
CHAPTER 70: VEGETATION
CHAPTER 71: RESERVED
CHAPTER 72: MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
CHAPTER 73: RESERVED
CHAPTER 74: VEHICLES FOR HIRE
CHAPTERS 75 - 81: RESERVED
CHAPTER 82: ZONING
PARALLEL REFERENCES
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§ 68-142 CONNECTION PROCEDURES.
   (A)   The connection required in § 68-141 shall be completed promptly but in no case later than 90 days from the date of the occurrence of the last of the following events:
      (1)   Publication of a notice by the City Clerk of the availability of the public sanitary sewer system in a newspaper of general circulation within the city and the mailing of written notice indicating the availability of the public sanitary sewer to the owner or any of the owners in the case of co-ownership of the property in question;
      (2)   Modification of a structure so as to become a structure where sanitary sewage originates;
      (3)   Improvement of land with building or structures from which sanitary sewage originates.
   (B)   If the owner of property on which is located a structure in which sanitary sewage originates does not complete connection to an available sanitary sewer within the 90 day period described in subsection (A) of this section, the City Clerk shall notify such person by written notice that connection to the system is required forthwith. The giving of notice shall be made by first class mail to the owner of the property on which the structure is located or by posting such notice on the property. Notice shall provide the owner with the approximate location of the public sanitary sewer system which is available for connection of the structure involved and shall advise the owner of the requirements and the enforcement provisions of this Code.
   (C)   If the property owner is unable to connect to the system within the time prescribed by this section because of inclement or adverse weather conditions, the property owner may appeal to the utility board of appeals, established pursuant to § 68-5, to allow the person additional time in which to connect without penalty and without civil and criminal proceedings being initiated against him. The appeal shall be made in writing within 10 days of notice of sanitary sewer availability as set forth in this section.
(1993 Code, § 68-142) (Ord. passed 1-22-2001; Ord. 2014-01, passed 1-27-2014)
§ 68-143 PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL.
   (A)   It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit to be deposited upon any public or private property within the city or any area under its jurisdiction any human excrement, garbage or other objectionable waste.
   (B)   It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet any sanitary sewage, industrial waste or other polluted water except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with the provisions of this article.
   (C)   Except as provided in this article, it shall be unlawful to construct any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage or industrial waste.
   (D)   Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of §§ 68-141 and 68-143, the building sewer shall be connected to a private sanitary sewer disposal system which shall be approved by the County Health Department.
   (E)   At such time as the public sanitary sewer system becomes available to premises served by a private sanitary sewage disposal system, connection to the public system shall be made in compliance with this article, and any septic tank, cesspool and similar private disposal facilities located thereon shall be abandoned in accordance with County Health Department regulations and discontinued for sanitary sewage disposal use.
   (F)   All private sanitary sewage disposal systems maintained in compliance with this article shall be maintained in a sanitary manner at all times at the sole expense of the owner thereof.
   (G)   All abandoned private sanitary sewage disposal systems shall be completely filled with earth, sand, gravel, concrete or other approved material. Upon the abandonment or discontinuation of use of a septic tank or privy, the sewage and sludge contents thereof shall be completely removed and disposed of by a septic tank cleaner who is duly licensed. The tank or the pit, in the instance of a privy, shall be treated with at least 10 pounds of chlorinated lime or other chemical or disinfectant acceptable to the health officer, and the tank or pit shall be completely backfilled with approved material and made safe from the hazard of collapse or entrapment.
(1993 Code, § 68-143) (Ord. passed 1-22-2001; Ord. 2014-01, passed 1-27-2014)
§§ 68-144 – 68-155 RESERVED.
DIVISION 3. BUILDING SEWERS AND CONNECTIONS
§ 68-156 BUILDING SEWERS.
   (A)   A separate and independent building sewer (lead) shall be provided for every building.
   (B)   All costs and expenses incident to the installation of the building sewer and the connection of the building sewer to the public sewer shall be borne by the property owner.
   (C)   All building sewers (leads) shall meet or exceed the requirements of this Code.
   (D)   Building sewers shall consist of pipes and fittings of the following types and sizes:
      (1)   Pipe must be of sufficient diameter to carry the estimated volume of discharge. Minimum pipe size permitted is 4 inch ID;
      (2)   Pipe must be 1 of the following materials and cannot be mixed in the connection lines to include the fittings:
         (a)   Cast iron with rubber-type gaskets;
         (b)   Cast iron NH pipe with neoprene stainless couplings;
         (c)   Ductile iron with rubber-type gaskets, slip joint or mechanical joint;
         (d)   Vitrified clay tile with ASTM C425 joints;
         (e)   Reinforced concrete with ASTM C443 joints;
         (f)   PVC plastic, schedule 40 or better;
      (3)   No tees, double tees, or crosses or double hub pipes shall be permitted; and
      (4)   All changes in grades or direction shall be made with appropriate fittings.
   (E)   Cleanouts shall be installed every 50 feet of straight run and at each 45 degree direction change, and all cleanouts shall be plugged. All cleanouts shall be the same diameter as the pipe they serve.
   (F)   All lines shall be laid at a minimum slope of 1/8 inch per foot grade and a maximum slope of ½ inch per foot grade for 4 inch lines and a minimum of 1/8 inch per foot grade and a maximum ½ inch per foot grade for 6 inch lines.
   (G)   The method to be used in excavating, placing of pipe, jointing, testing and backfilling the trench shall conform to the requirements of the Plumbing Code rules (Part 7) issued by the State Department of Labor Construction Code Commission and the regulations of the city, where applicable.
   (H)   No building sewer shall be laid within 3 feet of any bearing wall. The depth shall be sufficient to afford protection from frost.
   (I)   In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such drain shall be lifted by a pumping system and discharged to the building sewer.
   (J)   All excavation for building sewer installation and connection shall be adequately guarded by barricades and lighting so as to protect the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, alleys, parkways and other public property disturbed in the course of the installation and connection work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the city.
(1993 Code, § 68-156) (Ord. passed 1-22-2001; Ord. 2014-01, passed 1-27-2014)
§ 68-157 CONNECTIONS AND PERMITS.
   (A)   No person shall uncover, make any connections with or openings into, alter or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereto without first obtaining a written connection permit from the city. Each non-domestic user shall be required to submit to the POTW superintendent in such form as the superintendent shall require a baseline monitoring report.
   (B)   The fee, if any, for the connection permit shall be an amount established by resolution of the City Council from time to time to recover the actual costs to city of the granting and administration of the permit.
   (C)   The owner or contractor applying for a connection permit will provide the city a sketch of the installation showing all dimensions, direction and such other information concerning the installation as shall be requested by the city. The owner or contractor will receive one copy of the connection permit. A second copy will remain the property of the city.
   (D)   No connection to the system will be permitted unless there is capacity available in all downstream sewers, lift stations, force mains and the sewage treatment plant, including capacity for treatment of BOD and suspended solids.
   (E)   All connections to the system will be made by a licensed contractor or plumber; provided, however, that a property owner may make his own installation and connection in accordance with the requirements of this article and law so long as he has secured a connection permit.
   (F)   All licensed contractors and plumbers making connections to the systems shall file with the city a copy of their plumbers’ or contractors’ license from the state and a copy of their liability insurance prior to performing any connections to the system.
   (G)   No person shall connect roof downspouts, foundation drains, areaway drains or any sources of surface water or groundwater to a building sewer which in turn is connected to the system.
   (H)   No building sewer shall be covered until after it has been inspected and approved by authorized personnel of the city or its designee. No building sewer may be used until finally approved after the trench is backfilled and an air test is conducted.
(1993 Code, § 68-157) (Ord. passed 1-22-2001; Ord. 2014-01, passed 1-27-2014)
§§ 68-158 – 68-170 RESERVED.
DIVISION 4. PUBLIC SEWER USE
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