11-16-100 Conformity to approved plans and specifications – Required.

   Any person to whom a permit is issued under this chapter shall strictly comply with any statement, drawing, plan, design or specification submitted to and approved by the building commissioner pursuant to Sections 11-16-050(1) and 11-16-060. No alteration, change or adjustment shall be made to any statement, drawing, plan, design or specification which the building commissioner has approved without the building commissioner's written consent; nor shall any person otherwise deviate from the terms of any permit issued under this chapter without the building commissioner's written consent.

   Any person who causes any repair or alteration to be made in violation of this section shall be fined $100.00 for the first and second offense; $200.00 for the third and fourth offense; and $300.00 for the fifth and sixth offense. Any seventh or subsequent offense within any calendar year shall result in suspension of the person's permit in accordance with Section 11-16-290. Any licensed drain layer who violates this section more than six times within any year shall have his license suspended or revoked in accordance with Section 4-28-140 of this Code. No permit suspended or revoked pursuant to this section shall be reinstated until all code violations relating to the suspension or revocation have been remedied and all assessed penalties and fees have been paid.

(Added Coun. J. 2-6-02, p. 78883, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 2-19-20, p. 14473, Art. VI, § 9)

11-16-110 Obstructing or damaging sewer structures.

   No person shall stop or obstruct the passage of water in any street, gutter, public sewer, culvert, water pipe or hydrant.

   No person shall injure, break or remove any portion of any receiving basin covering flag, manhole, sewer or utility access, vent or drain.

   No person shall place or deposit any substance or combination of substances exceeding one ton in weight upon any wharf or bulkhead through which any sewer or drain runs or upon any sewer or drain located within three feet of the surface of any street.

   Any person who damages or causes damage to any sewer or sewer structure in the public way or other public place shall promptly notify the department and shall repair the damage in conformity with department standards and subject to department approval. If the damage is not repaired in compliance with the requirements of this section, the commissioner shall cause repairs to be made at the person's expense. Such person shall pay the city in full for any costs and expenses which the city incurs in connection with the performance of that work. Any person who violates this section shall be fined $500.00.

(Added Coun. J. 2-6-02, p. 78883, § 1)

11-16-120 Discharging prohibited substances.

   No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged into any portion of the sewer system or waterway any of the following materials: any steam, chemicals, grease, oil, fatty matter, butcher's offal, garbage, dead animals, stone or dust; any waste capable of causing obstructions of any kind or of destroying or corroding masonry; any prohibited wastes as defined by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, the department of health or any other governmental agency charged with regulation of waste disposal; or any other material which the commissioner determines is likely to obstruct or stop the flow of wastewater in the public sewer system. A catch basin or other device approved by the commissioner shall be used to prevent any prohibited material from reaching the public sewer system.

   Any person who violates this section shall promptly notify the department. Such person shall clean up and dispose of the prohibited substance subject to department approval and in conformity with the requirements of this Code, all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and all other applicable laws. If the prohibited substance is not cleaned up and disposed of in compliance with the requirements of this section, the commissioner shall cause the prohibited substance to be cleaned up and disposed of at the person's expense. Such person shall pay the city in full for any costs and expenses which the city incurs in connection with the performance of that work.

   Any person who violates this section shall be fined $500.00.

(Added Coun. J. 2-6-02, p. 78883, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. II, § 6)

11-16-130 Cleaning catch basins.

   No person shall remove the contents of any catch basin in any public way except in a vehicle equipped with steel or iron containers having a capacity of not less than 80 cubic feet, nor more than 450 cubic feet.

(Added Coun. J. 2-6-02, p. 78883, § 1)

11-16-135 Discharge of waste water from shooting range facilities.

   (a)   For purpose of this section, the term "shooting range facility" has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 4-151-010.

   (b)   The commissioner of water management shall promulgate rules and regulations pertaining to the proper discharge of waste water from a shooting range facility.

   (c)   In addition to any other applicable local, state or federal law or standard, no person shall discharge or cause to be discharged into any portion of the sewer system or waterway any waste water in violation of the rules and regulations promulgated under this section.

   (d)   Any person who violates this section shall promptly notify the department. Such person shall clean up and dispose of the prohibited substance subject to department approval and in conformity with the requirements of this Code, all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and all other applicable laws. If the prohibited substance is not cleaned up and disposed of in compliance with the requirements of this section, the commissioner shall cause the prohibited substance to be cleaned up and disposed of at the person's expense. Such person shall pay the city in full for any costs and expenses which the city incurs in connection with the performance of that work.

   (e)   Any person who violates this section or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder shall be fined $500.00.

(Added Coun. J. 7-6-11, p. 3073, § 7)

ARTICLE III. OTHER LEGAL DUTIES (11-16-140 et seq.)

11-16-140 Compliance with Code – Required.

   It shall be the duty of any person who constructs or uses any private drain, sewer, cesspool, water closet pipe or any other pipe connecting with or into any city- owned sewer to do so in strict conformity with the requirements of this Code and with the orders and directions of the commissioner and the commissioner of health.

(Added Coun. J. 2-6-02, p. 78883, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99026, § 1.13)

11-16-150 Duty to repair.

   (a)   It shall be the duty of the property owner, or property owners jointly, in a situation in which multiple persons own a portion or all of a private sewer, private drain, house sewer or other sewer structure, to maintain clean and free from obstruction any private sewer, private drain, house sewer or other sewer structure, up to the point where it connects to the City-owned sewer and to make any necessary repairs to the private sewer, private drain, house sewer or other sewer structure, except as indicated in Section 11-16-020.

   (b)   If the property owner violates this section, the Commissioner shall notify the owner or owners in writing of their duty to maintain or repair the private sewer, private drain, house sewer, or other sewer structure. The notification shall be sent via certified mail and shall contain the following information: (i) a statement describing the maintenance or repairs to be made; (ii) the number of days allowed for completing the maintenance or repairs; (iii) the penalty for noncompliance; and (iv) the date the notification was sent.

   (c)   If the maintenance or repairs described in the notification are not completed within the time period specified in the notification that is sent pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, the Commissioner may, subject to the availability of appropriated funds and subject to the owner or owners executing a right-of-entry agreement with the City, cause the maintenance or repairs to be done at the owner’s or owners’ expense. The owner or owners shall pay the City in full for any costs and expenses which the City incurs in connection with the performance of that work; provided, however, that (1) if the damage necessitating any maintenance or repair was caused by a utility company, the utility company shall be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by the City in connection with the performance of that work; and (2) the owner or owners shall not be liable to the City for any damage to any private drain, house sewer, or other sewer structure caused by the City or its employees or agents in the performance of City business.

(Added Coun. J. 2-6-02, p. 78883, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 12-16-24, p. 22879, Art. I, § 6)