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)

11-16-160 Duty to grant access.

   No person shall refuse to grant the commissioner or his authorized agents access to any premises for any purpose described in Section 11-16-260.

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

ARTICLE IV. MATERIALS (11-16-170 et seq.)

11-16-170 Materials – General requirements.

   All sewers laid and repairs thereto in any public way shall be made of ductile iron pipe, vitrified clay pipe, reinforced concrete sewer pipe, concrete molded in place, segmented vitrified tile, corrugated wrought iron, brick or any other materials approved by the commissioner.

   All underground sewer linings shall be made of materials approved by the commissioner, including, but not limited to, unsaturated polyester resin, epoxy vinyl ester resin, an equally compatible resin, plastic or a cementitious material.

   The commissioner's approval of any sewer material, or sewer lining material, shall be based on his assessment of the material's suitability to the size and location of the sewer and the signature of any effluent passing through the sewer.

   Any material used in any sewer system or part thereof shall be free from defects and shall conform to the requirements of this chapter.

(Added Coun. J. 2-6-02, p. 78883, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 7-29-15, p. 3537, § 3)