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(a) No person shall install, extend, maintain, or repair any sewer connection or do any related work without first obtaining a sewer builder's license from the Commissioner of Assessments and Licenses.
(b) Before issuing a sewer builder's license, each applicant shall pay a license fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) and shall submit to the Commissioner of Assessments and Licenses an application on the form containing:
(1) A certificate satisfactory to and signed by the Commissioner of Water Pollution Control that the applicant agrees to comply with the Codified Ordinances and any rules and regulations promulgated by the Director or the Commissioner under this chapter;
(2) For each applicant who has never been licensed and bonded as a sewer builder, and for each sewer builder who has failed to renew his or her license and bond for a period of one (1) year or more, a certificate signed by at least two (2) reputable sewer builders to the effect that the applicant is known to them to be qualified to perform the work of a sewer builder; and
(3) A bond in the amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) with a surety company authorized to write surety bonds in the State. The bond shall be acceptable in form and content to the Director of Law, and shall state:
A. That the licensee indemnifies and holds harmless the City from any and all loss, injury, or damage caused by, related to, or resulting from the want of care, skill, or attention on the part of himself, herself or of anyone in his or her employ, in the prosecution, protection, or completion of any work, or by reason of any opening made, caused, or permitted to be made by him or her or by anyone in his or her employ, or by the placing of any material in any street;
B. That the licensee will employ only experienced pipe layers to lay any pipe or drain;
C. That the licensee will reimburse the City for replacing and restoring the street pavement and earth over any opening made by him or her;
D. That the licensee's operations and work shall conform in all respects to the Codified Ordinances and any and all rules and regulations which are now in existence or may from time to time be promulgated by the Division of Water Pollution Control and the Division of Streets; and
E. That if the licensee performs all of his or her obligations under the license and bond, the surety's obligation shall cease, but if the City is unable to obtain satisfaction of any of the licensee's obligations under the license and bond, the City may look to the surety for satisfaction.
(c) No sewer builder's license shall be issued until the Commissioner of Assessments and Licenses has received the application and payment required by division (b) of this section, and has approved the applicant's bond.
(d) The sewer builder's license shall state the name of the licensee, firm name if any, address of the licensee's place of business, and date of issue. The license shall be signed by the Commissioner of Assessments and Licenses, and shall be valid until the thirty-first (31st) day of December in an even-numbered year after it is issued, unless it is revoked before that date under division (f) of this section.
(e) No licensed sewer builder shall allow his or her name to be used to obtain any permit for the prosecution of any sewer connection work, or allow anyone in his or her employ to do the work unless the licensee, or one (1) of his or her regularly employed foremen is personally at the location of the work to superintend and direct the work.
(f) If the Commissioner determines that a licensee has violated any of the provisions of this chapter or any rules, regulations or orders of the Division of Water Pollution Control or the Division of Streets, the Commissioner may revoke that person's license under Section 541.97.
(Ord. No. 609-17. Passed 6-4-18, eff. 6-5-18)
(a) No person shall make any tap to any sewer, repair or remove any sewer connection, or make any excavation for that purpose without first obtaining from the Commissioner a separate sewer connection permit for each such tap or connection.
(b) When a sewer connection or a portion is in place, and the application for a sewer connection permit contemplates installation, extension or maintenance of that portion of the sewer connection which extends from one (1) foot beyond the existing or proposed curb line of the roadway toward the property to be drained by the sewer connection, the sewer builder may commence his or her work only after obtaining a sewer builder's license, a sewer connection permit, and the permit required by the Division of Streets under Section 3115.18.
(c) When the application for a sewer connection permit contemplates the installation of any portion of the connection which extends from the public sewer to one (1) foot beyond the existing or proposed curb line of the roadway, the sewer builder may commence his or her work only after obtaining a sewer builder's license, a sewer connection permit, and the street openings permit required by the Office of Capital Projects under Section 503.01.
(d) Each applicant for a sewer connection permit shall submit to the Commissioner the following:
(1) An application on the prescribed form containing:
A. A complete and intelligible sketch and specifications showing the existing or proposed sewer, sewer connection or plumbing and the location and character of the work, all in detail;
B. A schedule of all fixtures, taps, and branches for future sewer connections;
C. A statement, signed by the owner for whose benefit the sewer connection is to be made, that the owner and each succeeding owner shall, in consideration of the privilege granted, hold harmless the City for any and all loss, injury or damage that may in any way result from or be caused by the work contemplated by issuance of the permit; and
D. Any other information which the City may require in order to determine the acceptability of the probable discharge from the proposed sewer connection.
(2) A sewer connection fee in an amount determined by the Director and approved by the Board of Control.
(e) Sewer connection permits shall be issued only to licensed sewer builders; shall designate the street and number of the house and sublot on which the sewer connection is to be made; and shall include a description of the premises on which the sewer connection is to be made sufficient to clearly define the location. The sewer connection permit shall be valid for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of issuance, unless revoked prior to that date under division (j) of this section.
(f) All permits required by divisions (a), (b) and (c) of this section shall be kept at the site of the work at all times while the work is in progress.
(g) No sewer connection permit shall be issued for any sewer connection which could result in a downstream flow in excess of the capacity of the downstream facilities.
(h) Whenever a property owner proposes installation of a sewer connection which would drain more than one (1) lot, the sewer connection permit application shall give the correct dimensions and description of each of the several lots which are intended to be drained by the sewer connection. In such a case, no sewer connection permit shall be issued for any lot unless and until the property owner has paid to the City that proportion of the sewer improvement assessment which is attributable to all of the several lots.
(i) No person who has installed or performed any work on a sewer connection under division (b) of this section shall relay any sidewalk or portion of any sidewalk without first obtaining the permit required by the Office of Capital Projects under Section 505.04.
(j) If the Commissioner determines that a permittee has violated any of the provisions of this chapter or any rules, regulations or orders of the Division of Water Pollution Control, the Commissioner shall revoke that person's sewer connection permit under Section 541.97.
(Ord. No. 609-17. Passed 6-4-18, eff. 6-5-18)
(a) All piping used in the installation of sewers or sewer connections shall be of the best quality socket pipe of a kind acceptable to the Commissioner. No pipe smaller than six (6) inches in diameter shall be used for any sewer connection.
(b) All sewers and sewer connections shall be designed and installed in accordance with the City Building Code and the latest edition of "Design and Construction of Sanitary and Storm Sewers," prepared by the Joint Committee of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Water Pollution Control Federation.
(c) Each portion of a sewer connection shall be laid in as direct and straight a line as ground conditions permit from the public sewer to the property line of the premises to be drained. All pipes shall be laid by the use of a spirit level to a grade of not less than one (1) foot per one hundred (100) feet. The best Portland cement and clean sand shall be placed in and around each joint so that all joints are watertight.
(d) All openings made by a licensed sewer builder within the street for the purpose of laying sewers or sewer connections shall be done in an open trench. All paving material, flagging, curb and ballasting shall be carefully removed and preserved. After the connection is properly laid, the trench shall be backfilled in accordance with rules and regulations of the Division of Streets. Paving materials, flagging and curb shall be replaced by the City at the property owner's expense.
(e) All openings and obstructions in any street shall be carefully guarded and protected at all times, and during the night time shall be defined by colored lights. Every other precaution necessary to guard against accidents shall be taken. At all times the work shall be done in a manner that causes the least inconvenience to property owners and the general public.
(f) Whenever Council by resolution orders the paving or repaving of any street following installation of a sewer, the Director of Finance shall notify the abutting property owners, in writing, to make such sewer and water connections as he or she may designate within a time specified in the notice. If the required connections are not made within the time specified, the Director shall cause them to be made and shall obtain reimbursement through the use of a special assessment against abutting property owners. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require abutting property owners to make any payment other than the original cost of constructing sewer and water connections as provided in division (a) of Section 541.03.
(g) Nothing in this chapter shall prevent any licensed sewer builder from installing laterals as part of any contract work approved by and being performed under the inspection of the City.
(Ord. No. 609-17. Passed 6-4-18, eff. 6-5-18)
No unacceptable discharge or obstruction of any kind shall be placed, thrown or deposited in any catch basin. No person shall break, remove, or cause to be broken or removed any portion of any catch basin, manhole, sewer or appurtenance, or obstruct in any way the inlet or outlet of any public sewer.
(Ord. No. 609-17. Passed 6-4-18, eff. 6-5-18)
(a) No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged into any sanitary sewer any stormwater, surface or ground water, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, cooling water or unpolluted industrial process water.
(b) Stormwater, surface or ground water, roof runoff and subsurface drainage shall be discharged to storm sewers or combined sewers, or when approved in writing by the Commissioner, to a natural watercourse, or as authorized in division (b) of Section 3133.05 of the Codified Ordinances.
(c) Any person who has received an NPDES permit and written approval from the Commissioner may discharge cooling water and/or unpolluted industrial process water or unpolluted ground water into a storm sewer, a combined sewer or a natural watercourse provided that the discharger is in full compliance with all requirements of the permit, waiver, or order, and other applicable laws and regulations.
(d) No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged into the stormwater system, including any local natural watercourse, any sanitary sewage or materials or substances, including but not limited to pollutants or waters containing any pollutants that cause or contribute to a violation of applicable water quality standards, or are deemed to be unacceptable including, without limitation, those that have been determined by the Commissioner of Water Pollution Control to be unacceptable as described in Section 541.11.
(Ord. No. 609-17. Passed 6-4-18, eff. 6-5-18)
Every person owning property in the City of Cleveland through which a watercourse passes, including such person's lessee, shall keep and maintain that part of the watercourse within their property free of trash, debris, excessive vegetation, pollution and other obstacles that would pollute, contaminate, or significantly retard the flow of water through the watercourse. In addition, the owner, including their lessee, shall maintain existing privately owned structures within or adjacent to a watercourse, so that structures will not become a hazard to the use, function, or physical integrity of the watercourse.
(Ord. No. 609-17. Passed 6-4-18, eff. 6-5-18)
(a) A sewer inspector, designated by the Commissioner, shall inspect all new sewers and sewer connections. The sewer builder shall request such an inspection at least six (6) hours on a regular business day before the sewer inspection is desired. The sewer builder shall uncover any work that has been covered, and shall afford the inspector the opportunity to inspect both the interior and the exterior of the pipe.
(b) The Commissioner shall be the final judge of the quality and acceptability of all sewer materials, workmanship and work, and shall have the right to inspect the same at all times.
(c) The Commissioner shall have free access to all buildings and fixtures that are a part of the building's drainage system for the purpose of inspecting the fixtures and determining compliance with this ordinance, and may conduct dye tests, camera inspections and take samples of any wastes entering the building drain. The Commissioner, in his or her sole discretion, may require users to install control manholes to facilitate the sampling, measurement and observation of wastes discharged into the sewer system. An owner or occupant of a property that receives written notice from the Commissioner that such tests or inspections will be performed under this section shall contact the Commissioner to schedule such tests or inspections at the property. The Commissioner may terminate the water service to the premises where the owner and occupant fails to comply with this section.
(d) The actual tapping of a sewer connection to the public sewer shall be done only in the presence of an authorized Water Pollution Control inspector.
(e) The Commissioner shall also have free access to examine and copy any records that must be kept under the condition of an NPDES permit or stormwater pollution prevention plan.
(f) The Commissioner may require the discharger to install monitoring equipment as necessary. A facility's sampling and monitoring equipment shall be maintained at all times in a safe and proper operating condition by the dischargers at its own expense. All devices used to measure flow and quality shall be calibrated to ensure their accuracy.
(Ord. No. 609-17. Passed 6-4-18, eff. 6-5-18)
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