(a) No person shall connect a residential, commercial or industrial sewage system to the sanitary sewers in any street, alley, easement or other public right-of-way without first obtaining a written permit therefor from the Department of Water and Sewer. The Department is hereby authorized to grant such permits and to exact a fee therefor in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(b) The fee to be charged for a permit to connect a residential building by way of a sewer line not less than six inches in diameter to any existing sewer line shall be one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00), which shall include a fifty dollar ($50.00) inspection fee, together with a fee of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00) for each residential unit beyond the first unit served by such connection. In addition to the payment of the permit fee, the person desiring such connection shall make the tap to the main sewer line and furnish all materials, supplies and labor therefor at the sole cost of such person.
(c) The fee to be charged a commercial or industrial user for a permit to make a connection by way of a sewer line not less than six inches in diameter to any existing sewer line shall be one thousand eight hundred dollars ($1,800.00), which fee shall include a fifty dollar ($50.00) inspection fee. In addition to the payment of the permit fee, the person desiring such connection shall make the tap to the main sewer line and furnish all materials, supplies and labor therefor at the sole cost of such person.
(Ord. 99-O-1723, passed 1-5-1999; Ord. 04-O-2155, passed 12-7-2004)