§ 51.023 PLANS SUBMITTED TO STATE.

   The property owner, owner’s agent or contractor will submit plans requiring the approval of the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy to them prior to the review and approval.

(Prior Code, § 51.023)

§ 51.024 CONSTRUCTION PERMIT.

   The property owner, owner’s agent or contractor shall obtain a construction permit from the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy after the engineering reports, plans and specifications have been approved by the City Engineer, and before any sewer construction work has started.

(Prior Code, § 51.024) Penalty, see § 51.999

§ 51.025 WORKMANSHIP AND MATERIALS.

   (A)   All workmanship and materials shall comply with the requirements of the approved plans and specifications. If at any time within one year after the date of the final inspection any defect should appear that is determined by the City Engineer due to inferior materials or workmanship, the contractor shall do whatever is necessary to remedy the defects at no cost to the city.

   (B)   The City Engineer will notify the contractor in writing of the defects and repairs to be made. If the contractor fails to begin repairs within ten days, the City Engineer may cause the defects to be remedied and charge the cost and expense involved to the contractor or contractor’s surety. The contractor’s surety shall not be relieved until the defects or repairs are corrected and approved and the City Engineer furnishes the surety a written release.

(Prior Code, § 51.025) Penalty, see § 51.999

§ 51.026 SEWER INSPECTION AND APPROVAL.

   The City Engineer shall approve or reject the laying of all sewers and drains. The City Engineer shall have the right to enter property containing sewers or drains at all reasonable hours for inspection and investigation purposes.

(Prior Code, § 51.026)

§ 51.027 CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION.

   No architect, engineer, owner, agent or contractor shall accept any sewer laid or drain laid of any description prior to the issuance of a certificate of inspection.

(Prior Code, § 51.027) Penalty, see § 51.999

§ 51.028 CONFORMING PLANS.

   Plans that conform to construction records must be provided to the City Engineer and Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy in hard copy format and on disk in an acceptable computer-aided drafting format before sewers can be connected to the city’s sanitary sewer system. Data shown on the plans shall be as specified by the Department.

(Prior Code, § 51.028)

LATERAL SEWERS

§ 51.040 OWNER RESPONSIBILITIES.

   (A)   Property owners and/or customers shall be required to install and maintain, at their cost, all sewer laterals from the sewer main to the customer’s home.

   (B)   Any cost that the city may incur in repairing the sewer lateral, including, but not limited to replacement of street surfacing, replacement of sod, cost of labor and materials and all other costs reasonably incurred in the repairing of the sewer lateral, shall be promptly remitted to the city by the property owner and/or customer.

   (C)   The property owner shall indemnify the city from any loss or damages that may directly or indirectly result from installing lateral sewers.

(Prior Code, § 51.040) (Ord. 2270, passed 6-17-1972; Ord. 03-39, passed 11-17-2003) Penalty, see § 51.999

§ 51.041 LATERAL SEWER TO SERVE EACH BUILDING.

   One sewer tap shall be provided for every tract or parcel of land, except, upon written request to the Director of Public Works, City Engineer or Chief Building and Code Inspector or the administrative authority for an exception.

(Prior Code, § 51.041) Penalty, see § 51.999