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The type and size of materials, slope and alignment of a lateral sewer, materials of construction of a building sewer and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of pipe, jointing, testing and backfilling the trench shall all conform to the requirements of the Building and Plumbing Codes or other applicable rules and regulations of the city.
(Prior Code, § 51.067) (Ord. 2270, passed 6-17-1972; Ord. 03-39, passed 11-17-2003) Penalty, see § 51.999
Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such building drain shall be lifted by an approved means and discharged to the building sewer.
(Prior Code, § 51.068) (Ord. 2270, passed 6-17-1972; Ord. 03-39, passed 11-17-2003) Penalty, see § 51.999
Applications for permits to connect, tap, construct, modify or make attachments to public sewers shall be made to the Director of Public Works, City Engineer or Chief Building Code Inspector upon forms provided by the city. A fee in accordance with the city fee schedule as set by resolution to cover the cost of inspection, recording and other expenses shall accompany such applications. The application shall show the exact location of the proposed work, and when requested by the Director, the plumber shall provide plans or specifications of the proposed work. When required, an application shall be on file with the Director 24 hours before the issuance of a permit. If work is commenced prior to application for the permit, an investigation fee in addition to the permit fee in the same amount as the permit fee shall be assessed. Each permit shall expire six months from date of issuance.
(Prior Code, § 51.069)
The owners of all houses, buildings or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes within the city and whose property line is within 300 feet of the public sanitary sewer system are hereby required, at the owner’s expense, to install suitable toilet facilities and to connect the facilities directly with the proper public sewer within one year from the date the public sanitary sewer system is constructed and any septic tanks, cesspools and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned and filled with suitable material. Should a health hazard exist, as determined by the Board of Health, after a public sanitary sewer system is constructed within 100 feet of the property line, the property owner will be required to connect suitable toilet facilities directly with the proper public sewer system.
(Prior Code, § 51.070) (Ord. 2354, passed 5-1-1974; Ord. 2818, passed 11-2-1981; Ord. 2776, passed 5-3-1982; Ord. 03-39, passed 11-17-2003) Penalty, see § 51.999
No person shall connect with or tap any sanitary sewer in the city when the property to be served has not been assessed for lateral services. In this event, no plumber or other person shall make any connection with or tap any sewer, nor shall the city grant a connection permit until the owner of the property to be served, or the person desiring such connection first makes application for permission to tap or connect with the public sewers and complies with the conditions and requirements of the city which may include the payment of an equitable amount for lateral service. The city reserves the right to refuse to grant a permit to any person who applies for a permit to connect with the public sewers, where the property to be served has not been assessed for lateral service, or, if assessed, has not made such payment.
(Prior Code, § 51.071) Penalty, see § 51.999
(A) Excavations in streets and alleys for the purpose of constructing, repairing, altering or tapping sewers shall be made in a manner that will impede travel as little as possible. The City Engineer or Public Works Director may determine and limit the time such excavations remain open. Traffic control features, including warning lights, shall be maintained at all unfinished work from dark to daylight in accordance with the current Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices.
(B) After work has been completed, the streets or alleys shall be repaired to the satisfaction of the city. Within one year of the excavation, the City Engineer or Director of Public Works may require the excavation to be refilled if settling has occurred.
(Prior Code, § 51.072) Penalty, see § 51.999
Sewer trenches more than six feet deep and all other trenches, when required by the Director of Public Works, shall be properly braced in accordance with the Occupational Safety and Health Act and the State of Nebraska Department of Labor.
(Prior Code, § 51.073) Penalty, see § 51.999
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