A permit shall be obtained for each pumping job. An application for the permit shall be submitted to the City Administrator by the Maintainer. The application for any pumping permit shall be on a form approved by the City Administrator and shall include sufficient information to identify and locate the Maintainer dumping facility, and to identify the Maintainer and approved pumping vehicle. The fee for a permit shall be determined by the City Council and published in a fee schedule. The City Council may refuse to issue a pumping permit for cause or upon the recommendation of the Building Official or City Administrator. The City Council may revoke a permit for cause, for any violation of this Chapter or any other provisions of the City Code or for falsification or misrepresentation of any documents, records or reports submitted to obtain a permit.
A. Routine Pumping. A “routine pumping” permit is issued for a pumping which occurs twelve (12) months or more after the previous cleaning. The permit fee for a routine pumping shall be determined by the City Council and published in a fee schedule.
B. Frequent Pumping. The application for a third pumping permit within a twelve (12) months period is indicative of a failing Subsurface Sewage Treatment System and requires an inspection of the system (see § 14-647).
C. Emergency Pumping. An “emergency pumping” is defined as a pumping (1) which is required because of the Subsurface Sewage Treatment System’s failure to meet the minimum standards of Section 14-645,especially failure of plumbing fixtures to drain properly or effluent backing up from the system, and (2) which occurs or is necessitated during hours or days when the City Administrator is not available at the City Hall to issue a pumping permit. The Maintainer shall obtain a pumping permit within five (5) working days following the date of the emergency cleaning or pumping.
[§ 14-646, added by Ord. No. 98-5, effective July 30, 1998, amended by Ord. No. 07-02, effective March 1, 2007, amended by Ord. No. 09-04, effective March 19, 2009, amended by Ord. No. 15-01, effective May 7, 2015.]