(A) The City Administrator is authorized to issue a permit to allow a property owner to discharge surface water into the sanitary sewer system.
(B) The permit shall authorize such discharge only from November 15 to March 15 and a property owner is required to meet at least one of the following criteria in order to obtain the permit:
(1) The freezing of the surface water discharge from the sump pump or footing drain is causing a dangerous condition, such as ice buildup or flooding, on either public or private property;
(2) The property owner has demonstrated that there is a danger that the sump pump or footing drain pipes will freeze up and result in either failure or damage to the sump pump unit or the footing drain and cause basement flooding; and/or
(3) The water being discharged from the sump pump or footing drain cannot be readily discharged into a storm drain or other acceptable drainage system.
(C) Following ten days’ written notice and an opportunity to be heard, the City Administrator may require a property to discharge its sump pump into the sanitary sewer from November 15 to March 15 if surface water discharge is causing an icy condition on streets.
(Ord. 2009-07, passed 4-14-2009)