(a) Tapping Permit Required. No person other than an authorized employee of the City shall make any opening in or connection with a public storm sewer, sanitary sewer, combined sewer or other public drain or drainage facility unless a permit therefore has been obtained prior to commencement of the work as provided in this chapter.
(b) Conformance to City Specifications. Building sewers which are directly or indirectly connected into the public sewer system shall conform to the city specifications and standard detail drawings.
(c) Costs for Connection Borne by Owner. All costs and expense incident to the installation and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner.
(d) Permit Application and Fee; Revocation. Application for a sewer tapping permit shall be made on a form prescribed by and available from the Director providing such information concerning the proposed work as is required thereby. The permit shall be issued by the Director after the required fee for the tap has been deposited with the utilities clerk and all other requirements satisfied and may be revoked for violation of any provision of this chapter or failure to comply with the reasonable rules, regulations and orders of the Director adopted pursuant hereto.
(e) Sewer Contractor Requirements.
(1) No person shall tap, open or make connections with any sanitary or combined sewer within the City or cause the same to be done without first having procured a contractor’s license. Any person desiring to tap, open or make connections with such sewer or engage in the business of sewer tapping and making sewer connections with public sewer or drains, shall be a registered contractor with the City.
(2) The sewer contractor, in making excavations in any street, alley, public way or other public place, shall in all respects be governed by the provisions of law and the ordinances of the city now in force or which may be hereafter adopted regulating excavations. If the contractor violates any of the ordinances of the City or laws of the State relative to the excavating of streets or other public places, or the opening, tapping and/or connecting with public sewers, drains and drainage facilities, the Director shall have the power to suspend the license for such time as he may deem proper, or revoke the same as he may deem appropriate in the public interest.
(3) The sewer contractor assumes responsibility for restoring any pavement, curb, sidewalk, driveway, sewer pipes or appurtenance, shrubbery, law or other facility in the public right of way which is disturbed or damaged by the operations.
(4) No person shall perform septic tank repair or cleaning service in the City without being a registered contractor with the City.
(5) Fraudulent statement or other misrepresentations made by the applicant in his application for a contractor’s license, or failure to show adequate performance in laying of a sewer line, or failure to abide by any of the foregoing provisions shall be grounds for the denial or revocation of the license by the Director.
(f) One Residence or Building Per Building Sewer. Not more than one residence or building, unless otherwise approved by the Director may be connected to each building sewer lateral. All costs and expenses incidental to the installation, connection and maintenance of a building sewer lateral shall be borne by the owner.
(g) Notification of Director Prior to Making Connection. The Director must be notified at least twenty-four hours before a connection is to be made to insure inspection on the following day. All notification of this kind shall include permit number and the location of the connection. No notifications or connections shall be made on weekends or holidays.
(h) Inspection Before Backfilling. The Director or his authorized representative shall inspect and approve any opening, tap, or connection referred to in this chapter before backfilling begins. If the construction is backfilled or otherwise covered before such inspection, the Director may require the fill or cover to be removed at the expense of the permittee or person making such tap. Such expense if not otherwise paid, shall be an obligation under the bond provided for in subsection (e) hereof.
(i) Unauthorized Use of Licensee’s Name. No person, authorized and licensed under this chapter to make openings, taps or connections with sewers, drains or drainage facilities or provide septic tank cleaning or repair services, shall allow his name to be used by another for the purpose of obtaining permits, or of doing any work under a license issued to him.
(j) Acceptance of Work. Each person who makes openings, taps or connections with or construct sewers or drains upon or over public streets or property, shall keep in repair and good order the whole of the work executed by him, until the same is accepted by the Director or his authorized representative, which acceptance shall be given in writing, and if deemed necessary by the Director may be deferred until the expiration of one year after the completion of the work.
(k) Continuous Supervision of Certain Connections. In case it is necessary to connect a drain or sewer pipe with a public sewer or drainage facility, when no injunction is left in the same, the new connection with the public sewer or drainage facility shall be made only when a representative of the city, designated by the Director, is present to see the whole of the work performed.
(Ord. 2004-24. Passed 4-13-04.)
(l) Owner’s Responsibility; Indemnification.
(1) All costs and expenses incidental to the installation, connection and maintenance of a building sewer lateral shall be borne by the owner. The owner or contractor shall indemnify the City from any loss, damage or costs that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation and/or maintenance and operation of any building sewer.
(Ord. 2016-33. Passed 12-5-16.)