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§ 52.32 FEE FOR CONNECTION.
   There shall be charged a one-time fee for a new connection of any building or mobile home to the town’s sewer system. Such fee shall be the sum of $1,000. Any hook-up fee not paid by the time of connection to the town’s sewer system shall constitute a lien against the real property benefitting from the hook-up for the amount thereof, which lien has precedence over any other lien, claim or other demands, except those of the United States and the state, or either of them.
(Prior Code, § 4.04.090) (Ord. 160, passed - -; Ord. 250, passed 12-10-1990; Ord. 252, passed - -; Ord. 254, passed - -; Ord. 327, passed 4-20-2015)
§ 52.33 BARRICADES.
   Excavations in streets and alleys shall be made in such a manner as to impede travel as little as possible, and the time that such excavation is open may be limited by the Town Engineer, his or her assistant or inspector. Efficient barricades shall be erected by the drain layer.
(Prior Code, § 4.04.100) (Ord. 160, passed - -; Ord. 252, passed - -; Ord. 254, passed - -)
§ 52.34 REFILL TRENCHES.
   Trenches within any way of the town open to the public shall be refilled in a manner that will permit as little settlement of the earth as possible. The Director of Public Works shall inspect and approve the filling and impaction of any trench in any way of the town open to the public and he or she shall inspect and approve the connection to the sewer system. Any person who fills or impacts any trench on any way of the town open to the public or connects to the town’s sewer system without the approval of the Director of Public Works shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Surplus material must be removed and any repairs necessary to keep the trench in a safe and passable condition for a period of one year shall be done by the excavator.
(Prior Code, § 4.04.110) (Ord. 160, passed - -; Ord. 252, passed - -; Ord. 254, passed - -)
§ 52.35 SIZE OF DRAIN.
   No drain or sewer pipe shall be less than four inches internal diameter, and all drains and sewer must be of a size adequate for its purpose and such as shall convey and allow freely and entirely to pass whatever enters, or shall enter the same. If a four-inch pipe is used, it shall be laid to a grade of not less than 2%.
(Prior Code, § 4.04.120) (Ord. 160, passed - -; Ord. 252, passed - -; Ord. 254, passed - -)
§ 52.36 LAYING PIPE.
   Sewer connections shall be made of good, sound, salt-glazed vitrified pipe, laid on a uniform grade not less that three feet below the surface. All changes in the direction of the sewer shall be made by bends, or other suitable fittings. No pipe shall be cut, chipped or have its glaze otherwise destroyed, except by permission of the inspector and done under his or her supervision. Each pipe must be carefully bedded as laid, the joint filled with cement mortar (mix), mixed with one part portland cement to three parts sand, except where wet ground is encountered, when the joint shall be filled with GK Compound or some equally good asphaltic joining compound, and the earth free from rock, thoroughly tamped about it to hold it in place. A sack containing a suitable quantity of sand shall be removed from be removed from the pipe by the drain layer, up on the completion of the sewer connection. The vitrified pipe shall not approach within two feet of any building, cellar, vault or areaway from which point cast iron pipe shall be used. Should soil pipe have been laid at this point by the plumber, the drain layer shall see that it properly enters the vitrified pipe and shall connect the two so as to effectively exclude all foreign material.
(Prior Code, § 4.04.130) (Ord. 160, passed - -; Ord. 252, passed - -; Ord. 254, passed - -)
§ 52.99 PENALTY.
   (A)   Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is prescribed shall be subject to § 10.99 of this code of ordinances.
   (B)   (1)   Any person found violating any provision of §§ 52.01 through 52.13 of this chapter, except § 52.06 of this chapter, shall be served by the town with written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations.
      (2)   Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time limit provided for in division (B)(1) above shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction thereof, shall be fined in the amount not exceeding $100 for each violation. Each day in which any such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense.
      (3)   Any person violating any of the provisions of §§ 52.01 through 52.13 of this chapter shall become liable to the town for any expense, loss or damage occasioned the town by reason of such violation.
(Prior Code, § 4.08.090)