Section
General Provisions
50.01 Interfering with sewers or manholes prohibited
50.02 Sewer Maintenance and Replacement Fund
Connections
50.15 Connection of certain drains required
Discharge Regulations
50.30 Discharge of storm water into sanitary sewer prohibited
50.31 Discharge of sewage into storm sewers prohibited
50.32 Grease traps or interceptors for schools or businesses
Rates and Charges
50.45 Sewer user service charges
50.46 Billing; delinquency and disconnection
50.99 Penalty
GENERAL PROVISIONS
The act of covering, concealing or interfering with manholes, sanitary lines, storm lines and the like and the act of throwing refuse in catch basins and sewers in the city is absolutely prohibited. The failure of any person to comply herewith shall constitute a misdemeanor.
('88 Code, § 50.01) (Ord. 1960- , passed 6-15-60) Penalty, see § 50.99
Statutory reference:
For provisions concerning criminal mischief, see KRS 512.020 through 512.040
(A) A Sewer Maintenance and Replacement Fund (the Fund) for the city is hereby established. All funds received for charges made under the provisions of § 50.45 shall be deposited into the Fund. The Fund shall be used for operating, maintaining, repairing, replacing, extending and improving the sanitary sewer system and the sanitation and water disposal system of the city. The Fund shall also be used to accumulate a reserve for these purposes and to provide funds for a long-range program of improvements for the city's sewer system.
(B) All revenues received will be deposited into the Sewer Maintenance and Replacement Fund and shall be invested and reinvested as permitted by law. All earnings of the Fund shall be accrued to the benefit of the Fund. Any moneys from the General Fund of the city which are being used for the purposes for which the Sewer Maintenance and Replacement Fund has been established may be applied to other purposes deemed appropriate by the Mayor as approved by the City Council.
('88 Code, § 50.02) (Ord. 1986-18, passed 10-20-86)
CONNECTIONS
(A) No zoning or building permit shall be issued for any structure or for the remodeling of any structure which does not show the locations for downspout drains, driveway drains and storm water drains, from point of collection to the point of disposal, in accordance with the provisions of this section.
(B) All downspout drains, driveway drains and storm water drains shall be connected to storm sewers where and when it is, in the opinion of the Building Inspector, reasonable to do so, but in no case is any storm drain or sewer to be connected to a sanitary sewer.
(C) Where it is impractical to tie or connect the house storm drain system directly to a storm sewer, the storm water shall be carried underground in pipe to be disposed of in the gutter of the public street abutting the lot on which construction or improvement is taking place. If it is necessary to cut the curb to place storm drains so that storm water will empty into the public street gutter, the curb shall be patched and grouted in a clean, workmanlike manner acceptable to the Building Inspector and at the cost of the owner or contractor.
(D) If storm water cannot be disposed of in a public storm sewer or street gutter, the storm water shall be carried in pipe into the back yard to a point approximately equidistant from the two side lot lines, the rear lot line, and the rear line of the structure. No storm water shall be discharged toward or in the immediate vicinity of a property line. The termination of the property line shall be marked so that during final inspection the Building Inspector may approve or order changes in same.
(E) The owner and the contractor shall in all instances do and perform all work necessary to prevent or to minimize erosion of land as directed by the City Engineer.
(F) In any instances where any storm water not being discharged as described herein from any existing or new structure shall cause damage or loss to any public lands or structures, the damage or loss shall be repaired or replaced by the owner of the property from which the storm water came. All costs shall be borne by the owner and the storm water drain system shall be repaired in accordance with all provisions of this and any other applicable section.
('88 Code, § 50.16) (Ord. 1974-26, passed 10-21-74) Penalty, see § 50.99
DISCHARGE REGULATIONS
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