(a) No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connection with, open into, alter or disturb a public sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit therefor from the Building Inspector.
(b) Connections with the sanitary sewers of the City shall be made only upon written authorization and permits issued by the City on such forms and upon payment of such fees as are established from time to time by the City.
(c) All costs and expenses incident to the installation and connection of building sewers shall be borne by the owner of the property. The owner shall indemnify the City for all loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
(d) All applicants for sewer connection permits shall first submit plans and specifications of all plumbing construction within the building or premises, and such plans and specifications shall meet the requirements of the State Plumbing Code and all rules and regulations of the State Water Resources Commission or its affiliates. When such plans and specifications have been approved by the Building Inspector, a temporary construction permit shall be issued, subject to a final inspection and approval when construction is completed and ready for connection with the City sewer system.
(e) The applicant for a building sewer permit shall notify the Building Inspector when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The Building Inspector or his or her authorized representative shall then inspect the building and plumbing construction therein, and if such construction meets previous requirements as approved in the construction permit, the Building Inspector shall issue a sewer connection permit, subject to this chapter.
(f) The cost of all repairs, maintenance and replacements of existing building sewers and their connection to public sewers shall be borne by the property owner. Such owner shall make application to the Building Inspector to perform such work, if it is to be done within the street right of way, and work shall be according to City specifications.
(Ord. 588. Passed 11-15-93.)