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1042.02 UNLAWFUL DEPOSITS AND DISCHARGES; USE OF SEWER REQUIRED WHEN AVAILABLE.
   (a)   No person shall place or deposit or permit to be deposited, in an unsanitary manner upon any public or private property in the City or in an area under the jurisdiction of the City, any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable waste.
   (b)   No person shall discharge to any natural watercourse in the City, or in an area under the jurisdiction of the City, any sanitary sewage, industrial waste or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with standards established by the State Water Resources Commission.
   (c)   Except as provided in this chapter, no person shall construct or maintain any privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other facilities intended or used for the disposal of sewage.
   (d)   Every owner of a house, building or property used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes, situated in the City and abutting on a street, alley or right of way in which there is now located or may in the future be located a public sanitary sewer of the City, shall, at his or her own expense, install suitable toilet facilities therein and connect such facilities directly to the public sanitary sewer, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, within ninety days after the date that official notice to do so has been issued by the City Manager, provided that the public sanitary sewer is within 200 feet of the nearest property line of such house, building or property.
(Ord. 588. Passed 11-15-93.)
   (e)   Any privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other facilities used for the disposal of sewage existing as a result of the connection to the public sanitary sewer system shall be abandoned by the owner of such property pursuant to standards set forth by the Livingston County Health Department.
(Ord. 621. Passed 10-30-95.)
1042.03 PERMITS FOR BUILDING SEWERS AND CONNECTIONS; COST OF INSTALLATION AND REPAIR.
   (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.)
1042.04 CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS OF BUILDING SEWERS.
   (a)   The building sewer shall be constructed of vitrified clay sewer pipe, PVC or cast iron soil pipe, as approved by the Building Inspector. The City reserves the right to specify and require the encasement of any sewer pipe in concrete or the installation of the sewer pipe in a concrete cradle if the foundation and construction are such as to warrant such protection in the opinion of the Building Inspector.
   (b)   The size and slope of the building sewer shall be subject to the approval of the Building Inspector, but in no event shall the diameter of the pipe be less than four inches. The slope of such pipe shall be not less than one-quarter inch per foot, unless otherwise permitted.
   (c)   Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. No building sewer shall be laid parallel to or within three feet of any bearing wall which might thereby be weakened. The depth shall be sufficient to afford protection from frost. The building sewer shall be laid at uniform grade. The line shall be straight or laid with properly curved pipe and fittings. Changes in direction greater than forty-five degrees shall be provided with clean-outs accessible for cleaning.
   (d)   In all buildings in which a building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such drain shall be lifted by artificial means, approved by the Building Inspector, and discharged to the building sewer.
   (e)   All joints and connections shall be made gastight and watertight. All joints shall be approved by the Building Inspector.
(Ord. 588. Passed 11-15-93.)
1042.05 DISCHARGE OF STORM WATER, ETC., INTO SEWERS.
   (a)   No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any storm water, surface water, ground water or roof run-off water to a sanitary sewer. Subsurface drainage may be discharged into a sanitary sewer with the approval of the City Manager or his or her authorized representative, provided that favorable soil and water conditions will prevent excessive drainage.
   (b)   Storm water and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to sewers specifically designed as storm sewers or to a natural outlet approved by the City Manager and/or the State Water Resources Commission. Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged, with the approval of the City Manager, to a sanitary sewer.
(Ord. 588. Passed 11-15-93.)
1042.06 INTERCEPTORS.
   (a)   Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of the Department of Public Services Director (or his or her designee) and/or the State Water Resources Commission, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts, or any inflammable waste, sand or other harmful ingredient. However, such interceptors shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units. All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the Director and/or the Commission and shall be located so as to be readily accessible for cleaning and inspection. Grease and oil interceptors shall be constructed of impervious materials capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme changes in temperature. They shall be substantially constructed, watertight and equipped with easily removable covers which, when bolted in place, are gastight and watertight.
   (b)   Where installed, all grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be maintained by the owner, at his or her expense, in continuously efficient operation at all times.
   (c)   All grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be inspected on an annual basis by the Howell City Department of Public Services Director (or his or her designee) and an inspection fee of $50 shall be assessed upon each annual inspection.
(Ord. 588. Passed 11-15-93; Ord. 751. Passed 1-12-04.)
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