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The city may, in case of emergency, repair or order the repair of any sewer lateral or sewer pipe from the city sewer main to the premises served thereby, and if it does so, the cost of such repair work shall be repaid to the city by the owner of the premises served, which cost shall be treated and collected in the same manner and with the same remedies as for the collection of charges for sewer services, or by lien filed against the property. However, beginning January 1, 2001, the city shall bear the cost for such repair or replacement of the private sanitary sewer lateral within the right-of-way, and the owner of the premises shall only be responsible for costs that may be incurred during such emergency repair within the boundaries of the private property.
('71 Code, § 8-6-4(K)) (Ord. 3293, passed 2-13-01)
Any maintenance or repair work performed by the Public Works Department of the city, or an authorized agent thereof, on any sanitary sewer lateral located within the private lot, shall be paid for by the owner or the occupant (both of whom shall be liable for the cost thereof) of the property served by such lateral at the currently going hourly rate established by the city. The city may establish rates for equipment and manpower as they deem appropriate, and which may reflect the Illinois Dept. of Transportation equipment rate schedules and the actual hourly cost for staff used. All costs associated with said maintenance or repair work, including actual charges for private contractors, shall be treated and collected in the same manner and with the same remedies as for collection of charges for sewer services. However, the city shall bear the expense associated with the repair or replacement of such private sanitary sewer lateral within the right-of-way, as established herein or by city policy, and as directed and approved by the appropriate city staff. The city shall not bear the expense associated with cleaning or other maintenance of such sanitary sewer lateral within the right- of-way unless the need for such maintenance is due to structural deficiencies requiring excavation to repair and replace.
(‘71 Code, § 8-6-4(L)) (Ord. 2566, passed 4-28-86; Am. Ord. 3231, passed 11-22-99; Am. Ord. 3245, passed 3-27-00; Am. Ord. 3293, passed 2-13-01; Am. Ord. 4031, passed 10-26-20)
A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building; except where one building stands at the rear of another on an interior lot and no private sewer is available or can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley, court, yard, or driveway, the building sewer from the front building may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one building sewer. In no case shall any person be permitted to maintain, without the consent of the approving authority, any sewer connection connecting a building owned by him to the public sewer across or under the property of another.
('71 Code, § 8-6-4(M)1.) (Ord. 2566, passed 4-28-86) Penalty, see § 10.99
No connection permit will be required for the removal of stoppage in waste pipes, or for replacing broken or old sewer lines, provided such sewer lines conform to the regulations contained in this subchapter.
('71 Code, § 8-6-4(M)3.) (Ord. 2566, passed 4-28-86)
The methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe, jointing, testing, and backfilling the trench, shall all conform to the requirements of the building and plumbing code or other applicable rules and regulations of the city.
(A) (1) Each connection shall be made at the “Y” designated for that property. Only where the designated “Y” is not located within three feet of the point of measurements furnished by the Superintendent, will a tap-in connection be allowed.
(2) The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall conform to the requirements of the building and plumbing code or other applicable rules and regulations of the city, or the procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the American Society of Testing Materials and the Water Pollution Control Federation Manual of Practice No. 9 and the latest edition of Standard Specifications for Water and Sewer Main Construction in Illinois. All such connections shall be made gastight and watertight. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials must be approved by the Plumbing Inspector before installation.
(3) The person making the connection shall make an opening in the main sewer a similar to the interior diameter of the “Y” branch and then properly cement and attach a saddle in place. The saddle shall have a suitable curvature to conform to the outside diameter of the public sewer.
(B) The size, slope, alignment, materials of construction of a building sewer, and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe, jointing, testing, and backfilling the trench, shall all conform to the requirements of the building and plumbing code, or other applicable rules and regulations of the city. In the absence of code provisions or in amplification thereof, the materials and procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the A.S.T.M. and W.P.C.F. Manual of Practice No. 9 and the latest edition of the Standard Specifications for Water and Sewer Main Construction in Illinois shall apply.
(C) Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such building drain shall be lifted by an approved means and discharged to the building sewer.
(D) No person shall make connection of roof downspouts, exterior foundation drains, areaway drains or other sources of surface runoff or groundwater to a building sewer or building drain which in turn is connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer.
(E) The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the Plumbing Inspector when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. Each and every part of a sewer connection shall be inspected and approved by the Waterworks Superintendent or his representative before being concealed or backfilled.
(F) Any person filling in an excavation without having first received the written approval of the Superintendent or Building Inspector as provided in this subchapter, shall, in addition to suffering the fine herein imposed, expose the sewer for inspection by the Superintendent or Building Inspector at no cost to the city. In any case where the Inspector finds the work on any sewer not done in a satisfactory manner as herein provided, he shall serve written notice on the person to whom the permit is issued, stating wherein such work is deficient, and ordering said person to remedy such defect within 24 hours. In the event such person fails to comply therewith, the Inspector shall cause such defect to be corrected at the expense of the person to whom the permit was issued. The sum of $25 as herein provided shall be paid to the City Clerk as a fee for the performance of the Inspector, and it shall be the duty of the Inspector to inspect any sewer connection or sewer pipe within the city. It shall also be the duty of said Inspector to inform the approving authority of any violation of this section, and to assist in the prosecution of offenders.
(G) All excavations for building sewer installation shall comply with the provisions of this code relating to excavations in streets and shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazard, streets, sidewalks, parkways and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the city.
('71 Code, § 8-6-4(N)) (Ord. 2566, passed 4-28-86) Penalty, see § 10.99
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