§ 31.004 APPROVAL BY SANITATION DISTRICT REQUIRED

   No sewer lines of any kind, public or private, shall be constructed until plans and specifications have been submitted to and approved by the Sanitation District.

(1985 Code)

§ 31.005 UNAPPROVED CONNECTION A NUISANCE

   All sewer connections shall be made under such regulations as the city and/or the Sanitation District may establish. Failure to effect connections required by § 31.003 is hereby declared to be unlawful and shall constitute a nuisance. The city and its citizens, residents, and property owners are subject to rules and regulations of the Sanitation District as now exist. Rules and regulations, which have been approved by the City Council are hereby adopted by and shall hereafter be considered a part of the sanitary rules, regulations, and ordinances of the city. A copy of the rules and regulations is on file at the office of the City Clerk/Treasurer.

(1985 Code)

§ 31.006 SEWER TAPS PROVIDED BY PERMIT

   No sewer taps (breaking or entering into sewer lines of the city) shall be made by any person, firm, or corporation except by written permit of the city. The city will, upon application to it and payment of a tapping or connection fee, as set out in § 31.051, including the applicable sewer inspection fee, permit tapping into the city sewer and will run a lateral line to a prescribed point, if any. Any and all installations or attachments to the sewer shall be made by the applicant under the directions and supervision of the city, provided that nothing herein shall be construed as requiring the city to furnish a sewer connection or sewer service to any premises other than as specified in § 31.051.

(1985 Code)

§ 31.007 NEW STRUCTURE APPROVAL

   All architects, contractors, builders, developers or other persons who erect new premises where sewers are available in the city, shall, before erecting the premises, obtain the approval of the Zoning Administrator/Building Inspector of the city, establishing that a satisfactory means has been or will promptly be provided for connecting the sanitary sewerage drain from the building or structure with the municipal sewer system.

(1985 Code)

§ 31.008 SUBDIVISION RESTRICTIONS

   No subdivision located in whole or in part within the city may be developed or improved unless it is accomplished with the construction of a separate sanitary sewer collection system with the approval of the duly authorized official of the city and of the Sanitation District, with arrangements being made satisfactory to the city and to the Sanitation District for the city sewer system to collect the sanitary wastes and to pump it to the Sanitation District for treatment and disposal.

(1985 Code)

§ 31.009 TOILET FACILITIES REQUIRED

   Each owner of a house, building, or property used for human occupancy, employment, recreation, or other purposes, situated within the city and to which sewer service is made available by the city, is hereby required, at the owner’s expense, to install suitable toilet facilities in the premises and to connect the facilities directly with available public sewers in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.

(1985 Code)

§ 31.010 COST OF INSTALLATION AND CONNECTION TO BE BORNE BY OWNER

   All costs and expenses incident to the installation and connection of a building sewer in the city shall be borne by the owner, who shall indemnify the city from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer. All connections shall be made under the supervision of the duly authorized official of the city.

(1985 Code)