(a) Sanitary sewers should be designed to maintain a minimum velocity of two feet (2’) per second. The design of the overall system shall be in conformance with the requirements of the City Standard Specifications, City Ordinance, City Design Standards, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA), the Ohio Department of Health and Recommended Standards for Wastewater Facilities (Great Lakes – Upper Mississippi River Board of State Public Health and Environmental Managers: 1990) as may be subsequently updated or amended.
(b) Sanitary sewer lines should be located in the street right-of-way, except under special conditions, when this requirement may be waived by the Planning Commission, upon recommendation by the City Engineer. In such cases, an easement of a width determined by the City Engineer shall be provided for perpetual maintenance.
(c) Only under circumstances of extreme hardship shall sewage lift stations, sewage grinder pumps or individual household sewage disposal systems be permitted in subdivisions established after the effective date of the Subdivision Regulations. Such systems shall only be permitted with the approval of the Planning Commission, upon recommendation of the City Engineer. The Owner/Developer shall be responsible for all costs associated with the pump or lift station until such time that fifty percent (50%) of the lots in the subdivision are developed. Pump or lift stations shall meet the requirements of the City’s Design Standards.
(d) Minimum line size shall be eight inches (8”). Downstream sewer pipe sizes shall be greater than or equal to the upstream size unless otherwise approved by the City Engineer. If larger pipe sizes are required to accommodate future growth, the City may participate in the costs associated with the larger sizes, in accordance with Section 1107.03.
(Ord. 5-01. Passed 2-26-01.)