(A) No unauthorized person or persons shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the authorized agent.
(B) There shall be 2 classes of building sewer permits: for residential and commercial service, and for service to establishments producing industrial wastes. In either case, the owner or owners or his agent shall make application on a special form furnished by the city. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications, or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the authorized agent. A permit and inspection fee shall be paid to the city at the time the application is filed, according to the following:
Sewer Tap On Fee
(1) Residential - $200 minimum with the city reserving the right to reasonably negotiate the same at the time of presentation of a final plat of any proposed subdivision and/or at the time of presentation of application for individual building permits, if not done sooner. In connection with said negotiations, the city will consider all legal factors including, but not necessarily being limited to, the following:
(a) Size of the premises;
(b) Population equivalent;
(c) Additional costs, if any, to service said premises;
(d) Whether said premises are part of an Enterprise Zone and/or TIF District; or
(e) Whether the tap on is being used to serve an existing facility as opposed to new construction.
(2) Commercial/industrial - $1,500 minimum with the city reserving the right to reasonably negotiate the same on a case by case basis at the time of presentation of application for a building permit. In connection with said negotiations, the city shall consider all reasonable and appropriate factors, including, but not necessarily being limited to the following:
(a) Size of the premises;
(b) Population equivalent;
(c) Additional costs, if any, to service said premises;
(d) Whether said premises are part of an Enterprise Zone and/or TIF District; or
(e) Whether the tap on is being used to serve an existing facility as opposed to new construction.
(C) All costs and expenses incidental to the installation and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner(s). The owner(s) shall indemnify the city from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
(D) A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building; except where 1 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 front building may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as 1 building sewer, but the city does not and will not assume any responsibility for damage caused by or resulting from any such single connection aforementioned.
(E) Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test by the authorized agent, to meet all requirements of this subchapter.
(F) 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 the appropriate specifications of the American Society of Testing Materials and the Water Environment Federation Manual of Practice No. 9 shall apply. A building sewer permit will only be issued and a sewer connection shall only be allowed if it can be demonstrated that the downstream sewerage facilities, including sewers, pump stations and wastewater treatment facilities, have sufficient reserve capacity to adequately and efficiently handle the additional anticipated waste load.
(G) Sanitary sewer services from basements and other floors below grade shall be connected to the sanitary service using a sewer ejector pump (overhead sewers) at no expense to the city unless the city provides a waiver and/or variance from this requirement as provided herein. A waiver and variance from the provisions of this division may be granted by the City Council upon request to the City Council on application if the City Council finds that considering the totality of the circumstances, the likelihood of a sewer backup on the affected premises concerning which the variance and waiver is requested is minimal considering the totality of the circumstances involved, and further provided that the party and/or parties requesting the variance and waiver signs an agreement and release that will run with the land that will provide amongst other things that the City of LaSalle be released and discharged from any potential liability in connection with not requiring the sewer ejector pump, and that the city further be held harmless in connection with any liability in connection therewith and subject to such other terms as the Superintendent of Public Works and the City Attorney for the City of LaSalle may deem appropriate in the circumstances. In the event that an application for variance and waiver of this particular division is denied, such denial shall be appealable to the Circuit Court of LaSalle County, and in that regard, then subject to the same terms, covenants and provisions and standards of review as would be provided in connection with the appeal and review of an administrative review proceeding. Additionally, notwithstanding anything else contained herein to the contrary, direct connection of basement and/or floors lying below grade to a gravity service line shall not be permitted.
(H) No person(s) shall make connection of roof downspouts, foundation drains, areaway drains, or other source 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 unless such connection is approved by the authorized agent for purposes of disposal of polluted surface drainage.
(I) 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 Environment Federation Manual of Practice No. 9. All such connections shall be made gastight and watertight and verified by proper testing. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials must be approved by the authorized agent or his representative before installation.
(J) The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the authorized agent when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection and testing shall be made under the supervision of the authorized agent or his representative.
(K) All excavations for building sewer installation shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazards. Streets, sidewalks, parkways, and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the city.
(Ord. 2157, passed 1-12-2009; Am. Ord. 2232, passed 6-14-2010)