§ 53.034 WHEN PUBLIC SEWER BECOMES AVAILABLE.

   At that time as a public sewer becomes available to a property serviced by a private wastewater disposal system and in accordance with § 53.018, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer within 30 days in compliance with the ordinance, and within 30 days any septic tanks, cesspools and similar private wastewater disposal systems shall be cleaned of sludge. The bottom shall be broken to permit drainage and the tank or pit filled with suitable material.

(Ord. 408, passed 12-26-1989)

§ 53.035 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.

   The owner(s) shall operate and maintain the private wastewater disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times at no expense to the city.

(Ord. 408, passed 12-26-1989)

§ 53.036 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.

   No statement contained in this subchapter shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the MPCA or the Department of Health of the State of Minnesota.

(Ord. 408, passed 12-26-1989)

BUILDING SEWERS AND CONNECTIONS

§ 53.050 NEW CONNECTIONS.

   Any new connection(s) to the sanitary sewer system shall be prohibited unless sufficient capacity is available in all downstream facilities including, but not limited to capacity for flow, BOD5 and suspended solids, as determined by the Superintendent.

(Ord. 408, passed 12-26-1989) Penalty, see § 53.999

§ 53.051 SEWER TAP FEE.

   The city shall require property owners to pay a sewer access charge when connecting service lines into the city's wastewater collection system. The City Council will from time to time set by resolution the appropriate sewer access charge. In the event that property owners have been assessed for sewer trunk or lateral lines, there will not be a sewer access charge charged.

(Ord. 408, passed 12-26-1989; Ord. 560, passed 11-28-2016)

§ 53.052 PERMIT REQUIRED.

   No unauthorized person(s) 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 city.

(Ord. 408, passed 12-26-1989) Penalty, see § 53.999