(A) All sump pumps shall have a discharge pipe installed to the outside wall of the building with 1-inch inside minimum diameter.
(B) The pipe attachment must be a permanent fitting such as PVC pipe with glued fittings.
(C) Discharge of sump pumps on to an improved road with curb and gutter that is in good condition is allowed as long as the hose does not obstruct the public right-of-way on the sidewalk or the street. This is only if there is NOT a sump pump drain line along the curb line or a suitable area to dump into (catch basin).
(1) In the case of construction projects, property owner's sump pump drain lines will be installed along the curb line and assessed to all properties that are not a slab on grade property.
(2) All properties must hook up their sump pump discharge pipes to the sump pump drain line that abuts their property. Sump pump discharge can run on to properties that have a sump pump line that abuts property as long as it does not dispense water on to the city right-of-way or as long as it does not cause water to flow on to the abutting property.
(3) Sump pump discharge pipes must connect to sump pump drain lines within 1 year after installation of drain line.
(Ord. passed 8-1-2006; Am. Ord. 51.39, passed 5-5-2009; Am. Ord. 51, passed 5-17-2011; Am. Ord. passed 11-5-2013) Penalty, see §
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