(A) In the event the owner of property located outside the city limits on which a building or facility requiring drainage is situated within 200 feet of an existing sanitary sewer main or sanitary sewer lateral, which is maintained by the city, desires to have said property connected to the sanitary sewer system maintained by the city, the following procedure is prescribed.
(1) The owner must make an application to the City Council to have said property annexed to the city and become a part thereof. Said application shall be reviewed by the Director of Public Works/ City Engineer, who shall approve and recommend action on the application for annexation.
(2) The property owner shall pay all required costs, fees and charges for connection to the city’s sanitary sewer system and upon approval of said application, the owner shall be subject to all requirements contained in this chapter.
(2013 Code, § 28-28)
(B) The Director of Public Works/City Engineer shall prepare plans and specifications for making sanitary sewer connections, prescribing the size and kind of pipe to be used and the manner and method of installing the sewer connection and shall file such plans and specifications with the City Clerk.
(2013 Code, § 28-29)
(C) A property owner shall be given notice to construct sanitary sewer connections as provided by this chapter. Such notices shall be signed by the City Clerk and shall be served by personal delivery to the property owner or by mailing thereto by registered mail or by publication in one issue of a newspaper published and having general circulation in the city. Proof of notice shall be filed with the City Clerk. The notice provided for in this section shall be addressed to the owner of record of the property affected and shall contain a description of the property to which such sanitary sewer connection is required to be made, a reference to the plans and specifications to be observed and the time when such connection shall be completed, which shall be not less than ten days after the completed service of such notice.
(2013 Code, § 28-30)
(D) If any property owner fails to make sanitary sewer connection in the manner provided by the plans and specifications required by division (B) above and within the time fixed by the City Council and as contained in the notice to the property owner, the city may cause such sanitary sewer connections to be made and assess the cost thereof against the property.
(2013 Code, § 28-31)
(Ord. 8086, passed 4-24-1951; Ord. 14944, passed 1-11-2016)