CHAPTER 929
Storm Sewer Connections
929.01   Permit required; application and fee.
929.02   Discharge requirements.
929.03   Inspection prior to covering.
929.04   Regulations and records.
929.05   Storm drainage standards.
929.99   Penalty.
CROSS REFERENCES
      Sediment and erosion control - see S.U. & P.S. Ch. 931
      Illicit discharge and illegal connection control - see S.U. & P.S. Ch. 933
   929.01 PERMIT REQUIRED; APPLICATION AND FEE.
   No house sewer or drain shall be constructed to connect with a public storm sewer, nor shall any connection be made to a public storm sewer within the City until the written permission of the Director of Public Service has been obtained by the person, firm or corporation proposing to or employed to perform the work. An application for a permit shall be signed by the owner, lessee or agent of the property for which the connection is desired and by the person, firm or corporation employed to perform the work. The application must describe the property and state the purpose for which the connection is desired and shall be accompanied by a fee as established in the Maumee Schedule of Rates and Fees.
(Ord. 238-2013. Passed 12-16-13.)
   929.02 DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS.
   The written permission to construct a house sewer or drain connecting with a public storm sewer shall specify the permissible use of such house sewer or drain, and .such specifications shall be governed by the following requirements. Such house sewer or drain may be used for the removal of surface water, subsoil drainage, building foundation drainage, clear water from condensers, waste water from water motors and elevators and any other clean and unobjectionable waste water. Such house sewer or drain shall not receive sewage, floor drainage, septic tank overflow, cesspool overflow, privy vault drainage, kitchen wastes, rain water from roofs or any other liquid wastes of objectionable character.
(Ord. 238-2013. Passed 12-16-13.)
   929.03 INSPECTION PRIOR TO COVERING.
   After a house sewer or drain to connect with a public storm sewer is laid and before it is covered or used it shall be inspected and approved by the Director of Public Service or his or her designee. (Ord. 238-2013. Passed 12-16-13.)
   929.04 REGULATIONS AND RECORDS.
   The Director of Public Service is authorized and directed to adopt and enforce specifications and regulations in accordance with the provisions of this chapter for the purpose of providing control of the installation of sewer connections and the inspection thereof. The Director or his or her designee shall maintain accurate and complete records of all permits issued and inspections made. The Director is hereby empowered to require the abandonment and removal of connections to the public storm sewers which violate the provisions of this chapter or any other provision of local, state, or federal law.
(Ord. 238-2013. Passed 12-16-13.)
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