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
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.)
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.)
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.)
(a) Undeveloped parcels of land that are one acre or more in area and that are outside of recorded subdivisions, and all undeveloped parcels of land where existing downstream storm drainage facilities are not adequate, shall be subject to the following regulations at the time of development:
(1) All necessary facilities, including pipes, inlets, catch basins or open drainage ditches, shall be installed to provide for the adequate disposal of surface water and to maintain a natural drainage course. Existing agricultural drainage ditches located within a parcel of land to be developed shall be realigned, widened, deepened, paved or replaced with an underground pipe, as required for the handling of storm run-off from roofs and impervious surfaces.
(2) An overall drainage layout plan showing the limits of the contributing run-off area, broken down into areas contributing to each drainage pick-up point, shall be submitted to and approved by the Director of Public Service. In tills plan, drainage design within the parcel of land to be developed shall be adequate to handle the entire contributing watershed area and its existing, proposed and probable future development and not only the area under submission.
(b) If existing downstream storm sewer facilities are not adequate, then downstream improvements, detention ponds, retention ponds or other detention and/or retention methods shall. be required at the expense of the developer. Complete drainage calculations must be submitted showing pipe size determination, ten-year hydraulic gradient checks and catch basin type and spacing.
The overall drainage layout plan shall show the proposed grading of the parcel of land to be developed, the proposed ground elevation at each proposed building on the parcel, the finished floor elevation of each proposed building on the parcel and all existing and proposed drainage facilities.
(1) Downspouts and foundation drains shall not be extended through the curb to outlet in the gutter on any new construction. Water from downspouts shall be directed over the ground using splash blocks or other erosion control devices unless otherwise determined by the Director of Public Service or his or her designee.
(2) Storm drainage facilities shall, in general, be installed in accordance with all applicable requirements of the City. Storm sewer standards, construction and specifications shall conform to "Storm Drainage Design Criteria," as published in the Lucas County Construction Standards.
(3) Headwalls, as approved by the Director of Public Service, shall be constructed at both ends of all culverts. Where possible, culverts shall be in accordance with a standard Ohio Department of Transportation design. Erosion control may be required at culverts or other locations along open ditches. (Ord. 238-2013. Passed 12-16-13.)
Whoever violates or fails to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a minor misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars ($100.00). A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation or noncompliance occurs or continues. (Ord. 238-2013. Passed 12-16-13.)