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No person except the Utilities Director, Sewer Superintendent, Plumbing Inspector, Chief of Police or a duly authorized assistant shall open or uncover any manhole, flush tank, or private connection with the public sewer without the permission of the Sewer Inspector or Plumbing Inspector, nor shall any person leave openings in sewers without ample protection against admission of dirt, rubbish, storm water, or other matter tending to block the flow of sewage or overload the sewer line.
(Prior Code, § 3-206) (Ord. 2004-2707, passed 9-20-2004; Ord. 2002-2613, passed 9-2-2008) Penalty, see § 51.999
Statutory reference:
Authority, see Neb. RS 16-681
No person shall deposit any wash or waste water, liquid or solid filth, or sewage, or permit this matter to be deposited upon any premises owned, occupied or under his or her control, or upon any ground, or in any hold or vault in the ground, except a cesspool, septic tank or sanitary privy which has been approved by the Superintendent.
(Prior Code, § 3-207) Penalty, see § 51.999
Statutory reference:
Authority, see Neb. RS 16-681
SEWER CONNECTIONS
(A) From and after the effective date of this chapter, it shall be unlawful for any person to connect to any sewer line in the city without first having obtained a permit to do so from the City Clerk. The City Clerk shall issue a sewer connection permit upon a certificate from the Building Inspector that the applicant therefor has complied with all applicable building regulations and upon receipt from the applicant of the sum set by ordinance of the Council for each permit. The amount is set out herein in Chapter 38, Fee Schedule.
(B) The provisions of this section shall not apply to property located within a duly established sewer improvement district of the city.
(C) In the event that the property for which a sewer connection fee has been paid shall at a later date be included in a duly established sewer improvement district, the amount paid as a connection fee shall be credited upon any assessments that may be levied by reason of the improvement district.
(Prior Code, § 3-202) Penalty, see § 51.999
Statutory reference:
Authority, see Neb. RS 16-681
The licensed plumber who connects with the public sewers shall be held responsible on his or her bond for any damages he or she may cause to the sewers, public streets, or alleys. He or she shall restore the streets or alleys to the satisfaction of the Sewer Inspector, and make good any settlement of ground or pavement caused by the excavations made by him or her under, or by virtue of, any permit issued under the provisions of this chapter. In the event of ground settling within one year after being refilled, the Sewer Inspector shall have the right and it shall be his or her duty to demand and require the restoration of the same by the party who made the excavation.
(Prior Code, § 3-205)
Statutory reference:
Authority, see Neb. RS 16-681
Similar state law provisions, see Neb. RS 16-246
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