(a) No person other than an authorized employee of the Village shall make any opening in or connection to a public sewer unless a tap permit has been obtained prior to beginning the work that would result in the connection, as allowed herein.
(b) Application for a sewer tap permit shall be made in writing on forms supplied by the Village and signed by the owner or authorized agent of the owner, making such tap connection. The application shall be filed with the Mayor of the Village who is hereby authorized and empowered to issue such permits under his signature as Mayor. The permit shall be issued by the Administrator after the information concerning the proposed work has been provided as required by the application and the required fee for the tap has been paid to the Clerk. The permit may be revoked for a violation of this Ordinance or any other Village ordinance, or for a failure to comply with the regulations of the Administrator adopted pursuant thereto. Said tap shall be installed and/or connected to the Village wastewater system within one year of issuance or the permit shall become null and void.
(c) Building sewers which are connected to the public sewer shall conform to the Village specifications.
(d) Not more than one residence or building unit may be connected to each building sewer lateral, unless otherwise approved by the Administrator.
(e) All costs and expenses incidental to the installation, connection, and maintenance of a building sewer shall be borne by the owner of the real property upon which the building is located.
(f) The Administrator must be notified at least 48 hours before a connection is to be made. Said notification shall include the permit number and the location of the connection.
(g) The Administrator shall inspect and approve any construction, sewer opening, tap, or connection to the public sewer before backfilling begins. If the construction is backfilled or otherwise covered before said inspection and approval, the Administrator may require the fill or cover to be removed at the expense of the permittee.
(h) Each person who constructs sewers or makes sewer openings, taps, or connections, and drives upon or over public streets or property, shall keep in repair and good order the whole of the works until the same is accepted by the Administrator in writing. If deemed necessary by the Administrator, such acceptance may be deferred until the expiration of up to one (1) year after the completion of the work.
(i) In case it is necessary to connect a drain or sewer pipe with a public sewer when no junction is left in same, the new connection with the public sewer shall be made only if a representative of the Village, designated by the Administrator, is present to see the excavation of the construction work performed.
(j) In a building in which the building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, wastewater carried by said drain shall be lifted by artificial means and discharged to the building sewer.
(k) The Village shall maintain and repair public sewer laterals lying within established easements and within the right-of-way limits of dedicated public streets, except where prohibited wastes of non-wastewater characteristics have been allowed to enter same which contribute to the obstruction of flow within the sewer lateral and render repairs or maintenance necessary. Before the Village maintains or repairs such a lateral, the user shall notify the Village of the stoppage. The Village shall locate the stoppage and determine if it is within the Village right-of-way or an established easement.
(1) For grease, oil, petroleum products, inorganic material, and other materials as listed in the Ohio Building Code such as sand, grit, etc., interceptors shall be provided when in the opinion of the Administrator they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing such materials in excessive amounts. Interceptors shall not be required for solely domestic wastes. Interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the Administrator and shall be located so as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection. The user shall maintain the interceptors, shall be responsible for the proper removal and disposal by appropriate means of the captured material, and shall maintain records of the dates and means of disposal, which records are subject to review by the Administrator. Any removal and hauling of the collected materials not performed by the user or the user's employees must be performed by a currently licensed waste disposal firm.
(m) No person other than an authorized employee of the Village shall tap, open, or make connections with any public sewer within the Village or cause the same to be done without first having procured a license to do so from the Village.
(n) The Administrator reserves the right to prohibit future connections to the public sewer if, in the Administrator's opinion, sufficient capacity is not available at the wastewater treatment plant, and if exceeding the capacity would have a deleterious effect on the wastewater treatment works and the Village's ability to maintain compliance with the NPDES permit.
(o) The Village shall not be responsible for any damage caused by malfunctions in the mains or service lines, including but not limited to damage caused by breaks or backups into the user's building structure.
(p) Permits for all sanitary sewer line taps within the Village shall be at the rate of three thousand five hundred dollars ($3,500.00) per each unit, of which five hundred dollars ($500.00) shall be credited to the Sewer Replacement and Improvement Fund. A unit shall be defined as the most recently updated "Sewage: Collection, Treatment, and Disposal" guidelines as defined by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. This publication is also referred to as the "Green Book". (Ord. 2010-107. Passed 1-24-11.)