(A) No person shall do any of the following things or carry out any of the following activities until or unless such person shall have applied for andreceived a permit from the City and shall have complied with the conditions, if any, in the permit:
(1) Construct or operate any proposed or existing sewer system or water distribution system within the City's utility service area if the system is proposed to be connected with the City's sewer system or water distribution system;
(2) Alter, extend, or change the construction or method of operation of any proposed or existing sewer system or water distribution system within the City's utility service area if the system is, or is proposed to be, connected with the City's sewer system or water distribution system;
(3) Enter into a contract for the construction and installation, or the alteration or extension, of a proposed or existing sewer system or water distribution system that both is within the City's utility service area and is proposed to be connected with the City's sewer system or water distribution system.
(B) The Water Resources Director shall issue, and modify as needed, City of Monroe Standard Specifications and Details Manual (hereinafter "the City standards") applicable to all activities requiring a permit pursuant to this chapter. The City standards shall be effective only when approved in writing by DENR. All of the activities referred to in subsection (A) shall be designed and constructed in conformity with applicable provisions of the City standards. The plans and specifications for all construction, operation, alteration, extension and change with respect to a sewer system or water distribution system shall be prepared by or under the direct supervision of an engineer licensed to practice in North Carolina (the design engineer).
(C) All sewer related activity for which a permit is required under this section shall meet the requirements of Part I of Article 21 of Chapter 143 of the North Carolina General Statutes and subchapter 2H of Title 15A of the North Carolina Administrative Code, which are incorporated herein by reference. All water related activity for which a permit is required under this section shall meet the requirements of G.S. § 130A-317 and the administrative rules contained in Part 18C of Title 15A of the North Carolina Administrative Code, which are incorporated herein by reference. The Water Resources Director shall cause the City standards and all other requirements for issuance of permits to be at least as stringent as Part I of Article 21 of Chapter 143 of the North Carolina General Statutes, including G.S. § 143-215.1(f), and the administrative rules implementing said Part I as well as G.S. § 130A-317 and the administrative rules implementing it. Without further action by the City Council, all future amendments to these state laws and the rules implementing applicable state laws shall be incorporated into the City's permit process and requirements on the sixtieth day after the effective date of such future amendments. The Water Resources Director shall see that the City complies with those rules, as amended. In order to put the provisions of this into effect, the Water Resources Director shall have the authority to establish procedures not inconsistent with it or other ordinances of the City.
(Ord. O-2004-34, passed 10-5-04)