(A) (1) No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, alter or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the Superintendent.
(2) All costs and expenses incidental to the installation and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner in accordance with the town’s Ordinance Establishing a Schedule of Rates and Charges. The owner shall indemnify the town from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
(3) A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building, except:
(a) Where one building stands at the rear of another on an interior lot and no independent sewer is available or can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley, court, yard or driveway, the building sewer from the front building may be extended to the rear building, except where said building is a business or dwelling then all of the following must be met:
1. There is paid a separate tap fee;
2. There is a separate bill for the second building based on usage;
3. The lot is under common ownership; and
4. The connection meets are utility requirements and is approved by the Utility Superintendent.
(b) Where multiple facilities under common ownership are determined in the best interests of the utility to require a modification of the single building sewer requirement.
(4) Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test by the Superintendent, to meet all requirements of this subchapter.
(5) The size, slope, alignment, materials of construction of a building sewer and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe, jointing, testing and back-filling the trench, shall all conform to the requirements of the building and plumbing code or other applicable rules and regulations of the town or county, as applicable. In the absence of code provisions or in amplification thereof, the materials and procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the A.S.T.M. and W.P.C. Manual of Practice No. FD-5 shall apply.
(6) Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the house sewer drain, In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such building drain shall be lifted by an approved means and discharged to the building sewer.
(7) No person shall make connection of any roof downspout, exterior foundation drains, areaway drains, sump pumps, basement or yard drains or other sources of surface runoff or groundwater to a building sewer or building drain which in turn is connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer. Any such connection to a private sewage disposal system which existed prior to the availability of public sewers shall be removed from the building sewer prior to connection with the public sewer.
(8) The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall conform to the requirements of the building and plumbing code or other applicable rules and regulations of the town or county, as applicable, or the procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the A.S.T.M. and the W.P.C. Manual of Practice No. FD-5. All such connections shall be made gas-tight and water-tight and verified by proper testing. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials must be approved by the Superintendent before installation.
(9) The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the Superintendent when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer after the original project is complete. The connection and testing shall be made under the supervision of the Superintendent or his or her representative. The applicant shall provide access to all structures (and areas of structures) to the Superintendent or his or her representative for the purpose of establishing compliance with this subchapter.
(10) All excavations for building sewer installation shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the town.
(B) If fees assessed against real property regarding municipal sewage works are not paid within the time fixed by the municipal legislative body, they are delinquent. A penalty of 10% of the amount of fees attaches to the delinquent fees. The amount of the fee, the penalty, and a reasonable attorney’s fee may be recovered by the board in a civil action in the name of the town as stated in I.C. 36-9-23-31. Bills for sewer service will be rendered monthly. Sewer utility bills which remain unpaid for a period of more than 17 days following the mailing of the bill by the town shall be delinquent, and a late payment charge in the amount of 10% shall be added to the bill and owed by the customer.
(C) (1) The rates and charges for the sewage works as set forth in prior ordinance are hereby amended, and the following amended rates and charges are hereby adopted.
(a) Flat monthly charges are as follows:
Flat Monthly Charges
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Phase 1 Rates
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Phase 2 Rates
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Flat Monthly Charges
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Phase 1 Rates
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Phase 2 Rates
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Residential | ||
Flat rate single-family unit | $65.28 | $75.73 |
Two-unit | $130.56 | $151.47 |
Five-unit | $326.40 | $378.67 |
55-unit | $3,590.40 | $4,165.40 |
Commercial /Nonprofit | ||
Commercial or nonprofit business | $71.88 | $83.39 |
Laundromat | $207.72 | $240.99 |
Government | ||
Government Town Hall | $65.28 | $75.73 |
Firehouse | $65.28 | $75.73 |
School | ||
South Dearborn School Corp | $997.20 | $1,156.90 |
(b) Nonrecurring charges are as follows:
Nonrecurring Charges
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Phase 1 Rates
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Phase 2 Rates
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Tap fee for sewer | ||
Per residential connection | $1,650 | $1,650 |
Per nonresidential connection | Actual cost of making the connection, but not less than $1,650 | |
Returned check charge | $20 plus bank fee | |
Late charge penalty | ||
All bills 30 days or more delinquent | 10% of bill | |
(2) The Phase One rates in division (C)(1) above shall be in full force as soon as practicable after their passage by the Town Council. The Phase Two rates shall become effective for billing in the thirteenth month after Phase One rates were billed.
(3) The town reserves the right to disconnect a customer for nonpayment of service to the customer’s property.
(4) All ordinances and parts of ordinances that conflict with the provisions of this division (C) are hereby repealed.
(D) (1) All inhabitants in and around the town wishing to connect to the sewage works, or to reinstate services previously terminated, shall pay a deposit equal to twice the flat monthly fee applicable to the lot in question as set forth in division (C)(1)(a) above, as currently constituted and as amended from time to time.
(2) Said deposit shall be payable prior to connection to the sewage works.
(3) Said deposit may, in the discretion of the Town Council, be applied to past bills or to damages to the sewage works caused by the owner of the lot, or by the owner’s invitees, licensees or renters.
(Ord. 2000-1, passed 4-3-2000; Ord. 2010-1, passed 3-2-2010; Ord. 2010-3, passed 5-20-2010; Ord. 2012-4-4, passed 4-3-2012; Ord. 2013-2-1, passed 2-5-2013; Ord. 2021-10-1, passed 10-5-2021; Ord. 2022-3-3, passed 3-1-2022) Penalty, see § 52.99