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The owner of all houses, buildings, or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation, or other purposes situated within the city or any other area under the jurisdiction of the city and abutting any street, alley, or right-of-way, in which, within 200 feet at the nearest point from the structure in which sewage originates, there is now located or may in the future be located a public sewer or combined sewer of the city is hereby required at his or her own expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein, and to connect such facilities directly with the proper public sewer in accordance with the provision of this chapter when given official notice to do so, provided that such connection shall not be required to be made less than 90 days after the sewer so located is constructed and made available for connection thereto.
(Ord. 622, passed 3-4-85; Am. Ord. 1074, passed 9-27-21) Penalty, see § 51.999
No person shall maliciously, willfully or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with the system or any component thereof.
(Ord. 622, passed 3-4-85; Am. Ord. 1074, passed 9-27-21) Penalty, see § 51.999
Before any sanitary sewer system constructed by private, as distinguished from public funding, hereinafter referred to as the "private sanitary sewer", shall be permitted to connect to the system, the owner of said system, hereinafter referred to as the developer, shall do and provide the municipality with the following:
(A) Provide the city with the developer's plans and specifications for construction, an estimate of the cost of construction, and a performance bond and deposit with the city the estimated cost of review of construction plans covering the cost of hiring a registered professional engineer to review plans and specifications, which monies shall be placed by the city in an escrow account in the name of said developer.
(B) Obtain approval of the city of the plans and specifications.
(C) Secure all necessary permits for construction.
(D) Upon commencement of construction of the private sanitary sewer, deposit with the city in the escrow account referred to in division (A) of this section a sum of not less than 10% of the cost of construction of the wastewater system improvements to cover the anticipated cost of inspection of construction and payment of connection charges.
(E) Upon completion of connection of the private sanitary sewer to the system, the performance bond, upon recommendation of the Director of Public Works and approval of the Commission, shall be released and any monies remaining in the developer's escrow account shall be returned to the developer. Any additional expenses incurred by the city in assuring the city that the private sanitary sewer is properly operating shall be deducted therefrom or charged directly to the developer, at the option of the city. An accounting of expenditures shall be made to the developer by the city.
(F) Thereafter, in accordance with the subdivision ordinance, any accepted privately constructed main collector sewer system within a publicly dedicated right-of-way, shall become a public sewer
(Ord. 622, passed 3-4-85; Am. Ord. 1074, passed 9-27-21)
PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM
Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of § 51.060 of this chapter, the building sewer shall be connected to a private sanitary sewer disposal system which shall be approved by the Central Michigan District Health Department.
(Ord. 622, passed 3-4-85; Am. Ord. 1074, passed 9-27-21)
All private sanitary sewage disposal systems maintained in compliance with this chapter shall be maintained in a sanitary manner at all times at the sole expense of the owner thereof.
(Ord. 622, passed 3-4-85; Am. Ord. 1074, passed 9-27-21) Penalty, see § 51.999
(A) At such time as the public sanitary sewer system becomes available to premises served by a private sanitary sewage disposal system, connection to the public system shall be made in compliance with this chapter, and any septic tank cesspools, and similar private disposal facilities located thereon shall be abandoned and discontinued for sanitary sewage disposal use.
(B) All abandoned private sanitary sewage disposal systems shall be completely filled with earth, sand, gravel, concrete or other approved material. Upon the abandonment or discontinuation of use of a septic tank or privy, the sewage and sludge contents thereof shall be completely removed and disposed of by a septic tank cleaner who is duly licensed under provisions of Public Act 243 of 1951, being M.C.L.A. §§ 324.11701 et seq. The tank, or the pit in the instance of a privy, shall be treated with at least ten pounds of chlorinated lime or other chemical disinfectant acceptable to the Building Official. Then the tank or pit shall be completely backfilled with approved material and made safe from the hazard of collapse or entrapment.
(Ord. 622, passed 3-4-85; Am. Ord. 1074, passed 9-27-21) Penalty, see § 51.999
BUILDING SEWERS AND CONNECTIONS
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