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The applicant for the building sewer shall notify the Inspector when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision of the Inspector or his or her representative
(Ord. 622, passed 3-4-85; Am. Ord. 1074, passed 9-27-21)
(A) No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter, or disturb any public sewer or appurtenances thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the city. Before a permit may be issued, any person other than utility companies doing excavation work in any city street or alley shall provide the city with a surety bond in the amount of $1,000 per job or $5,000 per year guaranteeing that the contractor will complete the work in accordance with all ordinances and the plans and specifications as approved by the Director of Public Works. This bond shall state that the persons will indemnify and save harmless the city and the owner of the premises against all damages, costs, expenses, outlays, and claims of every nature and kind arising out of unskillfulness or negligence on his or her part in connection with plumbing or excavating for plumbing as prescribed in this chapter. Such bond shall remain in force and must be executed for a period of one year except that on such expiration it shall remain in force as to all penalty claims and demands that may have accrued thereunder prior to such expiration.
(B) The fee, if any, for the connection permit shall be an amount established by resolution of the Commission.
(C) The person applying for a connection permit will receive one copy of the permit; one copy will be retained by the issuing City Department; one copy will go to the City Treasurer; one copy will be retained by the Inspector. The copy retained by the Inspector shall be returned to the issuing department with a sketch of the actual installation on the back showing all dimensions, directions, and other pertinent information concerning the installation. The copy with the sketch shall bear the signature of the Inspector and the date the inspection was made.
(Ord. 622, passed 3-4-85; Am. Ord. 1074, passed 9-27-21)
(A) No connection to the system will be permitted unless there is capacity available in all downstream sewers, lift stations, force mains, and the sewage treatment plant, including capacity for treatment of B.O.D. and suspended solids.
(B) All connections to the system will be made by a licensed contractor or plumber provided, however, that a property owner may make his or her own installation and connection in accordance with the requirements of this chapter and law so long as he/she has secured a connection permit. This does not allow a property owner to hire an unlicensed contractor to do his or her work.
(C) All licensed contractors and plumbers making connections to the systems shall file with the city, a copy of their liability insurance prior to performing any connections to the system meeting city requirements.
(D) No person shall connect roof downspouts, foundation drains, area way drains, or any sources of surface or ground water to a building sewer which in turn is connected to the system.
(E) No building sewer shall be covered until after it has been inspected and approved by authorized personnel of the city or its designee. No building sewer shall be used until final approval after the trench is backfilled; an air test may be required at the owner's expense.
(Ord. 622, passed 3-4-85; Am. Ord. 1074, passed 9-27-21) Penalty, see § 51.999
SEWER USE REGULATIONS
(A) Mandatory connection requirement. Each and every owner of property on which is located a structure in which sanitary sewage originates, shall, at his or her own expense, install suitable toilet facilities in said structure, and shall cause such facilities to be connected to the available public sanitary sewer system.
(B) Connection procedure.
(1) Such connection shall be completed promptly but in no case later than 90 days from the date of the occurrence of the last of the following events:
(a) Publication of a notice by the City Clerk of the availability of the public sanitary sewer system in a newspaper of general circulation within the city, and the mailing of written notice indicating the availability of the public sanitary sewer to the owner or any one of the owners in the case of co-ownership of the property in question.
(b) Modification of a structure so as to become a structure where sanitary sewage originates.
(c) Improvement of land with building or structures from which sanitary sewage originates.
(2) If the owner of property on which is located a structure in which sanitary sewage originates does not complete connection to an available sanitary sewer within the 90-day period described in division (B)((1) above, the City Clerk shall notify said person by written notice that connection to the system is required forthwith. The giving of said notice shall be made by first class mail to the owner of the property on which the structure is located and by posting such notice on the property. Notice shall provide the owner with the approximate location of the public sanitary sewer system which is available for connection of the structure involved and shall advise the owner of the requirements and the enforcement provisions of this chapter and M.C.L.A. §§ 333.12751 through 333.12758, as amended.
(3) Adverse weather exception for late connection. In the event the property owner is unable to connect to the system within the time prescribed by this chapter due to or on account of inclement or adverse weather conditions, said property owner may appeal to the Sanitary Sewer Board of Appeals established pursuant to § 51.126(A) of this chapter to allow said person additional time in which to connect without penalty and without civil and criminal proceedings being initiated against him/her. The foregoing notwithstanding, this appeal shall be made in writing within ten days of notice of sanitary sewer availability as hereinbefore set forth.
(C) Enforcement of mandatory connection requirements - penalties for late connection. Failure or refusal to connect to the system within the time prescribed herein shall result in the property being charged a penalty of $100 for each single-family residential unit multiplied by the number of units and/or multiplying factors as established by the Table of Residential Equivalents. Each day that a violation of this chapter shall continue shall be construed to constitute a separate offense. Civil and/or criminal proceedings to compel connection are established under § 51.130.
(Ord. 622, passed 3-4-85; Am. Ord. 1074, passed 9-27-21) Penalty, see § 51.999
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