(a) The City Engineer and/or the Building Commissioner is hereby authorized to grant permission to the owner of property having roof downspouts connected to the sanitary sewer system to disconnect such downspouts, and permit splashdown of roof water directly upon the ground, or to require that such downspouts, yard drains or similar drains be connected to a storm sewer or to a natural outlet approved by the City Engineer.
(b) Splashdown of any roof water directly upon the ground shall not be permitted if not approved by the City Engineer.
(c) In the event that inspection indicates that certain downspouts, yard drains or similar drains have not been correctly disconnected from the sanitary sewer, and after the expiration of the time limit in the notice for disconnection, the names of the owners then in violation of Section 911.12 and/or Section 911.19 shall be forwarded to the City Prosecutor for appropriate action.
(d) In the event the owner of such premises fails to comply with the requirements of the notice from the City Engineer or Building Commissioner, the City or its authorized agent may enter upon such premises and cause the violations to be corrected.
(e) In the event the City deems it necessary to enter such premises to perform the work required to correct the violation, as per the notice from the City Engineer or Building Commissioner, the City shall first give written notice of such intent by certified mail to the owner or by posting a copy of the notice on the premises to comply with the requirements of this chapter within the time specified in such notice.
In case of failure or refusal of such owner to comply with the notice and the requirements of this chapter, the work required thereby may be done at the expense of the owner by the City. The City shall determine the amount paid for such work and shall ascertain the description of the property on which the work was done. The amount paid for such work and the description of the property shall be certified to the Auditor and shall be entered upon the tax duplicate, become a lien upon such lands from the date of entry, and shall be collected as other taxes and returned to the City for deposit in the General Fund. In the alternative, the City may recover the amount of money so expended for such work from the owner before any court of competent jurisdiction.
(Ord. 92-14. Passed 3-17-92.)