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ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO. 85 - 92
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TABLES OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES OF NORTH OLMSTED
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, OHIO
PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
PART THREE-TRAFFIC CODE
PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
PART FIFTEEN - TAXATION CODE
PART SEVENTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
PART NINETEEN - FAIR HOUSING CODE
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911.17 FEES CREDITED TO SEWER REVENUE FUND OR BUILDING DEPARTMENT FUND.
   All moneys received from licenses and permit fees under the provisions of this chapter shall be credited to the Sewer Revenue Fund or Building Department Fund in accordance with the ordinances of the City.
(Ord. 84-40. Passed 4-26-84.)
911.18 GRIEVANCES AND APPEALS.
   Users connected to public sewers or to a private sewage disposal system will have an opportunity to express complaints and grievances to the Service Director, who shall investigate such complaints and grievances. Where a user requests an adjustment in an extraordinary sewer bill caused by an accident or emergency at the user's property, the Service Director shall conduct an investigation of the accident or emergency, and may make an equitable adjustment to the user's sewer bill where the accident or emergency caused the user to use an extraordinary amount of water and the extraordinary amount of water did not directly enter into the City's public sewers. If the user is dissatisfied with the decision of the Service Director, he or she may appeal the decision of the Service Director to an appeals board consisting of the members of the Environmental Committee of Council, and the Building Commissioner and Finance Director. The Board, upon review of the record of the investigation conducted by the Service Director, may affirm, reverse or modify any decision of the Service Director.
(Ord. 2017-83. Passed 12-19-17.)
911.19 DISCONNECTION OF DOWNSPOUTS OR YARD DRAINS TO SANITARY SEWERS.
   (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.)
911.20 SEWER CONNECTIONS: TAP-IN DEPOSIT.
   The provisions of this section shall apply to all applicants for a tap-in permit to discharge to the municipal sanitary sewerage system and which are in that portion of the system for which sewer user charges are based on water consumption as per Section 915.07. These provisions do not apply to tap-in permits for an addition or change in use to a building already served by the municipal sanitary sewerage system.
   (a)   In addition to the tap-in charge required in accordance with the provisions of Section 911.09(b), the applicant shall deposit with the City seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) per dwelling unit or three thousand dollars ($3,000) per commercial structure for each tap-in permit for which the applicant has applied. This tap-in deposit shall cover the cost of any sewer user charges, as per Section 915.04, that are due the City after the installation of the sanitary sewer connection which were not billed by the Cleveland Water Department, hereinafter referred to as delinquent sewer user charges.
   (b)   Delinquent sewer charges shall be calculated at the current rate per 1,000 cubic feet (1 MCF) in Section 915.04 times 2 MCF per dwelling unit, or for a multi-family dwelling or commercial structure 2 MCF per benefitted unit as listed in Section 911.09, per calendar month or fraction thereof that such charges are delinquent. Delinquency shall be measured from the date of installation of the sewer connection in the case of an existing structure, or from the date of the issuance of an occupancy permit for a new structure, to the date of initial sewer service as shown on the bill from the Cleveland Water Department.
   (c)   The applicant must comply with the following requirements:
      (1)   The applicant must call the North Olmsted Engineering Department for inspection, if in the City of North Olmsted or verification if in Olmsted Township, of the sewer tap-in and connection upon completion of the installation of the piping.
      (2)   If a new dwelling or building in Olmsted Township, the applicant must provide the North Olmsted Engineering Department with a copy of the occupancy permit issued by Olmsted Township.
      (3)   The applicant must furnish the North Olmsted Engineering Department with a copy of the first bill from the Cleveland Water Department showing the sewer user charge for the address for which the tap-in permit was issued.
   (d)   Failure to comply with any of the above requirements shall result in forfeiture of the deposit. Upon compliance with all of the above requirements, the City shall refund to the applicant the deposit minus any applicable delinquent charges. The deposit shall apply to all tap-in permits that have been prepaid but for which the permit has not yet been issued.
   (e)   For an existing dwelling unit proposed to be connected to the sanitary sewer system, an applicant may file a request with the Service Director for a hardship waiver of the seven hundred fifty dollar ($750.00) deposit required for a dwelling unit. If a waiver is granted, and the applicant subsequently is delinquent with respect to sewer charges, the waiver shall not prevent the City from using other available remedies for collecting delinquent charges.
      (Ord. 2017-83. Passed 12-19-17.)
911.99 PENALTY.
   (a)   Whoever violates any of the provisions of this chapter, except Section 911.15, shall be served by the City with written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations.
   In addition, whoever violates any provision of this chapter or Chapter 917 may be assessed or penalized in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000) per day for each violation.
 
   (b)   If any construction of a building sewer or connection as per Section 911.07 or a storm sewer connection or appurtenance as per Section 911.13 is commenced prior to obtaining the necessary permits under Section 911.07 or 911.13, then the applicant shall pay a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) as a surcharge in addition to the fees otherwise required as per Sections 911.07 or 911.13. The Service Director may waive the surcharge if the work is being done by the homeowner.
   (c)   Whoever continues any violation beyond the time limit provided for in subsection (a) hereof except as otherwise provided, is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree for each violation. Each day during which any such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
   (d)   In addition to the foregoing penalty, whoever violates any provision of this chapter shall become liable to the City for any expense, loss or damage occasioned the City by reason of such violation.
   (e)   Whoever violates Section 911.15 is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
(Ord. 2017-83. Passed 12-19-17.)