1047.09 BUILDING SEWERS, CONNECTIONS, APPLICATIONS.
   (a)   No person, other than an authorized employee of the City, shall make any opening in or connection with a public storm sewer, storm sewer or other public drain or drainage facility, unless a permit therefor has been obtained prior to the commencement of the work, as provided in this chapter.
   (b)   Application for a sewer tapping permit shall be made on a form prescribed by and procurable from the Building Commissioner, providing such information concerning the proposed work as is required thereby. The permit shall be issued by the Building Commissioner after any required fees have been deposited with the Building Commissioner, and may be revoked for a violation of any provision of this chapter or Chapters 1481, 1466, 1488, 1490, 1492 or for failure to comply with the reasonable rules, regulations and orders of the City Engineer adopted pursuant hereto.
   (c)   All costs and expenses incident to the installation and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner.
   (d)   Not more than one residence or building, unless otherwise approved by the Building Commissioner or City Engineer, may be connected to each building sewer lateral.
   (e)   The Building Commissioner or City Engineer or his or her duly authorized representative must be notified twenty-four hours before a connection is to be made, to insure proper inspection on the following business day. All notification of this kind shall include the permit number and the location of the connection.
   (f)   The City Engineer, Building Commissioner or his or her duly authorized representative, shall inspect and approve any construction, sewer opening, tap or connection referred to in this chapter before backfilling begins. If the construction is backfilled or otherwise covered before such inspection, the City may require the fill or cover to be removed at the expense of the permittee or person making such tap. Such expense, if not otherwise paid, shall be an obligation under the bond provided for in Chapter 1444.
   (g)   Each person who makes openings or taps into, or who makes connections with or constructs storm sewers, or drives upon or over public streets or property, shall keep in repair and good order the whole of the work executed by him or her, until the same is accepted by the Building Commissioner or City Engineer, which acceptance shall be given in writing, and, if deemed necessary by the Building Commissioner or City Engineer, may be deferred until the expiration of one year after the completion of the work unless such time has been extended pursuant to a Development Agreement authorized by this code.
   (h)   In case it is necessary to connect a drain or sewer pipe with a public sewer or drainage facility when no junction is left in the same, the new connection with the public sewer or drainage facility shall be made only when a representative of the City, designated by the Building Commissioner, City Engineer or his or her duly authorized representative is present to see the whole of the work performed.
(Ord. 09-119. Passed 11-17-09; Ord. 10-11. Passed 1-19-10.)