(a) Any portion of the drainage system on private property including on-site and off-site storage facilities, shall be continuously maintained by the owner of the property unless such system or portion thereof is officially accepted by the City for maintenance.
(1) The property owner is responsible for maintenance of the lateral sewer on his, her or its property whether or not if same is located in an easement up to but not including the connection of the lateral at the main except where the lateral goes under a public street, the City assumes responsibility for the lateral at the edge of the street closest to the property owner seeking assistance.
(2) Upon receiving notice from a storm sewer customer concerning a blockage, the Service Department will, at the earliest possible date, check the main line sewer that the storm service discharges into for blockage. If the main line sewer is not blocked, the Department will then further examine the storm service by receiving written permission from the property owner to enter his or her property, locate the storm sewer service tee, if able to be located using reasonable probing methods, and further investigate for blockages in the storm service between the tee and the main line sewer. Should no blockage be found in the storm sewer service in the area, the property owner will then be informed that the blockage is in the storm service located on private property and that it is the responsibility of the property owner to further pursue the necessary repair.
(3) The City shall be responsible for the main and that portion of the lateral in the right-of-way not required to be maintained by the private property owner.
(4) In the case of a subdivision or development, the developer/owner shall cause the maintenance obligation to be inserted in the chain of title to the affected lands as a covenant running with the land in favor of the City.
(b) In the event that corrective measures are required, the City Engineer or his or her designated substitute may enforce these regulations pursuant to the authority granted under Chapter 1046 which is incorporated herein the same as if specifically written herein.
(Ord. 09-119. Passed 11-17-09.)