(a) Control of Sewer Systems. The sewer system of the Municipality, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the Municipality shall be under the charge and control of the Administrator under whose supervision the sewer system shall be used by property owners. No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the Administrator.
(b) Licensing of Sewer Tappers and Sewer Builders. Licensing of sewer tappers and sewer builders performing any services in the Municipality shall first be qualified in accordance with the terms and provisions of Chapter 1131 of Article 3, Columbus City Codes, 1959, as amended, and shall be currently licensed with the City of Columbus and licensing fee paid to the City of Columbus.
(c) Sewer Builders; Construction Permits and Regulations. All sewer builders performing services in the Municipality shall obtain a construction permit from the Municipality, and all work shall conform to regulations pursuant to Chapter 1133 of Article 3, Columbus City Codes, 1959, as amended, and shall furnish a performance bond to the Municipality in the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000) which bond shall be in accordance with the conditions set forth in Section 1131.03 of the Columbus City Codes.
All payments for permits provided for in Chapter 1133 of the Columbus City Codes shall be paid to the Finance Director of the Municipality and deposited in the Sewer Revenue Fund.
(d) Sewer Tapping or Construction Permits. All sewer tapping or construction permits pertaining to construction in the Municipality shall be in accordance with Chapter 1135 of Article 3, Columbus City Codes, 1959, as amended, except the fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) as specified in Section 1135.01 shall be paid to the Finance Director and deposited in the Sewer Revenue Fund. Industrial users shall submit an "Industrial Waste Questionnaire" with their application for a permit to tap the sanitary sewer system. Forms for such questionnaire will be provided by the Municipality.
(e) Special Permits or Agreements to Tap or Use Sewers. All special permits or agreements to tap or use sewers in the Municipality shall be in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 1137 of Article 3, Columbus City Codes, 1959, as amended, except that under Section 1137.01, the fee for tapping any sewer where the property has not been assessed shall be at the current rate for that sewer district but not less than six dollars ($6.00) per foot of width of such property, and except that approvals specified in Sections 1137.02, 1137.03 and 1137.04 shall be obtained from both the City of Columbus and City of Obetz.
(f) Permit Limitations. Permits granted to industrial users under Sections 935.03
to 935.13
and 935.99
shall be for a specific wastewater, and such permits shall be granted only after approval of plans to be submitted with the Industrial Waste Questionnaire. Subsequent wastewaters of substantially different quantity, quality or characteristics shall be covered by separate permits.
(g) Permit Refusal. The Administrator and/or the City of Columbus may refuse to issue a permit for a new connection to the sanitary sewer system unless there is available capacity in all downstream facilities, including treatment plant capacity for BOD5 and suspended solids removal. Capacity shall be determined on the basis of design criteria previously approved or established by OEPA.
(h) Capacity Charges. In addition to the permit and inspection fees specified in subsections (c) and (d) hereof, all new users connecting to the Municipal sanitary sewer system shall pay the capacity charge as called for in the Municipal's Sewer Service Charge ordinance.
(i) Cost of Building Sewer. All costs and expenses incidental to the installation and connection of the building sewer to the public sewer or to an available service connection shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the Municipality from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
(j) Building Sewer Limitations. Every building which is the source of the heretofore described acceptable wastewater shall be provided with a separate and independent building sewer. Where one building stands at the rear of another on an interior lot and no private sewer is available or can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley, court, yard or driveway, the building sewer from the front building may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one building sewer.
In the case of industry, several buildings may be served by one building sewer provided the sewer is adequately sized, and provided it is approved by the Administrator.
(l) Combined Sewers. The construction of or extension to combined sewers is hereby prohibited, unless approved by the OEPA.
(m) Design and Construction or Repair of Building Sewers. The design and construction or repair of all building or house sewers shall be in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 1139 of Article 3, Columbus City Codes, 1959, as amended. In the absence of code provisions or in amplification thereof, the materials and procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the American Society of Testing Materials and the Water Pollution Control Federation Manual of Practice No. 9 shall apply.
Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, wastewater carried by such building drain shall be lifted by an approved means and discharged to the building sewer.
(n) Illegal Connections. No person shall make connections of roof downspouts, exterior foundation drains, areaway drains, driveway drains or other sources of surface runoff or groundwater to a building sewer or building drain which is in turn connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer.
(o) Private Sanitary Sewers. "Private" as opposed to “public" sanitary sewers shall continue to be owned by the private owners now owning same until such time as the owner and Municipality mutually agree to a transfer of ownership to the Municipality. Such sewers shall be controlled by the Municipality but shall be operated and maintained by their owners, unless the Municipality agrees in writing to provide this service in which case a proper easement shall be dedicated to the Municipality.
All private sanitary sewers in the Municipality shall be constructed, inspected and adequately documented as to the ownership and maintenance in accordance with the procedures set forth in Chapter 1141 of Article 3, Columbus City Codes, 1959, as amended, except that:
(1) In Section 1141.02, "Director of Public Service" means the Administrator.
(2) In Section 1141.04, "Director of Public Service" means the Obetz Council.
(3) In Section 1141.12, "Director of Public Service" means the Obetz Council.
(p) Private Paving Over Sewer Excavations. All private paving over sewer excavations in the Municipality shall be in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 1143 of Article 3, Columbus City Codes, 1959, as amended, excluding Section 1143.05 which is included in other Municipal ordinances, and except that in Section 1143.01, “Director of Public Service" means the Administrator.
(q) Safety and Restoration. All excavations for building and private sewer installations shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways and other public property disturbed in the course of construction shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the Municipality and in accordance with City of Columbus Standards.
(Ord. 43-80. Passed 9-8-80.)