§ 52.041 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS BY HEALTH OFFICERS.

   No statement contained in this subchapter shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the City Health Officer.

(1969 Code, § 27-36) (Ord. 1989-7, passed 3-13-1989)

§ 52.042 OCCUPANCY; PERMIT REQUIRED.

   It shall be unlawful for any person to occupy or allow another to occupy any premises for which a private sewerage permit is required by this chapter unless the permit has been issued.

(1969 Code, § 27-37) (Ord. 1984-1, passed 1-23-1984) Penalty, see § 52.999

§ 52.043 DISPOSAL BY PRIVATE WASTE HAULERS.

   (A)   Private haulers of liquid sludge and sewage waste may discharge that sanitary waste at the sewage treatment plant in the city by obtaining a permit therefor, prior to the discharge.

   (B)   A minimum fee in the amount of $40 for this type of discharge is herewith imposed for disposal in amounts up to 1,000 gallons per load. Thereafter, disposal shall be allowed at the rate of $1 per 100 gallons up to a maximum of 2,000 gallons per load.

   (C)   Permits for this type of discharge shall be obtained from the City Clerk’s office, and fees paid therefor prior to actual unloading and discharge at the sewage treatment plant. However, no permit shall be allowed to out-of-the-area or out-of-state haulers for the dumping of liquid sludge.

   (D)   The actual dumping shall be at the discretion of the sewage plant supervisor. No dumping of liquid sludge or sanitary waste shall be allowed at the sewage treatment plant without an adequate permit, as issued by the office of the City Clerk.

   (E)   Any unauthorized discharge of sanitary waste or sludge in the sewage system of the city, or at the city sewage treatment plant, shall constitute a misdemeanor offense.

(1969 Code, § 27-38) (Ord. 1984-1, passed 1-23-1984; Am. Ord. 1989-16, passed 6-26-1989; Am. Ord. 2004-58, passed 10-25-2004) Penalty, see § 52.999

CONSTRUCTION AND CONNECTIONS; BUILDING SEWERS

§ 52.055 DISCHARGES; STANDARDS APPLY.

   All disposal by any person into the sewer system is unlawful except those discharges in compliance with federal standards promulgated pursuant to the Federal Act and more stringent state and local standards.

(1969 Code, § 27-46) (Ord. 1989-7, passed 3-13-1989) Penalty, see § 52.999

§ 52.056 CONSTRUCTION; PERMIT REQUIRED.

   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 city.

(1969 Code, § 27-47) (Ord. 1989-7, passed 3-13-1989; Am. Ord. 2000-16, passed 4-24-2000) Penalty, see § 52.999

§ 52.057 PERMIT CLASSES; APPLICATION AND FEES.

   (A)   (1)   There shall be 2 classes of building sewer permits:

         (a)   For residential wastewater service; and

         (b)   For commercial, industrial, or institutional/governmental wastewater service.

      (2)   In either case, the owner or his or her agent shall make application on a special form furnished by the city.

   (B)   The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications, or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the city. A permit and inspection fee of $500 for a residential or commercial building sewer permit shall be paid to the city at the time the application is filed. In the case of a force main, the fee shall be $650. And for this fee, the city shall make the sewer tap to the main sewer and extend a 6-inch sanitary sewer to a point 1 foot onto the owner’s property. In those instances where the building sewer line has previously been connected to the city’s sewer line and extended onto the owner’s property, the permit fee to connect the building sewer at this point will be $100.

(1969 Code, § 27-48) (Ord. 1989-7, passed 3-13-1989; Am. Ord. 1997-17, passed 4-28-1997; Am. Ord. 2000-16, passed 4-24-2000; Am. Ord. 2004-58, passed 10-25-2004; Am. Ord. 2010-8, passed 5-24-2010) Penalty, see § 52.999