It shall be unlawful for any property owner to maintain a building sewer lateral in a defective condition. As used in this chapter, DEFECTIVE CONDITION includes, but is not limited to:
1. Displaced joints, leaks or breaks;
2. Root intrusion;
3. Substantial deterioration;
4. Damaged, uncapped or missing sewer clean-out;
5. Damaged or missing backflow prevention device;
6. In a condition that will allow infiltration and inflow of extraneous water, including, but not limited to rain, storm water or groundwater, or which allows exfiltration of sewage;
7. In a condition that materially increases the possibility of a blockage or overflow;
8. Constructed without a proper permit or with materials not approved by the city;
9. Lack of a manufactured connection to the city's sewer system;
10. Otherwise in violation of city requirements; or
11. In such a condition that the tests required by this chapter cannot be accomplished to the satisfaction of the city.
All sewer laterals or sewer clean-outs which contain sump pumps, down spouts or yard drains that discharge into the public sewer, and all other sources of accidental, negligent or intended introduction of storm run off or similar waters into the public sewer are hereby declared unlawful and are a public nuisance, and shall be abated by the property owner, who is hereby required to remove or correct such improper sewer connections.
(Ord. 2012-02 § 1 (part), 2012)