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A permit for a private wastewater disposal system shall not become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the Health Officer. He or she shall be allowed to inspect the work at any state of construction, and, in any event, the applicant for the permit shall notify the Health Officer when the work is ready for final inspection, and before any underground portions are covered. The inspection shall be made within 48 hours of the receipt of notice by the Health Officer.
(‘97 Code, § 51.12) (Ord. 35-84, passed 8-20-84; Am. Ord. 21-12, passed 10-16-12; Am. Ord. 10-22, passed 11-1-22) Penalty, see § 51.99
The type, capacities, location and layout of a private wastewater disposal system shall comply with all recommendations of the Department of Public Health of the State of Ohio.
(A) Minimum lot area. No permit shall be issued for any private wastewater disposal system employing subsurface soil absorption facilities where the lot area is less than 1.5 acres. The foregoing area requirement may be altered by the Health Officer granting the permit when, in his or her judgment, the absorption characteristics of the soil on the lot justify such action. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any public sewer or natural outlet unless there is in connection therewith a proper leaching bed.
(B) Holding tank wastes. No person shall discharge holding tank, septic tank or cesspool wastes into a sanitary sewer unless a permit is secured from the Health Officer. This permit shall state the specific location of discharge, the time of day the discharge is to occur, the volume of the discharge and the wastewater constituents. If a permit is granted for discharge of waste into a sanitary sewer, the person shall pay the applicable user charges and fees and shall meet any other conditions required by the Health Officer.
(Ord. 35-84, passed 8-20-84; Am. Ord. 4-92, passed 2-3-92)
(C) Sewer design. The size, slope, alignment, construction materials, trench, excavation and backfill methods, pipe placement, jointing and testing methods used in the construction and installation of a building sewer shall conform to the building and plumbing code or other applicable requirements of the city. In the absence of code provisions or in amplification thereof, the materials and procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the ASTM and WPCF shall apply.
(‘97 Code, § 51.13) (Am. Ord. 9-95, passed 2-20-95; Am. Ord. 21-12, passed 10-16-12; Am. Ord. 10-22, passed 11-1-22)
(A) The owner shall operate and maintain the private wastewater disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times at no expense to the city.
(‘97 Code, § 51.14)
(B) No statement contained in this chapter shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirement that may be imposed by the Health Officer.
(‘97 Code, § 51.16) (Ord. 35-84, passed 8-20-84; Am. Ord. 21-12, passed 10-16-12; Am. Ord. 10-22, passed 11-1-22)
BUILDING SEWERS AND CONNECTIONS
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 the necessary city permits.
(‘97 Code, § 51.20) (Ord. 35-84, passed 8-20-84; Am. Ord. 21-12, passed 10-16-12; Am. Ord. 10-22, passed 11-1-22) Penalty, see § 51.99
(A) The owner or his or her agent shall make application for a building sewer permit. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the Health Officer or his or her designated representative.
(B) A permit and inspection fee of as noted in the chart below, for a building sewer permit shall be paid to the city at the time the application is filed, based upon the size of the water service, 3% annual increase effective 1/1/24 from 1/1/23 rates and fees.
Effective 1-1-2023 | |
Up to 1-inch tap | $1,500 |
2-inch tap | $4,000 |
4-inch tap | $8,000 |
6-inch tap and above | $20,000 |
(‘97 Code, § 51.21) (Ord. 35-84, passed 8-20-84; Am. Ord. 5-90, passed 1-15-90; Am. Ord. 18-07, passed 9-17-07; Am. Ord. 21-12, passed 10-16-12; Am. Ord. 20-16, passed 1-17-17; Am. Ord. 3-19, passed 6-4-19; Am. Ord. 10-22, passed 11-1-22) Penalty, see § 51.99
Cross-reference:
For a full summary of rates and fees, see the Appendix following this chapter
(A) All cost and expense incident to the installation and connection of the building sewer and lateral shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the city from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer. The owner of premises served by a sewer shall be responsible for the operation, cleaning, maintenance, repair and reconstruction of the building sewer from the building to the point of connection with the public sewer.
(B) Sewer main extensions, when constructed, shall be to the specifications of, and at no cost to the city. Waiver of the above minimum size requirements shall be considered by the City Commission upon request of the developer and recommendation of the City Engineer or his designee.
(C) The developer or owners of benefitted property shall pay 100% of the cost of installation of the required minimum size sewer mains and appurtenances. Sizing required by the wastewater system in excess of the minimums will be at the cost of the wastewater system.
(D) (1) Although the developer and/or owner is responsible for 100% of the cost for the construction of a new sewer main, the party who paid the construction costs may receive a prorated reimbursement for up to a ten year period commencing on the date the city accepts ownership of the sewer main. The reimbursement shall be from the new customer who will be serviced by the sewer main.
(2) The prorated reimbursement of the costs for the sewer main construction shall be based on lineal footage of the property frontage based on the formula defined herein. The total cost of the sewer main construction shall be divided by the lineal frontage to determine the cost per lineal foot. Said cost for per lineal foot shall then be multiplied by the total lineal frontage for the amount of reimbursement.
Example: Total cost of sewer main: $100,000
Total L.F.: 500
$100,000 / 500 = $200 per L.F.
$200 x 75 L.F. (frontage) = $15,000 prorated reimbursement
(3) The city shall not be held in any way responsible for any consumer's amount of prorated reimbursement should the reimbursement not be paid. Failure to pay would be subject to a civil action between the developer seeking reimbursement and the consumer who failed to pay.
(E) Sewer mains will be accepted into the water system, and ownership transferred to the city, after the project is complete, all inspections have been completed and passed, and the final punch-list has been satisfied by the City Engineer or his designee. Upon the city officially accepting the completion of the sewer main project, the maintenance bond will be executed, providing a minimum of a one-year period to ensure there is no construction or other defaults with the sewer main.
(‘97 Code, § 51.22) (Ord. 35-84, passed 8-20-84; Am. Ord. 21-12, passed 10-16-12; Am. Ord. 10-22, passed 11-1-22)
(A) (1) A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building.
(2) 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.
(‘97 Code, § 51.23)
(B) Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test by the Health Officer, to meet all the requirements of this chapter.
(‘97 Code, § 51.24) (Ord. 35-84, passed 8-20-84; Am. Ord. 21-12, passed 10-16-12; Am. Ord. 10-22, passed 11-1-22) Penalty, see § 51.99.
All construction standards, sewer specifications, connection regulations and inspections shall comply with the city’s “Standard Drawings and Specifications for Construction” passed by Ordinance 41-81, July 6, 1981.
(‘97 Code, § 51.25) (Ord. 35-84, passed 8-20-84; Am. Ord. 21-12, passed 10-16-12; Am. Ord. 10-22, passed 11-1-22) Penalty, see § 51.99
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