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The written permission to construct a house sewer or to make a connection to a public sewer shall specify the permissible use of such house sewer and connection, and such specifications shall be governed by the following requirements: sewage, including wastes from water closets, urinals, lavatories, sinks, bathtubs, showers, laundries, cellar floor drains, garage floor drains, bars, soda fountains, cuspidors, refrigerator drips, drinking fountains, stable floor drains and other objectionable wastes, shall be discharged into a sanitary or combined sewer and in no case into a storm water sewer. Industrial waste shall not be discharged into a storm water sewer but may be discharged into a sanitary sewer if the waste is of such character as not to be detrimental to the sewer system or to the sewage system works, it shall be otherwise disposed of in a satisfactory manner or so improved in character as not to be detrimental to the sewer system or sewage treatment works. Surface water, rain water from roofs, subsoil drainage, building foundation drainage, cistern overflow, clean water from condensers, waste water from motors and elevators and any other clean and unobjectionable waste water shall be discharged into a storm water or combined sewer and in no case into a sanitary sewer. Connection with a cesspool or a privy vault shall not be made into a sanitary, combined or storm water sewer.
A trap for the interception of grease and oil shall be provided on a connection from a hotel, restaurant, club or institutional kitchen, and from a public garage or automobile washing station. Such trap shall be satisfactory to the Director of Public Safety and Service.
No person shall discharge into a house sewer or tap a house sewer for the purpose of discharging into it any waste or drainage water prohibited by the provisions of this section. Any existing connection in violation of the provisions of this section shall be abandoned and removed.
(Ord. 307. Passed 12-24-42.)
The house sewer and connection to a public sewer shall be constructed in the manner of materials approved by the Director of Public Safety and Service. The house sewer shall be of best quality salt glazed hub and spigot vitrified sewer pipe, or such other materials as are approved by both the Department of Health of the State of Ohio and the City Engineer, not less than six inches in internal diameter and laid in open trench. The joints shall be made watertight by a method approved by the Director of Public Safety and Service. In order to permit ventilation of the public sewer and house sewer, no trap shall be placed in the house sewer. After the sewer is laid and before it is covered or used, it shall be inspected and approved by the Director of Public Safety and Service.
(Ord. 4-67. Passed 1-24-67.)
The Director of Public Safety and Service is authorized and directed to adopt and enforce specifications and regulations in accordance with the provisions of this chapter for the purpose of providing control of the installation of sewer connections and inspection thereof. The Director shall maintain accurate and complete records of all permits issued for and inspections made of the construction of house sewers. He shall also require the abandonment and removal of connections to the public sewers which violate the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 307. Passed 11-24-42.)
(a) The Director of Public Safety-Service may permit the installation of either storm or sanitary sewer lines to serve new real estate subdivisions, commercial developments, or any lot or land, or part of a lot or land located within the corporate limits of the City. The sewer lines authorized to be installed shall be connected to the proper sewer system, sanitary or storm, to either existing or new sewer lines, unless the proposed sewer extension will result in overloading the existing sewer system, in which case the permission for connecting to an existing sewer may be denied until such time as the necessary capacity to accept the sewage flow from the proposed extension has been constructed and made available.
(b) All new services, either storm or sanitary, main lines and laterals, and their appurtenances shall meet the specifications adopted as standard by the City for the construction and installation of sewers, and any plans or specifications for the extension of sewer lines must be approved by the Director of Public Safety-Service, or his authorized representative.
(Ord. 3-06. Passed 3-14-06.)
(a) All extensions of sanitary or storm sewers to serve new real estate developments or any lots or land within the corporate limits of the City shall be constructed by the Developer or land owner at his or their own expense, which expense shall include, but not be limited to, the full cost of installation of the required sewer lines, including the costs to repair any damage to public or private roadways, or improvements, any and all inspection costs, the cost of the preparation of plans and estimates, and all other expenses related to the construction and installation of required sewer lines, unless Section 911.10(b) is applicable.
(b) The developer or land owner shall submit proper plans, specifications, and estimates for the construction and installation of the required sewer lines, and shall obtain the approval of the Director of Public Safety-Service or his authorized representative, of the plans and specifications. The sewer lines shall be constructed and installed in accordance with the approved plans and specifications, and the provisions of the Codified Ordinances relative to the installation of sewers.
(c) The developer and/or land owner shall be required, prior to beginning any construction or installation of approved sewer lines, to post a bond to the City, in an amount to be determined by the Director of Public Safety-Service, to insure proper and complete installation of the sewer lines, the repair of any damage to existing public improvements, and compliance with the provisions of the Codified Ordinances.
(Ord. 3-05. Passed 3-14-06.)
Except as specifically provided by ordinance all construction of sewer extensions in streets and public ways not already supplied with sewage shall be in accordance with one of the following procedures:
(a) Construction by Owners. In dedicated streets or in new developments, the Director of Public Safety-Service may permit a developer or land owner to arrange for the laying of sewer extensions by private contract, provided however the performance of the work shall be done under the supervision and control of the Director of Public Safety-Service. In the construction of any sewer extension the plans shall have prior approval by the Director of Public Service-Safety and only duly authorized and approved materials shall be permitted. All contractors installing sewer extensions shall be required to furnish bond, either in cash or security, as a guarantee against defective workmanship or materials, and shall be required to pay to the City all cost and expense it incurs for inspection and supervision of the sewer extension work.
(b) Assessment in Accordance With the Ohio Revised Code. The owners of property to be served by a proposed sewer extension may petition the City for the construction of such an extension, and the assessment of the cost of the improvement shall be made in accordance with the provisions of the Ohio Revised Code. (Ord. 3-06. Passed 3-14-06.)
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