(A) It is prohibited for any person to tap or connect or cause to be tapped or connected any service, drain or other pipe to the sewer system or to connect its property to or with any such tap, drain or other pipe connected with said sewer system without first applying for and obtaining connection authorization from the Department in coordination with the town’s Building Department. This authorization is to be issued prior to any town building permit required for any construction to be conducted in connection therewith.
(B) (1) It is the duty of the town, before issuing said authorization to connect, to investigate and inquire into the conditions of all proposed connections to such sewer system for the purposed of ascertaining whether same can be made in a proper manner. In the event the Department finds that the proposed connection can be made or installed in a proper manner and upon receipt of a properly prepared and executed application and upon receipt by the Department of the applicable fee as computed in accordance with § 51.03 of this chapter, it shall be the Department’s duty to issue to the applicant a permit to make or install said proposed connection in accordance with the adopted fee schedule.
(2) The permit shall apply to the type of user specified on the permit and shall not be transferable. The permit will expire in the event that a change of use occurs, a new structure is constructed or an old structure is enlarged.
(C) The Department shall keep a record of all permits issued and all taps and connections made. The records shall include the names of owners of the property, their agents or to whom the permit was issued or for whom the tap or connection was made.
(D) All applications for service which would result in the actual total system capacity exceeding the system design capacity, will be rejected.
(E) The Council, on the recommendation of the Town Manager, may prescribe by resolution such additional regulations and requirements governing connections and the use of said sewer system as may be proper and expedient.
(Prior Code, § 16-1-1) (Ord. 91-02, passed - -1991; Ord. 91-04, passed - -1991; Res. 91-09, passed - -1991; Ord. 92-04, passed - -1992; Res. 92-04, passed - -1992; Res. 94-22, passed - -1994; Res. 01-06, passed - -2001; Ord. 10-01, passed - -2010; Ord. 18-02, passed 5-8-2018)