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SEWER SYSTEM REGULATIONS
(a) "Sanitary (domestic) sewage" means liquid or water-carried wastes from dwellings, business buildings, institutions and the like, which may not contain ground water, surface water or storm water.
(b) "Industrial waste" means the liquid wastes from industrial processes as distinct from domestic or sanitary sewage.
(c) "Sewer" means a pipe or conduit, generally closed, but not normally flowing full, for carrying sewage and other waste liquids.
(d) "House connection" means a closed pipe or conduit carrying sewage from a building to the sewer.
(e) "Foundation drain" means a pipe or closed conduit installed around the foundation of a building or structure for the purpose of draining ground water away from the foundation.
(f) "Sanitary sewerage system" is a comprehensive term which includes facilities for collecting, pumping, treating and disposing of sewage.
(g) "Bookkeeping Clerk" means the person or agent duly appointed to conduct the business office of the sanitary sewerage system.
(h) "Superintendent" means the person or agent of the sanitary sewerage system duly appointed to operate, maintain, inspect and repair the system.
(i) "Engineer" means the registered professional engineer licensed to practice in the State of Ohio duly appointed by Council.
(j) "Person" means any individual, firm, company, corporation or group.
(k) "Public Service Director" means the Director of Public Service of the City.
(l) "Owner" means the legal owner of any property, premises, lot, tract, acreage, etc. which is served by or adjacent to any part of the sanitary sewerage system of the City.
Any person desiring to engage in the business of installing house connections to any part of the sanitary sewerage system shall make application to the Director of Public Service for a builder's license. The application form for the license shall be furnished by the Director and shall be executed by the applicant and submitted together with evidence of prior experience, a performance bond on an approved company in the amount of not less than two thousand dollars ($2,000), a certificate of bodily injury of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for each occurrence, aggregate of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) and a minimum amount of property damage of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for each occurrence, aggregate of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) and an application fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00). The license shall be issued annually terminating December 31 of each year and shall not be transferable. The tapper shall carry such license and shall exhibit the same to any authorized agent of the Director on demand. Poor workmanship or violation of any of the regulations set forth hereinafter shall be sufficient cause for revocation of the license. No house connections shall be installed by any person without a tapper's license. The application fee shall not be refundable should the license be voided for any reason.
(Ord. 41-78. Passed 3-27-78.)
A house connection shall be installed for each dwelling adjacent to the sanitary sewerage system. Each dwelling shall have a separate connection to the system regardless of whether or not the dwellings are owned by one person. Multiple dwellings shall have separate connections for each dwelling unit except where this would create a manifest hardship, in which case the Public Service Director may grant special written permission to the owner to use a single connection. Commercial establishments shall have separate connections to the system regardless of whether or not these occupy a single structure. No permit shall be issued which contemplates the construction or installation of any multiple use connection.
After the house connection permit has been issued to the owner, the owner shall notify the Superintendent when the proposed connection is to be installed. Such notification shall not be valid unless made at least four hours prior to completion of the installation of the connection. The Superintendent shall inspect the connection and direct the owner or his agent to make such corrections, alterations or repairs as may be necessary. The connection installed shall not be backfilled until the Superintendent has indicated that the connection is properly installed. The owner shall receive from the Superintendent written acknowledgement of inspection after the connection is properly installed.
It shall be the responsibility of the owner to properly install the connection and inspection shall not in any way relieve the owner of maintaining, operating and repairing the connection if and/or when required, nor shall the Public Service Director be liable for any damages arising from the installation or use of the connection.
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