(A) Sewer connections to city sewer mains shall be installed only under city supervision, either by city employees or by others pursuant to a contract with the city. A written permit from the City Engineer must be obtained.
(B) Hereafter, upon the installation of a sewer main, except sewer mains carrying stormwater only, in any street or alley in the city, a sewer connection shall be installed for each abutting lot or parcel of land upon which there is a building occupied and used as a residence and not served by the city sewer system, and for each other abutting lot or parcel of land, which, under the provisions of any applicable law, ordinance, or regulation, is required to be connected to the city sewer system. Notice of intent to install any such sewer connection, objection thereto, hearing thereon, and final determination thereof shall be as provided in § 96.003(B)(3) and (B)(4). Upon written request signed by the owners, as indicated by the records of the City Assessor’s office, of any other abutting lot or parcel of land, a sewer connection shall be installed for said lot or parcel of land, provided such request is delivered to the City Engineer prior to the beginning of construction of the sewer main. The cost of any sewer connection installed as herein authorized shall be charged against the lot or parcel of land served and the owner of such lot or parcel of land, shall be a lien thereon and shall be collected as provided in § 33.21. When any sewer connection is installed by city employees, either under this section or under § 96.003(B), the cost to be charged shall be the cost established therefor, as provided in this section. A written permit from the City Engineer must be obtained.
(C) All sewer connections other than those provided for in § 96.003(B) and division (B) above shall be installed only by the city and only upon the prepayment of the cost thereof as determined by the City Manager and approved by the Council, and that such amount thereof shall be a lien assessed against the property and collected as provided in § 33.21. A written permit from the City Engineer must be obtained.
(D) No person shall install a sewer extension without first obtaining a written permit from the City Engineer. The fee for such permit shall be approved by City Council and available in the Engineering Office.
(E) Failure to obtain the permit shall result in the permit fee being doubled.
(F) Failure to obtain the required inspection for approval of the work shall result in a fine, approved by City Council and available in the Engineering Office.
(Prior Code, § 51.02) (Ord. D-209, passed 1-14-1950, effective 2-13-1958; Ord. D-449, passed 2-3-1958, effective 2-13-1958; Ord. O-111, passed 4-18-2011, effective 4-28-2011)