§ 51.007 SEWER CONNECTION INVESTIGATION.
   (A)   The lot or land owner of record shall maintain his or her sewer connection or pipe which extends from the mainline sewer line to the land owner’s property line (also known as an area commonly referred to as the public right-of-way) in a satisfactory working condition.
   (B)   The cost of any sewer connection investigation or sewer connection hook-up, repair, or replacement shall be paid for by the lot or land owner of record.
   (C)   No investigation shall be made on sewer connections which have been in service for 50 or more years. The purchase of a new connection shall be required of the lot or land owner in cases where the sewer connection is 50 or more years of age.
   (D)   (1)   In the event of evidence of a sewer connection stoppage, the owner of the lot or land may request, in writing, that the city perform an investigation, repair, and/or replacement of the sewer connection.
      (2)   The cost of such investigation, repair, and/or replacement of the sewer connection shall be borne by the owner of record, and that such amount thereof be a lien assessed against the property and collected as provided in § 33.21.
   (E)   A written permit from the City Engineer must be obtained.
(Prior Code, § 51.07) (Ord. D-1585, passed 3-13-1989, effective 3-23-1989)