(A) Repair.
(1) Responsibility.
(a) When any side sewer or private sewer connected with any public sewer becomes inoperable on private property (outside of any public right-of-way or easement), the owner, agent or tenant of such premises shall repair the same at his or her own expense. No person shall finish the construction, relaying, repair or extension of any side sewer or private sewer until the work has been inspected by the city.
(b) Portions of side sewers within the public right-of-way or easement shall be repaired by the city when they become inoperable due to a dilapidated pipe, separations, bellies, collapses, breaks, root intrusion or ice.
(2) Access required. Side sewers or private sewer lines shall have a clean-out or access point located outside of any structure to allow for rodding, cleaning and inspecting of the line. If no clean-out or access point is available, then the owner, agent or tenant shall install one at his or her expense.
(3) Burden of proof. When any side sewer or private sewer connected with any public sewer line becomes obstructed, it shall be the responsibility of the owner, agent or tenant of such premises to rod, clean and inspect the line at his or her own expense to determine the cause of the obstruction.
(a) If the cause of the obstruction is on private property (outside of any public right-of-way or easement), it shall be the responsibility of the owner, agent or tenant to repair or replace at his or her own expense.
(b) If the cause of the failure is found to be in the public right-of-way or easement, it shall be the responsibility of the city to repair or replace at the city’s expense. If a foreign object is found to be the cause of the obstruction within the right-of-way or easement, the city will repair or replace as needed and shall charge the owner, agent or tenant for the repair cost.
(B) Extension. It shall be unlawful for any person to extend any private sewer or side sewer beyond the limits of the building or property without the approval and inspection of the city.
(Prior Code, § 8-4-12) (Ord. 92-554, passed 10-21-1992) Penalty, see § 53.999