(a) No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter, or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof except under the provisions of this section.
(b) Every person desiring a permit to make a connection with, open, or tap any public sewer or drain, or to repair or alter a sewer connection or building sewer line, whether the repair or alteration is on private property or in the public right of way, shall first make application to the City Engineer who shall consult his records with regard to the sewer or drain desired to be connected with, opened or tapped. If the connection, opening, or tap can be made, the City Engineer shall give the applicant the approximate location with which the connection, opening or tap is to be made. Upon receipt of all fees, the City Engineer shall give to the applicant a permit stating that permission is granted to connect with, open, or tap the sewer or drain and also state in the permit the name of the street and the abutting lot number. No permit to connect to the system will be issued until the City Engineer has determined that there is capacity available for the wastewater to be discharged in all downstream sewers, lift stations, force mains, and the wastewater treatment plant, including capacity for compatible wastes. Permits shall be issued only to contractors licensed by the City to do sewer tapping or repairs.
(c) All costs and expenses incidental to the installation and connection of the building sewer, or the repair or alteration thereof, shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the City from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer or its repair or alteration.
(1980 Code 50.15)