(a) No building sewer shall be constructed to connect with a public sewer nor shall any connection be made to a public sewer within the City until the written permission of the Superintendent of the Divisions of Water and Sewers has been obtained by the person, firm or corporation employed to perform the work.
(b) An application for a permit shall be signed by the owner, agent, or lessee of the property for which the connection is to be made and must describe the sewer to be connected. Applications for permits shall be made to the Superintendent by the owner and the Superintendent shall issue a permit to the owner before the work is begun, and in no case shall the work be prosecuted unless such permit is on the ground and in the possession of the person doing the work. Each permit shall designate the street and number of the lot and the side of the street where the connection is to be made and shall include such a definite description of the premises as to clearly define the location of the same on the map. Each permit shall also designate the location and depth of the connection of the main sewer and the curb or property line of the street. Each dwelling must have a distinct and separate connection with the sewer street connection. There shall be a non- refundable application fee for such permits in the amount of one hundred seventy-five dollars ($175.00). Where the sewer service connection is servicing more than one family unit, or one unit, there shall be charged in addition to the initial application fee of one hundred seventy-five dollars ($175.00) the sum of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for each additional unit to be serviced by such connection. Such additional sewer connection fee shall be paid into the Capital Improvement Fund No. 2 of the City.
(c) The written permission to construct a building sewer or to make a connection to a public sewer shall specify the permissible use of such building sewer and connection.
(d) The building sewer and connection shall be of materials and workmanship as specified in the Building Code. The construction and inspection of the building sewer and connection shall be in accordance with the Building Code and the rules and regulations of the Director of Public Service and the Superintendent of the Divisions of Water and Sewers.
(e) The Superintendent of the Divisions of Water and Sewers and the Director of Public Service are authorized and directed to adopt and enforce rules and regulations in accordance with the provisions of this chapter for the purpose of providing control of the installation of sewer connections and inspection thereof. The Superintendent and the Director shall maintain accurate and complete records of all permits issued for and inspections made of connections to the public sewers. They shall also require the abandonment and removal of connections to the public sewers which violate the provisions of this chapter.
(f) In addition to all sewer connection charges and tap-in fees presently in existence in the City, there shall be an additional fee of two thousand dollars ($2,000) for the permit to be obtained from the City, through its Service Director. No building sewer shall be constructed to connect with a public sewer nor shall any connection be made to a public sewer within the City, until the written permission of the City, by and through its Service Director or his designee has been obtained by the person, firm or corporation employed to perform the work or performing the work.
(g) In multi-family dwellings, in addition to all other fees, there shall be an additional fee of five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each additional family unit.
(h) All funds and fees collected pursuant to the terms of subsection (f) and (g) hereof shall be paid into the Sewer Capital Improvement Fund Number One and shall be used solely and exclusively for the payment of the costs of expanding and improving lift station number one in the City, and all cost related thereto.
(i) In the event an existing structure has been demolished, there shall be a City sewer service reconnect fee of five-hundred dollars ($500.00) for replacement construction to reconnect to the capped sewer line.
(Ord. 36-05. Passed 4-12-05.)