(a) The owner of each premises desiring a connection into the sanitary sewer system shall first make application for a sewer tap connection permit in the office of the Director of Utilities located in the Shelby Municipal Utilities Office. A separate permit is required for each home, building or structure desiring a connection. The applicant shall furnish house number, lot number and such other information as may be required to properly identify the exact location of the property.
(b) Each application for a sewer tap connection permit shall be accompanied by a payment of $75 for each unit of a residential property and $150 for any other building used for commercial or industrial use. This payment is not refundable and shall defray, in part, the cost of issuing the permit and inspecting the tap connection during construction.
(c) In addition to the cost of the permit, each application for a sewer tap connection which necessitates the damaging of a pavement, curb, sidewalk or other public property shall be accompanied by a deposit in the form of bond, cash or check payable to the city. The amount shall be based upon the current established construction schedule on file in the office of the Director of Finance and Public Record and be constructed in accordance with approved, established standard drawings on file in the office of the Director of Finance and Public Record.
(d) All material must be in accordance with the latest issue of the State of Ohio Department of Transportation Construction and Material Specifications.
(e) In the event that the applicant restores the pavement, curb, sidewalk or other damaged public property to the satisfaction of the Superintendent of Streets and Sewers, the full amount of the deposit shall be refunded at the expiration of a six-month period. In the event that the applicant does not restore the pavement, curb, sidewalk and other damaged public property, then the Superintendent of Streets and Sewers shall cause the same to be restored and shall deduct the cost of this restoration from the deposit and any remaining amount of the deposit shall be refunded to the applicant.
(Ord. 27-99, passed 6-21-1999; Ord. 16-2018, passed 9-4-2018)