(a) No person shall make a connection from their roof downspouts, exterior foundation drains, areaway drains or other similar collections of surface runoff or ground water to a drain which is connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer.
(b) Any existing structure which has such connections shall be notified in writing by the Utilities Director to disconnect such drains from the public sanitary sewer within 24 months.
(c) Any existing structure which is found to have ground water intrusion into the building sewer shall be notified in writing by the Utilities Director and will be given 24 months to make the necessary repairs.
(d) All cost and expense incidental to the inspection, disconnection or repair mentioned in subsections (a), (b) and (c) above shall be borne by the owner,
(e) Whoever fails to comply with this section after notice has been received shall be guilty of a fourth degree misdemeanor.
(Ord. A-2211. Passed 5-8-00; Ord. A-2405. Passed 11-8-04; Ord. A-2743. Passed 12-10-12; Ord. A-2773. Passed 11-11-13; Ord. A-2788. Passed 6-23-14.)