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No Person shall make connection of roof downspouts, exterior footing or foundation drains, areaway drains, storm drains, or other points of entry of surface runoff or ground water to a Building Sewer or Building Drain which in turn is connected directly or indirectly to the Public Sewer System.
(Ord. 01-03, passed 8-8-2001) Penalty, see § 50.999
All excavations for Building Sewer installation and connection to the Public Sewer System shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways, and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored at the cost of the property owner in a manner satisfactory to the Township and all other governmental entities having jurisdiction.
(Ord. 01-03, passed 8-8-2001)
(A) All costs and expenses incidental to the installation of the Building Sewer and the connection thereof to the Public Sewer System shall be borne by the owner of the property being connected. No such work shall be commenced before such owner obtains any necessary permission to work in the public right-of-way from the Township, the Cass County Road Commission, and, if applicable, the Michigan Department of Transportation. Said owner shall indemnify the Township from all loss or damage that may directly be caused by the installation and connection of the Building Sewer to the Public Sewer System.
(B) No permits for connection to the Public Sewer System shall issue that requires the interruption of electrical power to any lift station(s) absent the deposit of $500 to the Authority. The owner and permit holder shall be responsible for all costs incurred by the Authority, directly or indirectly, caused by the interruption of power. The Authority shall return all funds from the deposit for costs that are not incurred and the Authority shall collect all costs in excess of $500, as indicated above.
(Ord. 01-03, passed 8-8-2001; Ord. 0903, passed 1-14-2009)
A Service Connection permittee shall notify the Township Inspector when the Building Sewer and Service Connection are ready for inspection. The excavation shall be left open until inspection is complete. If the Township Inspector determines that the Building Sewer and Service Connection have been constructed and installed in accordance with the requirements of this chapter, the Building Sewer shall then be connected with the Service Connection under the observation of the Township Inspector. The inspection shall include the installation of all required components of the Service Connection. The inspection required by this section shall include the abandonment of the private Sewage Disposal Facilities in the manner required by the Health Department.
(Ord. 01-03, passed 8-8-2001)
The cost of all repairs, operation, maintenance, and replacement of the Public Sewer System, as well as each Service Connection, shall be borne by the Authority as part of the Authority’s budgeted annual expense of the system, subject to the right of the Township to impose a Miscellaneous Customer Fee in accordance with § 50.089.
(Ord. 01-03, passed 8-8-2001)
The cost of all repairs, operation, maintenance, and replacements of Building Sewers (even if located in a public right-of-way), Building Drains, interior plumbing, and the connection of Building Sewers to the Public Sewer Systems shall be borne by the property owner.
(Ord. 01-03, passed 8-8-2001)
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