(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to alter or install a new tap-in to the Village of South Amherst stormwater system, without first obtaining an approved permit from the Village Administrator.
(b) Before any modification or installation of a new tap-in shall begin, the applicant shall submit a permit application along with a duplicate drawing of detailed plans and specifications of the proposed work. One set of plans and specifications are to be returned to the applicant upon approval or disapproval, with the second set to be kept by the water department.
(c) Detailed plans and specifications shall be approved by the Village Administrator or their designee for all modifications or new tap-in applications.
(d) Check valves must be in existence or installed and exposed prior to final inspection by the Village Administrator or their designee.
(e) Failure of owner to obtain a permit prior to commencement of work shall result in a permit fee amount equivalent to original permit fee plus two times the permit fee amount. It is the property owner's responsibility to have the application filed and fee paid.
(f) Permit Fee for a new tap-in will be five hundred dollars ($500.00). Permit fee for a modification will be one hundred dollars ($100.00).
(g) A refund of fifty dollars ($50.00) will be made to the property owner upon final inspection of approved project by the Village Administrator or their designee.
(Ord. 1786-23. Passed 11-13-23.)