(A) Control by City Council. The sewer system shall be under the control of the City Council, with a committee from the Council appointed by the Mayor subject to the approval of the Council to supervise and report on matters pertaining to sewers.
(B) Application of connection. Any person desiring to make a connection with the sewer system shall first file with the City Clerk an application therefor, setting forth the location and description of the property to be connected with the sewer system and for what purpose the sewer is to be used. The committee shall grant the application for the connection and the Plumbing Inspector or the Public Works Director shall determine where the connection shall be made and give such instructions as shall ensure a good connection.
(C) Connection. No person shall tap any sewer at any other place than that of the regular junction or “T” built in the sewer for that purpose without the written permission of the Public Works Director.
(D) Inspection. All connections with the sewer system shall be inspected and approved by the Plumbing Inspector before being covered and he or she shall keep a record of such connections.
(E) Connection fee. If the property described in the application has not been assessed or is not subject to an assessment of a special tax for the payment of the cost of construction of the sewer to which connection is made, a connection fee shall be collected by the City Clerk before a permit shall be issued. The connection fee shall be as determined by the City Council, taking into consideration the cost of the sewer line providing service, the benefits to the user and any special circumstances existing which reasonably affect the determination of an equitable charge to the user.
(Prior Code, § 4-4-2) (Ord. 215, passed 3-20-1977; Ord. 687, passed 5-18-2009) Penalty, see § 51.99