(A) No person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter, or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the city. Permits and applications therefor shall be available in the offices of the City Administrator.
(B) Applications for permits shall be made by the owner or authorized agent and the party employed to do the work, and shall state the location, the name of the owner, the street number of the building to be connected, and how the building is to be occupied. No person shall extend any private building drain beyond the limits of the building or property for which the service connection permit has been given.
(C) There shall be two classes of building sewer permits: for residential and commercial service; and for service to establishments producing industrial wastes. In either case, the application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications, or any other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the city. The industry, as a condition of permit authorization, must provide information describing its wastewater constituents, characteristics, and type of activity.
(D) Any new connection to the sanitary sewer system shall be prohibited unless sufficient capacity is available in all downstream facilities including, but not limited to, capacity or flow, BOD5, and suspended solids, as determined by the City Council.
(E) Any person desiring to make a service connection with public sewers shall apply in writing to the City Council with satisfactory evidence that the applicant is trained or skilled in the business and qualified to make the connection. All applications shall be referred to the City Administrator for recommendation to the City Council. If approved by the Council, such permission for connection to the public sewer shall be issued by the City Administrator upon receipt of the financial security herein provided.
(F) Any person who desires to receive permission from the city to connect to the city sewer shall file, annually, with the City Administrator, a certification in the form to be provided by the City Administrator, which certification shall include a representation that the party seeking permission to connect to the city sewer is qualified to do so, and shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the city from all suits, accidents, and damage that may arise by reason of any opening in any street, alley, or public ground made by the person or by those in the person’s employment or under the person’s control for any purpose whatsoever; and certifying that the person will replace and restore the street and alley over such opening to the condition existing prior to the installation, adequately guard the opening with barricades and lights, and keep and maintain the same to the satisfaction of the City Engineer and Wastewater System Operator, and shall conform in all respects to the rules and regulations of the Council relative thereto, and pay all fines that may be imposed on the person by law.
(G) The fee for making service connections shall be as set by City Council resolution from time to time. All permits for connection to the public sewer shall expire 60 days after the date of the permit unless suspended or revoked prior thereto by the Council for cause.
(H) The Council may suspend or revoke any permit issued for connection to the public sewer under this subchapter for any of the following causes:
(1) Giving false information in connection with the application for a permit;
(2) Incompetence of the person applying for the permit;
(3) Willful violation of any provisions of this subchapter or any rule or regulation pertaining to the making of service connections;
(4) Failure to adequately protect, defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the city and the user.
(Ord. 89, passed 11-22-94) Penalty, see § 51.99