Section
General Provisions
51.01 Right of entry for purpose of inspection
51.02 Fixtures included in city system; distinction between main and lateral sewers and house sewers
51.03 Connection required where property is within 175 feet of public sewer
51.04 Regulations for property where public sewer is not available
51.05 Failure to connect to public sewer
51.06 Cesspools, septic tanks and privies
51.07 Specifications for house sewers
51.08 Connection of private garage with house sewer from dwelling
51.09 Placing garbage, refuse or similar matter in sewer system
51.10 Liability of owner of building for clogging sewer
51.11 Discharge of storm water or drainage water to sanitary sewers
Industrial Waste Discharge Standards
51.25 Definitions
51.26 Prohibited discharges
51.27 Chemical discharges
51.28 Heavy metals or toxic materials
51.29 Garbage
51.30 Storm water and other unpolluted drainage
51.31 Temperature
51.32 Radioactive wastes
51.33 Impairment of sewer facilities or treatment processes
51.34 Use of public sewer system required
51.35 Acceptance or rejection of discharge by approving authority
51.36 Pretreatment or flow-equalizing facilities
51.37 Discharges requiring traps; standards for traps
51.38 Control manhole and sampling and measurement equipment
51.39 Sampling and testing methods
51.40 User charges; agreement between discharger and city
51.41 Existing dischargers
51.42 Discharge permit
51.43 Right of entry of enforcement officers
51.44 Authority to disconnect water and wastewater service
51.45 Notice of violation
51.46 Continuing prohibited discharge after notice
51.47 Failure to pay water or sewer bill
Grease Trap and Grease Interceptor Program
51.60 Definitions
51.61 Fats, oil and grease not covered under 40 C.F.R. part 403
51.62 Non-domestic and apartment users of the POTW
51.63 Facilities generating fats, oils or greases
51.64 Location of grease trap/interceptor for facilities
51.65 Intentional or unintentional allowance of discharge of fats, oils or greases into the POTW system
51.66 Installation of grease trap/interceptors compliance
51.99 Penalty
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Officers and employees of the city shall have the right and privilege of entering any building or premises within the corporate limits of the city, within reasonable hours, for the purpose of making inspection of plumbing or house sewers connected with the city sewer system.
(1998 Code, § 122-31)
The city sewer system mentioned in this chapter, and to which this chapter relates, embraces and includes not only the entire sewer system owned and operated by the city, but also any and all other sewer lines and systems located in or about the city owned or operated by any other person. The sewers of the city sewer system are called main sewers and lateral sewers. The sewer lines laid by property owners on their land, to connect buildings, structures and fixtures with the city sewer system, are called house sewers.
(1998 Code, § 122-32)
Every owner of a building or part thereof occupied by people for any purpose, during any part of the day or night, where a main or lateral sewer of the city sewer system is laid and maintained within 175 feet of the building and in such part of a street or alley as lies immediately adjacent to the lot, lots, parcel of land or premises on which such building or part of building is located, shall put up within such building or part of building, or upon the premises where the building or part of building is situated, a water closet or a privy, and have the water closet or privy connected with the city sewer system. Every such privy or closet shall be supplied with water and with a flush tank adequate to properly flush such privy or closet.
(1998 Code, § 122-33)
(A) In cases of undivided land, where there is no main or lateral sewer of the city sewer system within the distance provided by § 51.03 of this chapter, no building shall be constructed thereon unless the tract contains at least two acres of land and has a width of at least 200 feet measured at the front building line.
(B) The City Commission may authorize a variance from the two-acre or 200-foot width requirements for on-site sanitary sewer facilities when, its opinion, undue hardship will result from requiring strict compliance. In granting a variance, the Commission shall prescribe only conditions that it deems necessary or desirable in the public interest. In making the findings required in this section, the Commission shall take into account the nature of the proposed use of the land involved, existing uses of land in the vicinity, the number of persons who will reside at the proposed location and the probable effect of the variance upon the public health, safety, convenience and welfare in the vicinity. The Planning Board shall first review the request for a variance and make a written recommendation to the City Commission. No variance shall be granted unless the Commission finds:
(1) There are special circumstances or conditions affecting the land involved such that the strict application of the provisions of this chapter would deprive the applicant of the reasonable use of his or her land;
(2) The variance is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of a substantial property right of the applicant;
(3) The granting of the variance will not be detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare, or injurious to other property in the area;
(4) The granting of the variance will not have the effect of preventing the orderly subdivision of other land in the area in accordance with the provisions of this chapter;
(5) The County Health District approves the on-site sanitary sewer facilities;
(6) Applicant agrees that, if platting is required by state law or city ordinance, any granting of a variance is conditional on the property being platted, approved by the city and recorded in the County Deed Records;
(7) Applicant has paid all property taxes;
(8) The property is in excess of one acre of undeveloped land area, excluding water bodies (ponds, lakes, streams and the like); and
(9) One of the following guidelines applies:
(a) The subject property perimeter is bounded by undevelopable property which if it were combined with the subject property would cause it to exceed the ordinance requirement. Undevelopable property includes natural bodies of water, highway, railway or other right-of-way, or other properties of the land that substantially prevent the property from being developed by any property owner; or
(b) Other factors (other than economic hardship) exist that would prohibit the applicant from purchasing enough additional property to meet the section requirements.
(C) (1) The findings of the City Commission, together with the specific facts upon which the findings are based, shall be incorporated into the official minutes of the Commission meeting at which the variance is granted.
(2) Variances may be granted only when in harmony with the general purpose and intent of the city code, so that the public health, safety and welfare may be secured and substantial justice done.
(3) Pecuniary hardship to the subdivider, standing alone, shall not be deemed to constitute undue hardship.
(1998 Code, § 122-34) (Ord. 01-08, passed 3-21-2001) Penalty, see § 51.99
It shall be unlawful for any person, whether as owner, as agent of the owner, or as a lessee, tenant, proprietor or occupant, of any building or part of building coming within the provisions of § 51.03 of this chapter, to construct, use or maintain, or permit to be constructed, used or maintained, upon the lot, parcel of land or premises upon which the building or part of building is located, any privy, water closet, urinal, slop drain, bathtub drain, shower/bath drain, wastewater drain or other receptacle whatever, used or to be used for the purpose of receiving and discharging sewage matter or slop of any kind, unless such receptacle shall be connected with the city sewer system and be kept and maintained in proper working condition.
(1998 Code, § 122-35) Penalty, see § 51.99
It shall be unlawful for any person, as owner, agent of the owner, lessee, tenant, proprietor or occupant of any building, or part of building, or of any lot, lots, parcel of land or premises coming within the provisions of this chapter, to construct, use or maintain or permit to be constructed, used or maintained on such lot, parcel of land or premises any cesspool, septic toilet, septic tank or pit toilet. No cesspool, septic toilet, septic tank or privy vault shall be connected with the city sewer system.
(1998 Code, § 122-36) Penalty, see § 51.99
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