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Whenever a building sewer is taken out of service, the connection to the public sewer shall be plugged at the tapping or opening into the public sewer, provided, however, if the part of the building sewer in the public right of way is found by examination and testing by the applicant to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Service, to meet the requirements of this chapter and the rules and regulations of the Director, the plug may be made at the property line. Such plugging shall be made under the observation of, and approved by, the Director or his authorized representative.
At least forty-eight hours prior to the commencement of such work, the applicant shall notify the Director.
(Ord. 30-86. Passed 1-14-86.)
No person shall clean a building sewer and connections or use any sewer cleaning machine without first having procured a license in the manner hereinafter provided, except that an owner may clean the building sewer that lies within the owner's property without first obtaining a sewer cleaner's license. Subject to the foregoing exception, any persons desiring to clean or remove stoppage in building sewers shall make application in writing for a sewer cleaner's license to the Director of Public Utilities. The Director of Public Utilities shall have the authority to establish rules and regulations as the Director deems necessary to establish the qualifications and requirements to be met by such applicants for a sewer tapper's license.
The Division of Sewer and Drainage Services shall examine the qualifications of each applicant for such license and determine if the qualified applicant meets the requirements to properly do the work of cleaning building sewers and connections. Upon the recommendation of the Division of Sewer and Drainage Services, the Director shall grant a license to such applicant, subject to all applicable laws. Such license shall authorize the licensee to clean or remove stoppages in building sewers under the Toledo Municipal Code and laws of the State of Ohio, provided that such license shall not be issued to such applicant nor become effective until such applicant files with the Department of Public Utilities a bond in the sum of not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) with sureties and conditioned on the applicant's promise and representation that the applicant will indemnify, defend and save harmless the City from any and all loss or damage that may be either directly or indirectly occasioned by said applicant's cleaning a building sewer and connections.
Should the bond for any reason become of no effect, then the license issued to such applicant shall immediately become void.
Such licensee shall not make any excavation on private or public property, or in any way alter or remove any plumbing fixtures, unless in all respects governed by the provisions of the ordinances of the City now in force or which may hereafter be adopted and/or amended. If the licensee violates any provisions of this chapter or applicable ordinances of the City, laws of the State of Ohio, rules, regulations and standards of the Director of Public Utilities, or the conditions of the license relative to cleaning building sewers and connections of the removal of stoppages therefrom, the Director of Public Utilities shall have the power to suspend or revoke the license in the manner provided by Section 927.15.
The fee for a sewer cleaner's license shall be determined by the Director of Public Utilities.
(Ord. 292-10. Passed 6-22-10.)
All licenses issued pursuant to this chapter shall continue in effect until February 1 following issuance of such license. Application for renewal of licenses issued and in effect pursuant to this chapter can be made thirty (30) days before the aforesaid expiration date and each year thereafter on forms furnished by the Director of Public Utilities. If the licensee fully meets the requirements of the Director of Public Utilities and continues to properly do the work covered by his license, the Director may renew the license.
Whenever the Division of Sewer and Drainage Services determines it to be necessary to act to suspend and/or revoke for cause as provided for in this chapter a license issued pursuant to this chapter, the Division of Sewer and Drainage Services shall serve on the licensee a written notice of the decision to suspend and/or revoke such license. Such notice shall specify the basis for suspension and/or revocation, and where the action of the Division of Sewer and Drainage Services is to suspend, shall specify the remedial acts required to reinstate the suspended license.
Within five (5) days after receipt of the written decision of the Division of Sewer and Drainage Services, the licensee may make a demand in writing to the Director of Public Utilities for a review hearing on the suspension and/or revocation of such license and set forth a detailed explanation and evidence in support of such review request. The hearing shall be promptly held following receipt of the written demand, and at least two (2) days notice of the hearing shall be given to the licensee. The hearing shall be conducted by the Director of Public Utilities. The Director may accept, amend or modify the decision of the Division of Sewer and Drainage Services, or extend the licensee's time for compliance with remedial acts eliminating the cause of the suspension and/or revocation of the license.
Upon completion of the hearing the Director of Public Utilities shall render a written decision to the licensee. The decision of the Director shall be a final appealable order.
The licensee shall cease and desist from the performance of any and all work permitted by the license during the time such license is suspended or revoked.
(Ord. 292-10. Passed 6-22-10.)
(Ord. 30-86. Passed 1-14-86.)