(a) No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with, or opening into, use, alter, or disturb any sanitary sewer or appurtenance of the sewer system without first obtaining a written permit from the Director of Public Works.
(b) An adequate and responsible bond may be required for the purpose of repairing and replacing any damage done to any public street or way by reason of such installation of a sewer connection or a sewer before such permit is issued.
(1) The City shall determine the amount of the required bond and said bond will be delivered to the Director of Public Works prior to commencement of the installation.
(c) All costs and expenses incidental to the installation, connection and maintenance of the customer service line shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the City from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the customer service line.
(d) A separate and independent customer service line shall be provided for every building or series of buildings located on a single parcel of land owned by the applicant. A new customer service line must be laid from the building to the lateral provided for the customer.
(e) The slope, alignment, and materials of construction of a customer service line, and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe, jointing, testing and back filling the trench, shall all conform to the requirements of the Sanitary Sewer Specifications used by the City.
(1) All customer service lines must be a minimum of 4 inch diameter.
(2) Adequate soil cover to protect the service line from crushing or frost action is required.
(3) No customer service line shall be laid in the same trench with any gas and/or water line and must be separated by at least two feet from any water line.
(4) All excavations for customer service line installation shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazard.
(5) Streets, sidewalks, parkways and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the City.
(f) The customer service line shall be connected to a sanitary sewer at the lateral provided by the City. The invert of a customer service line at the point of connection shall be at the same or higher elevation than the invert of the sanitary sewer.
(g) No person shall make connection of roof downspouts, foundation drains, areaway drains, or other sources of surface runoff or groundwater to a customer service line or lateral sewer which in turn is connected directly or indirectly to a sanitary sewer. Upon determination that this type of connection has been made, the City shall cause the owner to be notified by certified mail that said owner shall remove such connections within 30 days. Should the owner fail to comply with the requirements and terms of the notification, the penalties called for under Section 925.24(b) shall be invoked.
(h) Except as otherwise provided in this article, each improved property shall be connected separately and independently with a lateral through an independent customer service line. Grouping of more than one improved property on one customer service line shall not be permitted except under special circumstances and for good sanitary reasons or other good causes shown, and then only after special permission of the Director of Public Works as may be prescribed by the City; provided, however, a single customer service line may be permitted to serve a school, mobile home park, apartment house or other permanent multiple unit property.
(i) Where an improved property shall be served by its own package treatment plant or similar mechanical device at the time connection to a sanitary sewer is required:
(1) The existing sewer line shall be broken on the structure side of such sewage disposal system or device and attachment shall be made, with proper fitting, to continue such sewer line as a customer service line.
(2) The Director of Public Works may, at his discretion, permit the utilization of an existing sewer line provided an inspection discloses that it is reasonably true to grade and alignment and in good condition. In case of an existing sewer line utilizing a type of sewer pipe not specified herein, the Director of Public Works shall have the right to require the Owner to uncover the full extent of the pipe to determine its condition.
A. The Director of Public Works may require pipe replacement with approved pipe as outlined herein if the inspection discloses such pipe to be deteriorated in any manner. The cost of replacing the pipe where necessary shall be the sole responsibility of the Owner thereof.
(j) No customer service line shall be covered until it has been inspected and approved by the Director of Public Works or an authorized agent or his representative. If the line is covered before inspection, it must be uncovered by the Owner for inspection and approval. Every customer service line shall be maintained in a sanitary and safe operating condition by the Owner of such improved property.
(k) The applicant for the sewer service permit shall notify the Director of Public Works when the customer service line is ready for inspection.
(Ord. O-3-08. Passed 7-24-08.)