§ 51.055 RESTRICTIONS ON NEW CONNECTIONS.

   Any new connections to the sanitary sewer system shall be prohibited unless sufficient capacity is available in all downstream facilities, including but not limited to capacity for flow, BOD5 and suspended solids, as determined by the Utilities Superintendent.

Penalty, see § 51.999

§ 51.056 BUILDING SEWER PERMITS.

   (A)   Required. No unauthorized 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.

   (B)   Applications. 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, name of owner, street number of the building to be connected and how 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)   Classes. There shall be two classes of building sewer permits: one for residential and commercial service, and one 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 judgement of the city. The industry, as a condition of permit authorization, must provide information describing its wastewater constituents, characteristics and type of activity.

   (D)   Inspection and connection. The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the city when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection and inspection shall be made under the supervision of the Utilities Superintendent or authorized representative thereof.

Penalty, see § 51.999

§ 51.057 COSTS AND EXPENSES.

   All costs and expenses incidental to the installation and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the city from any loss or damage that may be directly or indirectly occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.

Penalty, see § 51.999

§ 51.058 SEPARATE BUILDING SEWERS REQUIRED.

   A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building, except where one building stands at the rear of another on an interior lot and no private sewer is available or can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley, court, yard or driveway. The building sewer from the front building may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered one building sewer. The city does not and will not assume any obligation or responsibility for damage caused by or resulting from any connection.

Penalty, see § 51.999

§ 51.059 OLD BUILDING SEWERS; RESTRICTIONS ON USE.

   Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test by the Utilities Superintendent or his or her representative, to meet all requirements of this chapter.

§ 51.060 CONFORMANCE TO STATE BUILDING AND PLUMBING CODE REQUIREMENTS.

   (A)   The size, slopes, alignment, materials of construction of building sewers and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe, jointing, testing, and backfilling of the trench, shall all conform to the requirements of the State Building and Plumbing Code or other applicable rules and regulations of the city. Cast iron pipe shall be used for a building sewer laid within 50 feet of any well per Minnesota Public Health department requirements.

   (B)   The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall conform to the requirements of the State Building and Plumbing Code or other applicable rules and regulations of the city. All connections shall be made gastight and watertight, and verified by proper testing to prevent the inclusion of infiltration/inflow. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials must be approved by the city prior to installation.

Penalty, see § 51.999