§ 15-406 SAME; CLASSES; APPLICATION; FEES.

   (a)   (1)   There shall be three classes of building sewer permits:

         (A)   For residential and commercial service;

         (B)   For service to establishments producing industrial waste; and

         (C)   For any sewer user outside the city limits.

      (2)   In any case, the owner(s) or his or her agent shall make application for a permit on a special form furnished by the city.

   (b)   The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications or other information considered pertinent by the City Manager.

   (c)   A sewer inspection fee of $25 shall be charged for each class of building sewer located within the corporate limits of the city, prior to connection with the sanitary sewer system.

   (d)   A tapping permit and inspection fee of $350 shall be charged for any sewer user outside the corporate limits of the city, which shall be paid to the city at the time the application is filed. No sewer building permit for any area outside the corporate limits of the city shall be granted unless the permit is first presented to the governing body and approved thereby. Any such permit shall specify all the terms upon which the use of city sewer services by persons outside the city limits has been granted and shall be signed by the Mayor and City Clerk on behalf of the city and by the person requesting and receiving the permit.

   (e)   Dump station user fee:

      (1)   Fifteen dollars for 2,000 gallon minimum; and

      (2)   One dollar for each 1,000 gallon thereafter.

(Ord. 956, passed 2-5-1985; Ord. 1015, passed 7-21-1987)

§ 15-407 SAME; COSTS; LIABILITY.

   (a)   All costs and expenses incidental to the installation and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner (s).

   (b)   The owners shall indemnify the city from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.

(Ord. 786, passed 2-1-1977)

§ 15-408 SAME; SEPARATE CONNECTIONS; EXCEPTIONS.

   A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building; with the following exceptions.

   (a)   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 front building sewer may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one building sewer.

   (b)   Where two buildings are located on adjacent lots in the I-P: Industrial Park District, as defined by the zoning ordinance of the City of Wamego, Kansas, both buildings may connect to the same sewer lateral, providing that:

      (1)   The owners of said tracts have signed an agreement, running with the property, providing for installation and maintenance of the shared sewer lateral, and individual building laterals which encroach upon the adjacent lot;

      (2)   A manhole is provided at the point of connection of the building laterals to the shared lateral, and at the point of connection of the shared lateral to the public sewer main;

      (3)   The shared lateral has a minimum six-inch diameter; and

      (4)   The City Building Official/and or City Engineer has determined that estimated flow will not exceed the capacity of the shared lateral or public sewer main.

(Ord. 1152, passed 2-2-1993)

§ 15-409 OLD SEWERS; USE.

   Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test by the inspector to meet all requirements of this article.

(Ord. 786, passed 2-1-1977)

§ 15-410 CONSTRUCTION CODES.

   (a)   The size, slope, alignment, materials of construction of a building sewer, and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe, jointing, testing and backfilling the trench, shall all conform to the requirements of the building and plumbing code or other applicable rules and regulations of the city.

   (b)   In the absence of code provisions or in amplification thereof, the materials and procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the ASTM and WPCF Manual of Practice No. 9 shall apply.

(Ord. 786, passed 2-1-1977)

§ 15-411 CONNECTIONS; HOW MADE.

   Each connection shall be made at the “Y” designated for that property. The only exception shall be where the designated “Y” is not located within three feet of the point of measurement furnished by the city. Any connection not made at the designated “Y” in the main sewer shall be made under the direct supervision of the Superintendent of Distribution.

§ 15-412 GRAVITY FLOW; EXCEPTIONS.

   Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such building drain shall be lifted by an approved means and discharged to the building sewer.

(Ord. 786, passed 2-1-1977)