(a) Storm Water. Storm water shall consist of a discharge or cause to be discharged any surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, storm water, subsurface drainage, uncontaminated cooling water or unpolluted industrial process waters. Any roof drain connections shall be connected into an available storm sewer or shall be disconnected above ground in an appropriate manner approved by the Village. Discharges from roof drains emptying onto the ground surface shall be at least three feet from adjacent property line and shall in no way be directed to flood or otherwise cause damage to adjoining property. It is required that any new construction of discharge units shall have any stormwater connections of roof drains, footer and foundation tiles or any other service connected to a storm sewer. The Village retains the right to prohibit new taps to the system if the tap would cause the capacity of the system to be exceeded.
(b) Building Sewers and Connections.
(1) No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter or disturb any public storm sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the Village Manager.
(2) There shall be two classes of building sewer permits:
A. For residential and commercial service, and
B. For service to establishments producing industrial discharges.
In either case, the owner or his agent shall make application on a special form furnished by the Village. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the Village Manager. All permit and inspection fees for a building sewer permit shall be paid to the Village Treasurer at the time the application is filed.
(3) All costs and expense incident to the installation and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the Village for any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
(4) The building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation six inches above the street surfaces at the gutter line. Any discharge below this elevation, including foundation and floor drains, shall be pumped up to this elevation.
(5) In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public storm sewer, stormwater carried by such drain shall be lifted by approved artificial means and discharged to the building sewer with appropriate check valve.
(6) Variations in construction required due to existing street grade, topography of lot or other circumstances, shall be petitioned by letter to the Street Committee of Council for interpretation and final decision with recommendations from the Village Manager and/or Village Engineer.
(7) The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall be made at the "Y" branch, if such branch is available at a suitable location. If the public sewer is twelve inches in diameter or less, and no properly located "Y" branch is available, the owner shall, at his expense, install a "Y" branch in the public sewer at the location specified by the Village Manager. Where the public sewer is greater than twelve inches in diameter, and no properly located "Y" branch is available, a neat hole may be cut into the public sewer to receive the building sewer with entry in the downstream direction at an angle of about forty-five degrees. A forty-five degree ell may be used to make such connection, with the spigot end cut so as not to extend past the inner surface of the public sewer. The invert of the building sewer at the point of connection shall be at the same or at a higher elevation than the invert of the public sewer. A smooth, neat joint shall be made, and the connection made secure and watertight by encasement in concrete. Special fittings may be used for the connection only when approved by the Village Manager.
(8) The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the Village Manager when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be made by or under the supervision of the Village Manager or his representative.
(9) All excavations for building sewer installation shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the Village.
(Ord. 1991-43. Passed 2-18-92; Ord. 2010-45. Passed 12-20-10.)
(c) Building Sewer Maintenance and Repairs.
(1) Building sewers shall be routinely maintained by, and at the expense of, the owner(s) of the property being served by such building sewers, from the point of intersection with the main Village sewer line to the structure being served by such lateral. Routine maintenance by a property owner shall include the removal of any tree roots, foreign objects, accumulated grease or other obstructions.
(2) In cases where there is determined to be "damage" to that portion of a building sewer that lies within roadway property, the Village may, at the discretion of the Village Manager, assume all or part of the costs of roadway property building sewer repair work if the Village Manager determines that the damage is not the result of (a) the property owner's failure to maintain the building sewer, (b) is not the result of abusive or over-aggressive attempts by the property owner, or someone engaged by the property owner, to remove blockages, and (c) is not the result of an illegal cross-connection within the property owner's real property. In such cases, the burden shall be on the property owner to establish that he satisfies the foregoing standards. The property owner may provide an in-line video recording of the building line to demonstrate that it has been properly maintained.
(3) A property owner shall be responsible for repairing all damage to any building sewer that lies outside roadway property, at the owner's expense.
(4) Nothing in this section shall be construed or enlarged upon as evidence that the Village is in any manner liable for damage to private property, the structures thereon, or the contents thereof, resulting from a back-up of water, sewage, or materials attributable, in whole or in part, to damage to or blockage of any portion of building sewer.
(Ord. 2014-33. Passed 9-15-14.)