The following rules shall apply to all house service connections (tap-ins) for central sanitary sewage service within the City:
(a) No sewer permits shall be issued nor plans for sewers approved, which sewers are to be connected to the City's sanitary sewer system, unless such sewers are properly designed and constructed. Minimum criteria for the design and construction of sanitary sewer facilities shall be the standards established by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and such other standards as may be established and promulgated from time to time by the City Engineer.
(b) Each property owner requesting a tap-in shall be required to post a cash bond with the Building Inspector to secure proper completion of such project within the right-of-way. Such cash bond shall be determined by the City Engineer and shall be retained by the City for one year after the posting thereof. If, after one year, all of the provisions of this Chapter and any other applicable ordinances have been complied with, and upon the approval of the City Engineer, such cash bond shall be returned without interest, minus a thirty dollar ($30.00) check processing fee, to the property owner. (Ord. 2002-116. Passed 1-23-03.)
(c) No tap-in shall be allowed for any property which is not served by the City water provided by the Lake County Westend Water Department.
(d) Services for each applicant will include inspection of the service lateral installation from the home to the City's sewer; observation of the proper abandonment of the septic system; and inspections, internal and external of the structure, to verify compliance with all provisions of this Chapter and other applicable ordinances.
(e) Prior to the commencement of any work to construct a tap-in, detailed plans and specifications shall be presented to the City Engineer for his approval. Upon the written approval of the plans and specifications by the City Engineer, work may commence on the tap-in. All work required for the tap-in shall be done in a good and workmanlike manner under the supervision of the City Engineer or the Director of Public Service.
(f) No person shall make connection of roof downspouts, storm water sump pumps, exterior foundation drains, areaway drains or other sources of surface runoff or ground water to a building sewer or building drain which, in turn, is connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer.
(g) No user shall discharge, or cause to be discharged, any storm water, surface water, ground water, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, uncontaminated cooling water or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary sewer.
(h) Storm water and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such sewers as are specifically designated as storm waters or to a natural outlet approved by the City Engineer.
(i) No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any pollutant, garbage, oil, sewage, grease, gasoline, waste, animal excrement, or any other substance, with the exception of water, into any storm sewer, drainage ditch or natural waterway.
(j) Each property owner desiring to tap-in shall be responsible for the full cost of the work necessary to accomplish such tap-in.
(k) After completion of the tap-in it shall be the responsibility of the City to maintain, within the public right-of-way, the trunk sewer and lateral connections thereto.
(l) As a condition of authorization to tap-in, each property owner desiring such connection shall provide a test tee at the right of way line.
(Ord. 2001-30. Passed 7-26-01.)
(m) The Director of Public Service is hereby authorized and directed to adopt and enforce specifications and regulations in accordance with the provisions of this and all other applicable ordinances, laws and regulations for the purpose of providing control of the installation and maintenance of sanitary sewer connections and the inspection thereof.
(n) The Director of Public Service shall maintain accurate and complete records of all permits issued. He shall, upon being satisfied that the provisions of this Chapter have been or are being violated, take such steps as may be necessary to abate or enjoin such violations. .
(o) The City shall collect a two-hundred fifty dollar ($250.00) fee at the time of application for a permit for a sanitary sewer connection.
(Ord. 2010-23. Passed 7-8-10.)