(a) Objectives. The objectives of this section are:
(1) To provide sanitary sewer services where gravity sewer lines are not yet possible due to differences in land elevations;
(2) To provide, within the urban service area, for the orderly development and expansion of the borders of the city, regardless of the terrain, through the application of alternative sanitary service technologies, pending the development of future area gravity sewers; and
(3) To provide for the orderly conversion from septic tanks to a central treatment system if sanitary problems exist in an area where annexation may occur without the immediate possibility of gravity sewers.
(b) Definitions. The following words and/or phrases used in this section are defined in Chapter 1038, § 1038.01.
LIFT SYSTEM
LIFT STATION
LOW PRESSURE SEWER SYSTEM
(c) General regulations.
(1) The design of any sanitary lift station, force main or low pressure sewer system shall meet all requirements of the City of Xenia, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA), the Ohio Building Code (OBC) and any other applicable codes or regulations. This shall include the city ordinance banning the connection of foundation drains, roof drains and other clear water drains and reserving the city’s right of entry for inspection.
(2) The outfall of a lift station or of a low-pressure sewer system via a force main shall not overload any portion of the receiving gravity sewer system, nor encroach upon the future growth and normal development of the receiving district served by the gravity sewer.
(3) Site plans for proposals under this policy shall be prepared at an engineering scale of not less than one inch equals 100 feet. The site plan will show, within reason, all areas surrounding the development that may be of potential benefit should the lift station or the low-pressure sewer system be accepted by the city. The site plan should also show proposed future gravity sewers, where known.
(4) Copies of any agreements, covenants or bonds resulting from an application under this section shall be maintained at the Division of Building Inspection Services of the City of Xenia and/or filed with Greene County.
(5) Force mains may be installed in City of Xenia utility easements.
(d) Small private lift systems. Small sewer lift stations or a small low-pressure sewer system, where the water service connection does not exceed one and one-half inches in diameter, may be privately owned and installed for private residences, small multiple residences, small businesses or small homeowner associations, subject to the following conditions:
(1) The design of the lift station or low-pressure system meets all current city, OEPA and Building Code standards.
(2) Upon the receipt of appropriate documentation, the city agrees that the receiving sewer has adequate capacity to accept the outfall from the force main.
(3) The owner shall provide a written agreement to the City of Xenia that the owner will maintain and repair the lift system installed, hold the city harmless from any damage to the lift system or to the owner’s property from power or equipment failures, and indemnify the City of Xenia from any costs resulting therefrom.
(e) Large public lift systems. The developer of a large residential, industrial or commercial area will be allowed to install a public lift station and/or a large low-pressure sewer system, subject to the following conditions:
(1) The lift station and/or the low-pressure sewer system will meet all the current city, OEPA and Building Code standards and will serve a large isolated basin with no current plan for a gravity sewer, and unreasonable financial hardships, as determined by the city, would be imposed on the developer if forced to install a gravity sewer trunk.
(2) A. The developer shall propose, for acceptance by the city, a sewer user fee to be added to the monthly usage billing to defray the operating expenses of the lift station and to capitalize maintenance and replacement costs, including dismantling of the lift station, if a large lift station is used to transport the sewage to a distant gravity sewer trunk.
B. If a low-pressure sewer system is used to collect and to transport the sewage of the isolated basin to a distant gravity sewer trunk, the developer shall propose, for acceptance by the city, a sewer user fee to be added to the monthly usage billing to defray the expenses to the city of the operation, capitalized maintenance, dismantling and replacement costs of those parts of the system that are accepted into the city’s sewer system.
C. Such an economic report shall demonstrate new customers in sufficient quantity to make acceptance of the proposal feasible to the city.
(3) The lift system shall be strategically located and capable of efficiently serving on a regional basis and not just the boundaries of the proposed development, consistent with the sewer policies of the city.
(4) The proposed lift system shall have redundant pumping capacity for pump or pump motor failures. Standby generation and an alarm system, as approved by the city, shall be installed at lift stations.
(5) Approval of the use of a lift station shall follow the normal review and approval process for subdivision projects.
(Res. 92-J, passed 8-27-1992)