(a) General. The public sanitary sewer utility, the sanitary sewer system, and connections to the system shall be regulated in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, any other applicable provisions of the Streets, Utilities & Public Services Code, any other applicable provisions of the Xenia City Code, and any applicable provisions of the Ohio Revised Code, Ohio Administrative Code, Ohio Building Code, Ohio Fire Code, and any applicable federal laws.
(b) Rules and Regulations. The Public Service Director is hereby authorized to promulgate rules and regulations regarding the construction of and materials used for sanitary mains, service lines, curb boxes, pipes, and other appurtenances or facilities; the use and conditions for use of the City's public sanitary sewer utility and system and connections thereto; and any regulations necessary to carry out the Public Service Director's duties under this Chapter, the Xenia City Code, and any applicable federal or state law, rule, or regulation. Such rules and regulations shall be known as the "Sanitary Sewer Utility Rules and Regulations," shall be made available to the public on the City's website and shall be kept up to date.
(c) Use of Sanitary Sewer Required. The owners of all buildings within the City that are used, or are intended to be used, for human occupancy, employment, recreation or any other purposes and which abut any street, alley, or right-of-way in which there is now located or may in the future be located a public sanitary sewer main, are hereby required, at their expense, to install suitable plumbing facilities therein and to connect such facilities directly with the proper sanitary sewer main, in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter and the Sanitary Sewer Utility Rules and Regulations, within ninety (90) days after the date of official notice from the City to do so; provided, however, that such public sanitary sewer main is:
(1) Within one hundred feet (100') of the property line;
(2) Within three hundred feet (300') of the building to be served; and
(3) Able to be served by gravity flow.
(d) Scope. Every person whose premises are served by a connection to the sanitary sewer utility system, which connection discharges sanitary wastewater, industrial wastewater, cooling water or other liquids, either directly or indirectly, into the sanitary sewer facilities under the jurisdiction of the City will be charged for the use of the City's sanitary sewer utility. The sanitary sewer utility usage charges shall be applied to each and every premises discharging to the sanitary sewer utility system, and the charges shall be as specified in this Chapter.
(Ord. 79-33. Adopted 06/14/79; Ord. 2023-38. Adopted 12/28/23; Em. Ord. 2024-01. Adopted 02/08/24; Ord. 2024-02. Adopted 02/22/24)