(a) No connection shall be made with any public sanitary or combination sewer system, either at the main or by connection with another property already tapped into the City sewage system, without written permit from the Director. Any connection or opening made into any public sanitary or combination sewer system without such permit or in a manner different from the mode herein prescribed shall be a misdemeanor. Each and every day that any person shall, without such permit, continue to use the public sewer shall be considered a separate offense.
(Ord. 98-69. Passed 5-26-98.)
(b) No premises outside the corporate limits of the City shall be connected to, or served by, the sanitary sewers of the City unless the owner thereof shall have agreed in writing to pay to the City the expenses of such construction as hereinafter described, and shall have further agreed in writing to pay the sewage service charge provided for by pertinent ordinances; with the further agreement that the City shall have authority to disconnect such sewer tap and to discontinue service upon default in any of the payments so required to be made.
(Ord. 82-211. Passed 12-13-82.)
(c) Application for permission to construct or extend any sanitary sewer of the City sewer system shall be made in writing to the Director by the owner of the premises to be served. The owners of the premises to be served shall agree: to pay all expenses of such construction, including engineering and inspection charges; that all construction shall conform to the standard practice and specifications of the City; that all designs and plans shall be approved by the Director; that all construction be subject to the supervision and inspection by the City; and that when such sewers are constructed or extended, the City shall take full charge and control of the same and that in the event where such sewers are in territory annexed to the City, such sewers shall become the property of the City without payment of any money therefor by the City.
The Director, after receiving an application may request any further information or data from the applicants that may be necessary for a review of the application. If the application, after review, is approved as feasible, the application shall be submitted to Council for approval.
Plans, profiles and specifications for construction of sewers proposed to be constructed by applicants shall be prepared by registered professional engineers and submitted to the Director for final approval.
Construction of sewers shall not commence until: final approval of plans, profiles and specifications by the Director; payment of fees for inspection and/or engineering services as defined herein, and all necessary rights of way and permits have been secured. Rights of way required shall be either taken in the name of the City or reserve permission for the City to enter on the right of way to properly maintain the sewer.
(1) Plan review fee. The owner of the premises or his designee must submit plans, profiles and specifications to the Director for review. Prior to the review of said plans, the Director shall submit an invoice to the owner detailing the review fee that is based on the hours of review by the Director or his designee. The owner must deposit the amount of the invoice with the City Auditor. Upon notification that said fees have been paid, the Director or his designee shall conduct the review of said plans. Once modifications to the plans, profiles and specifications have been made and prior to final approval, the Director shall determine whether the fee deposited herein was sufficient to cover the review. If the fee deposited is more than the review costs then the difference of said fees will be returned to the owner/developer. If the fee deposited is less than the review costs then the Director shall invoice the owner/developer for the balance.
(2) The Director shall conduct a periodic review of the fees and make changes accordingly.
(d) After the proposed sewer systems have been approved for construction as required by subsection (c) hereof, such person so constructing the sewers, whether within or without the corporate limits of the City, shall, before any construction is commenced, secure a permit to start construction from the Director which shall show that the plans, profiles and specifications have been approved, and fees as delineated herein for inspection services have been paid in accordance with authorization granted by Council. For the protection of the City sewer system, it is necessary that construction work be done in compliance with the plans, profiles and specifications approved and in conformity to all applicable City ordinances and regulations.
Within thirty days following completion of sewer construction and final inspection and approval of the Director, such person shall have their engineer submit a final “as-built” set of plans and profiles prepared as directed by the Director, of such sewer construction for the file records of the City.
(1) Inspection fee. The owner of the premises or his designee after receiving final approval of said plans from the Director and prior to construction, the Director shall submit an invoice to the owner detailing the inspection fee that is based on the estimated hours of inspection by the Director or his designee for inspecting the infrastructure. The owner must deposit the amount of the invoice with the City Auditor. Upon notification that said fees have been paid, the Director or his designee shall conduct the inspection of the construction. Upon completion of the construction and inspection, the Director shall determine whether the fee deposited herein was sufficient to cover the inspection costs. If the fee deposited is more than the inspection costs then the difference of said fees will be returned to the owner/developer. If the fee deposited is less than the inspection costs, then the Director shall invoice the owner/developer for the balance.
(2) The Director shall conduct a periodic review of the fees and make changes accordingly.
No construction or laying of sewers that are to be connected to the City sewer system shall be carried on without the above required inspection.
(Ord. 98-69. Passed 5-26-98.)
(Ord. 98-69. Passed 5-26-98.)
(e) Any connection to a sanitary or combined sewer within the jurisdiction of the Director shall be subject to all regulations, charges, rates, fees and assessments which are, or may be established by the City.
(1) All costs and expenses incident to the installation and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the City from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly result from the installation of the building sewer. The owner of properties served by a sewer shall be responsible for the operation, cleaning, maintenance, repair and reconstruction of the building sewer from the building to the point of connection with the public sewer.
(2) A separate, independent building sewer shall be provided for each building. However, where one building stands at the rear of another on an interior lot and no private sewer is available or can be constructed as an addition to the rear building through an adjoining alley, court, yard, or driveway, the building sewer from the front building may be extended to the rear building and the whole may be considered one building sewer.
(3) Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they meet all provisions of this chapter.
(4) The building sewer shall be cast iron soil pipe, ASTM Specification A74 or equal; extra-strength vitrified clay sewer pipe, ASTM Specification C700 or equal; or PSM polyvinyl chloride pipe, ASTM Specification D3034-SDR35. Joints shall conform to ASTM D3212 and installation ASTM D2321. Joints shall be tight and waterproof. Any part of the building sewer located within ten (10) feet of a water service pipe shall be constructed of the aforementioned material or other suitable material approved by the Director. If installed in filled or unstable ground, the building sewer shall be cast iron soil pipe; however, nonmetallic material, identified as above, may be used if laid on a suitable concrete bed or cradle approved by the Director. At the owner's expense, all material shall be inspected and tested according to the requirements of the Director.
(5) The size and slope of the building sewer shall be subject to the approval of the Director. Six inch diameter pipe or larger shall be used from the property line to the connection with the public sewer. Four-inch diameter pipe may be used from the property line to the building. The slope of the six inch pipe shall not be less than one-eighth inch per foot and the slope of the four inch pipe not less than one fourth inch per foot.
(6) No building sewer shall be laid parallel to and within three feet of any bearing wall which might be weakened. The depth shall be sufficient to afford protection from the frost. The building sewer shall be laid at uniform grade and in straight alignment as far as possible. Changes in direction shall be made only with properly curved pipe fittings; pipe bends shall not exceed forty-five degrees.
(7) In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by the drain shall be lifted by approved artificial means and discharged to the building sewer.
(8) All excavations required for the installation of the building sewer shall be open trench work unless otherwise approved by the Director. Pipe laying and backfill shall be performed according to ASTM Specification C12. No back fill shall occur until the work has been inspected.
(9) Joints. All joints and connections shall be made gastight and watertight. In general, the joints shall meet the requirements of ASTM Designation C425, Type III. The contact surfaces shall be smooth, dimensionally correct, provide a seal meeting the infiltration (exfiltration) requirements and of a type which prevents possible damage to the joints in handling. No precast or poured joints containing asphalt shall be permitted. All joints and pipe shall first be approved by the Director before installation.
(10) Connections. Private tapping into the interceptors will not be permitted except in those instances where "Y" branches were installed during the original construction of the interceptor or any extensions thereto.
(11) The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the Director when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be made by the applicant, under the supervision of the Director or his representative.
(12) All excavations for building sewer installation shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights 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 City.
(13) No person constructing a sanitary sewer, building or house connection shall leave the excavation open, unsealed or incomplete in any fashion which would permit storm, surface or subsurface waters to enter the sewers.
(f) No additional service connections or increase in volume of existing connections shall be permitted that will increase the volume of waste in a sewer if sufficient capacity is not available in all downstream facilities (sewers, lift stations, plant, etc.).
(Ord. 82-211. Passed 12-13-82.)
(g) For the protection of the workers and the collection system, tapping of manholes will not be permitted without authorization from the Director. Tapping of manholes will not be authorized if a tap can be made on the sewer main.
(1) Requests for tapping of manholes shall be made in writing to the Director with the following attachments to the request: profile of the sewer main, proposed utility layout, description of how the tap will be made.
(2) In all instances, tapping of manholes shall follow City regulations. Outside drops will be required if the invert of the new sewer lateral or main extension is more than 18" higher than the main sewer invert. Construction of the outside drop shall conform to City referenced standards. All connections to the manhole will be watertight and shall be made with a boot. (Ord. 97-140. Passed 8-11-97.)