Chapter 13.20
PERMITS AND CONNECTION FEES
Sections:
13.20.010 Permit required for work on public sewers—Waived by director.
13.20.020 Application for permit—Permit issued upon payment of fees.
13.20.030 Permit not needed for building sewer repair—Exceptions.
13.20.050 Connection fee—Prerequisite to issuance of permit.
13.20.060 Connection fee—Determination by director when.
13.20.070 Connection fee—Increase or decrease for extraordinary services.
13.20.080 Disposition of funds.
13.20.090 Evidence of connection submitted to director.
13.20.010 Permit required for work on public sewers—Waived by director.
It shall be unlawful for any person other than the public works department to make any connection with any public sewer, or to construct or alter any public sewer, within the city right-of-way or easement, without first obtaining a permit from the director for such work. The director may on occasion waive this requirement. (See Section 13.20.090). (Ord. 648 § 1 (part), 1982)
13.20.020 Application for permit—Permit issued upon payment of fees.
Any person desiring a permit for any work involving sewers shall make application in writing to the director giving such information as it may require, on blanks to be furnished for that purpose. If it appears therefrom that the work to be performed thereunder is to be done according to the regulations contained in this article and otherwise provided by standard specifications and designs of the public works department for the construction of such work, a permit shall be issued upon payment of the required fees. (Ord. 648 § 1 (part), 1982)
13.20.030 Permit not needed for building sewer repair—Exceptions.
Nothing contained in this chapter shall be deemed to require the application for, or the issuance of, a permit for the purpose of removing stoppages or repairing leaks in a building sewer, except when it is necessary to replace any part of such sewer. (Ord. 648 § 1 (part), 1982)
13.20.040 Sewer permit fees.
A. The following fees shall be charged for sewer permits:
1. When the work to be performed involves only the alteration of a building sewer and does not involve a connection with the public sewer, the fee shall be as established by council.
2. When the work to be performed involves the connection of a building lateral sewer to the public sewer, the fee shall be as established by council for this portion of the work.
3. When the work to be performed involves the abandonment of a septic tank or other private sanitary facility, the fee shall be as established by council for this portion of the work.
4. When the work to be performed involves the connection of a building and lateral sewer to the public sewer, and the building to be served has been connected to a septic tank for sewage disposal, then both fees of subsections (2) and (3) above shall be paid before either permit is issued.
5. When any portion of the work is to be performed within the limits of a public right-of-way or public sewer easement, an encroachment pen-nit shall be obtained from the public works department of the city. (See Chapter 11.08, encroachments). (Ord. 648 § 1 (part), 1982)
13.20.050 Connection fee—Prerequisite to issuance of permit.
For each connection of a building and lateral sewer to a public sewer, a connection fee shall be collected by the city before the permit for the connection work is issued. (Ord. 648 § 1 (part), 1982)
13.20.060 Connection fee—Determination by director when.
For sewer service to any lot not included in the previous sections, or after a lot split is made or two or more lots or portions thereof are combined, the director shall determine the amount of the connection fee on such a basis as will result in the most equitable result to the applicant and other users. (Ord. 648 § 1 (part), 1982)
13.20.070 Connection fee—Increase or decrease for extraordinary services.
It is the intent of the city to equalize the cost of sewer service throughout the area of the city by the application of these regulations, and notwithstanding any provisions of the foregoing sections, the city may in any instance increase or decrease the connection fee to be charged for any extraordinary service to achieve such objective. (Ord. 648 § 1 (part), 1982)
13.20.080 Disposition of funds.
All connection and permit fees shall be deposited in the sewer growth fund established by the city. (Ord. 691 § 1(a), 1986: Ord. 648 § 1 (part), 1982)
13.20.090 Evidence of connection submitted to director.
Intent of Chapter. It is the intent of the foregoing sections that in each instance in which connection to a public sewer is desired, the property owner may make his own arrangements with an approved private contractor to perform the work, or request the city forces to do so, and shall submit satisfactory evidence to the director that this has been done prior to issuance of a permit pursuant to Section 13.20.010 of this code. (Ord. 648 § 1 (part), 1982)