Chapter 13.12
PIPELINES
Sections:
13.12.020 Enactment of ordinance required.
13.12.030 Enactment of ordinance not required.
13.12.060 Violations—Abatement.
13.12.010 Pipeline defined.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the term “pipeline,” for purposes of this chapter shall include sewers, water mains, culverts, drains, cesspools and any and all water and sewerage facilities or sewerage treatment works. (Prior code § 1842)
13.12.020 Enactment of ordinance required.
No pipeline shall be constructed, maintained, repaired or used within the limits of this city unless prior to the commencement of the construction thereof, a permit shall be obtained from the City Council, which permit shall be granted only upon ordinance duly enacted according to law. This shall not apply to the exception stated in Section 13.12.050. (Prior code § 18-43)
13.12.030 Enactment of ordinance not required.
A permit required by this chapter may be issued by the City Clerk to a property owner to connect with any water or sewer line in an adjoining street after the written consent of three (3) members of the City Council shall have been obtained, and in such case the enactment of an ordinance shall not be necessary. (Prior code § 18-44)
13.12.040 Permit—Application.
Any person desiring a permit to construct a pipeline shall make application to the City Clerk which shall embody the following:
A. A map showing the course of such facilities and the area within and without the city which it is proposed to serve;
B. The engineer’s plans and specifications for such facility;
C. A statement of whether or not the facilities will be afforded to the city or its inhabitants, and the terms proposed to be embodied in any contract authorizing such use;
D. All engineering reports indicating the adequacy of the proposed plans and specifications for the purpose for which the facilities are proposed to be constructed, and the effect which such facilities will have upon the health of the inhabitants of the city and upon lots and lands adjacent to the improvements. (Prior code § 18-46)
13.12.050 Exemptions.
This chapter shall not apply to any facilities which have been constructed before November l, 1954, provided the same shall be kept in repair and shall not pollute any property within the limits of the city, or create any condition which shall be detrimental to the health of the inhabitants of the city. (Prior code § 18-45)
13.12.060 Violations—Abatement.
Any construction, maintaining, repairing or use of any pipelines in violation of the terms of this chapter may be abated as a nuisance, and any person violating the terms of this chapter may in addition be punished as provided in Section 1.16.010. (Prior code § 18-47)