Chapter 13.25
SEWER CONNECTIONS
Sections:
13.25.010 Connection required.
13.25.040 Permit and connection requirements.
13.25.050 Location – Separate connections.
13.25.060 Quality and size of drains.
13.25.090 Tampering with manholes or public sewers.
13.25.100 Wastes to be excluded from sewer system.
13.25.110 Private sewage disposal.
13.25.120 Permit application and inspection fees.
13.25.010 Connection required.
Every residence, building or place where human beings reside, assemble or are employed, within the city, shall be required to connect to the city sanitary sewer system where such connection is available within 200 feet. In areas where city sanitary sewers are not available for connection, every residence, building or place where human beings reside, assemble or are employed shall be required to have a sanitary method for disposal of sewage. [Code 2000 § 5.205.]
13.25.020 Duty of owners.
It shall be the duty of the owner of any property upon which facilities for which sewage disposal are required by CMC 13.25.010 to provide such facilities. [Code 2000 § 5.210.]
13.25.030 Power of inspector.
The city, through the city manager and authorized employees, shall have general supervision over the installation and construction of all building connections to the sanitary sewer system, which are now constructed or hereafter may be built in the city, or which may be constructed or installed by its authority, and shall have charge of all alterations and repairs of the same, and all matters in connection with the general sewerage system of the city. Authorized employees of the city shall have full power to suspend the work of any drain layer for neglect to properly perform the work as required by Chapter 13.20 CMC and this chapter. [Code 2000 § 5.215.]
13.25.040 Permit and connection requirements.
No connection shall be made with any sewers or drains except by persons authorized to perform the work by a permit issued after application to the city manager. All work related to a sewer connection must meet the standards fixed by the city and shall not be undertaken until the permit has been issued and the connection shall not be covered or back-filled until it has been inspected and approved by an authorized representative of the city. [Code 2000 § 5.220.]
13.25.050 Location – Separate connections.
Applications for state the location of the property in lot and block numbers within platted areas, the name of the owner, number of the building to be connected, and how occupied. Every house or building shall be separately and independently connected with the public sewer to existing wyes unless permission is granted by an authorized city employee to do otherwise. [Code 2000 § 5.225.]
13.25.060 Quality and size of drains.
The materials of all house drains laid in any streets, alleys or public or private places shall be of good quality, glazed vitrified-clay (rubber-ring type), cast iron pipe, or asbestos cement, not less than four inches in diameter, the size of the pipe to be used in a given installation to be determined by the authorized city agent, extending from the public sewer to a point about five feet outside of the exterior wall of the building to be connected with said sewer. Only cast iron pipe shall be used when any building is constructed over any sewer pipe. All floor drains installed in public garages, repair shops and similar places shall be provided with a catch basin through which the drainage shall pass before entering the sewer. The basin shall not be less than two feet, six inches, in cross sectional dimension and two inches in depth below outlet connection, when a four-inch drain is installed. A trap shall be provided in the outlet connection between the catch basin and the main drain, and said trap shall be vented. Such plumbing shall comply with the Oregon State Plumbing Specialty Code. No septic tanks, cesspools or dry wells shall be used between buildings and the sanitary sewer. A property owner in whose plumbing installation catch basins are required shall keep such catch basins clean and remove sediment regularly. The city shall be authorized to inspect all catch basins periodically and may order the cleaning of the same any time deemed necessary. All floor drains shall be provided with suitable and accessible cleanout and the same shall never be removed except for purpose of opening stoppages and cleaning the drain. [Code 2000 § 5.230.]
13.25.070 Grades and changes.
All drains and private sewers laid in any street, alley or public place shall conform to such grades and lines as may be approved by the city, and as little as possible of the trench shall be dug until the branch pipe is found in the public sewer. All drains shall be laid as nearly as possible in straight lines and uniform grades, and any change in direction or grades shall be made with fittings or curves as may be approved by the authorized agent of the city. [Code 2000 § 5.235.]
13.25.080 Refilling trenches.
The material used for back-filling around and to a point six inches over the top of the pipe shall be free from stones and tamped with the utmost care so as not to displace or damage the drain pipe and to obtain the greatest compactness and solidity possible. After the back-filling is completed, the surplus material must be removed and the street, alleys or public places left in as good condition as they were previous to the commencement of the work. Any settlement over the drain in any street, alley or public place shall be repaired by the drain layer upon notification. [Code 2000 § 5.250.]
13.25.090 Tampering with manholes or public sewers.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, association or corporation, without authority from the city or its authorized agents, to open any manhole or interfere with or tamper with any manhole or public sewer of the city. [Code 2000 § 5.255.]
13.25.100 Wastes to be excluded from sewer system.
The following substances shall not be deposited in the sewer system:
(A) Petroleum, coal tar, vegetable and mineral oils and products, and their derivatives and wastes.
(B) Greases, oils and sludges from service stations, garages, repair shops, machine shops, cleaning establishments or other industries.
(C) Explosive or inflammable liquids and gases.
(D) Acids, alkalis or other corrosive liquids, gases or substances of sufficient strength to damage sewers, manholes, pumping stations or treatment plant units.
(E) Paints or waste products from paint manufacturers.
(F) Substances that will form deposits or obstructions in sewers or which when mixed with sewage will precipitate material and thus form deposits in sewers.
(G) Ashes, cinders, sand, earth, coal, rubbish or metals of any kind.
(H) Live steam, exhaust steam or water having a temperature above 140 degrees Fahrenheit.
(I) Ground or unground fruit peelings and cores from canneries or packing plants.
(J) Cull fruits and vegetables.
(K) Fruit and vegetable pits and seeds such as those from peaches, apricots, cherries, prunes, pumpkins and squash. However, materials included in subsections (I), (J) and (K) of this section may be released from residential establishments into the sewer system if they have been ground through an authorized and approved installation of a garbage grinder. [Code 2000 § 5.260.]
13.25.110 Private sewage disposal.
(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit to be deposited in an unsanitary manner within the city any human or animal excretion, garbage or other objectionable wastes.
(B) Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of this chapter, the building sewer may be connected to a private disposal system complying with all of the regulations and requirements imposed by the Department of Environmental Quality.
(C) Before commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal system, the owner shall first obtain a written permit from the city manager. The application for the permit shall include information considered necessary by the city manager.
If the application is acceptable, a permit will be issued for a fee of $5.00.
(D) The type, capacity, location and layout of a private disposal plant shall comply with the regulations of the Department of Environmental Quality.
(E) When a public sewer is available to a property, a direct connection shall be made to the same in compliance with this chapter and any septic tank or similar private disposal facility shall be abandoned; and when, in the judgment of the city manager, there exists an unsafe condition the city may require any underground cavities of abandoned disposal systems to be pumped and filled with suitable material.
(F) The provisions of this section shall not be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be made by the state or Washington County. [Code 2000 § 5.265.]
13.25.120 Permit application and inspection fees.
(A) No connection shall be made to the city sewerage collection system without first obtaining a permit as required under the terms and provisions of this chapter, in addition to the payment of a sum established by resolution of the city council as and for a connection charge which connection charge shall be payable at the time of issuance of the building permit. In addition to the connection charge, plan check fees to cover the cost of review and approval of subdivision maps of street names and other elements of the local sewage collection system, not including house connections, and inspection of sewer construction, except house connections, shall be established by resolution of the council.
(B) Permit Fees.
(1) In addition to all other charges, the applicant for connection shall pay permit fees to cover the cost of processing the permit application and performing the inspection of property connections to the sewer system as follows:
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Single-family residential |
$25.00 |
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Multiple-residential |
$3.00 per unit, but not less than $35.00 |
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Commercial |
$35.00 |
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Industrial |
$50.00 |
(2) If anyone making a connection applies for an inspection on a day other than a regular working date for the inspectors, the applicant shall be charged with and pay an additional inspection fee of $5.00 for each inspection. If additional inspections are required due to failure of the building sewer to pass the requirements for the installation of the sewer, the applicant shall be charged with and pay an additional inspection fee of $5.00 for each inspection. The additional inspection fee shall be paid prior to final approval of the connection being inspected.
(C) For the purpose of making payment of the connection charges established by subsection (A) of this section, “a connection” shall mean: (1) each single-family residential unit, (2) each living unit in multiple-family residential structures, and (3) each mobile trailer unit located in and upon a mobile trailer park.
(D) No connection shall be made to the city sewerage collection system until such time as the applicant for such service has paid all outstanding charges and fees imposed under CMC Titles 8 and 13, if any, owing by the applicant for service provided at any structure, location or premises within the city. [Ord. 597 § 1, 1982; Ord. 606 § 1, 1983; Ord. 616, 1984; Ord. 621 § 1, 1984; Ord. 630 § 2, 1984; Code 2000 § 5.270.]