Chapter 13.28 SIDE SEWER CONNECTIONS

Whenever used in this chapter, the following words or phrases mean, unless otherwise specifically defined in the section in which they are used, the following:

A. “City” means the city of Ocean Shores in Grays Harbor County, state of Washington.

B. “Commercial service” means all other sanitary sewerage systems other than “domestic service.”

C. “Domestic service” means any sanitary system serving a single unit housing accommodation whether it is a private home or apartment.

D. “Engineer” means the consulting engineers, or engineer, employed by the city.

E. Whenever the words, “engineer” or “superintendent” are used in this chapter, the same shall be held and construed to mean not only the engineer or superintendent, but any of his authorized assistants or inspectors.

F.1. “Licensed side-sewer contractor” means a contractor licensed by the city and carrying a continuing blanket bond in the sum of two thousand dollars to the city for side-sewer construction on city roads, driveways, walkways and drainage systems and approved as such by the city, and such contractor must also carry a minimum of fifty thousand dollars to one hundred thousand dollars public liability and ten thousand dollars to fifty thousand dollars property damage insurance. An insurance policy in form satisfactory to this city, or a copy thereof, must be filed in the office of the city engineer together with a letter from the insurance company or its authorized representatives, certifying that the policy is in force and will not be canceled without at least ten days written advance notice to the city.

2. “Licensed side-sewer contractor” as hereinabove defined shall hold the city harmless and defend the city from any and all claims arising against the city as a result of the “licensed side-sewer contractor’s” work within the city.

G. “Side sewer” means an intercepting sewer line from any sanitary sewerage system (other than that of the city) to the sewers of the city.

H. “Person” whenever used in the chapter shall, when necessary, be held and construed to mean and include natural persons of either sex, associations, copartnerships, and corporations, whether acting by themselves or by servant, agent, or employee; the singular number when necessary shall be used and construed to include the plural, and the masculine pronoun to include the feminine.

I. “Sewer” or “sanitary sewer” means any lateral, trunk or other sewer owned or constructed by and/or a part of the public sewerage facilities of the city.

J. “Superintendent” means the administrator or city manager of the city.

K. “Garbage” means putrescible waste from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food and from the handling, storage and sale of produce.

L. “Properly shredded garbage” means garbage which has been shredded to such a degree that all particles will be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers, with no particle greater than one-half inch in any dimension.

M. “pH” means the logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of solution.

N. “Suspended solids” means solids that either float on the surface of, or in suspension in water, wastewater or other liquids, and which are largely removable by laboratory filtering.

O. “Pit and valve” means the assemblies or other improvements adjacent to transmission lines providing for transmission of sewage from side sewers to the city sewer system.

(Ord. 608 § 3, 1996; Ord. 470 § 1, 1988; Ord. 78 § 1, 1972)

13.28.020 Connection with public sewers required.

A. Except for the owners of real property with on-site sewer disposal systems which comply with 1995 state and local regulations, including amendments thereto, the owner or occupant of any premises shall connect such premises and all sanitary sewer pipes located thereon used as a receptacle or conductor of sewage with the nearest accessible sanitary sewers. In the case of platted lands, a public sewer shall be deemed accessible if it is within one block or in the case of unplatted lands if there is a public sewer within two hundred feet of the nearest improvement to be connected to such sewer. Any such connection shall be in compliance with the provisions of this chapter, and such other reasonable requirements as may be deemed necessary by the city public works director or designee. Required sewer connections shall be completed not later than June 30, 2001. Failure to connect by June 30, 2001 shall result in the following monetary penalties, which shall be imposed in addition to the regular connection fee:


Connection	Per Connection
Between 7/01/01—9/30/01	$500.00
Between 10/1/01—12/31/01	750.00
Between 1/1/02—3/31/02	1,000.00
After 4/1/02	2,000.00

Upon a showing of exceptional circumstances, the city manager or designee may, at his/her sole discretion, waive the imposition of the above-described penalties.

B. Whenever any land, buildings or premises are required to be connected with public sewer, the city’s manager shall serve upon the owner, agent or occupant of such lands, buildings or premises a notice in writing specifying the time within which such connections must be made, which time shall be not more than sixty days from the date of delivery of the notice.

C. If such owner, agent or occupant fails or neglects or refuses to connect such lands, buildings or premises to the city’s sewer lines within the time specified, the city manager shall notify the building department who may order bids for making of such connections and award contracts for such construction in accordance with the law, and the cost thereof shall, after completion of construction, be charged against the owner, agent, or occupant and a bill showing the amount thereof shall be mailed or delivered to him, or posted on his premises, whereupon the amount shall immediately be due and payable to the city at its office, and upon the filing of the notice in the office of the county auditor a lien shall be attached to the premises which may thereafter be foreclosed as other liens.

(Ord. 706 § 1, 2000; Ord. 581 § 2, 1995; Ord. 78 § 2, 1972)

13.28.025 LID 98-01—Charge in lieu of assessment.

A. A system of charges in lieu of assessment is hereby established for all property not assessed for LID 98-01 or otherwise assessed for purposes of connection to the city’s system of sewerage. Such charge(s) shall be paid to the city prior to connection to the improvements constructed pursuant to LID 98-01. The charges are as set forth below.

B. Charges in lieu of assessments for connections to improvements to the city system of sewerage constructed by LID 98-01 are as follows:


5.2.1	Vacant unimproved lots:	$5,281
5.2.2	Vacant lots with existing onsite septic systems:	$3,521
5.2.3	Improved lots with onsite septic systems installed prior to 1972:	$3,521
5.2.4	Improved lots with onsite septic systems installed since 1972:	$2,641

(Ord. 682 § 2, 2000)

13.28.030 Illegal connections.

No gutter, drain, downspout, footing drain, stormwater collection system, or any such waters shall be connected with the public sanitary sewer or side sewer. Also, no cesspool, septic tank, privy vault or cistern shall be connected with the sanitary sewer or side sewer unless authorized by this code and approved by the city building official. (Ord. 494 § 1, 1990: Ord. 78 § 3, 1972)

13.28.040 Time of connection.

Where any sewer has been constructed, tested, and in the opinion of the engineers is ready for side sewer connections, the city shall notify all property owners required by this chapter to connect side sewers thereto, to make such connections within a period of sixty days from the date of such notice and the applicable service charges for such service shall begin for each such property owner at the end of the sixty-day period whether or not such connection has in fact been made. (Ord. 78 § 4, 1972)

13.28.050 Opening public sewer—Permit required.

It is unlawful for any person to make any opening in any sewer or connect any private sewer drain thereto without complying with all of the provisions of this chapter in relation thereto and having a permit to do so from the city. (Ord. 78 § 5, 1972)

13.28.060 Permit to open sewer, how obtained.

In order to obtain the permit provided for in Section 13.28.050, any licensed side sewer contractor employed to do the work or the owner or occupant of any property shall file an application with the superintendent stating the name of the owner or occupant of the premises to be connected, giving lot, block and addition or other legal description, the number of buildings on premises and the purposes for which they are or are to be used together with plans and specifications showing the whole course of the drain from the sewer or other outlet to its connection with the buildings or premises and wye branches, traps and fixtures to be connected therewith, which plans and scaled drawing shall be submitted to the superintendent and he may change or modify the same and designate the manner in which such connections of the public sewer shall be made; specifying the size and grade of such connecting sewer; and endorse approval on such plans and specifications prepared or as modified and changed. Upon approval of such plans and specifications as provided in this chapter, the superintendent shall issue a permit as provided in this chapter, and it is unlawful for any person to alter the approved plans and specifications or to do any other work than is provided for in the permit, or to repair, extend, or connect to any private sewer or drain without first obtaining a permit as provided in this chapter. The superintendent shall prepare and keep on file in the city engineer’s office all cards and records of buildings connected to sewers, showing the size of the lot, location of the building, or buildings, and the whole course of the side sewer drain to the public sewer. (Ord. 78 § 6, 1972)

13.28.070 Application for permit and fees.

Application for permit shall be made at the office of the director of public works or at such other place as may be designated by the city. Fees for the permitting process shall be imposed as required by Section 13.26.060(F). Permits must be obtained by November 30, 2000. Failure to obtain a permit by November 30, 2000 shall result in the following monetary penalties, which shall be imposed in addition to the normal permit fee:


Permits Obtained
Between 12/1/00—3/31/01	$250.00
Between 4/1/01—6/31/01	500.00
Between 7/1/01—10/31/01	750.00
After 10/31/01	1,000.00

Upon a showing of exceptional circumstances, the city manager or designee may, at his/her sole discretion, waive the imposition of the above-described penalties. (Ord. 706 § 2, 2000: Ord. 581 § 3, 1995: Ord. 503 § 2, 1990)

13.28.080 Owner desiring to construct, extend, or repair sewer inside the property.

It is unlawful for any person to construct, extend, relay, repair, or make connections to a private or side sewer within the property lines without obtaining a permit as provided in this chapter and submitting a scale drawing showing the location thereof as provided in Section 13.28.060. The superintendent may issue such permit to the owner or occupant of any property to construct, extend, relay, repair, or remake connections to a side sewer, or private sewer, lying inside of the property line; provided, that such owner or occupant shall comply with the applicable provisions of this chapter, except he need not employ a licensed side sewer contractor to do such work. (Ord. 78 § 8, 1972)

13.28.090 Additional work—Permit required.

When a permit has been issued for a private sewer drain as provided in this chapter, no additional work shall be put in without the approval of the superintendent, and a new permit must be taken out covering all such additional work. (Ord. 78 § 9, 1972)

13.28.100 Life of permit—Extension of time.

In the event work is not completed by June 30, 2001, the permit shall become void, and a renewal permit will be required. A renewal permit shall be taken out, for which a renewal fee of one hundred dollars shall be charged. Permits purchased by December 1, 2000 shall be valid through June 30, 2001. No permit issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be valid for a longer period than that specified in such permit. (Ord. 706 § 3, 2001: Ord. 78 § 10, 1972)

13.28.110 Exhibition of permit.

The permit from the superintendent required under the terms of this chapter must at all times during the performance of the work and until the completion thereof be posted in some conspicuous place at or near the work. (Ord. 78 § 11, 1972)

13.28.120 Construction requirements for side sewers.

All side sewers shall be laid on not less than two percent grade; shall not be less than thirty inches from any building; where possible, shall be not less than six feet below road grade at curbline; thirty-six inches at the property line and have eighteen inches cover inside the property line; and shall be not less than six inches in diameter from the main or public sewer to the property line; no less than four inches in diameter inside the property line; except, the superintendent or engineer may, where conditions require, specify larger side sewers than provided in this chapter. Construction requirements are contained in the rules and regulations and are shown on the “side sewer requirements” sketch, which by this reference is made an integral part of this chapter. Not more than one house shall be connected with a side sewer, except where such connection is made inside the property line and the owner or owners of the premises connected shall make and file in the office of the auditor of the county an easement for such purposes or except where connection is to an existing side sewer within a public street and written permission from the owner and owners of the premises served by such side sewer has been filed with the superintendent. In the event that physical or other conditions render the enforcement of the above provisions impracticable, in the opinion of the city, the superintendent may issue a special permit for the installation of a side sewer or private sewer requiring compliance only with the above conditions as far as practicable; such special permit to save the city harmless from any damages by reason of such installation. No gutter drain, downspout stormwater collection system, or any such waters shall be connected with the sanitary sewer or side sewer. (Ord. 78 § 12, 1972)

13.28.130 Excavation work.

A. All excavations for the purpose of sewer installations made by any person within the limits of any street, alley, avenue or other public place or easement shall be protected and guarded by fencing or covering by such person, both by night and by day, by the display of proper signals and lights. If the superintendent deems any such guards, fencing or covering inadequate, the person making such excavation shall place such necessary or additional guards, fencing or covering as the superintendent or engineer may direct.

B. Persons conducting any part, or all of the operations connected with the work as set forth in subsection A, will be held responsible for any failure to respect, adhere to or comply with all ordinances, resolutions and laws governing, controlling or limiting in any way the action of those engaged upon the work.

(Ord. 78 § 13, 1972)

13.28.140 Penalties.

Any person performing work subject to the provisions of this chapter shall notify the building inspector when the work will be ready for inspection and shall specify in such notice the location of the premises. If the inspector finds the work or material used is not in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, he shall notify the person doing the work and also the owner of the premises by posting written notice upon the premises and such posted notice shall be all the notice that is required to be given of the defects in the work or material found in such inspection, and a copy of such notice shall be kept on file in the office of the building inspector. If such defects are not corrected within thirty days of such posted notice, the building inspector or engineer, if in their opinion such defective work is detrimental to the public sewerage system, may order or cause the defects to be corrected, and the actual cost of such correction shall be chargeable to the owner as a service charge and shall be a lien upon the property served by such side sewer. Any additional inspection shall be paid for by the contractor by posting a fifty-dollar fee with the city and any funds remaining shall be returned to the contractor within thirty days after acceptance of the work. (Ord. 78 § 14, 1972)

13.28.150 Inspection before trenches are filled.

No trench shall be filled nor any connecting sewer covered until the work from the place where the same connects with the public sewer, or other outlet, to the point where it connects with the iron pipe, or other plumbing of the building or premises to be connected has been inspected and approved by or under the direction of the superintendent and until the same has been made in all respects to conform to the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 78 § 15, 1972)

13.28.160 Inspector’s right of entry.

The superintendent, engineer, or their designated inspectors or authorized representatives shall have free access to all buildings or premises for the purpose of examining any and/or all private sewers or drains and of ascertaining whether the provisions of this chapter are being complied with, and for such purpose shall, at all reasonable times, have the right to enter and inspect such buildings, and it is unlawful for any person to prevent or attempt to prevent any entrance or inspection or to obstruct or interfere with any such officer while engaged therein. (Ord. 78 § 16, 1972)

13.28.170 Work in public streets—Bonded contractor.

No person shall install side sewers in any public thoroughfare or right-of-way and make connection to the city’s sewer unless he is bonded to do such work to the city, and has adequate liability insurance. Bond and insurance forms along with opening permit issued by the city must be in the possession of the person working in right-of-way. The superintendent has authority to waive this requirement in the event of emergency. (Ord. 78 § 17, 1972)

13.28.180 Restoration of roadways.

All work within the limits of any street or public place must be prosecuted to completion with due diligence, and if any excavation is left open beyond a reasonable time, in the opinion of the city, the superintendent or engineer may cause the same to be rebuilt and the street to be restored forthwith and any costs incurred in such work shall be charged to the contractor in charge of such work, or to the property owner and the actual costs may be added to the bill for sewer services and shall be a lien upon the property served by such side sewer. (Ord. 78 § 18, 1972)

13.28.190 Quality of materials and standards of construction.

All materials and standards of construction shall be subject to the approval of the city or its authorized representative and shall conform to the latest revision of the rules and regulations of the city. (Ord. 78 § 20, 1972)

13.28.200 Air testing.

A. The contractor shall furnish all facilities and personnel for conducting the air-acceptance test under the observation of the engineer. The equipment and personnel shall be subject to the approval of the engineer.

B. The pipe installation shall be tested with low-pressure air. Air shall be slowly supplied to the plugged pipe installation until the internal air pressure reaches 4.0 pounds per square inch greater than the average back pressure of any groundwater that may submerge the pipe, if:

1. The total rate of air loss from any section tested in its entirety between manhole and cleanout structures does not exceed 2.0 cubic feet per minute; or

2. The section under test does not lose air at a greater rate than 0.0030 cubic feet per minute per square feet of internal pipe surface.

C. If the pipe installation fails to meet these requirements, the contractor shall determine at his own expense the source or sources of leakage, and he shall replace all defective materials or workmanship or repair them to the satisfaction of the engineer. The extent and type of repair which may be allowed as well as results shall be subject to the approval of the engineer. The completed pipe installation shall then be retested and required to meet the requirements of this test.

D. Side sewers may, upon approval of the city building inspector, be tested for visible leakage before backfilling by inserting a removable test plug at the lower end of the line and filling the line with water to its highest point. The contractor shall make this test before calling for inspection so that the inspector can observe and approve the installation in one visit. A tee shall be provided in the sewer for insertion of the plug and shall be capped tightly and securely against back pressure upon completion of the test.

(Ord. 78 § 21, 1972)

13.28.210 Exfilteration test.

A. Exfilteration test shall be used only if specifically authorized by the engineer. Leakage, unless otherwise provided for in the special provisions, shall not exceed the provisions that follow. Leakage after backfill shall be no more than five tenths gallon per hour per inch of diameter per one hundred feet of sewer pipe, with a minimum test pressure of six feet of water column above rounding ground water table whichever causes the greater head on the pipe. The length of pipe tested shall be limited so that the pressure on the invert of the lower end of the section tested shall not exceed sixteen feet of water column. For each increase in pressure of two feet above the basic six feet measured above the crown at the lower end of the test section, the allowable leakage shall be increased by ten percent.

B. Side sewers shall also be tested for their entire length from the public sewer in the street to the connection with the building plumbing. Testing of side sewers shall be as required by the local sanitary agency. Within the boundaries of the city, in no case shall testing be less thorough than that of filling the pipe with water before backfill and visually inspecting the exterior for leakage. The decision of the engineer as to acceptance of the side sewer shall be final.

C. The contractor may fill the pipe any time up to twenty-four hours prior to the time of exfilteration testing to permit normal absorption into the pipe walls.

D. It shall be the contractor’s responsibility to determine the level of the water table at each manhole. This may be done by installing a pipe nipple through the manhole wall or by some other means satisfactory to the engineer.


Allowable Leakage in Gallons per 100 Linear Feet of Sewer per Hour (Based on 0.5 gph/100 feet of pipe per inch of diameter plus 10% for every 2 feet of head above 6 feet)
Pipe Size	Hydrostatic Head at Low End of Test Section
	6"	8"	10"	12"	14"
6"	3.0	3.3	3.6	3.9	4.2
8"	4.0	4.4	4.8	5.2	5.6

(Ord. 78 § 22, 1972)

13.28.220 Charges for violation.

Any violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be a Class B offense as defined in Title 7 of this code. (Ord. 325 § 2, 1981: Ord. 78 § 19, 1972)

Article II. Specifications*

* Editor’s Note: Ord. 78 contained duplicate section numbers for Sections 1 through 4. The sections appearing in Article II were from that part of the ordinance entitled “Side Sewer Specifications.”

13.28.230 Side sewer material specifications.

The city will be the sole judge as to compliance with following the specifications and suitability of any of the materials for their intended purposes. No materials shall be delivered to the project site without the city’s prior approval. Rejected materials will be marked so as to preclude their inclusion with acceptable materials, and all rejected materials shall be promptly removed from the project site. (Ord. 78 § 1, 1972)

13.28.240 Joint materials.

Materials used for jointing pipe in side sewers shall be only those approved by the city. All joints shall be rubber gasket type except where the side sewer connects to existing soil piping, one joint which is not rubber gasketed may be used to adapt between two different piping materials. Gasket material shall be neoprene rubber of such diameter and/or shape as to support the spigot at the proper grade to make a concentric joint with the bell. Rubber gaskets for asbestos-cement pipe, concrete pipe, or cast iron pipes shall be submitted by the owner for approval of the district. Other gasket materials will not be used without prior written approval of the district. (Ord. 78 § 2, 1972)

13.28.250 Gravity sewer pipe—Fill test.

All sewer pipe furnished under these specifications shall meet the following fill test: The pipe selected for the test shall be placed spigot end down on a soft rubber pad or any other satisfactory quickly assembled plug which the contractor may devise. The pipe shall be filled with water to a level above the bell and shoulder and kept full for a minimum period of ten minutes. At the end of this time the outer surface of at least eighty percent of the number of pipes tested shall show no moist or damp spots due to water passing through the walls of the pipe. (Ord. 78 § 3.01, 1972)

13.28.260 Gravity sewer pipe—Concrete sewer pipe.

A. All four-inch diameter pipe shall conform to the latest revision of ASTM Spec. C-14 for standard strength pipe.

B. All six-inch and eight-inch diameter pipe shall conform to the latest revision of ASTM Spec. C-14 for extra strength pipe.

C. All ten-inch and larger diameter pipe shall be furnished in accordance with specifications to be issued by the engineer depending upon the particular conditions of use.

(Ord. 78 § 3.02, 1972)

13.28.270 Gravity sewer pipe—Clay sewer pipe.

All four-inch, six-inch and eight-inch diameter pipe shall conform to the latest revision of ASTM Spec. C-200. (Ord. 78 § 3.03, 1972)

13.28.280 Gravity sewer pipe—Asbestos-cement side sewer pipe—General.

The specification designates the minimum requirements for asbestos-cement house connections, or side sewer pipe, for use in domestic service or commercial service in the city. All pipe shall conform to the latest revision of the ASTM Spec. C-400. (Ord. 78 § 3.05, 1972)

13.28.290 Gravity sewer pipe—Tees and wyes in sewers.

A. Connections for side sewers from the laterals shall be tee connections. Wye branches shall not be used unless specifically called for by the engineer. No “field cut-in” wyes or tees shall be permitted without prior approval of the engineers.

B. Connections for individual side sewers from six-inch common side sewers shall be wye branches. Wye branches shall also be used on cleanouts for individual side sewers. All plugged ends shall be sealed with a plug or cap using an approved rubber joint.

(Ord. 78 § 3.06, 1972)

13.28.300 Side sewer construction specifications—Completion of run prior to call for inspection.

A. Pipe laying, pipe jointing and pipe bedding shall be completed in every run of any side sewer prior to the contractor making a “call for inspection.”

B. A run shall consist of the side sewer, six inches and eight inches or larger in size from the main lateral, or public sewer, to the property line, regardless of whether the side sewer is individually owned or community owned, and the said run shall also include the side sewer from the property line to the point within five feet of the structure to be sewered, i.e., the house connection pipe.

C. If a multiple side sewer connection has been authorized by the city, the side sewer, or side sewers, from the wye or wyes in the six-inch or eight-inch or larger side sewer to each house connection pipe, or point as above defined, shall be considered a run.

D. No side sewer pipe shall be covered, or backfilled, prior to inspection by the city unless explicit permission has been granted to do so in writing by the city.

(Ord. 78 § 4.01, 1972)

13.28.310 Construction—Timbering.

A. It shall be the contractor’s responsibility to provide whatever timbering may be required to protect the work and to protect existing property, utilities, pavement, provide lateral support of existing property, and also provide safe working conditions in the trench. Such timbering shall be according to the contractor’s design in accordance with the Washington State Safety Code and at the contractor’s expense.

B. Removal of any timber from the trench shall be accomplished in such a manner as to positively assure that no damage is done to the pipe or work.

C. Inasmuch as it is the contractor’s sole responsibility to maintain, or to restore all properties, public or private, which may be damaged due to the contractor’s operation, contractors are advised to maintain an absolute minimum width of trench at both the top of the pipe and top of the ditch.

D. Temporary timbering shall be removed unless specific permission is granted by the city to leave it in place, and in no event will timber be permitted to remain in the top eighteen inches of the trench.

(Ord. 78 § 4.02(1), 1972)

13.28.320 Construction—Pipe bedding.

A. Where firm stable material is encountered, final excavation shall be made accurately to grade by hand, so that full solid bedding is provided along the entire length of the pipe.

B. All logs shall be removed to provide a minimum clearance with six inches under the pipe. All materials thus removed, shall be replaced with bedding material satisfactory to the city. As soon as each length of pipe has been properly placed and jointed, the space between the pipe and the sides of the trench shall be carefully filled with sand. Sufficient filling, ramming and tamping shall be done to hold the pipe solidly in position, and the joint shall be checked for line and grade before the next succeeding joint is placed.

C. The interior of the pipe shall be kept clean and free from dirt, cement, or any other superfluous material, and each joint left entirely free from any protruding material on the inside of the pipe joint, or pipe barrel.

D. Where trench bottom is in quicksand, muck, peat, or other unstable material, a stable foundation shall be provided, as first approved by the city, either by removal and replacement of necessary amounts of the material with gravel, or by special timbering, planking, piling, or combination of these, or otherwise, as may appear expedient and satisfactory to the city.

E. The responsibility for adequate pipe bedding will rest entirely with the contractor responsible for the work.

F. All work shall be completed by the contractor in a manner satisfactory to the city and city reserves the right to deny a connection to the city’s public sewerage system if, in the city’s opinion, the said work has not been completed in a satisfactory manner.

G. Material and method of backfill described in Section 61-305 of the Standard Municipal Public Works Construction Manual.

(Ord. 78 § 4.02(2), 1972)

13.28.330 Construction—Minimum and maximum grade and alignment.

A. All side sewers shall be laid to a minimum grade of two percent and a maximum grade of one hundred percent, one foot vertical to one foot horizontal unless otherwise explicitly authorized in writing by the city.

B. The two percent minimum grade specified above is considered an absolute minimum by the city and in the event that a side sewer is placed at a grade less than the specified two percent, the two fully executed copies of a grade release shall be furnished by the owner of the side sewer to the city. The said release shall be fully indemnifying and shall save the city completely harmless from all claims or damages which may result from any difficulties whatsoever, or from any source, which might occur during the future operation of the subject side sewer. Side sewers shall be constructed with a maximum deflection of not over two inches per foot in any joint. Larger changes of direction shall be made by use of standard one-eighth bends.

C. Required depths, clearances, grades and associated data may be found on the city’s “side sewer requirements” sketch, dated September 5, 1972, and which by this reference is made an integral part of this resolution codified in this chapter, a copy of which is on file in the city clerk’s office. Copies of this sketch are available to any persons desiring same.

(Ord. 78 § 4.02(3), 1972)

13.28.340 Construction—De-watering of trench.

Pipe trenches shall be kept free from water during pipe laying, pipe jointing and bedding operations. Surface water shall be diverted and groundwater shall be disposed of in a manner satisfactory to the city and the trench shall be kept de-watered prior to and during inspection by the city. (Ord. 78 § 4.02(4), 1972)

13.28.350 Construction—Wyes and cleanouts.

A. Wyes and cleanouts shall be placed in strict compliance with the requirements of the “side sewer requirements” sketch, dated September 5, 1972, and/or any later revisions which the city may deem necessary. In addition, wyes and cleanouts shall be placed at any point, or points, position, or positions, which in the city’s opinion are necessary to assure an acceptable installation.

B. All wyes to be installed for use as a permanent cleanout and all temporary or future ends of runs shall be plugged with a wye plug, or stopper, of a type satisfactory to the city and shall be made completely watertight and all wye plugs, or stoppers shall be suitably blocked to prevent their being blown out or moved by the head of water in the sewer system. The blocking shall be easily removable without damage to the wye.

(Ord. 78 § 4.02(5), 1972)

13.28.360 Construction—Flexible-type joints.

Flexible-type joints shall be made using rubber gaskets approved by the city and installed in a manner prescribed by the manufacturer of the pipe, and/or gasket, all to be satisfactory to the engineers. (Ord. 78 § 4.02(6), 1972)

13.28.370 Construction—Asbestos-cement pipe joints.

Asbestos-cement pipe joints shall be made in accordance with detailed specifications published by the manufacturer of the material used, all to be satisfactory to the city (see Section 13.28.280). (Ord. 78 § 4.02(7), 1972)

13.28.380 Construction—Maintenance of traffic.

The contractor shall conduct his work so as to interfere as little as possible with public travel and shall, at his own expense, provide and maintain suitable bridges, detours, or other temporary facilities for the accommodations of public or private travel, and shall give reasonable notice to the owners of private drives before interfering with them; provided, however, that such maintenance of traffic will not be required where the contractor has obtained permission from the owners or tenants of private property, or the proper public authority or both, to obstruct traffic within the said limits and time agreed upon. Access for fire-fighters’ equipment shall be provided at all times and the contractor shall keep the local fire protection authorities informed at all times of the location of construction operations and fire lanes. Street or highway crossings shall be made in such a way that no more than half of the roadway is closed to traffic at any time, except where suitable detours or other arrangements are agreed to. (Ord. 78 § 4.02(8), 1972)

13.28.390 Construction—Protection and maintenance of public and private rights-of-way.

A. The contractor shall protect and maintain all underground or aboveground utilities, including the restoration to a condition at least equal to their original status, in the opinion of the city, or all public utilities, including streets, roads, highways, water mains, water services, culverts, drains, ditches, curbs, sidewalks, landscaping and/or other facilities which may be damaged as a result of the contractor’s operations.

B. The contractor will be held responsible for all damages to roads, highways, ditches, walls, culverts, utilities, barricades, lights, or other property, caused by transporting or hauling to or from the work, and he shall repair or replace, or arrange for the repair or replacement of all such damages to the satisfaction of the city, or other authority having jurisdiction over the place of work and/or damage. Whenever construction work under this contract is undertaken on easements or rights-of-way over private property, or public rights-of-way, or franchise, all work shall be confined to the limits of such easements, rights-of-way, or franchise, and accomplished to cause the least amount of disturbance and a minimum amount of damage.

C. The contractor shall make his own arrangements with person, or property owner for whom he is working as to how the work is to be conducted and scheduled on the said owner’s property, and the contractor shall also reach an understanding with the property owner as to what condition the owner’s property is to be left in upon completion of construction. The aforesaid arrangements shall be completed prior to the starting of work.

D. The contractor shall not remove, even temporarily, any trees or shrubs which exist on easements across private or public property or in parking strips, without first having notified the property owners or authorities maintaining the same.

E. The contractor shall, in particular, restore all easements and rights-of-way to a condition equal to its original condition and in a condition satisfactory to the property owners and the city. It is also understood that any private improvements made on public right-of-way, are included in the above category.

(Ord. 78 § 4.02(9), 1972)

13.28.400 Construction—Required connections.

A. The owner of each lot or parcel of real property within the area to be served by the sewerage system of the city, upon which lot or parcel of real property there shall be situated any improvement designed to be utilized for human occupancy, employment, recreation, or other purpose or use abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way in which there is now located or may in the future be located a public sanitary sewer of the city, is required at his expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein (or in the instance of a trailer or mobile home, to insure that there are suitable toilet facilities therein), and to connect such facilities directly with a proper public sewer provided that said public sewer is within three hundred feet of the nearest improvement to be connected. All connections and each toilet, sink, stationary washstand, or other piece or type of equipment having sanitary waste or such other matter as determined by the city to require connection, shall be connected with said sewerage system.

B. Any improvement hereinafter constructed or made available for human occupancy and use for any purpose shall, before the completion of the construction or before any occupancy or use thereof, or within thirty days after written notification from the city in the event that a sewer line capable of serving said building or structure had not been completed by the city prior to its construction, occupancy or use, be connected to the sewerage system of the city.

C. Necessary repairs to any side sewer connection shall be made pursuant to notice from the city, served either personally or by depositing in the United States Mail, a sealed envelope with first-class postage prepaid and addressed to the owner at the address of his last known residence, requiring such repair to be made within not more than thirty days after such a written notice.

(Ord. 78 § 4.02(10), 1972)

13.28.410 Construction—Delinquent repairs or installations.

If any such connection or needed repair to existing connection is not made within the time and in the manner provided in this chapter, the city, or such employees as the city may designate, is authorized and directed to cause the same to be made and to file a statement of the costs thereof with the city. Thereupon, the city may also file a declaration of lien with the treasurer of the county and upon such filing the cost together with interest at the rate of six percent per year shall become a lien against the property. (Ord. 78 § 4.02(11), 1972)

13.28.420 Type of sewerage.

No person(s), firm or corporation shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following described water or waste to any public sewer:

A. Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel, oil, or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas;

B. Any waters or waste containing toxic or poisonous solids, liquids, or gases in sufficient quantity, either singly or by interaction with other waste, to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process, constituting a hazard to humans or animals, fish or fowl, create a public nuisance, or create a hazard in the receiving of the waters of the wastewater treatment plan;

C. Any waters or waste having a pH lower than 5.5 or higher than 9.0 or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to the structures, equipment and/or personnel of the sewerage works;

D. Solids or viscous substances in quantities or of such size capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers, or other interference with the proper operation of the sewage works such as, but not limited to, ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, metal, glass, rags, tar, plastics, wood, hair, unground garbage, fleshings, fish parts, etc.;

E. Any water or waste containing fats, grease or oils, whether emulsified or not, which may contain more than one hundred parts per million. Substances which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between thirty-two and one hundred fifty degrees Fahrenheit;

F. Any garbage that has not been properly shredded, as specified in Section 13.28.010(L);

G. Any waters or waste containing suspended solids of such character and quantity that unusual attention or expense is required to handle such material at the sewage treatment plant of the city, or is in excess of three hundred fifty milligrams per liter;

H. Any paper and plastic products such as cups, dishes, eating utensils, napkins, and milk containers.

(Ord. 470 § 2, 1988: Ord. 78 § 4.02(12), 1972)

13.28.425 Pretreatment requirements.

A. Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when in the opinion of the superintendent, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes, sand or other harmful ingredients.

B. When, in the opinion of the superintendent, waste pretreatment is required, an approved type of grease, sand or oil trap complying with the provisions of the Uniform Plumbing Code shall be installed in the waste line leading from sinks, drains and other fixtures or equipment in establishments such as restaurants, cafes, lunch counters, cafeterias, bars and clubs, hotel, hospital and school kitchens, or other establishments where grease, sand or oil may be introduced into the drainage or sewage system in quantities that can effect line stoppage or hinder sewage treatment. A grease trap is not required for single-family residences.

(Ord. 470 § 3, 1988)

13.28.430 Construction—Charge dates.

If buildings or residences are in existence at the time sewerage disposal service becomes available to such buildings or residences, the first charges shall be made on the first day of the month after the expiration of sixty days from the date of mailing written notice from the city that such building or residence is required, within sixty days from the date of mailing such notice, to be connected to the sewage system or on the first day of the month after connection of such building or residence to the sewage system, whichever event occurs first. As to buildings or residences constructed after the time sewer disposal facilities have been constructed capable of serving such buildings or residences, the first charge shall be made on the first day of the first month beginning sixty days after the first inspection or on occupancy, whichever first occurs. (Ord. 78 § 4.02(13), 1972)