Chapter 14.08
USE OF PUBLIC SEWERS1
Sections:
14.08.010 Unlawful deposit of waste.
14.08.020 Treatment of sewage required.
14.08.030 Unlawful sewage disposal facilities.
14.08.040 Toilet facilities and sewer connection required – Time and manner – Repair.
14.08.050 Connection for new construction.
14.08.060 Time limit for connection or repair.
14.08.070 City council may cause repairs or connection to be made.
14.08.080 Repair or connection made by utility superintendent.
14.08.090 Cost of making connections – Lien.
14.08.100 Property capable of being served by sewer.
14.08.010 Unlawful deposit of waste.
It is unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit to be deposited in an unsanitary manner upon public or private property within the city, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the city, any human or animal excrement, garbage, or other objectionable waste. (Ord. 486 § 2.01, 1971).
14.08.020 Treatment of sewage required.
It is unlawful to discharge into any natural outlet within the city, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the city, any sewage, industrial wastes, or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with the provisions of Chapters 14.04 through 14.48 PMC. (Ord. 486 § 2.02, 1971).
14.08.030 Unlawful sewage disposal facilities.
Except as hereinafter provided, it is unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool, or other facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage in the city. (Ord. 486 § 2.03, 1971).
14.08.040 Toilet facilities and sewer connection required – Time and manner – Repair.
The owner of each lot or parcel of real property within a utility local improvement district or an area served by the sewage works of the city upon which lot or parcel of real property there shall be situated any house, building, or structure for human occupancy, employment, recreation, or other purpose or use abutting on any street, alley, easement, or right-of-way in which there is now located, or may in the future be located, a public sewer of the city, and where the proper public sewer is within 200 feet of the property line of that lot or parcel and service by such public sewer is available, is required, at his expense, to install suitable toilet facilities therein and to connect such facilities directly with a proper public sewer, in accordance with the provisions of Chapters 14.04 through 14.48 PMC. Such installation and connection must be made within 30 days after the date of mailing or personal service of notice by the city council, addressed to the owner of the property to be served notifying such owner to make such connection. All connections to the public sewers of the city shall be made in a permanent and sanitary manner and shall be sufficient to carry all the sewage and waste foods of every kind from the house, building, and/or structure into the public sewer, and each toilet, sink, stationary washstand, washing machine, dishwasher and other piece or type of equipment having waste fluid shall be connected with the public sewer. (Ord. 486 § 2.04, 1971).
14.08.050 Connection for new construction.
Any building or structure hereafter constructed or made available for human occupation and use for any purpose shall, when required by PMC 14.08.040 through 14.08.060, be connected to the public sewer of the city before the completion of the construction of such building or structure or before any occupancy or use thereof or, in the event that a public sewer capable of serving that building or structure had not been completed by the city prior to the construction or occupancy of such building or structure within 30 days after written notification from the city council, as aforesaid, whichever event first occurs. (Ord. 486 § 2.04, 1971).
14.08.060 Time limit for connection or repair.
Any needed repair to a building sewer or connection to a public sewer shall be made within 30 days after the date of mailing or personal service of a notice by the utility superintendent to the owner of the property served notifying such owner to make such repair. In the event of an emergency, the utility superintendent may establish a shorter period of time for the repair to be made or, if the owner cannot be located or does not promptly make such repairs, the city may make the repairs under the procedure of PMC 14.08.070 through 14.08.090. (Ord. 486 § 2.04, 1971).
14.08.070 City council may cause repairs or connection to be made.
If any connection to a public sewer is not made within the time and in the manner provided in PMC 14.08.040 through 14.08.060, the city council may forthwith cause the same to be made. (Ord. 486 § 2.05, 1971).
14.08.080 Repair or connection made by utility superintendent.
If any needed repair to a building sewer or connection to a public sewer is not made within the time and in the manner provided in PMC 14.08.040 through 14.08.060, the utility superintendent may forthwith cause the same to be made and file a statement of the cost thereof with the city council. (Ord. 486 § 2.05, 1971).
14.08.090 Cost of making connections – Lien.
The city council shall certify the amount of the cost of making such connection or repairs to the treasurer of King County and shall also file a declaration of lien with the auditor of King County. Upon such filing, the cost together with interest at eight and one-half percent per year shall become a lien against the property. (Ord. 486 § 2.05, 1971).
14.08.100 Property capable of being served by sewer.
All property shall be deemed capable of being served by a public sewer of the city, and service by such public sewer shall be deemed available if the first floor plumbing of any building or structure located thereon can be served by gravity into the city sewer lines, as provided in PMC 14.08.040 through 14.08.060, even though the basement drains of such building or structure cannot be served into the city sewers. (Ord. 486 § 2.06, 1971).
For statutory provisions authorizing third-class cities to establish, construct and maintain drains and sewers and to compel all property owners on streets and alleys within 200 feet thereof to make proper connections therewith, see RCW 35.24.290(4).