Chapter 13.44
SEWER CONNECTION PERMITS
Sections:
13.44.010 Unlawful to connect without permit.
13.44.020 Application for permit.
13.44.030 Work to conform to permit specifications – Posting.
13.44.050 Temporary connection permits.
13.44.010 Unlawful to connect without permit.
It is unlawful to make any connection to any public or private sewer system, drain or natural outlet without complying with all of the provisions of the ordinance codified in this division and all other ordinances in relation thereto, and without having a permit to do so from the city engineer. A licensed side sewer contractor or a property owner or his agent shall not break, alter or tamper with any public sewer system or its appurtenances except to make a connection to an existing wye or tee under permit from the city engineer. (Ord. 270 § 6, 1973)
13.44.020 Application for permit.
A. Application for the permit required by this chapter shall be filed with the city engineer stating the following:
1. The name of the property owner;
2. The address of the property to be served;
3. The property owner’s mailing address;
4. The side sewer contractor’s name;
5. The legal description of the property to be served;
6. The dimensions of the buildings to be served, including insets or ells;
7. The location of buildings on the property;
8. The purpose for which the building is to be used;
9. The full course of the proposed side sewer.
B. The city engineer may change or modify the application and designate the manner and place where the side sewer shall connect to the public sewer system, may specify the material, size and grade of the side sewer and determine whether or not a permit shall be granted. The city engineer may require the applicant to furnish plans prepared and stamped by a professional engineer, licensed in the state. The city engineer shall keep such records as he deems necessary of all side sewer permits and inspection reports. (Ord. 270 § 7, 1973)
13.44.030 Work to conform to permit specifications – Posting.
After approval of the application and issuance of the permit, it is unlawful to alter the permit or to do any work other than that provided for in the permit. If the permittee wishes to perform additional work, the city engineer may require that he secure an additional permit. One copy of the permit, or an additional card bearing the permit number, according to directions of the city engineer, shall be posted upon the work site at a place readily and safely accessible to the city engineer, and in a conspicuous place near the work being performed under the permit. (Ord. 270 § 8, 1973)
13.44.040 Police authority.
It is the duty of any police officer and of the director, finding any person breaking ground for the purpose of making connection with a public or private sewer system, to ascertain if such person has a permit therefor and if not to immediately report the fact to the city engineer. (Ord. 270 § 9, 1973)
13.44.050 Temporary connection permits.
The city engineer may, upon receiving an application containing such information as is required by him, issue a permit for a temporary connection to a sanitary sewer or side sewer, and may include as a condition to the issuance of a permit a requirement to connect to another sanitary sewer or side sewer, at some later date. The permit may be revoked by the city engineer at any time upon 60 days’ notice posted upon the premises and directed to the owner or occupant of the premises; and in the event the side sewer or drains are not disconnected or reconstructed as required at the expiration of the 60 days the city engineer may disconnect the same and reconstruct it as he deems necessary, and charge the cost plus 15 percent thereof to the owner or occupant. Such cost plus 15 percent shall be immediately payable to the city treasurer following a written notice of the amount thereof given to the owner or occupant or posted on the premises. Such temporary permit shall be issued only upon the applicant recording with the county auditor an acceptable instrument agreeing to reconstruct the side sewer if required to do so, and to save the city harmless from all damage resulting to the city by reason of such temporary connection or disconnection, and exhibiting to the city engineer the recording number of the instrument. (Ord. 2017-002 § 1 (Exh. A); Ord. 270 § 10, 1973)
13.44.060 Validity of permit.
A permit issued under this chapter shall not be valid for a period of more than 90 days unless extended or renewed by the city engineer prior to the date of expiration. (Ord. 270 § 11, 1973)
13.44.070 Fees.
Fees for side sewer permits shall be as prescribed by separate ordinance. (Ord. 270 § 12, 1973)