Chapter 13.52 SEWER MAINTENANCE REGULATIONS

Chapter 13.52
SEWER MAINTENANCE REGULATIONS

Sections:

13.52.010 Notice of inoperative or inadequate condition.

13.52.040 Unlawful to plant certain vegetation.

13.52.010 Notice of inoperative or inadequate condition.

Where it is determined by the director or the city engineer that a side sewer, drain, ditch or natural watercourse is obstructed, broken, inoperative or inadequate and is a menace to health, or is liable to cause damage to public or private property, the director shall give notice to the owner, agent or occupant of the property in which such condition exists. If the owner, agent or occupant refuses to reconstruct, relay, reconnect, repair or remove the obstruction of the side sewer, drain, ditch or natural watercourse within the time limit specified in such notice, the director shall so notify the city engineer and the city engineer may perform such work as may be necessary to comply with this section. The cost of such work done by the city engineer shall be charged to the property owner or occupant and shall become immediately payable to the city treasurer upon written notice of such amount being given to the property owner or occupant or posted upon the premises. (Ord. 270 § 17, 1973)

13.52.020 Use of existing side sewers.

Where a new or converted building or new installation replaces an old one, the use of an existing side sewer will be permitted when approved by the city engineer as conforming to all requirements of this division. (Ord. 270 § 19, 1973)

13.52.030 Backwater sewage valves.

A. In any building, structure or premises in which the plumbing outlets or other drainage facilities are too low in elevation as determined by the city engineer to permit gravity flow to the public sewer system, wastewater shall be lifted mechanically and discharged into the public sewer.

B. Whenever a situation exists involving the danger of backups of sewage or drainage from the public sewer system, the city engineer may prescribe a minimum elevation at which the plumbing outlet or side sewer may be discharged to the public sewer system. Wastewater from drains or side sewers below such minimum elevations shall be lifted mechanically to an elevation determined by the city engineer, or if approved by the city engineer, a backwater sewage valve may be installed provided the property owner shall record with the Clallam County auditor an instrument as described in SMC 13.60.060. The effective operation of the backwater sewage valve shall be the responsibility of the owner of the sewer or drain. (Ord. 270 § 20, 1973)

13.52.040 Unlawful to plant certain vegetation.

It is unlawful to plant within 30 feet of any sanitary sewer, side sewer or storm drain any willow, poplar, cottonwood, soft maple, gum tree or any other tree or shrub whose roots are likely to enter and obstruct the flow of the sewers. (Ord. 270 § 33, 1973)