17.085 Permits Required.

(1) Permit to Connect with Public Sewer System. No person, firm or corporation shall open any street, alley or other public place for the purpose of connecting to a sewer lateral or terminal, laying any house sewer or drain pipe, or making any attachment or extension to any old drain or house sewer, or doing any kind of work whatsoever, in connection with any public or private sewer inside or outside of any building, except repairs, without having obtained from the Building Department or its authorized agent a written permit to connect with the public sewer system.

(2) Application for Permit. Such permit shall be granted only upon a written application by a licensed and bonded master plumber authorized by the owner or agent of the premises desiring to make such connection, extension or alteration, stating the name of the owner and that he and such master plumber will be bound by and be subject to all the rules and regulations prescribed in this chapter and giving the exact location of the premises, stating the purpose for which the connection, extension or alteration is to be used, the time when such work is to be done, and all other particulars in respect thereto.

(3) Permits Required on the Premises. No work of laying or relaying house sewers, storm sewers or water services shall be commenced or continued without the required permit to connect with the public water or sewer system being on the premises and in the possession of the plumber in conformity with all the rules and regulations adopted by the Common Council and the Public Utilities Commission of the City of Manitowoc.

(4) Extension of Time to Make Connections. If, for any cause, the plumber shall fail to make the connection at the time specified in his application, then notice must be left at the office of the Building Department or Plumbing Inspector fixing another time for doing the work.

(5) Expiration. Permits shall expire if the work authorized is not commenced within six calendar months from the date of such permit or 12 months from the start date of issue, unless otherwise specified. Before such work can be recommenced, an additional, subsequent permit shall be obtained and the fee therefor shall be one-half the amount of the original permit fee, but not less than the minimum permit fee. A detailed timeline shall be completed for completion of the project prior to issuing the subsequent permit. Failure to meet the timelines for completion shall make the subsequent permit void.

[Ord. 24-1554 § 1, 2024. Prior code § 17.085]