Article 2 — General Provisions

The following rules and regulations respecting sewer construction and disposal of sewage and drainage of buildings and connection to the sewage works of the city are adopted and all work in respect thereto shall be performed as herein required and not other wise.

(Ord. 147 § 2.01, 2002)

Following the effective date of this chapter it is unlawful for any person to connect to, construct, install or provide, maintain and use any other means of sewage disposal from any building in the city except by connection to a public sewer in the manner as in this chapter provided.

(Ord. 147 § 2.05, 2002)

When any person by reason of special circumstances, is of the opinion that any provision of this chapter is unjust or inequitable as applied to his or her premises, he or she may make written application to the council, stating the special circumstances, citing the provision complained of, and requesting suspension or modification of that provision as applied to his or her premises. If such application be approved, the council may, by resolution, suspend or modify the provision complained of, as applied to such premises, to be effective as of the date of the application and continuing during the period of the special circumstances.

(Ord. 147 § 2.06, 2002)

The council, may, on its own motion, find that by reason of special circumstances any provision of this regulation and chapter should be suspended or modified as applied to a particular premise and may, by resolution, order such suspension or modification for such premises during the period of such special circumstances, or any part thereof.

(Ord. 147 § 2.07, 2002)

The council shall employ some fit and qualified person or persons to perform the duties of inspecting the installation, connection, maintenance and use of inspecting the installation, connection, maintenance and use of all side sewers, public sewers, private sewers and facilities in connection therewith in the city, to be known as the city inspector. The person so employed shall receive as compensation for his or her services for making inspections required to be made by the ordinances, and orders and regulations from time to time enacted and ordered by the council, a sum to be fixed by the council. He or she shall serve during the pleasure of the council and may be another official of the city.

(Ord. 147 § 2.08, 2002)

No public sewer, side sewer, building sewer or other sewerage facility shall be installed, altered or repaired within the city until a permit for the work has been obtained from the city and all fees paid in accordance with the requirements of Article 8 of this chapter.

(Ord. 147 § 2.09, 2002)