Part 3 — PERMITS AND PLANS

7430. • PERMIT REQUIRED.

No person, other than persons specifically excepted by this Chapter, shall commence, or do or cause to be done, or construct or cause to be constructed, or use or cause to be used, or alter or cause to be altered, any public sewer or main line sewer, or house connection sewer, or industrial connection sewer, or sand and grease interceptor, or sand interceptor, or grease interceptor, or other similar appurtenance without first obtaining a permit from the City Engineer. Such a permit is not required for installation of a sand and grease interceptor or sand interceptor or grease interceptor, if a permit has been issued for such construction pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 2 of Article VIII of this Code.

Permits issued under this Chapter are not transferable from one person to another, and connections shall not be made at any place other than the location specifically designated therein.

Before a sewer permit is issued pursuant to this Chapter for the excavation of a trench on City property or in a public street or alley, a certificate of insurance coverage naming the City as additional insured and issued by an approved insurance company in accordance with the injury and damage amounts set forth by resolution of the City Council shall be filed with the City Engineer.

(Amended by Ord. 1940 adopted 6-18-91)

7431. • SURETY BOND.

Other than a contractor licensed by the State and his employees working under his supervision, every person engaging in or performing sewer or house connection sewer work shall, before procuring a permit for the performance of such work, deposit with the City a cash deposit or a surety bond in accordance with the amount set forth by resolution of the City Council. The cash deposit or bond shall be for the benefit of the City to assure full and faithful compliance with all of the provisions of this Chapter.

(Amended by Ord. 1940 adopted 6-18-91)

Said bond shall be held until the final approval by the City of the house connection sewer work performed. Upon final approval of the work, such cash deposit or so much thereof as still remains unappropriated shall be repaid to the depositor thereof.

In the event that any sewer or house connection sewer work performed by the depositor of any cash deposit or bond does not fully comply with the provisions of this Chapter, and if upon five (5) days' notice the said depositor fails or neglects to remedy such defective work or noncompliance, the City may have such defective work corrected and out of such cash deposit pay the amount required to remedy such defective work, or in case of a bond, proceed to enforce the provisions thereof.

In the event that a portion of said cash deposit is used to correct defective work, no additional permit to do sewer or house connection sewer work shall be issued to the depositor thereof until said cash bond is restored to the original amount.

(Amended by Ord. 1940 adopted 6-18-91)

The form of any bond required by this Part and the sufficiency of the surety on any such bond shall be subject to the approval of the City Attorney.

7432. • TAPPING PUBLIC SEWER.

When in the opinion of the City Engineer it is necessary to connect a house connection sewer to a public sewer at a point where no "Y" or "T" or "Chimney" has been installed in the public sewer, a sewer tapping permit for tapping the public sewer shall be obtained by the applicant before the permit is issued for construction of such house connection sewer.

Any person requiring a permit under the provisions of this Chapter shall make written application therefor to the City Engineer, giving such information as said City Engineer may require. The City Engineer shall provide printed application forms for the various types of work permitted under this Chapter, indicating thereon the information to be furnished by the applicant. The City Engineer may require, in addition to the information furnished by the printed form, any additional information from the applicant which will enable the City Engineer to determine that the proposed work complies with the provisions of this Chapter.

The City Engineer may issue a permit to the owner of any lot used exclusively for residence purposes, to construct his own domestic house connection sewer and appurtenances thereto, provided that the owner shall sign each application for such permit and shall submit therewith a signed statement that no labor will be hired and he will do all the work personally and complete the work as provided in Chapter 2 of Article VIII of this Code and in this Part.

7433. • CITY ENGINEER TO ISSUE PERMIT.

If it appears from the application for any permit required by this Chapter that the work to be performed thereunder is to be done according to the provisions of this Chapter, the City Engineer, upon receipt of the fees and deposits hereinafter required, shall issue such permit.

 

(Repealed by Ord. 1940 adopted 6-18-91)

7435. • MAIN LINE SEWERS.

Before granting a permit for the construction of any main line sewer or industrial connection sewer, with or without house connection sewers, the City Engineer shall check and approve the plans therefor as to their

compliance with county, state and other governmental laws or ordinances, and as to conformity with the standards of design hereinafter fixed by this Chapter.

7436. • INDUSTRIAL WASTE AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL.

Before granting a permit to any applicant to discharge any industrial liquid waste or industrial sewage into the public sewer, the City Engineer shall determine either that the waste is one which will not damage or destroy the public sewer or cause an unwarranted increase in the cost of maintenance of the public sewer or retard or inhibit the treatment of the sewage or is one that can be made acceptable by pre-treatment.

7437. • SPECIAL HOUSE CONNECTIONS.

Permit for a house connection sewer of more than ordinary length or depth, or to be constructed under unusually hazardous conditions in a public street or highway or sanitary sewer right of way, shall be applied for as a main line sewer permit, and plans therefor shall be checked and approved by the City Engineer.

7438. • REVOCATION OF PERMITS.

The City Engineer may revoke the permit issued to any person and may disconnect from the public sewer any house or industrial connection sewer which is constructed or connected without permit or which is used contrary to the provisions of this Chapter governing industrial liquid waste or industrial sewage disposal.

The City Engineer shall make every reasonable effort to notify the owner or occupant of the premises affected by any proposed disconnection and may grant a reasonable time for elimination of the violation. Notification shall be made by delivery of a notice in writing, either to the occupant of the premises or to the record owner of the property as shown upon the last equalized assessment roll for County taxes. Such notice shall be delivered either by first class mail, postage prepaid, or by personal service.

Whenever the City Engineer is permitted by this Chapter to grant an exception to any requirement of this Chapter, he shall do so only if he finds that literal compliance with such provision is impossible or impractical because of peculiar conditions in no way the fault of the person requesting such exception, and that the purposes of this Chapter may be accomplished and public safety secured by an alternative construction or procedure, in which case he may permit such alternative construction or procedure.