Milpitas Municipal Code § 4.01 Application for Permit

Application for the construction of Side Sewers, House Laterals or House Sewers shall be made to the City, who shall issue permits and conditions of construction therefor, in accordance with the rules and regulations of this Chapter.

(Ord. 208 (part), 6/17/80)

In the application for a permit to connect House Lateral to a Main Sewer, the applicant of the property to be served or the contractor representing the applicant shall advise the City the location of such connection and extent of such work, and shall state the day upon which such work shall be commenced. There shall be no deviation from the location and time as approved, except by prior permission of the City.

(Ord. 208 (part), 6/17/80)

The application must be approved and countersigned before work is commenced. Copy of the permit must be posted in a conspicuous place near the work on the job at all times. The City is authorized and directed hereby to collect all fees, deposits and service charges which, by the provisions of this Chapter are payable by the connector on or before the delivery of the permit to the connector. Cost of such work shall include compensation to City for time spent by its representatives in arranging and supervising said work.

(Ord. 208 (part), 6/17/80)

Due to the topographical characteristics of certain areas within City, there exists the danger of damage to health and property resulting from the possibility of sewage overflow and back-flooding on public and private property. It is the purpose of this Chapter to protect the health and safety of the residents of the City and Discharge Area and to minimize the possibility of damage to property by requiring, where topographical conditions warrant it, the installation and maintenance of an approved sewage backflow protective device.

Where the elevation of the lowest floor containing gravity waste drainage plumbing of any structure connected, or to be connected to is less than one foot (1′) above the surface elevation of the nearest upstream public sewer structure capable of overflow and relief of pressure (i.e. manhole, pressure relief, flushing inlet, or rodding inlet structure), there shall be installed and kept in operable condition at all times by the owner at his sole cost and expense, a sewage backflow protection device.

All sewage backflow protective devices shall be located in the manner, and meet the standards, prescribed in Standard Drawings at City, as said Standard Drawings now exists or may hereafter be amended.

Installation of such sewage backflow protective devices shall be under the supervision and inspection of the Building Inspection Department of the City.

It shall be unlawful for the owner to maintain any building sewer connection to the City's sewerage system without an approved sewage backflow protective device, as required by the provisions of this Chapter.

(Ord. 208.1, 3/17/81)