Article II — SEWER CONNECTION PROCEDURES AND SERVICE CHARGES

No person owning any premises within the city, and no user of any premises within the city, where domestic or industrial waste is produced and on which premises the nearest outlet of the plumbing

system is located within two hundred (200) feet from the point at which a connection can be made to the sewer system, or having no plumbing system, but in which a plumbing system could be installed with the nearest outlet located within two hundred (200) feet from the point at which a connection could be made to the sewer system, shall use any means of sewage waste disposal other than through the City sewer lines. Every person owning any premises or every use of any premises so located and upon or in which any such sewage waste is produced shall be required to connect such premises to the sewer system within sixty (60) days from the date when a main sewer or lateral sewer located within the distance specified in this section is completed and available for connection to such premises. There shall be a separate connection to the sewer system for each building or structure served. Pursuant to a written permit from the Director, any two or more buildings or structures on the same lot may be served by one sewer connection. (Ord. 1901 § 2, 11-27-2012)

Each user shall keep his/her sewer connections and sewer lateral(s) in good order at his/her own expense and shall be liable for all damages resulting from failure to do so. Each owner shall maintain their sewer lateral free from displaced joints, open joints, root intrusions, substantial deterioration of pipe material, cracks, leaks, inflow or infiltration of extraneous water, grease and sediment deposits or other similar conditions, defects, or obstructions likely to cause or increase the chance of blockage. A City inspector shall be admitted at all reasonable hours to any premises connected with the sewer system, for the purpose of checking plumbing fixtures, protecting the rights of the City, and determining facts relevant to the establishment, computation, and billing of the sewer service charges provided for in this chapter, including, in the case of industrial users, examination of the users' books for the purpose of checking the quantities of industrial waste produced. (Ord. 1901 § 2, 11-27-2012)

No person whose premises are not now connected with the sewer system shall connect any premises or cause any premises to be connected with the sewer system without first obtaining a written permit to do so from the City and paying the established connection fees. (Ord. 1901 § 2, 11-27-2012)

All revenue collected pursuant to the provisions of this article shall be placed into the utilities fund as established by Section 1320 of the City Charter. Said revenue shall be used in accordance with the provisions of Section 1320 of the City Charter. (Ord. 1901 § 2, 11-27-2012)

Wherever a property is initially connected, or requires an addition of a new connection to the sewer system, a sewage treatment plant expansion calculation fee ("sewer connection fee") shall be charged to and paid for by the property owner in accordance with SCCC § 17.15.210 . (Ord. 1901 § 2, 11-27-2012)

In addition to the aforesaid sewer connection fee, each property owner or the developer of real property shall pay to the City an outlet charge as delineated in SCCC § 17.15.210 . (Ord. 1901 § 2, 11-27-2012)

• (a) There is hereby levied and assessed against and upon all premises having (or required by this chapter or any ordinance of the City to have) any sewer connection with or discharging (or required thereby to discharge) into or through the sanitary sewer system of City, a monthly sewer service charge.

• (b) The City Council may, by resolution, establish and amend the monthly sewer service charges. Said resolution(s) shall contain the effective date of any change in the monthly sewer service charge.

• (c) The resolution(s) establishing and amending the monthly sewer service charges shall be kept on file and made available to the public at the City Clerk's office.

• (Ord. 1901 § 2, 11-27-2012)

The rates herein are exclusive of the monthly utility excise tax prescribed in Chapter 3.30 SCCC and all other prescribed sewer-related fees and charges. (Ord. 1901 § 2, 11-27-2012)

• (a) The City Council may, by resolution, set and fix monthly sewer service charges for various types of users located outside the city that discharge sewage and other wastes into the sanitary sewer system of the City. Such charges will be effective upon adoption of such resolution(s).

• (b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the City Council shall have power to establish, by resolution or by agreement with the user, the monthly sewer service charges applicable to any person or any user outside the city limits, at rates different from those set forth in this chapter, as long as the charges so established are fair and equitable under the circumstances.

• (Ord. 1901 § 2, 11-27-2012)

Where any of the charges enumerated in SCCC § 13.10.090 are based upon the consumption of water by any users, and any such water is furnished otherwise than from the City's water system, and no approved meter is installed in the sewer service connection, then such user shall at his/her own expense install a separate water meter for measurement of such water. Said water meter installation shall be made to comply with all requirements of the Director.

(Ord. 1901 § 2, 11-27-2012)

All revenue collected pursuant to the provisions of this article shall be placed into the utilities fund as established by Section 1320 of the City Charter.

Said revenue shall be used in accordance with the provisions of Section 1320 of the City Charter. (Ord. 1901 § 2, 11-27-2012)

All bills for sewer charges shall be issued by the City's Department of Finance. They shall be combined with bills or statements for water service rendered by the water system in all cases where the premises in question are connected to the water system. The bills shall (a) state their purpose, (b) give the name and last known address of the person responsible for payment as provided in this chapter, and (c) list separately the charge for water service, for sewer service, and the total charge for both services. Neither charge may be paid separately from the other. If premises with sewer service are not connected with the water system, a separate bill shall be rendered. All bills shall be for monthly periods or for such other period as shall be determined by resolution of the City Council. (Ord. 1901 § 2, 11-27-2012)

The City Manager shall ensure enforcement of this chapter by coordinating the actions of the Director of Finance, the Director, and the other City officers or departments concerned. (Ord. 1901 § 2, 11-27-2012)

In the event of a violation of any provision of this chapter, or any rule or regulation established pursuant thereto, the Director, in writing, shall notify the person causing, allowing, or committing such violation, specifying the violation and, if applicable, the time after which, upon failure of such person to prevent or rectify the violation, the Director will exercise his/her authority to disconnect the premises from the water system or the sewer system. Such time shall not be less than five days after the deposit of such notice in a United States Post Office in the city, addressed to the person upon whom notice is given. In the event such violation results in a public hazard or menace, the Director or other authorized representative may enter upon the premises without notice and do such things and expend such sums as may be necessary to abate such hazard. The reasonable value of the things done and the amounts expended in so doing shall be a charge upon the person in violation.

(Ord. 1901 § 2, 11-27-2012)