Ordinance - #92-05 - 05/26/1992 - Laserfiche WebLink

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4.401 Sgbd. 11. Opening Hydrants NO person, except authorized City employees or a member of the Fire Department in!case of ftre, shall be allowed to open any fire hydrant in the water system for any parpose whatsoever, without first securing authorization from the City. MUNICIPAL SANITARY SEWER Su[bd. 1. Operation, Records and Inspection a. [ The City shall provide for the proper operation and maintenance of the i municipal sanitary sewer system and shall enforce all rules and regulations : pertaining to the same. The City shall keep a record of the location and size of all parts of the municipal sewer systems, connections thereto, and other measurements or records which may be necessary. The City shall superintend all connections for service, inspect all service pipes and the premises to ensure that the installation conforms to the intent of the Plumbing Code. No sanitary sewer service line between the sanitary sewer main and the plumbing system of any dwelling, building or other structure to be served shall be installed until a connection permit has been obtained from the City and the appropriate fees set by the Council from time to time are paid. In installing said sanitary sewer service line the applicant shall adhere to standards regarding location, size, grade, materials and workmanship as required by the Plumbing Code. After the sanitary sewer service connection has been accomplished the applicant shall notify the City. It shall be unlawful to cover the sanitary sewer service line until an inspection has been completed to insure that a proper and suitable connection has been made. !Subd. 2. Application For Service The owner of a dwelling, building, other structure or property where cesspools for septic tanks have been in existence prior to construction of a sanitary sewer shall connect with the public sanitary sewer when such cesspools and septic tanks are in need of repair, reconstruction or pumping, or within two (2) years of the date that municipal sanitary sewer service is available to the premises, whichever is first to occur. Any property owner who can demonstrate to the :Council that hookup to municipal sewer is not feasible due to distance, to [topography or pending land use change shall not be required to hookup at that i s.pecific time. However, hookup may be required in the future upon change of ~cn'cumstances. Cb. iNo buildings located on property lying outside the limits of the City shall be ~connected to the C~ty samtary sewer system w~thout first having a resolution by !the City or township in whose jurisdiction the property lies stating that said City for township has no objection to such connection. The City shall make every effort to design the sewage collection system to accommodate gravity flow to the system from adjacent properties. However, in Page 7