Ordinance - #84-07 - 08/14/1984 - Laserfiche WebLink

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- 8 - inspection, observation, measurement, sampling and testing in connection with the operation of the City sanitary sewer system or the City water system. Such employees shall also be permitted to enter for inspection, meter reading and examining fixtures causing unnecessary waste of water to the detriment of the system. Said employee(s) shall promptly notify the owner or occupant of such premises in writing of required repairs, if any, and, in the event any required repairs are not made within ten (10) days, the City may shut off the water. 210.0210 Connect tons. 1. 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 Inspection Department 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 Inspection Department. 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. 2. No person shall make any attachment to any pipe or water fixture in premises from which water has been shut off, or make any connection with any service pipe which is not in use between the watermains and the meters, without the party desiring such work to be done having first made application to and obtaining a written permit from the City for the performance of such work, and no person shall make any replacement tap or connect any tap or connection theretofore made in any watermain without first removing the old service and plugging the watermain. When new buildings are erected on the site of old ones, and it is desired to increase or change the old water service, no connections with the mains shall be given until all the old service shall have been removed and the main plugged. If any contractor, workman or employee upon such buildings shall cause to allow any service pipe to be hammered together at the ends to stop the flow of water or save expense in removing such pipe from the main, the owner of such building, such workmen and contractors shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than $50.00 nor more than $100.00 and shall remove said service pipe from the main. If he shall fail to do so on twenty-four (24) hours' notice, he shall be obligated to pay the City the cost incurred by it for such removal.