Ordinance 3546 - Laserfiche WebLink

• occupant or owner of such building, structure, lot or parcel of real property, the Commissioner of Public Works or his duly authorized representative shall cause such connection to be made by a licensed contractor and file a statement of the cost thereof with the City Clerk, and thereupon a warrant against the Sewer Fund in the amount of such cost shall be issued by the City Treasurer under the direction of the City Commissioners, payable to the licensed contractor employed to make such connection. The amount of such warrant, together with a _:penalty of ten per- cent (10%) thereof, plus interest at the rate of eight percent (8%) per annum upon the total amount of such cost and penalty, shall be assessed against the property upon which the said build- ing, structure, pools, ditches, water courses, or waste water pipes are situated, and shall become a lien thereon as herein provided. Such total amount when collected shall be paid into the City Sewer Revenue Fund. Section 4: ENGINEER TO PRESCRIBE CONDITION BACK WATER VALVE REQUIRED Whenever a situation exists involving an unusual danger of"backup" the City Engineer may prescribe a minimum elevation at which the house drain may be discharged to the public sewer. Drains or sewers below such minimum elevation shall be lifted by artificial means. It shall be unlawful for any person to connect any basement with a City sewer without installing a backwater valve at the outlet. The effective operation of the backwater valve shall be the responsibility of the owner of the sewer or drain. Section 5: MATERIALS TO BE USED The materials used in the construction of private sewers or drain pipes must be substantially like that used in the public sewer with which the connection is made, and no public or private sewer constructed with any cement or any tile sewer pipe shall be allowed under any buildings if such pipe is used to connect any plumbing fixtures, or used as a conductor of sewerage. The building sewer shall be cast iron soil pipe, vitrified clay sewer pipe, portland cement concrete sewer pipe, or pipe made of other suitable material approved by the City Engineer or his authorized representatives. The specifications for all pipe used shall be approved by the City Engineer or his authorized representative before such material is used. All joints shall be tight and water proof. Section 6: REPAIR OF DRAINS When any private drain pipe connected with any public sewer or drain becomes obstructed, broken, or out of order, the Inspector of Sewers and Plumbing shall, if the owner, agent or tenant of such premises fails to repair the same after two days notice so to do, cause such drain-pipe to be removed, re-con- structed, repaired, altered or cleaned out as he may deem expedient, at the expense of the owner, agent or occupant of such premises as aforesaid, and hhall be a lien against the property as provided in Section 3 hereof and shall be collected in the manner provided in Section 3 of this ordinance. Section 7: NO CESSPOOL, ETC. , TO BE CONNECTED WITH SEWER No person or persons or corporation shall connect any open gutters, cesspools, private vaults or cisterns with any public sewer or with any private sewer or drain connecting with the public sewer, nor shall any opening whatsoever into such public sewer or into any private sewer or drain connecting with the public sewer be made or be permitted to be made except for sinks, water closets, or baths, or temporary catch basins made -2-