Ordinance 3546 - Laserfiche WebLink

• creasing the density of the backfill material. As soon as any such sewer or drain is completed the applicant shall immediately restore and maintain all streets, sidewalks, parking strips and other public areas disturbed or altered in the course of any side sewer or drainage work to the original surface condition and, in the event the applicant fails to immediately restore the area to its original condition the City Engineer shall make such restoration and charge the cost thereof to the applicant who shall, upon receiving written notice of the amount, make immediate payments thereof to the City Treasurer. All sewer trenches which have settled due to inadequate backfilling operations shall be immediately restored by applicant and he shall at all times remain liable therefor. All work within the limits of any street or alley must be prosecuted to completion with due diligence, and if, in the judgment of the inspector, any excavation is left open beyond a reasonable time he shall cause the same to be filled and the street or alley restored forthwith, and any cost incurred in such work shall be charged to the sewer contractor in charge of such work, and must be paid for before he shall receive any further permit. If any work done in pursuance of permit granted as heretofore prescribed be not constructed and completed in accordance with the plan filed, and to the acceptance of the inspector, and the licensed contractor shall refuse to properly construct, and complete said work, notice thereof shall be given to the owner of the property for whom said work is being done and the City Engineer shall proceed to complete and connect said sewer in a proper manner, and the full cost of such work and materials necessary therefor shall be charged and become a lien against said property and shall be collected in the manner pro- vided in Section 3 of this ordinance. Section 19: NOTICE IN WRITING TO BE GIVEN Reasonable notice in writing must be given to the in- spector at his office by any person desiring to make connection with any public sewer or drain previous to the time of making such connection, when such work will be ready for inspection, and the inspector shall inspect the same, and the said connection must be made in the manner prescribed in this ordinance and to the satis- faction of the inspector before the trench is filled. Section 20: INSPECTOR PERMITTED TO ENTER ANY PREMISES IN DISCHARGE OF DUTY The Inspector of Sewers and Plumbing shall have the right to enter upon the premises drained by any house drain or con- nected with any public sewer at all reasonable hours to ascertain whether the provisions of this or any other ordinance in regard to house drains have been complied with, and if he shall find that said drain or its attachments do not conform to the provisions of this or any other ordinance, he shall notify the owner of said premises, or his agent, of the fact. It shall thereupon be the duty of said owner or his agent to cause said drain or its attach- ments to be so altered, repaired or re-constructed, as to make them conform to the requirements of the law in regard thereto, within fifteen days from the time of receiving notice. Any person who shall refuse to allow inspection as herein provided shall be guilty of a violation of this ordinance. Section 21: SEWERS NOT TO BE INTERFERED WITH It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to injure, break or remove any portion of any manhole, lamphole, flush-tank or any part of the public sewers, and when any person or corpora- tion desires to lay or drive any pipe in any of the streets or . alleys on which sewers are laid, they shall give at least twenty- four hours notice to the City Engineer of said city and receive a permit so to do from the City Engineer, -6-