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• 1 ORDINANCE NO. 8:576-- 2 S-2 3 AN ORDINANCE establishing the ownership, maintenance and operation of side sewers within the public right-of-way, and clarifying the 4 responsibilities of private property owners regarding side sewer ownership and maintenance, and amending Ordinance No. 296-74 5 (EMC 14.08.260). 6 7 THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: 8 Section 1: Section 1 of Ordinance No. 296-74 (EMC 14.08.260) which reads as 9 follows: 10 "Side Sewer Ownership and Maintenance 11 (a) The City of Everett Sewer Department shall subsequent to approved 12 installation, own, maintain and operate side sewer connections within the boundaries of the public right-of-way. The City of Everett Sewer 13 Department shall not be responsible for maintenance and operation of side sewers outside the public right-of-way. 14 (b) In the event a side sewer becomes blocked or stopped, it shall be the 15 responsibility of the customer whose premises are attached to the side sewer at his expense to investigate, by a roto-rooter type equipment or 16 other approved method, whether the blockage or stoppage is on his premises or within the public right-of-way. In the event that the 17 customer has cause to believe the stoppage is within the public right-of-way, he shall notify the City Sewer Department which shall 18 investigate and determine the location. The determination of the Director of Utilities and Engineering, or his designee, shall be final and 19 conclusive. If it is determined that the stoppage is within the responsi- bility of the City, the bill for services of the contractor shall be paid or 20 reimbursed by the City Sewer Fund for all work related to investigation and work on public right-of-way and the City Sewer Department shall be 21 repsonsible for the repair of the side sewer within the public right-of-way, as herein provided, at no cost to the customer. Payment of 22 said bill or said reimbursement in accordance with the aforesaid procedure shall be pursuant to the duty etablished by this ordinance and a 23 damage claim may be waived. 24 (c) Side sewers shall not be installed nogextended in streets or alleys by customers unless specifically approved by the Sewer Department prior to 25 such installation and a permit is obtained by the customer from the City Engineer's Office. 26 (d) Side sewer connections to the sewer main will be made at the owner's 27 expense, under the inspection or supervision of the Sewer Department." 28 is hereby amended to read hereafter as follows: 29 30 "Side Sewer Ownership and Maintenance 31 (a) The City of Everett Sewer Department shall subsequent to approved installation, own, maintain and operate side sewer connections within the 32