<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 78-20. - Building sewers and connections.</div>
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               (a)
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               No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with or openings into,
               use, alter, or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining
               a written permit from the approving authority.
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               (b)
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               There shall be three classes of building sewer permits: domestic, commercial, and
               establishments producing industrial sewage. In all cases, the person shall make application
               on a special form furnished by the county. The permit application shall be supplemented
               by any plans, specifications, or other information considered pertinent by the approving
               authority. A permit, inspection, and sewer connection fee, all established by the
               county commissioners, shall be paid to the county by a licensed plumber at the same
               time the application is filed. Prior to applying for a permit described in this subsection,
               the person applying is entitled to request of the inspection department a letter stating
               that he will be allowed to connect onto the sewer system if he complies with the other
               provisions of this article.
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               (c)
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               The approving authority shall advise the permit applicant within 15 days as to the
               availability of sewer service. If sewer service is approved, the permit applicant
               will be granted a permit after the permit, inspection, and sewer connection fee, established
               by the county commissioners, has been paid. The permit holder may then proceed with
               the planned construction. If sewer service is not approved, the permit applicant shall
               develop plans for a private sewage disposal system, which must meet state and county
               regulations prior to construction.
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               (d)
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               If the property already has a building sewer and a sewer connection available, which
               was paid for at an earlier date by any person, the same may be reactivated and used
               again, providing the size and pipe condition meets inspection by the approving authority.
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               (e)
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               All costs and expenses incident to the installation and maintenance of any building
               sewer and sewer connection shall be borne by the person owning the property and the
               permit. The person owning the property and the permit shall indemnify the county from
               any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation
               or maintenance of a building sewer or a sewer connection.
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               (f)
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               A separate and independent building sewer and sewer connection shall be provided for
               every building; except where one building is located at the rear of another on an
               interior lot, and no private sewer is available, or can be constructed to the rear
               building through an adjoining alley, court, yard, or driveway, the building sewer
               from the front building may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered
               as one building sewer.
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               (g)
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               The size, slope, alignment, materials of construction of a building sewer, and the
               methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe, joining, testing and backfilling
               the trench shall all conform to the building and plumbing codes for the county which
               are the same as those of the state.
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               (h)
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               Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation
               below the basement floor. In all buildings in which the building sewer is too low
               to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, the sanitary sewage shall be lifted by
               an approved means and discharged to the public sewer. The additional cost, if any,
               shall be borne by the person owning the property and the permit.
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               (i)
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               No person shall make connection of roof downspouts, exterior foundation drains, areaway
               drains, or other sources of surface runoff or groundwater to a building sewer or building
               drain, which in turn is connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer.
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               (j)
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               The person holding the permit or his duly authorized plumber shall notify the approving
               authority when the building sewer is ready for inspection and hookup to the sewer
               connection. The actual hookup to the sewer connection shall be approved by a representative
               of the approving authority after construction is complete but before covering such
               construction.
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               (k)
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               All excavations for building sewers shall be adequately guarded with barricades and
               lights so as to protect the public from all hazards. Streets, sidewalks, parkways
               and any other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored
               in a manner satisfactory to the county.
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               (l)
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               If the permit holder does not have a duly authorized plumber, the sewer connection
               shall be made by the county or a duly licensed plumber or utility contractor hired
               to perform the work. This work shall be determined and agreed to, in writing, for
               each specific project at the time the plans and specifications for the permit are
               approved by the county. The permit holder shall pay for this service on a fee basis
               established by the county commissioners.
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               (m)
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               Any person whose sewer is connected to the county sewer line shall allow representatives
               or designees of the county to inspect the sewer system on the person's property and
               shall maintain the sewer lines on the property as provided in subsection (e) of this
               section. The county shall request the person owning any property which is served by
               the county sewer to properly maintain or repair any defective sewer and, if the person
               does not repair or maintain said sewer within a reasonable time, the county shall
               repair or maintain or cause to be repaired or maintained said sewer, and the property
               owner will be charged for said repair or maintenance.
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               (Ord. of 7-19-1983, Â§ II)
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