Permits and Inspections are covered under ordinance 35-11 which regulates the installation and connection of sanitary sewers, establishing a permit system, adopting a schedule of fees and deposits, and providing liabilities and penalties for violations.

The ordinance is broken down into sub-sections below. Clicking on a secton will dsplay the detail of that section.

DEFINITIONS

Terms and definitions

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 2.1 Authority of the District.

Section 2.2 Violation Unlawful.

Section 2.3 Relief on Application.

Section 2.4 Approved Application.

Section 2.5 Relief on Own Motion.

Section 2.6 Permits; Establishment of Fees, Charges and Deposits.

Section 2.7 Establishing Capacity Entitlements.

Section 2.8 Residential Capacity Entitlements.

Section 2.9 Nonresidential Capacity Entitlement.

Section 2.10 Measuring Residential Capacity Entitlement.

Section 2.11 Measuring Nonresidential Capacity Entitlement.

Section 2.12 Assignment of Nonresidential Discharge Quantity and Strength Values.

Section 2.13 Review of Nonresidential Discharge Quantity and Strength Values After One Year.

Section 2.14 Change-in-Use Capacity Entitlement.

Section 2.15 Capacity Entitlement Fixed to Parcel.

Section 2.16 Achieved Capacity Entitlement to Remain.

Section 2.17 Granting Capacity Entitlement Credit.

TREATMENT OF SEWAGE
AND USE OF PUBLIC SEWERS

Section 3.1 Treatment of Sewage Required.

Section 3.2 Unlawful Disposal.

Section 3.3 Occupancy Prohibited.

Section 3.4 Sewer Required.

Section 3.5 Sewer Becomes Available.

Section 3.6 Combined Sewer.

SEWER PERMITS AND SEWER WORK

Section 4.1 Permit Required.

Section 4.2 Permit Application.

Section 4.3 Expiration of Permits.

Section 4.4 Permit Replacement.

Section 4.5 Refunds for Expired Permits.

Section 4.6 Authorization to Hold Permits.

Section 4.7 Acceptance of Permit by Applicant.

Section 4.8 Work Done Without Permit.

Section 4.9 Costs of Sanitary Sewer Work.

Section 4.10 Construction of Excess Capacity.

Section 4.11 District Cost for Nonpublic Sewer Work.

Section 4.12 Maintenance of Sewers.

Section 4.13 Approval of Nonpublic Sewer Improvements.

Section 4.14 Acceptance of Public Sewer Improvements.

Section 4.15 Disconnection, Reconnection, and Credit for Previous Connection.

Section 4.16 Liability Imposed by Law.

Section 4.17 Liability for Work Performance.

Section 4.18 Liability for Defects and Failures.

SEWER DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

Section 5.1 District Standards.

Section 5.2 Easements and Rights-of-Way.

Section 5.3 Separate Building Sewers.

Section 5.4 Building Drain Lower Than Public Sewer.

Section 5.5 Backwater Prevention System.

Section 5.6 Reuse of Existing Building Sewers.

Section 5.7 Requirements for Traps.

Section 5.8 Protection of Utilities.

Section 5.9 Damage to Existing District Facilities.

Section 5.10 Restoration of Excavated Property.

Section 5.11 Responsibility for Safety.

Section 5.12 Compliance With Other Regulations.

INSPECTION

Section 6.1 Inspection Required.

Section 6.2 Inspection Notification.

Section 6.3 Required Inspections.

Section 6.4 Backfilling Before Inspection and Testing.

Section 6.5 Right of Entry.

Section 6.6 Observance of Safety Rules.

Section 6.7 Property Owner Held Harmless, Indemnified.

Section 6.8 Liability of Property Owner.

Section 6.9 Overtime Inspection.

FEES, CHARGES, DEPOSITS, AND BONDS

Section 7.1 Establishment of Fees.

Section 7.2 Permit and Inspection Fees.

Section 7.3 Connection Fees.

Section 7.4 Easement, Fee Title, and Quitclaim Review Fees.

Section 7.5 Document Reproduction Fees.

Section 7.6 Sewer Service Charges.

Section 7.7 Plan Check Deposits.

Section 7.8 Inspection Deposits.

Section 7.9 Annexation.

Section 7.10 Miscellaneous Development Deposits.

Section 7.11 Developer Deposit Account Balances Less Than $500.00.

Section 7.12 Developer Deposit Account Closing Balances.

Section 7.13 Bonds and Warranties.

ENFORCEMENT

Section 8.1 Violation Unlawful.

Section 8.2 Punishments, Multiple Violations.

Section 8.3 Liability for Violation.

Section 8.4 Public Nuisance.

Section 8.5 Means of Enforcement Only.

Section 8.6 Notification and Correction of Violations.

Section 8.7 District Correction of Violations.

Section 8.8 Disconnection of Sewer Service.

Section 8.9 Occupancy While Disconnected.

Section 8.10 Reconnection.

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 9.1 Protection From Damage.

Section 9.2 Separability.

Section 9.3 Repeal of Existing and Inconsistent District Ordinances.

EFFECTIVE DATE

Section 10.1 Upon adoption, this Ordinance will be entered in the minutes of this Board, will be posted in three (3) public places within the District, and will be published once in The Daily Review, a newspaper of general circulation within the District; and posting and publication will be completed not later than one week from the effective date. This Ordinance will be effective 60 days after adoption and posting.

EXHIBIT A

Schedule of fees and deposits