HomeMy WebLinkAbout98-18ORDINANCE NO. 98-18
DRDINANCE FOR THE CITY OF PRIOR LAKE, MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 9, CHAPTER 5 OF THE CITY OF PRIOR
LAKE'S CITY CODE CONCERNING DISCHARGES INTO THE SANITARY SEWER
SYSTEM
The City Council of the City of Prior Lake does hereby ordain:
Title 9, Chapter 5 of the Prior Lake City Code is hereby Amended to provide;
Section 9-5-15:
DISCHARGE OF SURFACE WATERS PROH I HITED: as modified below;
(A) It shall be unlawful to discharge or cause to be discharged into the Municipal sewer
system, either directly or indirectly, any roof, storm, surface, or ground water of any
type or kind. No water shall be discharged from any air conditioning unit or system
either directly or indirectly into thc Municipal sanitary sewer system without prior
written approval of the City Engineer. Separate charges shall be made in case that
air conditioning waters shall be discharged into the sewer system and said charge~
shall be based upon thc amount of water discharged into said sewer system and thc
amount so discharged shall be measured by a metering device installed for that
purpose and approved by the City Engineer. Said charge shall be in addition to those
provided in Section 9-6-5 of this Chapter.
Structures which require, because of the infiltration of water into basements, crawl
spaces, and the like, a sump pump discharge system shall have a permanently
installed discharge line which shall not at any time discharge water into the sanitary
sewer system. A permanent installation shall be one which provides for year-round
discharge capability to either the outside of the dwelling, building, or structure, or is
connected to the City storm sewer or discharges through the curb and gutter to the
street. It shall consist of a rigid discharge line, without valving or quick connections
for altering the path of discharge, and if connection to the City storm sewer line,
include a check valve and an air gap located in a small diameter structure as shown
in the City's standard plates.
(c)
Disconnection: Any person having a roof, surface, ground water sump pump,
footing tile, or swimming pool now connected and/or discharging into the sanitary
sewer system shall disconnect and/or remove same. Any disconnects or openings in
the sanitary sewer shall be closed or repaired in an effective, workmanlike manner,
as approved by the City or their designated agent.
Insoection: Every oerson owning improved real estate that discharges into thc City's
sanitary sewer system shall allow an employee of the CiO/ or their designated
representative to inspect the buildings to confirm that there is no sump pump or
other nrohibited dischar,,e into the sanitary sewer system. In lieu of having the City
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inspect their property, any person may furnish a certificate from a licensed plumber
certifying that their property is in compliance with this Section.
Future Insnections: Each sump pump connection identified will be re-inspected on a
yearly basis in coniunction with the yearly water meter inspection.
(F) New Home Inspections: All new homes shall be required to have their sump pump
system inspected within thirty (30) days of occupancy and a certificate of
compliance completed.
Section 9-5-18:
ENTRY UPON PRIVATE PROPERTY: as modified below;
(A)
· . The Plumbing Inspector and other duly authorized employees of the City or their
designated representatives, bearing proper credential and identification, shall at
reasonable times be permitted to enter upon all properties for the purpose of
inspection, observation, measurement, sampling and testing in connection with the
operation of the Municipal private sewer system.
. . Failure to permit an inspection or provide a plumber's certificate creates a
oresumotion that there is a sump pump and that it is non-compliant. Any person
refusiw, to allow their urooertv to be inspected for the purpose of determining a
sumo oump cross-connection to the sanitary sewer, or refusing to ~mi~h a
olumber's certificate within fourteen (14) days of the date City emolovee(s~ or their
desianated renresentativas are denied admittance to the property, shall immediately
become subiect to the surcharge hereinafter provided for.
(c)
Any orooer'cv found to be discharging clear water into the sanitary sewer system as
prohibited by Section 9-5-15 of this Code, shall immediately become subiect to the
surcharge hereinafter provided for. Any property found to violate City Code shall
make the necessary changes to comply and furnish proof of the changes to the City.
(D) A surcharge of one hundred dollars ($100.00) per month is hereby imposed and
added to every sewer billing mailed to property owners who are not in compliance
with this Chanter. The surcharge shall be added every month until the property is in
compliance. The surcharge shall continue to be levied monthly on properties not
comnlvin¢, with this Chanter. All properties found during yearly re-inspection to
have violated this ordinance shall be subiect to the one hundred dollars ($100.00) per
month penalty for all months between the two (2) most recent inspections.
This ordinance shall become effective from and after its passage and publication.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Prior Lake this 7th day of December, 1998.
Published in the Prior Lake American on the ]2ti'' day of ~)tc~be.( ,1998.
Drafted by: City of Prior Lake Engineering Department, 16200 Eagle Creek Ave. S.E., Prior Lake, MN 55372
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