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HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-0793 - Sewer system regulations (Repealed by 1434)ORDINANCE NO 7f2) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE RELATING TO ITS SEWER SYSTEM,PROVIDING FOR DECLARATION OF OWNERSHIP,FOR SEWER CONNECTIONS,FOR DISCHARGE RESTRICTIONS INTO A SANITARY SEWER,FOR GREASE,OIL OR SAND INTERCEPTORS,FOR CONFORMITY TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN,FOR SEWER EXTEN- SIONS AND CONNECTIONS-WHEN REQUIRED,FOR TEMPORARY CONNECTIONS,FOR LOCATION OF A PUBLIC SEWER,FOR STREET,ALLEY AND EASE- MENT WIDTH REQUIRED FOR SEWER INSTALLATIONS, FOR PRIVATE SEWAGE SYSTEM,FOR BUILDING SEWER FOR EACH BUILDING-EXCEPTIONS,FOR END LOCATIONS OF PRIVATE SEWER,FOR DEPTH OF PRIVATE SEWER CONNECTION,FOR INSPEC- TION TEES,FOR MAINTENANCE OF PRIVATE SEWER,FOR LOCATION OF SEWAGE TESTS FOR PRIVATE SEWERS,FOR CONNECTION CHARGES (FRONTAGE FEES),FOR ENFORCEMENT OF COLLECTION,FOR CAPTIAL IMPROVEMENT CHARGES,AND FOR PENALTIES WHEREAS,the publlC lnterests would best be served by addlng the provlslons herelnafter provlded to the Marysvllle Sewer Code, NOW,THEREFORE,the Clty Councll of the Clty of Marysvllle do ordaln as follows Sectlon 1.Declaratl0n of OwnershIp All publlC sewers wlthln the offlClal boundarles of the Clty are declared to be the property of the Clty sewer system Sectlon 2 Sewer Connectlons Each prlvate sewer must be connected to ltS correspondlng publlC sewer (sanltary to sanltary and storm to storm). Sectlon 3 Dlscharge Restrlctlons lnto a Sanltary Sewer No owner shall dlscharge,or cause to be dlscharged,any storm water,surface water,roof runoff,subsurface dralnage,cool- lng water or unpolluted lndustrlal process waters lnto any sanltary sewer owned by the Clty ~. Also,no owner shall dlscharge,or cause to be dlscharged lnto any sanltary sewer the followlng A. Any llqUld or vapor havlng a termperature hlgher than 150 0 F B Any water or waste WhlCh may contaln more than 100 parts per mlll10n by welght of 011,fat or grease. C Any gasollne,benzene,naptha,fuel 011 or other flammable or exploslve llQUld,SOlld or gas D Any garbage that has not been properly shredded to a Slze of 1/2 lnch In any dlrectlon. E Any ashes,clnders,sand,mud,straw,shavlngs, metal,glass,rags,feathers,tar,plastlcs,wood, paunch manure or any other SOlld or V1SCOUS substance capab1e of causlng obstructl0n to the flow ln the sewers or other lnterference wlth the proper opera- tlon of the sewage treatment system. F Any waters or wastes havlng a "pH"lower than 5 5 or hlgher than 9 0 or havlng any other corrOSlve property capable of causlng damage or hazard to structures,equlpment or personnel of the sewage system. G Any waters or wastes contalnlng a tOX1C or pOlsonous substances ln a sufflclent quantlty to lnJure or lnterfere wlth any sewage treatment process or constl- tute a hazard to humans or anlmals or create any hazard ln the recelvlng waters of the sewage treat- ment system H Any waters or wastes contalnlng more than 350 parts per mllll0n by welght of suspended SOllds I A 5-day Bl0chemlcal Oxygen Demand greater than 300 parts per mllll0n by welght. J Any nOXl0US or malodorous gas or substance capable or creatlng a publlC nUlsance K Any waters or wastes havlng an average dally flow greater than 2 per cent of the average dally sewage flow of the PubllC Sewage System lnto WhlCh the waters or wastes are about to be dlscharged Sectlon 4 SectIon 5 Grease,011 or Sand Interceptors The Superlntendent of the Clty sewer system or the plumblng Inspector may requlre the Installatlon of a grease,011 or sand Interceptor,or any comblnatlon of these on any prlvate sewer llne where It IS deemed necessary to Intercept exceSSlve amounts of these materlals These Interceptors,If needed,shall be Installed on prlvate property and be malntalned In a satlsfactory manner by the Owner of the prlvate sewer In the event It IS found that other InJurlous materlals are belng dlscharged Into the publlC sewer, Interceptors to catch or fllter out these materlals may also be requlred to be Installed on prlvate property and malntalned by the Owner of the prlvate sewer ConformIty to the ComprehenSIve Plan The Clty of Marysvllle reserves the rlght to restrlct sewer faCllltles owned by It to those subdlvlslons and developments WhlCh conform to the provlslons of the Comprehenslve Plan for the Marysvllle Plannlng Area dated August,1968 In the event varlances are requested from the Comprehenslve Plan,concurrence of both the Clty of Marysvllle and the Snohomlsh County Plannlng Commlsslon shall be requlred prlor to approvlng sewer extenslons SectIon 6 Sewer ExtenSIons and ConnectIons-When Requlred Any property owner havlng property wlthln 200 feet of a sanltary sewer of the Clty of Marysvllle shall,upon makIng appllca- tlon for water serVlce,also make appllcatlon for a Clty sanltary sewer connectlon "Appllcatlon for water servlce"shall be con- strued to mean new serVlces,old serVlces requlrlng a change of meter Slze,or the relocatlon of a water serVlce Any Owner of property adJacent to a publlC sanltary sewer of the CIty of Marysvllle shall,upon erectlng a bUlldlng and as a condltlon of recelvlng a Clty water connectlon,connect to the sanltary sewer The Owner of any premlses wlthln the Clty utlllzlng a septlc tank and draln fleld sewage dlsposal system and not wIthln 200 feet of a sanltary sewer,shall not be requlred to extend the publlc sanl- tary sewer and connect thereto untll such tlme as the septlc tank or draln fleld IS In need of repalr or replacement The plumblng Inspector shall,upon determlnlng that the septlc tank or draln fleld for any premlses IS In need of repalr or replacement,notlfy the owner of sald premlses that he must extend the publlC sanltary sewer and brlng hlS prlvate sewer llne to the property llne wlthln 90 days of sald notlflcatlon. The newly constructed publlC sanltary sewer llne must be conveyed to the Clty free of all debt The prlvate sIde sewer shall Sect10n 7 ~,.... be brought to the property llne nearest the publ1C san1tary sewer When all connect1on and other fees have been pa1d,the Super1ntendent shall then connect the new pr1vate sewer llne to the new publ1C san1tary sewer llne Temporary Connect1ons Temporary connect1ons may be obta1ned for property wh1ch does not meet the above requ1rements as to frontage and d1stance, PROVIDED that the Owner shall make payment to the C1ty of an amount equal to the charges establ1shed by ord1nance per foot of "equ1valent frontage,"1n add1t1on to the establ1shed charges and fees,and shall convey to the C1ty by easement such r1ghts-of-way as here1nafter set forth "Equ1valent frontage"1S descr1bed as one of the follow1ng measurements,as determ1ned by the C1ty to be appl1cable 1)The average w1dth of the tract,exclus1ve of narrow str1ps used only for access ways,measured parallel to the san1tary sewer to wh1ch a connect1on 1S des1red 2) The actual frontage on another street or road r1ght- of-way 1n Wh1Ch no san1tary sewer eX1sts but where the construct1on of such a sewer may be reasonably an t i c i.p at.e d 3) The actual frontage on a proposed street or road for Wh1Ch the Owner shall convey a 30-foot r1ght-of- way to the Clty by easement for road and ut1l1ty purposes Sa1d payment may be used by the C1ty for any sewer depart- ment purpose,but shall be cons1dered as "unearned surplus by plant donat1ons"for account1ng purposes Rece1pt,therefore,shall be glven by the C1ty descr1b1ng the property for Wh1Ch payment has been made and the C1ty shall agree 1n wr1t1ng to pay the Owner's fa1r share of the cost of construct1ng,at an 1ndeterm1nate future date, a standard san1tary sewer to cause the property to become el1g1ble for a permanent connect1on After such ma1n has been constructed,the Owner shall,w1th1n 90 days,1nstall the necessary pr1vate sewer to connect on the new ma1n,sa1d connect1on be1ng prov1ded by the C1ty at no cost,and the temporary connect1on shall then be d1sconnected Fallure to 1nstall sa1d pr1vate sewer w1th1n the spec1f1ed per10d shall be cause for d1scont1nuance of serV1ce All payments rece1ved for temporary connect1ons shall become deferred llab1l1t1es of the C1ty sewer system and shall be so recorded 1n the Sewer System Records unt1l the llab1l1ty shall have been d1scharged by the construct1on of the aforesa1d standard ma1n No refund shall be made as the result of the Owner's fa1r share of cost be1ng less than the payment to the C1ty,ne1ther shall the C1ty clalm any addltlonal amount due as the result of a greater cost for constructlon Sect10n 8.Locatl0n of a PubllC Sewer When a publlC sewer lS to be lnstalled w1th1n the Clty by LID,or by a developer,1t shall be ~nstalled 1n a publlC street or alley to sald C1ty,or In an easement held by sald C1ty Sect10n 9 Street,Alley and Easement W1dth Requlred for Sewer Installat10n No publ1C sewer llne shall be 1nstalled 1n an alley Wh1Ch 1S less than 20 feet 1n w1dth and 1n no street that 1S less than 40 feet In w1dth unless a parallel easement 1S granted so as to make the alley or half street wldth equal to or greater than 20 feet Easements Wh1Ch extend from the end of eXlstlng publ1C roads or whlch 11e adJacent to a sect10n subd1v1s10n llne along Wh1Ch a future publ1C road may reasonbly be antlclpated shall be 30 feet 1n w1dth Easements not llkely to become a part of a street or publlC road shall be at least 10 feet In wldth Sectlon 10 Pr1vate Sewerage System When a publlC sanltary sewer 1S not closer than 200 feet from a property llne of property upon Wh1Ch a bU1ld1ng stands,the pr1vate sewer of sa1d bUlld1ng must be connected to a pr1vate sewage dlsposal system meet1ng the requ1rements of the Clty BUlldlng and Plumblng Codes Sectlon 11 BUlldlng Sewer for Each BUlldlng-Exceptlons No prlvate sewer llne to be connected to a publ1C sewer shall be lald In property other than that upon whlch the bUlldlng to be served lS bUllt unless the connectl0n of more than one bUlldlng to a prlvate sewer lS approved by the plumblng lnspector and Clty Sewer Superlntendent prlor to the constructlon of such prlvate sewer No more than one multlple dwelllng,lndustrlal,or commerclal bUlld- lng shall be connected to a pr1vate sewer,unless otherwlse approved by the Inspector and Superlntendent If the prlvate sewer 15 to eXlst on more than one bUlldlng slte,approved documents assurlng that all propertles lnvolved shall have perpetual use of the prlvate sewer,and havlng provlslons for malntenance and access for repa1r purposes,shall be slgned by the record owners These documents shall be acknowledged and put on record ln the offlce of the County Audltor Sect10n 12 End Locat10n of Prlvate Sewers All prlvate sewer llnes shall end at the property llne when the publlC sewer lS 1n an alley,street or publlC road and at the edge of an easement when the publlC sewer lS wlthln the easement • ..A...... SectIon 13 Depth of PrIvate Sewer ConnectIons The SuperIntendent of the CIty sewer system IS requIred to furnIsh the InformatIon necessary to determIne the depth at the property lIne of any prIvate sewer SectIon 14.InspectIon Tees An InspectIon tee WIth a rIser not less than 1 foot below the surface of the ground shall be placed at the JunctIon pOInt of a prIvate and publIC sewer The exact locatIon of the tee shall be approved by the SuperIntendent The tee shall be capped wIth a cast Iron cover If the InspectIon tee IS located on prIvate property, the CIty shall have the rIght to enter upon saId prIvate property and excavate to the depth of the InspectIon tee at any tIme when there IS reasonable doubt of the legal use of the sewer,but the CIty shall restore the surface after such excavatIon In case of a large busIness or IndustrIal prIvate sewer,a manhole may be requIred Instead of a tee If the SuperIntendent of the CIty Sewer system so requIres SectIon 15 MaIntenance of PrIvate Sewers MaIntenance and repaIr of all prIvate sewers IS the responsIbIlIty of the Owner Any constructIon or repaIr of saId sewer must be done by the Owner or a person delegated by the Owner The SuperIntendent of the CIty sewer system shall not bUIld repaIr or clean any sewer other than those owned by the CIty SectIon 16 LocatIon of Sewage Tests for PrIvate Sewers All measurements,tests and analyses of the characterIstIcs of waters and wastes enterIng the publIC sewers owned and controlled by the CIty sewer system shall be taken at eIther the InterceptIon basIn or at the tee or manhole at the property lIne These tests shall be In accordance wIth the "Standard Methods of ExamInatIon of Water and Sewage " SectIon 17 ConnectIon Charges (Frontage Fee) In addItIon to the charges for sewer assessment and serVIce InstallatIon,any owner of p~operty frontIng on a maIn for WhICh the , saId property has not paId ItS pro rata share of the cost of saId maIn, may be requIred to pay saId pro rata share to the CIty as a condItIon to the rIght to connect to saId maIn SaId charges may be collected eIther for the benefIt of the CIty sewer system or for prIvate persons who have paId the cost of constructIng saId maIn and have entered Into a recovery contract WIth the CIty •• • • ~•• SectIon 18 Enforcement of CollectIon The CIty shall not have the rIght to waIve any collectIons requIred by a recovery contract and shall exerCIse reasonable Vlgl- lance to assure that payment of faIr share IS not evaded The CIty may,however,authorIze the connectIon of addItIonal maIns to the maIns subJect to a recovery contract wIthout payment of a pro rata share,provIded saId addItIonal maIns are to be constructed on a publIC rIght-of-way eXIstIng at the date of acceptance of the recovery contract or provIded such addItIonal maIns connect to the termInus of the recovery contract maIn In the event such addItIonal malns are Intended to provIde sewer serVlce to any tract frontIng on the maIn already subJect to contract,the Owner of saId addItIonal maIns shall be requIred to pay the pro rata share for such tract If,as a result of the eXIstence of two or more malns under separate recovery contract,any property may be reasonably served from more than one maIn,the Owner of the property may choose to be connected to a partIcular maIn and the pro rata share WIll be collected under the contract only SectIon 19 CapItal Improvement Charge All owners of resIdentIal and multIple dwellIngs who here- after connect to a publIC sewer of the CIty of MarysvIlle shall pay a capItal Improvement charge of $100 per lIvIng unIt A lIvIng unIt IS defIned as a sIngle famIly lIvIng area,IncludIng an apartment or a unIt In a motel,hotel or traIler court All owners of commercIal bUIldIngs who hereafter connect a commercIal bUIldIng to a publIC sewer of the CIty of MarysvIlle shall pay a capItal Improvement charge of $100 per commercIal unIt A commercIal unIt IS defIned as an Isolated bUIldIng or any enclosure WhICh IS dlvlded from an adJacent enclosure by a wall or partItIon and has faCIlItIes WhICh contrIbute flow to the publIC sewers Several unIts may have common faCIlItIes,In WhIch case only one capItal Improvement charge WIll apply If addItIonal unIts are added through alteratIons of the orIgInal bUIldIng or the constructIon of addItIonal bUIldIngs,a capItal Improvement charge shall be collected for each addItIonal unIt before sewer serVIce IS provIded The capltal Improvement charges provIded for hereIn shall be used for makIng maJor lmp~ovements,1 e ,trunk sewers,pumpIng statIons,treatment faCIlItIes,etc,and upon collectIon shall be deposIted In the Sewer DIstrIbutIon Reserve as establIshed by OrdI- nance No 537,SectIon 1 SectIon 20 PenaltIes Any WIllful VIolatIon by any person of any ordInance relatIng to the sewer system shall be punIshable for each VIolatIon by a fIne of up to $300 00,or by ImprIsonment of not more than 90 days,or by both such fIne and ImprIsonment ;.....,... • Sectlon 21 ThlS Ordlnance shall take effect from and after ltS passage and flve (5)days fo11owlng pub11catlon as requlred by law PASSED by the Clty Councl1 of the Clty of Marysvl11e, Washlngton,tru s I ~day of _--:",~-=--",&:"",,,1973. CITY OF MARYSVILLE Mayor ATTEST Clty Clerk ~~FO~ .i ty ~rney