HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-0793 - Sewer system regulations (Repealed by 1434)ORDINANCE NO 7f2)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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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.i ty ~rney