07-28-2025 - Agenda Packet City Council - regular meeting

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ti N § 2.04.840 ORONO CODE connected and/or discharging into the sanitary sewer shall disconnect and remove any piping or system conveying such water to the sanitary sewerage system. (b) Inspection. Every person owning improved real estate that discharges into the city's sanitary sewerage system shall allow inspection by authorized city employees or its agents of all properties or structures connected to the sanitary sewerage system to confirm there is no sump pump or other prohibited discharge into the sanitary sewerage system. (1) In lieu of authorizing a city inspection of the property, the property owner may furnish a certificate from a licensed plumber, in a form acceptable and provided by the city, certifying that the property has no prohibited discharge in the municipal sanitary sewer system. All inspections and inspection reports must include a date -stamped video record of the complete lateral line from the property to sewer main. All inspections must be performed and reports completed in accordance with city standards and specifications within 60 days of written notification of the inspection require- ment. Once a sewer service line is televised and the line is deemed to be in good working order by the public works department, the line does not need to be re -televised for ten years. (2) Connection and disconnection permit inspections. Any property owner or consumer applying for a sewer connec- tion or disconnection permit from the city shall agree to an inspection of the structure's sump pump, footing or founda- tion drain discharge and sanitary sewer service lateral for compliance with this Code. No permanent occupancy for a new structure shall be issued without a certificate of I&I compliance. These inspections must be completed by a city inspector. (c) Any owner of any property found to be in violation of this section shall make the necessary changes to comply with this division, and such change shall be verified by authorized city employees or agents. Any property or structure not inspected or not in compliance shall, follow- ing notification from the city, comply within 90 calendar days or be subject to the surcharge as provided in subsection (f) of this section. (d) Existing buildings with sump pumps and all newly constructed buildings with sumps shall have a discharge pipe installed to the outside wall of the building. The pipe attachment must be of rigid permanent -type plumbing, such as PVC, copper or galvanized pipe. The discharge shall extend outside of the foundation and may not be pumped directly onto any public right-of- way unless approved by the public service direc- tor or his designee. Any disconnects or openings in the sanitary sewer shall be closed and repaired in compliance with applicable codes. (e) Upon verified compliance with this divi- sion, the city reserves the right to reinspect such property or structure or require the property owner to provide a certificate of compliance from a licensed plumber in a form acceptable to the city. Any property found not to be in compliance upon reinspection by the city shall, following notification from the city, comply within 90 calendar days or be subject to the surcharge provided for in subsection (f) of this section. (f) A surcharge set by the annual fee schedule adopted by the city council is imposed and shall be added to every utility billing to properties not in compliance with this division. The surcharge shall be added to every utility billing until the property is in compliance as determined by the city. If the surcharge is not paid in a timely manner, the delinquent payments may be certi- fied for collection with the following years' property taxes. (g) The city administrator, upon recommenda- tion of the city engineer, shall hear and decide requests for temporary waivers from the provi- sions of this division where strict enforcement would cause a threat to public safety because of circumstances unique to the individual property under consideration. Any request for a temporary waiver shall be submitted to the city administra- tor in writing within 30 calendar days of notifica- tion of noncompliance. Upon approval of a CD2:16