HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd #050-3rd Ser/Amending code re: sump pump discharge ORDINANCE NO. 50, THIRD SERIES
CITY OF ORONO
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ORONO CITY CODE CONCERNING SUMP
PUMP DISCHARGES INTO THE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM
THE CITY COUNCL OF THE CITY OF ORONO ORDAINS:
Section 1. Section 14-189 (Prohibited discharges of groundwater/stormwater into the
sanitary sewerage system) is hereby amended to read as follows:
(a) No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged, directly or indirectly, any
stormwater, surface water, groundwater,roof runoff, subsurface drainage or cooling
water to any sanitary sewer. Any person having a roof drain, sump pump, unauthorized
swimming pool discharge, cistern overflow pipe or surface drain 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) 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. In lieu of
authorizin�a citv inspection of the propertv, the�ropertv owner mav furnish a certificate
from a licensed plumber in a form acceptable bv the city certifvin�that the�ropertv has
no prohibited dischar�e in the municipal sanitarv sewer s s��tem.
(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, following notification from the city, comply within 14 calendar days or
be subject to the surcharge as provided in subsection(fl 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
director 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 chapter, the city reserves the right to reinspect
such property or structure or reauire the propertv owner to nrovide a certificate of
compliance from a licensed nlumber in a form accentable to the city at least a.nnually to
confirm continued compliance. Any property found not to be in compliance upon
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reinspection by the citx
shall, following notification from the city, comply within 14 calendar days or be subject
to the surcharge provided for in subsection (fl of this section.
(fl 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 chapter. The surcharge shall be added to every quarterly utility
billing until the property is in compliance as determined b the citv. If the surcharge is
not paid in a timely manner, the delinquent payments may be certified for collection with
the following years'property taxes.
(g) The city council, upon recommendation of the city administrator and the city
engineer, shall hear and decide requests for temporary waivers from the provisions 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 administrator in writing within 14
calendar days of notification of noncompliance. Upon approval of a temporary waiver
from the provisions of this division, the property owner shall agree to pay an additional
fee for sanitary sewerage services based on the number of gallons discharged into the
sanitary sewerage system as estimated by the city engineer.
(h) Stormwater and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such drainage
facilities as are specifically designated by the city engineer.
(i) The imposition of the surcharge shall not limit the right of the city to seek an
injunction in district court ordering the person to disconnect the nonconforming
connection to the sanitary sewer or from pursuing any other legal remedies available; or
in the alternative, the city may correct the violation and certify the costs of correction as
an assessment against the property on which the correction was made.
Section 2. This ordinance shall be effective upon its passage and publication.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Orono this 13th day of October, 2008.
Lic�A,
es M. White, Mayor
ATTEST:
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inda S. Vee
Published in th� Sun Sailor newspapers the week of October 30, 2008.
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