931.14 DRAINAGE OF SURFACE WATER INTO SANITARY SEWERS.

931.14 DRAINAGE OF SURFACE WATER INTO SANITARY SEWERS.

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Codified Ordinances of Sheffield Lake, OH
CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF SHEFFIELD LAKE, OHIO
CERTIFICATION
ROSTER OF OFFICIALS
ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO. 116-84
COMPARATIVE SECTION TABLE
TABLES OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES OF SHEFFIELD LAKE
CHARTER
PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
PART NINE - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
TITLE ONE - Street and Sidewalk Areas
TITLE THREE - Public Utilities
CHAPTER 931 Sewers
931.01 PURPOSE.
931.02 SEWER FUND.
931.03 RENTAL RATES.
931.04 INDUSTRIAL AND SPECIAL WASTES.
931.05 PAYMENT; NEW CONNECTIONS.
931.06 CITY'S REMEDIES FOR NONPAYMENT.
931.07 ENFORCEMENT.
931.08 EXCEPTIONS TO CHARGE.
931.09 CONNECTION TO PUBLIC SEWER MANDATORY; PROHIBITED CONNECTIONS.
931.10 PRIVATE SEWAGE PLANTS.
931.11 ABANDONED SEWAGE DISPOSAL EQUIPMENT.
931.12 CONNECTIONS.
931.13 SEWAGE DISPOSAL.
931.14 DRAINAGE OF SURFACE WATER INTO SANITARY SEWERS.
931.15 CONNECTION OF STORM WATER DRAINAGE FACILITIES WITH SEWER OR DITCH REQUIRED.
931.16 RATE ABATEMENT FOR NONCOMMERCIAL SWIMMING POOL OWNERS.
931.17 SUMMER CHARGE REDUCTION FOR NONCOMMERCIAL USERS.
931.18 RATE ABATEMENT FOR OWNERS OF NONCOMMERCIAL ICE SKATING RINKS.
931.19 APPLICATION FOR SEWER CREDIT.
931.20 WAIVER OF COMMERCIAL CONNECTION AND TAP-IN FEES.
931.21 RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF SANITARY SEWER LATERAL SERVICE LINES.
931.99 PENALTY.
CHAPTER 935 Water
CHAPTER 939 Notice to Purchasers of Status of Utility Accounts
CHAPTER 943 Stormwater
CHAPTER 944 Illicit Discharge and Illegal Connection Control
CHAPTER 945 Construction Site Runoff Control
CHAPTER 946 Post-Construction Storm Water Management
TITLE FIVE - Other Public Services
PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
OH
Sheffield Lake
Codified Ordinances of Sheffield Lake, OH
931.14 DRAINAGE OF SURFACE WATER INTO SANITARY SEWERS.
CHAPTER 931 Sewers
931.12 CONNECTIONS.
   (a)   No building sewer shall be constructed to connect with a public sewer nor shall any connection be made to a public sewer within the City until the written permission of the Superintendent of the Divisions of Water and Sewers has been obtained by the person, firm or corporation employed to perform the work.
   (b)   An application for a permit shall be signed by the owner, agent, or lessee of the property for which the connection is to be made and must describe the sewer to be connected. Applications for permits shall be made to the Superintendent by the owner and the Superintendent shall issue a permit to the owner before the work is begun, and in no case shall the work be prosecuted unless such permit is on the ground and in the possession of the person doing the work. Each permit shall designate the street and number of the lot and the side of the street where the connection is to be made and shall include such a definite description of the premises as to clearly define the location of the same on the map. Each permit shall also designate the location and depth of the connection of the main sewer and the curb or property line of the street. Each dwelling must have a distinct and separate connection with the sewer street connection. There shall be a non- refundable application fee for such permits in the amount of one hundred seventy-five dollars ($175.00). Where the sewer service connection is servicing more than one family unit, or one unit, there shall be charged in addition to the initial application fee of one hundred seventy-five dollars ($175.00) the sum of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for each additional unit to be serviced by such connection. Such additional sewer connection fee shall be paid into the Capital Improvement Fund No. 2 of the City.
   (c)   The written permission to construct a building sewer or to make a connection to a public sewer shall specify the permissible use of such building sewer and connection.
   (d)   The building sewer and connection shall be of materials and workmanship as specified in the Building Code. The construction and inspection of the building sewer and connection shall be in accordance with the Building Code and the rules and regulations of the Director of Public Service and the Superintendent of the Divisions of Water and Sewers.
   (e)   The Superintendent of the Divisions of Water and Sewers and the Director of Public Service are authorized and directed to adopt and enforce rules and regulations in accordance with the provisions of this chapter for the purpose of providing control of the installation of sewer connections and inspection thereof. The Superintendent and the Director shall maintain accurate and complete records of all permits issued for and inspections made of connections to the public sewers. They shall also require the abandonment and removal of connections to the public sewers which violate the provisions of this chapter.
   (f)   In addition to all sewer connection charges and tap-in fees presently in existence in the City, there shall be an additional fee of two thousand dollars ($2,000) for the permit to be obtained from the City, through its Service Director. No building sewer shall be constructed to connect with a public sewer nor shall any connection be made to a public sewer within the City, until the written permission of the City, by and through its Service Director or his designee has been obtained by the person, firm or corporation employed to perform the work or performing the work.
   (g)   In multi-family dwellings, in addition to all other fees, there shall be an additional fee of five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each additional family unit.
   (h)   All funds and fees collected pursuant to the terms of subsection (f) and (g) hereof shall be paid into the Sewer Capital Improvement Fund Number One and shall be used solely and exclusively for the payment of the costs of expanding and improving lift station number one in the City, and all cost related thereto.
      
   (i)   In the event an existing structure has been demolished, there shall be a City sewer service reconnect fee of five-hundred dollars ($500.00) for replacement construction to reconnect to the capped sewer line.
(Ord. 36-05. Passed 4-12-05.)
931.13 SEWAGE DISPOSAL.
   Sewage, including wastes from water closets, urinals, lavatories, sinks, bathtubs, showers, laundries, cellar floor drains, garage floor drains, bars, soda fountains, cuspidors, refrigerator drips, drinking fountains, stable floor drains and other objectionable wastes shall be discharged into a sanitary or combined sewer and in no case into a storm water sewer.
   Industrial waste shall not be discharged into a storm water sewer but may be discharged into a sanitary sewer if the waste is of such character as not to be detrimental to the sewerage system or to the sewage treatment works. Where such waste is detrimental to the sewerage system or the sewage treatment works it shall be otherwise disposed of in a satisfactory manner or so improved in character as not to be detrimental to the sewerage system or sewage treatment works.
   Surface water, rain water from roofs, subsoil drainage, building foundation drainage, cistern overflow, clean water from condensers, waste water from water motors and elevators, and any other clean and unobjectionable waste water shall be discharged into a storm water or combined sewer and in no case into a sanitary sewer.
   Connection with a cesspool or a privy vault shall not be made into a sanitary, combined or storm sewer.
   No person shall discharge into a building sewer or tap a public sewer for the purpose of discharging into it any waste or drainage water prohibited by the provisions of this section. Any existing connection in violation of the provisions of this section shall be abandoned and removed. (Ord. 57-61. Passed 9-12-61.)
931.14 DRAINAGE OF SURFACE WATER INTO SANITARY SEWERS.
   (a)   As used in this section, the term”surface water” means surface drainage, roof water from any building, house, factory, business building, school, church, public or private buildings, cistern overflow, subsoil drainage, yard or lot drainage or other storm water.
   (b)   No person shall drain, or allow to be drained, any surface water into any sanitary sewer in the City.
   (c)   If after being notified of a violation of this provision, a homeowner has failed to correct the violation within fourteen days of notification, in addition to penalties described in Section 931.99, the City may enter upon private lands for the purpose of correcting the violation. All costs shall be billed to the homeowner and if unpaid after thirty days may be added to the current tax duplicate upon recommendation of the Roads, Drains, Water, Sewer and Refuse Committee of Council.
(Ord. 20-10. Passed 4-27-10.)
931.15 CONNECTION OF STORM WATER DRAINAGE FACILITIES WITH SEWER OR DITCH REQUIRED.
   No person owning or controlling any sump pump, gutter, downspout, footer drain or other storm water drainage facility shall fail to provide for its connection to the storm sewer or drainage ditch serving the property on which the facility is located.
(Ord. 82-73. Passed 7-10-73.)
931.16 RATE ABATEMENT FOR NONCOMMERCIAL SWIMMING POOL OWNERS.
   The owners of noncommercial swimming pools within the City shall be entitled to sewer rate abatements for their sewer charges in accordance with procedures established by the Service Director, provided however, such procedures shall provide as follows:
   (a)   The owner of such noncommercial swimming pool shall submit to the City in card of the Service Director, an affidavit on a form to be prepared by the Service Director indicating the size of the noncommercial swimming pool to be filled which shall include total gallonage and/or cubic feet of water that can be contained within the swimming pool and which shall further set forth the percentage of the noncommercial swimming pool which will be filled.
   (b)   Upon receipt of such sworn statement, the Service Director shall determine the amount of water that will be utilized to fill or partially fill the noncommercial swimming pool.
   (c)   Having determined the amount of water that will be used to fill or partially fill the noncommercial swimming pool, the Service Director shall make the appropriate adjustment on the sewer charges for the owners of such noncommercial swimming pool for the period of time in which the swimming pool was filled.
   (d)   Any individual, corporation or other entity being the owner of such noncommercial swimming pool, who submits or causes to be submitted to the City any documents pursuant to the provisions of this section that are false or inaccurate shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
      (Ord. 55-93. Passed 5-25-93.)
931.17 SUMMER CHARGE REDUCTION FOR NONCOMMERCIAL USERS.
   (a)   The sewer rental rate charged to each nonrcommercial water consumer in the City for sewer rental pursuant to City ordinances, during the months of June, July and August of each calendar year, shall be reduced by ten percent (10%) during each of the aforesaid months.
   (b)   The provisions of this section shall in no way effect nor modify nor alter any provisions of the Codified Ordinances save and except to cause the ten percent (10%) reduction in sewer rental rates for each of the aforesaid calendar months.
(Ord. 26-25. Passed 4-22-25.)
931.18 RATE ABATEMENT FOR OWNERS OF NONCOMMERCIAL ICE SKATING RINKS.
   The owners of noncommercial ice skating rinks within the City shall be entitled to sewer rate abatements for the sewer charge based on the quantity of water they utilize in the noncommercial ice skating rink. The Service Director shall establish procedures to implement the sewer rate abatement, provided however, such procedures shall provide as follows:
   (a)   The owners of such noncommercial ice skating rink shall contact the water department and arrange to have the water meter read by the City Water Department before and after the ice skating rink is filled. Such meter readings shall be used by the City to calculate the amount of water used to fill the rink and the Service Director shall make the appropriate adjustment of sewer charges for the owners for the period of time in which the ice skating rink was filled.
   (b)   Owners of noncommercial ice skating rinks may apply for one credit per year.
   (c)   The owner must, when draining said ice skating rink, provide that the water does not drain into the City sanitary sewer system or drain or flow into neighboring property.
      (Ord. 61-03. Passed 12-9-03.)
931.19 APPLICATION FOR SEWER CREDIT.
   (a)   Any resident who believes that their water bill may reflect sewer charges for water that did not enter the sewer system, may make a written application for sewer credit to the Director of Public Services stating the amount and reason for the request.
   (b)   The Director will present the application along with his recommendation approving or denying the credit to the Roads, Drains, Sewer, Water, and Refuse Committee for their review.
   (c)   Upon a majority vote of the Committee, the request will be forwarded to Council for a vote approving or denying the credit. The Committee may also modify the request.
   (d)   Upon a majority vote of Council the sewer credit shall be granted to the applicant and applied to the resident’s water bill.
(Ord. 21-09. Passed 3-24-09.)
931.20 WAIVER OF COMMERCIAL CONNECTION AND TAP-IN FEES.
   The Mayor is hereby authorized to waive up to one hundred percent of the connection and tap-in fees required by this chapter for new commercial construction within the City as an incentive for new business growth and economic development within the City.
(Ord. 18-14. Passed 4-8-14.)
931.21 RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF SANITARY SEWER LATERAL SERVICE LINES.
   (a)    Property owners shall be responsible for installing a sanitary sewer lateral service line from the premises to the public sanitary sewer. Property owners are thereafter responsible to operate, maintain, repair or replace said sanitary sewer lateral service line from the premises to the public sanitary sewer tap-in location.
      
   (b)   Property owners shall be responsible for the operation, maintenance, and repair of the entire sanitary sewer lateral service line from the premises to the public sanitary sewer. Said operation, maintenance, and repair shall include but is not limited to inspection, cleaning, removal of obstructions, and root removal.
   (c)   If the City determines that repair or replacement of a sanitary sewer lateral service line is required, the property owner shall be responsible for all costs associated with the repair or replacement of the sanitary sewer lateral service line including those portions located within the public right-of-way or sewer easement.
(Ord. 61-21. Passed 11-23-21.)
931.99 PENALTY.
   (a)   Whoever violates any of the provisions of this chapter for which no penalty is otherwise provided shall be guilty of a minor misdemeanor. Each day’s violation shall constitute a separate offense.
   (b)   Whoever violates any provision of Section 931.12 and 931.13 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree for each separate offense. A separate offense shall be deemed committed during each period of twenty-four hours such violation continues after a period of thirty days following the original conviction.
 
   (c)   Any general contractor, in the case of building construction, or any person owning property, in the case of where construction is not being undertaken, who allows surface water to drain or flow into any sanitary sewer in the City, contrary to Section 931.14, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(A.O.)
   (d)   Any general contractor or other builder constructing any building or any object in the City who violates the provisions of Section 931.14 more than once shall be subject, in addition to the above-described penalties, to a forfeiture of his right to build or construct within the City for a period of six months.
(Ord. 10-71. Passed 2-23-71.)

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• Ordinances of Sheffield Lake, OH
• ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF SHEFFIELD LAKE, OHIO
• ORDINANCE NO. 116-84
• ORDINANCES OF SHEFFIELD LAKE
• ordance with the Building Code and the rules and regulations of the Director of Public Service and the Superintendent of the Divisions of Water and Sewers
• ordance with the provisions of this chapter for the purpose of providing control of the installation of sewer connections and inspection thereof
• ords of all permits issued for and inspections made of connections to the public sewers
• Ord. 36-05
• Ord. 57-61
• Ord. 20-10
• Ord. 82-73
• ordance with procedures established by the Service Director, provided however, such procedures shall provide as follows:
• Ord. 55-93
• ordinances, during the months of June, July and August of each calendar year, shall be reduced by ten percent (10%) during each of the aforesaid months
• Ordinances save and except to cause the ten percent (10%) reduction in sewer rental rates for each of the aforesaid calendar months
• Ord. 26-25
• Ord. 61-03
• Ord. 21-09
• Ord. 18-14
• Ord. 61-21
• Ord. 10-71
• Ordinances and/or any other documents that appear on this site may not reflect the most current legislation adopted by the Municipality
• Ordinances should be consulted prior to any action being taken
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