§ 1141.12. Dedication to city.

The owner shall dedicate the privately constructed sewer to the city, subject to its acceptance, following which the city shall be responsible for all maintenance and repair.

Prior to requesting the city to accept a dedication of a private sewer, the owner shall perform a video inspection of the interior of the pipe and a visual inspection of all manholes, castings and surface areas over the trench of the installation. The owner shall then, at his or her own expense, make all necessary repairs. If the owner cannot be located or if the owner is unable to perform this work, the city will have the work completed and charged against the maintenance deposit.

Prior to dedication to the city, the city may, provided access to the sewer is available through the manholes and subject to the approval of the Administrator for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage, assume responsibility for the cleaning and removal of any stoppages that may occur, but all other maintenance and repair work required to keep the sewer in operation shall be the responsibility of the owner. The owner will be required to reimburse the city for all time and materials involved in cleaning the privately constructed sewer from the maintenance deposit.

If the owner fails to dedicate the privately constructed sewer to the city within the five (5) year period because all the possible connections have not been made, or for any other reasonable explanation, an extension of one additional five (5) year period may be granted by the city but only upon the basis of a written application-submitted to the Director of Public Utilities prior to the expiration of the first mentioned five (5) year period.

The owner of a privately constructed sewer may request the city to accept a dedication of the sewer as follows:

1.

The one year warranty of the privately constructed sewer has expired.

2.

All possible connections to the privately constructed sewer have been completed.

3.

The city will assume ownership after expiration of the five (5) year period.

If dedication of the privately constructed sewer is not made, or an application for a time extension is not made or if such extension of time is not granted, or if the owner fails to dedicate the sewer within any extension of time that may be granted, then, upon the expiration of the five (5) year period, or upon the expiration of any extension of time, the sewer, together with all the rights and obligations of the owner shall, then, and thereafter become the responsibility of the city, unless the private sewer agreement entered into by the city and the owner provides otherwise.

(Ord. 478-92; Ord. 1341-2006 § 1 (part).)