CHAPTER 22.1.
Plumbing, Sewers and Sewage Disposal.[373]
Article I. Administration.
§ 22.1-1. Repealed.
§ 22.1-1.1. Adoption of Plumbing Code.
§ 22.1-2. Repealed.
§ 22.1-2.1. Amendments to Plumbing Code; filling in blanks.
§ 22.1-3. Plumbing inspector—Powers and duties generally; engaging
in business; obstructing inspector.
§ 22.1-4. Same—Duty as to notices and certificates; records and
reports; inspections generally.
§ 22.1-5. Plumbing board.
§ 22.1-6. Qualifications for registration as master plumber.
§ 22.1-7. Bond for master plumbers or persons engaged in plumbing
business.
§ 22.1-8. Qualification for registration as journeyman plumber.
§ 22.1-9. Re-examination of applicants for registration.
§ 22.1-10. Certificates of registration for plumbers.
§ 22.1-11. Plumbing permits to be granted only to master plumbers;
who may do plumbing work.
§ 22.1-12. Certificate of proficiency.
§ 22.1-13. When plumbing permit and inspection required.
§ 22.1-14. Repealed.
Article II. Repealed.
§§ 22.1-15 to 22.1-23. Repealed.
Article III. Repealed.
§§ 22.1-24 to 22.1-31. Repealed.
Article IV. Repealed.
§§ 22.1-32 to 22.1-45. Repealed.
Article V. General Regulations.
§§ 22.1-46 to 22.1-48. Repealed.
§ 22.1-49. Removal of obstructions.
§ 22.1-50. Injuring sewers, manholes, etc.
§§ 22.1-51 to 22.1-56. Repealed.
Article VI. Sewers.
§ 22.1-57. Separate building sewers.
§ 22.1-58. Repealed.
§ 22.1-59. Sewers in relation to water and gas lines.
§§ 22.1-60 to 22.1-64. Repealed.
Article VII. Repealed.
§§ 22.1-65 to 22.1-69. Repealed.
Article VIII. Repealed.
§§ 22.1-70 and 22.1-71. Repealed.
Article IX. Repealed.
§ 22.1-72. Repealed.
Article X. Repealed.
§§ 22.1-73 to 22.1-76.1. Repealed.
Article XI. Repealed.
§§ 22.1-77 to 22.1-81. Repealed.
Article XII. Repealed.
§§ 22.1-82 to 22.1-95. Repealed.
Article XIII. Repealed.
§§ 22.1-96 to 22.1-121. Repealed.
Article XIV. Repealed.
§ 22.1-122. Repealed.
Article XV. Repealed.
§ 22.1-123. Repealed.
Article XVI. Repealed.
§§ 22.1-124 and 22.1-125. Repealed.
Article XVII. Utilities.
§ 22.1-126. Repealed.
§ 22.1-127. Water service larger than five-eighths of an inch meter
and one inch line.
§ 22.1-128. Application, availability, elevation and location of sewer, water
and gas services.
§ 22.1-129. Sewer connections—By whom work to be done; application;
charge; materials.
§ 22.1-130. Same—Outside city.
§ 22.1-131. Reserved.
§ 22.1-132. Same—Applications where city water is not furnished.
§ 22.1-133. Same—Connections to city sewer mains of sewer collector
systems installed by private developers; rights of city.
§ 22.1-134. Sewer charges.
§ 22.1-135. Policy on water, gas and sewer line extensions.
§ 22.1-136. City utility lines.
§ 22.1-136.1. Same—Exceptions—Building between East High Street,
Maple Street and 7th Street and 8th Street, N. W.
§ 22.1-136.2. Same—Same—Church on Rugby Avenue.
§ 22.1-136.3. Adoption of state Plumbing Code.
Article XVIII. Judicial.
§ 22.1-137. Penalty.
Article I. Administration.
Sec. 22.1-1. Repealed by ordinance passed 6-4-73.
Sec. 22.1-1.1. Adoption of Plumbing Code.
Those certain documents known and designated as the BOCA
Basic Plumbing Code, 1970 edition and 1972 Accumulative
Supplement, published and adopted by the Building Officials and
Code Administrators International, Inc., is hereby adopted as the
Plumbing Code of the city for regulating the design and
installation of plumbing systems, including sanitary and storm
drainage, sanitary facilities, water supplies, storm water and
sewage disposal in buildings within the city, provided for the
issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor, and providing
for enforcement thereof. Three copies of such documents shall be
kept on file in the office of clerk of the council for public
reference. (6-4-73, § 1.)
Sec. 22.1-2. Repealed by ordinance passed 6-4-73.
Sec. 22.1-2.1. Amendments to Plumbing Code; filling in
blanks.
The following blanks left in the Plumbing Code adopted in the
preceding section for the insertion of local requirements are
hereby completed as follows:
(a) The blank in section P-308.2 shall read "500 feet."
(b) The blanks in section P-313.3 shall read "one foot, six inches"
for water piping and "one foot" for sewer piping. (6-4-73, § 1.)
Sec. 22.1-3. Plumbing inspector—Powers and duties generally;
engaging in business; obstructing inspector.
There shall be employed a plumbing inspector who shall be
under the direction and control of the superintendent of
inspections in the public works department. The plumbing
inspector shall be charged with the duty of enforcing the
Plumbing Code and other regulations imposed by this chapter and
such other duties as may be assigned to him from time to time.
The plumbing inspector shall not engage in the business of
plumbing, pipe fitting or any other business pertaining thereto, or
be interested, directly or indirectly, in any firm or corporation
engaged in such lines of business during his term of office.
The plumbing inspector or his duly authorized representative is
hereby authorized and empowered to enter upon any building or
premises in the city for purpose of seeing that the provisions of
this chapter and the Plumbing Code are being complied with. No
person shall prevent the plumbing inspector or his duly
authorized representative from entering any building or premises
in the performance of his official duties, or obstruct or hinder him
in the performance of such duties. (10-19-64; 6-4-73, § 2.)
Sec. 22.1-4. Same—Duty as to notices and certificates;
records and reports; inspections generally.
It shall be the duty of the plumbing inspector, under the
direction of the city manager, to sign and issue all notices and
certificates, to keep a daily record of his work, including all
notices and applications received, all violations of this chapter,
and all other matters pertaining thereto, and make monthly
reports to the city manager. He shall inspect all buildings in
course of erection, alteration or repair so often as may be
necessary, and shall see that all plumbing, drainage and sewerage
work is done in accordance with this chapter or other applicable
city ordinances. The plumbing inspector shall promptly condemn
and order the removal of any defective material or any work not
done in accordance with this chapter or other city ordinances.
(10-19-64.)
Sec. 22.1-5. Plumbing board.
There shall be a plumbing board, consisting of the director of
public works, the plumbing inspector and two master plumbers,
appointed by the city manager. The master plumbers shall serve
for terms of two years or until their successors are appointed or
until one or both are reappointed. The plumbing board shall select
its own chairman. Three members of the plumbing board shall
constitute a quorum. Meetings shall be held at the call of the
chairman, or any member of the plumbing board after at least
twenty-four hours notice to each member. The members of the
plumbing board shall serve without pay. The plumbing board
shall examine applicants for registration as master plumbers and
journeyman plumbers as hereinafter provided and shall grant
registration to successful applicants. The plumbing board shall
also from time to time make recommendations to the city council
with respect to changes considered desirable by the plumbing
board in this Code or other ordinances of the city affecting
plumbing. The plumbing board, exclusive of the plumbing
inspector, shall serve as an appeal board to hear and decide any
appeals pertaining to the enforcement of this chapter or to any
decision rendered by the plumbing inspector. (10-19-64; 11-20-67;
3-11-68; 7-3-72.)
Sec. 22.1-6. Qualifications for registration as master
plumber.
(1) It shall be required of anyone desiring to be registered in
the city as a master plumber, to be examined as to their
knowledge of the requirements and regulations governing the
installation of plumbing in the city.
(2) Master plumbers currently registered in places other than
this city, which have a published Plumbing Code and registration
system similar to that of this city, shall be eligible to be examined
for registration in this city.
(3) Journeyman plumbers currently registered in this city for a
period of at least three years, desiring to be registered as master
plumbers, shall be eligible for examination.
(4) A journeyman plumber who has been registered for a
period of at least three years in places other than this city, such
places having a published Plumbing Code and registration system
similar to that of this city, after having been registered in this
city for a period of one year as a journeyman plumber, shall be
eligible to be examined for a master plumber's registration.
(5) A journeyman plumber who has been duly registered in the
city for a period of two years, and having worked in
the city as an apprentice for a period of eight years prior to
obtaining a journeyman registration, shall be eligible for an
examination for a master plumber's registration.
(6) The plumbing board may permit a person who has
worked in the city under the direct supervision of a master
plumber for a period of ten years, and who is currently registered
as a journeyman plumber in the city, to take an examination
for registration as a master plumber.
(7) Any person holding an appropriate engineering degree,
who has worked under the direct supervision of a registered
master plumber for a period of two years may be allowed to
take an examination for registration as a master plumber.
(8) Any person who has successfully completed a course of
instructions in plumbing offered by an accredited vocational-technical
school and who has been currently registered as a
journeyman plumber in this city for two years shall be eligible
for examination for certificate as master plumber. (10-19-64;
7-3-72.)
Sec. 22.1-7. Bond for master plumbers or persons engaged in
plumbing business.
A master plumber, or any person engaged in the plumbing
business, shall furnish bond in the sum of five thousand dollars
to indemnify and save harmless the city, its citizens, residents
and property owners against any and all loss by reason
of his failure to comply with the requirements of this chapter
or from neglect or carelessness in his work. Such bond shall
be renewed annually and placed in the hands of the plumbing
inspector on or before the first day of May of each year.
The increase in the sum of the bond shall apply to bonds required
to be filed on or before May 1, 1973. (10-19-64; 7-3-72.)
Sec. 22.1-8. Qualification for registration as journeyman
plumber.
An applicant for registration as a journeyman plumber shall
have served at least three years as an apprentice plumber in
the city or in a locality with a published Plumbing Code and
registration system similar to that of the city, and shall be
examined as to his knowledge of the practice of the trade of
plumbing, his knowledge of the requirements and regulations
governing the installation of plumbing in the city and his
knowledge of mechanics insofar as they are applied to plumbing
design and construction, and he shall generally demonstrate
to the plumbing board his fitness to properly perform
and execute plumbing work; provided, that any such apprentice
plumber who has successfully completed a course of instructions
in an accredited vocational-technical school shall be
eligible for examination after serving as an apprentice plumber
for two years. (10-19-64; 7-3-72.)
Sec. 22.1-9. Re-examination of applicants for registration.
In case of the failure of an applicant to pass the examination
for a master or journeyman plumber, he shall be eligible
for re-examination six months after such failure; but if he
fails at such re-examination he will be ineligible for another
examination until a further lapse of one year. (10-19-64.)
Sec. 22.1-10. Certificates of registration for plumbers.
Certificates of registration for plumbers shall be issued
for a period of one year only, from May 1 to April 30 of the
next year, and may be renewed without re-examination at the
end of the period. Anyone failing to apply for renewal of registration
for a period of one year after registration has expired
shall not be issued a certificate of registration until
qualified by re-examination.
The plumbing board shall have the authority to revoke any
certificate of registration upon written charges setting forth
that the holder of such certificate is incompetent or guilty of
breach of the provisions of this Code or other ordinances,
rules or regulations relating to sanitary plumbing, or the rules
and regulations adopted by the plumbing board, or for other
cause satisfactory to the plumbing board. However, before
such registration is revoked, the holder thereof shall be given
written notice of such charges and of time and place where
the plumbing board will proceed to hear evidence in regard
thereto, and he shall be entitled to be present at such meeting
and present evidence on his behalf.
The fee for each original certificate of registration shall be
two dollars and each renewal thereof one dollar, which shall
be paid into the city treasury before such registration shall
be effective. (10-19-64.)
Sec. 22.1-11. Plumbing permits to be granted only to master
plumbers; who may do plumbing work.
Plumbing permits shall be issued only to a duly registered
master plumber or to an authorized employee of a business
employing such a master plumber. All permits shall be signed
by a master plumber or on his behalf by an authorized employee.
It shall be the responsibility of each person to keep on
file with the plumbing inspector a list of employees authorized
to sign the master plumber's name for issuance of a permit,
and the plumbing inspector, so long as such employee's name
is listed, may issue a permit to such employee and hold the
master plumber liable for compliance to this chapter for the
job for which the permit was issued.
Only a master plumber, a journeyman plumber or individuals
under the immediate supervision of a master or journeyman
plumber shall be allowed to make any connection
with sewer, drain, soil, waste, vent or water pipe, or make
any alterations or additions to any sewer, drain, soil, waste,
vent or water pipe; provided, that this shall not prevent the
digging of ditches by individuals without the presence of a
master or journeyman plumber on the job.
Journeyman plumbers, who are duly registered as hereinbefore
set forth, performing plumbing work shall be employees
of a master plumber or of a business employing a master
plumber, to whom a permit has been issued. (10-19-64.)
Sec. 22.1-12. Certificate of proficiency.
(a) Application; examination; certificate prerequisite to
license; expiration of certificate issued to representative of
firm or corporation. Every person desiring to enter the field
of plumbing within the jurisdiction of the provisions of this
Code and other ordinances, rules and regulations concerning
plumbing in the city shall give notice of such fact in writing
to the plumbing inspector. Such person shall be a master
plumber or employ a master plumber in good standing at the
time of such notice. After this notice, the plumbing board
shall issue a certificate of proficiency which shall entitle such
person to obtain from the commissioner of revenue a license[374]
to engage in the business of plumbing contractor in the city,
upon payment of the license tax prescribed by law therefor.
Every such certificate issued to a firm or corporation shall be
valid as long as the individual holding a valid master plumber's
registration card, who applied therefor on behalf of such
firm or corporation, is in the employ or actively engaged in the
business of such firm or corporation. In the event such individual
leaves the employ of such firm or corporation or is no
longer actively engaged in such business, such certificate shall
forthwith become null and void and such firm or corporation
shall not be authorized to engage in such business until some
other individual of such firm or corporation conforms to the
provisions of this section.
(b) Nontransferable; duration. Certificates issued under
the provisions of this section shall not be transferable and
shall continue in force as long as such persons are engaged in
the business of a plumbing contractor or as long as such duly
accredited master plumber is employed by or actively engaged
in the business of such firm or corporation.
(c) Notice of change in place of business; surrender of
certificate upon retirement, etc. It shall be the duty of every
person holding such certificate to give immediate written notice
to the plumbing inspector of any change in the place of
business or retirement from business of such person. If such
person retires from business for which a certificate was issued,
such certificate shall immediately be surrendered to the plumbing
inspector.
(d) Certificates previously issued. All certificates heretofore
issued to any person to engage in the business of a plumbing
contractor shall be valid and effectual until the same becomes
null and void as provided in this section.
(e) Investigation of fitness of certificate holders; revocation or
suspension of certificates. The plumbing board may, on its own
motion, and shall, on receipt of complaint, investigate the fitness
of any certified master or journeyman plumber to continue to
hold such certificate. If, after hearing, the board finds the
individual no longer fit to hold the certificate for which he had
previously qualified, the board may revoke or suspend such
certificate under such conditions as it deems warranted by its
findings. (10-19-64; 7-3-72.)
Sec. 22.1-13. When plumbing permit and inspection required.
A plumbing permit and inspection shall be required whenever
the city furnishes an applicant with water to supply plumbing
fixtures; provided, that owners of property outside the city,
desiring to connect to a city water main, shall make written
application therefor to the city manager. If the city manager
approves such application, he shall grant a permit for such
connection provided that the owner executes a contract with the
city agreeing to comply with all city plumbing ordinances.
A plumbing permit shall be required for the installation,
roughing-in or changing of any sewer, waste, vent, trap, or
fixture. The word "fixture" shall be construed to mean each water
closet, sink, bathtub, shower, lavatory, urinal, wash tray, floor
drain, washing machine connection, disposal or any water using
apparatus which is connected to the waste or drainage system
through a trap.
Except for emergency plumbing work, for which a plumbing
permit would be required, all plumbing permits shall be applied
for and issued before the commencement of plumbing work on the
job. It shall be the duty of the master plumber, as soon after the
emergency as is possible, to notify the plumbing inspector of the
emergency work done and to secure a permit therefor. (10-19-64.)
Sec. 22.1-14. Repealed by ordinance passed 6-4-73.
Article II. Repealed.
Secs. 22.1-15 to 22.1-23. Repealed by ordinance passed 6-4-73.
Article III. Repealed.
Secs. 22.1-24 to 22.1-31. Repealed by ordinance passed 6-4-73.
Article IV. Repealed.
Secs. 22.1-32 to 22.1-45. Repealed by ordinance passed 6-4-73.
Article V. General Regulations.
Secs. 22.1-46 to 22.1-48. Repealed by ordinance passed 6-4-73.
Sec. 22.1-49. Removal of obstructions.
In case of any stoppage in a public sewer, the city shall remove
the obstruction. If the stoppage occurs in the sewer between a
house and the city sewer main, the property owner whose
property connects with the public sewer shall remove the
obstruction. If he fails to remove the obstruction within
forty-eight hours after notice from the city manager, the
obstruction may be removed by the city and the cost thereof,
together with twenty per cent thereof, shall be paid by the owner
or occupant. (10-19-64.)
Sec. 22.1-50. Injuring sewers, manholes, etc.
No person, while engaged in the construction of house sewer or
otherwise, shall injure, trim, break or remove any portion of any
main or lateral sewer, "Y", manhole or flush tank, or do any
injury to any house sewer previously laid, and nothing in this
article shall prevent the city or any property owner from
recovering any damages sustained by reason of such injury, by
appropriate civil action or otherwise. (10-19-64.)
Secs. 22.1-51 to 22.1-56. Repealed by ordinance passed 6-4-73.
Article VI. Sewers.[375]
Sec. 22.1-57. Separate building sewers.
Each house sewer from the public sewer in the street to the
building shall be separate and independent of any other house
sewer. All buildings on one lot which cannot be sold separately,
may connect into one sewer connection. In a row of tenements,
each tenement shall have a separate sewer connection into the
public sewer. (10-19-64.)
Sec. 22.1-58. Repealed by ordinance passed 6-4-73.
Sec. 22.1-59. Sewers in relation to water and gas lines.
No sewer line shall be placed in the same service ditch with a
gas line. All sewer service lines shall be laid a minimum distance
of five feet from any water line, such minimum distance to be
applicable throughout the entire length of such lines as they exist
between the street property line and the building which is being
served. (10-19-64; 6-4-73, § 2.)
Secs. 22.1-60 to 22.1-64. Repealed by ordinance passed 6-4-73.
Article VII. Repealed.
Secs. 22.1-65 to 22.1-69. Repealed by ordinance passed 6-4-73.
Article VIII. Repealed.
Secs. 22.1-70 and 22.1-71. Repealed by ordinance passed 6-4-73.
Article IX. Repealed.
Sec. 22.1-72. Repealed by ordinance passed 6-4-73.
Article X. Repealed.
Secs. 22.1-73 to 22.1-76.1. Repealed by ordinance passed 6-4-73.
Article XI. Repealed.
Secs. 22.1-77 to 22.1-81. Repealed by ordinance passed 6-4-73.
Article XII. Repealed.
Secs. 22.1-82 to 22.1-95. Repealed by ordinance passed 6-4-73.
Article XIII. Repealed.
Secs. 22.1-96 to 22.1-121. Repealed by ordinance passed 6-4-73.
Article XIV. Repealed.
Sec. 22.1-122. Repealed by ordinance passed 6-4-73.
Article XV. Repealed.
Sec. 22.1-123. Repealed by ordinance passed 6-4-73.
Article XVI. Repealed.
Secs. 22.1-124 and 22.1-125. Repealed by ordinance passed
6-4-73.
Article XVII. Utilities.
Sec. 22.1-126. Repealed by ordinance passed 6-4-73.
Sec. 22.1-127. Water service larger than five-eighths of an
inch meter and one inch line.
If the applicant for water service desires a meter larger than
five-eighths of an inch and a water line larger than one inch, he
shall be furnished an estimate of the cost of providing such larger
service, including the cost of the meter and repairs to the street,
by the city engineer, and after the payment of this estimate and
approval by the city manager, the city shall install the service and
meter. All such installations from and including the meter to the
main shall be the property of the city and the city shall maintain
such service and meter. (10-19-64.)
Sec. 22.1-128. Application, availability, elevation and
location of sewer, water and gas services.
Applications for utility connections shall be made and the
availability of sewer, water and gas determined at the same time
as the application for building permit. The owner or agent shall
immediately designate on the site the location where he desires
these utilities to enter his property. The city will then proceed
with the installation of service line to the property line. It shall be
the responsibility of the owner to keep a record of the location and
elevation of these services at the property line. The building shall
then be set to conform to these elevations. Where connection to a
city sewer is made by the owner on private property, the
installation shall be made in accordance with the sections of this
chapter relative to sewers, bearing in mind that the owner shall
set the elevation of the building to conform thereto.
No sewer connection to the main line sewer in the street shall
be located at a distance greater than fifteen feet downstream
from the nearest property corner of the lot to be served.
No individual sewer service line shall be installed across private
property for the purpose of serving other lots where it is possible
to extend the main line sewer in the street. (10-19-64.)
Sec. 22.1-129. Sewer connections—By whom work to be done;
application; charge; materials.
All sanitary sewer connections and the extensions of all
lines in the city street shall be done by the city. The cost of making
a sewer connection from the property line to the sewer main shall
be two hundred twenty-five dollars for each connection, provided
the sewer main is located in the street opposite the property to be
served. The cost of renewing sewer service to a building shall be by
estimate prepared by the city engineer, which shall be not less
than two hundred twenty-five dollars minimum for each
connection.
Connections shall be made only upon application in writing on a
form provided by the director of finance, to whom applications
shall be made, and the payment above mentioned shall be made at
the time of application.
All other connections to the city's sewer lines, not in the city
streets, whether inside or outside of the city, shall be made only by
a master plumber, registered in the city, after he has secured a
proper permit.
All connections to mains of the city sewerage system whether
inside or outside of the city, shall be made only by the use of a
terra cotta saddle on the line or a terra cotta wye in the line. Any
portion of the house sewer line within any street or road right of
way shall be terra cotta or cast iron.
In new subdivisions or any portion thereof, the city manager
may, if he deems it to be in the best interest of the city, install
sewer connections at the same time the sewer main or mains are
installed in the new streets and prior to the time that the streets
are paved, provided: (1) The subdivider so requests, (2) the
subdivider gives assurance in writing that the lots will be built
upon within a reasonable time, and (3) the subdivider designates
on a plat the desired location of such connections. The charge for
sewer connections installed under this paragraph shall be one
hundred twenty-five dollars. (10-19-64; 8-17-70; 12-31-73, § 1.)
Sec. 22.1-130. Same—Outside city.
The owners of property outside the city, desiring to connect with
previously existing city sewerage lines, shall make written
application to the city manager. If the city manager approves such
application, he shall grant a permit for such connection, provided
that the owner executes a contract with the city agreeing to
comply with all city sewer and sewage disposal ordinances. (10-1964.)
Sec. 22.1-131. Reserved.
Sec. 22.1-132. Same—Applications where city water is not
furnished.
Applications for sewerage shall be granted only if city water is
furnished to the property for which a sewerage connection is
requested; provided, however, that the city manager may allow a
sewerage connection to serve one or two family homes within the
city limits if city water is not available to the property in question
due to the absence of a water line in the area; provided further,
that upon approval of the city council of the terms and conditions,
sewerage may be provided applicants outside the city limits, who
are not served with city water. He shall also determine the
monthly charges for such connections which charges shall be in
keeping with those set forth in section 22.1-134. (10-19-64;
11-17-69; 8-2-71.)
Sec. 22.1-133. Same—Connections to city sewer mains of
sewer collector systems installed by private
developers; rights of city.
Before a private sewer line may be connected with the city
sewerage system, such line, including the size, location and
construction, shall be inspected and approved by the city manager
or his authorized representative. In consideration of a permit
being granted to connect sewer lines with the city sewerage
system, the city shall have the right to connect other sewers with
such sewer lines without any charge being made by the owner of
the lines to the city or to the owner of any property connected
therewith. (10-19-64.)
Sec. 22.1-134. Sewer charges.
Any person having a connection, directly or indirectly, to the
city sewer system shall pay therefor a monthly charge, based
upon water consumption as follows:
(a) Consumers inside the city:
For first 300 cubic feet of water metered, or fractional part
thereof, the sewer charge shall be . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2.00; and,
For all water metered in excess of 300 cubic feet, the sewer
charge shall be $3.20 for each 1000 cubic feet or fractional
part thereof.
(b) Consumers outside the city:
For first 300 cubic feet of water metered, or fractional part
thereof, the sewer charge shall be . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4.00; and,
For all water metered in excess of 300 cubic feet, the sewer
charge shall be $6.40 for each 1000 cubic feet or fractional
part thereof.
(c) Any person having an average monthly consumption of
water in excess of 30,000 cubic feet and not discharging the entire
volume of water used by it into the city's sanitary or storm sewer
system shall be allowed a reduction in the charges imposed
hereunder, provided such person shall install, at his expense, a
meter to record either the water which will, or will not, ultimately
reach the city sewers. The utilities committee of the city council,
may in such instances as it, in its opinion, consider the
installation of such a meter to be impractical, establish a formula
which will be calculated to
require such person to pay the sewer charge only on that part
of the water used by such person which ultimately reaches
the city sewers.
(d) The director of finance shall have the right to disconnect
and cease furnishing water to any customer who is
delinquent in the payment of his sewer charges after the
fifteenth day subsequent to the rendering of a statement. (10-19-64;
12-31-73.)
Sec. 22.1-135. Policy on water, gas and sewer line extensions.
(a) In subdivisions or in dedicated but unaccepted streets
within city. All water, gas and sewer lines in subdivisions or
dedicated but unaccepted streets shall be installed by the city,
after approval by the city council, and the cost thereof divided
equally between the property owner and the city. Such division of
costs to be determined on the basis of an estimate prepared by the
city engineering department prior to the installation of the
utilities, and using pipe of size and quality recommended by the
city, up to and including eight inch water, six inch gas, and eight
inch sewer. If pipe of greater size than the foregoing are required
for future extensions and growth, the extra cost shall be absorbed
by the city.
In lieu of making the cash deposit as required above, the
applicant, at his option, shall be allowed to deposit one-half
of the required amount in cash and to post a performance bond,
properly executed with corporate surety approved by the city
manager, for the remaining one-half of the required amount.
The owner of the subdivision or applicant on unaccepted street
shall be required to deposit with the city the total cost of the
utility lines, exclusive of the extra cost for the larger lines, before
any portion of the lines are installed. One-half of the amount
deposited shall be returned to the subdivider as soon as he has
completed construction of the streets within the subdivision in a
manner acceptable by the city council.
(b) In dedicated and accepted streets.
(1) Water and Gas. Each applicant for a residential water or
gas service requiring an extension of the main line in a street
heretofore accepted and maintained by the city shall be allowed a
seventy-five foot extension free of charge. Any extension beyond
the allowed seventy-five feet shall be installed by the city and the
total estimated cost thereof shall be paid for by the applicant
prior to the installation of the line. The estimated cost of the
extension shall be based on using two inch pipe, even though the
city chooses to install a larger size pipe. In addition to the
foregoing, the applicant shall be required to pay the usual
connection charge.
(2) Sewer. Each applicant for a sewer connection requiring
an extension of the main line shall pay in advance one-half of the
estimated cost of the total extension if the extension is to serve
more than one building or potential building site. If the proposed
extension can serve only one building or site, the total estimated
cost of the line shall be paid for in advance by the applicant. In
addition to the foregoing, the applicant shall be required to pay
the usual sewer connection charge. Estimates for sewer line
extensions shall be based on using pipe not greater than eight
inches in size. (10-19-64.)
Sec. 22.1-136. City utility lines.
(a) Buildings in relation to sewer, water and gas
mains. Buildings shall not be constructed within ten feet of any
sewer, water or gas main.
(b) Changing of depth of cover over sewer, water and gas
mains. The depth of cover over sewer, water or gas mains, shall
not be changed without written consent of the city engineer.
(10-19-64.)
Sec. 22.1-136.1 Same—Exceptions—Building between East
High Street, Maple Street and 7th Street
and 8th Street, N. W.
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 22.1-136, a building
to be constructed on a tract of land lying between East High
Street, Maple Street and 7th Street and 8th Street, N. W. may be
located over and less than ten feet from the city sanitary and
storm sewer lines; provided, such construction is performed
according to plans approved by the city engineering department
and the city is provided perpetual ingress and egress to such lines.
(12-28-65.)
Sec. 22.1-136.2. Same—Same—Church on Rugby Avenue.
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 22.1-136, a church to
be constructed on Lot A of the Hardy C. Dillard property on
Rugby Avenue as shown on a plat of B. Aubrey Huffman, dated
August 6, 1964, recorded in city Deed Book
259, page 69, may be located less than ten feet from the
existing city utility lines which are located within the easement
shown on such plat. The city shall have perpetual ingress
and egress to such lines as may be necessary for the
purpose of maintenance, repair or replacement of such lines.
(5-16-66.)
Sec. 22.1-136.3. Adoption of state Plumbing Code.
Any of the standards and regulations contained in the state
Plumbing Code of the Commonwealth of Virginia and amendments
thereto, including the 1962 amendments, which are not
otherwise covered by the various sections of this chapter are
hereby adopted as a part of this chapter and shall be enforced
as if set forth herein. (11-20-67; 8-1-69.)
Article XVIII. Judicial.
Sec. 22.1-137. Penalty.
Any person who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects or refuses
to comply with, or who resists enforcement of any of
the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be punished
as provided in section 1-5. Each day after the first during
which a violation shall continue shall constitute a separate
violation. In addition, any such violation shall be reported in
writing to the plumbing board for determination of action under
section 22.1-10. (10-19-64.)
