TITLE V:  PUBLIC WORKS

              Chapter

                          50.  GARBAGE

                          51.  GAS

                          52.  SEWERS

                          53.  WATER

          CHAPTER 50:  GARBAGE    

Section

   Pickup and Disposal Services

    50.01  Use of pickup and disposal service required

    50.02  Regulations for collection

    50.03  Deposit fee

    50.04  Rates and charges

    50.05  Due date; delinquency

Unauthorized Disposal

    50.15  Dumping prohibited

    50.99  Penalty

   PICKUP AND DISPOSAL SERVICES

§ 50.01  USE OF PICKUP AND DISPOSAL SERVICE REQUIRED.

    All owners of improved real estate and the operators of businesses within the city limits shall utilize the garbage pickup and disposal services of the collector granted a franchise by duly enacted ordinance of the city and shall pay a fee for such services.  This chapter requires a fee paid for such services.  This chapter shall not apply to industrial customers within the city.

(Ord., passed 5-8-85; Am. Ord. 87-1, passed 1-14-87; Am. Ord. 92-16, passed 5-13-92; Am. Ord. 94-03, passed 5-11-94; Am. Ord. 98-06, passed 5-13-98; Am. Ord. 04-03, passed 3-23-04; Am. Ord. 06-04, passed 4-25-06)

§ 50.02  REGULATIONS FOR COLLECTION.

    Regulations for collection, receptacles, and preparation shall be established by the city and the franchise holder.  The franchise holder shall not limit the amount of garbage, debris or refuse to be picked up weekly from residential customers or the Carrollton Housing Authority. The franchise holder shall be required to pick up from commercial customers the refuse as outlined in the bid proposal submitted from Rumpke of Kentucky seeking a franchise by the city. Industrial customers are free to contract with any corporation or entity they desire for the collection of refuse, garbage or industrial waste.

(Ord., passed 5-8-85; Am. Ord. 87-1, passed 1-14-87; Am. Ord. 92-16, passed 5-13-92; Am. Ord. 94-03, passed 5-11-94; Am. Ord. 98-06, passed 5-13-98; Am. Ord. 00-04, passed 4-25-00; Am. Ord. 04-03, passed 3-23-04; Am. Ord. 06-04, passed 4-25-06)

§ 50.03  DEPOSIT FEE.

    Each new residential customer shall be required to pay a

garbage deposit fee of $15 to the Carrollton Utilities Company before receiving any service.  The deposit shall be refunded to the customer after 12 continuous months of prompt payment for such service

without the customer receiving any interest on the deposit.  Failure by a customer, new or old, to pay for the service shall result in the discontinuation of city utilities services and the application of the deposit, if any, to any deficiency.

(Ord. 87-1, passed 1-14-87; Am. Ord. 90-12, passed 8-8-90; Am. Ord. 94-03, passed 5-11-94; Am. Ord. 98-06, passed 5-13-98; Am. Ord. 04-03, passed 3-23-04; Am. Ord. 06-04, passed 4-25-06)

§ 50.04  RATES AND CHARGES.

     (A)     (1)     Residential units shall pay a charge per month to the city which includes an administrative fee of $2.60 as per the following schedule:

               June 1, 2006 - May 31, 2007      $15.22 per month

               June 1, 2007 - May 31, 2008      $15.60 per month

               June 1, 2008 - May 31, 2009      $15.98 per month

               June 1, 2009 - May 31, 2010      $16.39 per month

          (2)     Any services in addition to the regular collection must be collected directly from the franchise holder and any extra charge, therefore, paid directly to the franchise holder.

     (B)     (1)     Commercial units shall pay the city a 7% surcharge over and above and based upon the amount paid to the franchise holder by the commercial unit. However, if the commercial establishment opts for curbside pickup, the amount charged by the city, including an administrative fee of $2.60, shall be as follows:

               June 1, 2006 - May 31, 2007      $15.22 per month

               June 1, 2007 - May 31, 2008      $15.60 per month

               June 1, 2008 - May 31, 2009      $15.98 per month

               June 1, 2009 - May 31, 2010      $16.39 per month

          (2)     In the event that the franchise holder provides a roll cart for curbside pickup, then the commercial establishment shall pay per month to the city, including an administrative fee of $2.60, as per the following schedule:

               June 1, 2006 - May 31, 2007      $18.71 per month

               June 1, 2007 - May 31, 2008      $19.19 per month

               June 1, 2008 - May 31, 2009      $19.69 per month

             June 1, 2009 - May 31, 2010     $20.20 per month

    (C)    (1)    Carrollton Housing Authority shall pay a charge per unit per month for carry-out service to the city without any surcharge as per the following schedule:

             June 1, 2006 - May 31, 2007     $26.37 per month

             June 1, 2007 - May 31, 2008     $27.16 per month

             June 1, 2008 - May 31, 2009     $27.97 per month

             June 1, 2009 - May 31, 2010     $28.81 per month

 (2)    Any services in addition to the regular collection must be collected directly from the franchise holder and any extra charge, therefore, paid directly to the franchise holder.

(Ord., passed 5-8-85; Am. Ord. 86-14, passed 9-10-86; Am. Ord., 87-1,

passed 1-14-87; Am. Ord. 90-12, passed 8-8-90; Am. Ord. 92-16, passed

5-13-92; Am. Ord. 94-03, passed 5-11-94; Am. Ord. 98-06, passed 5-13-98; Am. Ord. 02-02, passed 3-26-02; Am. Ord. 02-22, passed 12-18-02; Am. Ord. 04-03, passed 3-23-04; Am. Ord. 06-04, passed 4-25-06)

§ 50.05  DUE DATE; DELINQUENCY.

    Charges remaining due and unpaid for a period of 30 days shall be deemed delinquent and shall be subject to interest on the account at 12% per annum until paid.

(Ord., passed 5-8-85; Am. Ord. 87-1, passed 1-14-87; Am. Ord. 92-16, passed 5-13-92; Am. Ord. 94-03, passed 5-11-94; Am. Ord. 98-06, passed 5-13-98; Am. Ord. 04-03, passed 3-23-04; Am. Ord. 06-04, passed 4-25-06)

UNAUTHORIZED DISPOSAL

§ 50.15  DUMPING PROHIBITED.

    (A)    It shall be unlawful for any person to dispose of rubbish, trash, garbage, or like material by the dumping of such material within the city.

    (B)    It shall be unlawful for any person to authorize the dumping of said material on his property within the city.

    (C)    Each dumping incident shall constitute a distinct and separate violation of this chapter.

(Ord., passed 9-13-78)  Penalty, see § 50.99

§ 50.99  PENALTY.

    Whoever violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned for not more than 30 days, or both, for each offense.

          CHAPTER 51:  GAS    

Section

    51.01  System established

    51.02  Breaking seals on meters

    51.03  Rules and regulations

    51.04  Gas rates

    51.99  Penalty

§ 51.01  SYSTEM ESTABLISHED.

    There is hereby established a gas distribution system.

('78 Code, § 12-15)

§ 51.02  BREAKING SEALS ON METERS.

    (A)  It shall be unlawful for any person to turn on or break the seal of any gas meter without proper authorization from the city.

    (B)  It shall be unlawful for any person to suffer or permit a violation of division (A) to occur on any premises under his control.

('78 Code, § 12-3)  Penalty, see § 51.99

§ 51.03  RULES AND REGULATIONS.

    Service hereunder shall be subject to the city utilities rules and regulations and to the Regulations for Gas Utilities prescribed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission from time to time.

(Ord., passed 12-16-81)

§ 51.04 GAS RATES.

    The following rates are established for the provision of natural gas by Carrollton Utilities. 

    (A)    General Service Rate (G1) Residential. Service for residential customers within the city limits and all other areas served by Carrollton Utilities.

        (1)    Customer Charge.  A customer charge shall be assessed each month to all residential customers receiving gas service at a rate of $5.00 within the city limits and $6.00 for all other areas served.

        (2)    Gas Supply Rate Component. Gas supply costs shall be assessed each month to customers based on the cost of gas purchased by Carrollton Utilities during the month.

        (3)    Interstate Pipeline Rate Component. Interstate pipeline charges shall be assessed at the actual cost to provide interstate transportation service required to serve residential customers.

        (4)    Gas Supply Adjustment Component. An adjustment to reflect decreases and/or increases in gas supply costs as a result of long term purchasing projects or other costs or credits that are not assessed at the time of occurrence will be assessed through the Gas Supply Adjustment Component. The Gas Supply Adjustment Component effective July 1, 2002 shall be set at minus $0.02 per Mcf for all gas delivered to the customer from the ten-year Gas Supply Contract dated October 1, 1998.

        (5)    Distribution Charge Component. A Distribution Charge shall be assessed monthly at the rate of $1.58 per Mcf for service within the city limits and $1.89 per Mcf for all other areas served by Carrollton Utilities.

    (B)    General Service Rate (Cl) Commercial. Service for Commercial customers within the city limits and all other areas served by Carrollton Utilities.

        (1)    Customer Charge. A customer charge shall be assessed each month to all commercial customers receiving gas service at a rate of $7.00 within the city and $8.00 for all other areas served.

        (2)    Gas Supply Rate Component. Gas supply costs shall be assessed each month to customers based on the cost of gas purchased by Carrollton Utilities during the month.

        (3)    Interstate Pipeline Rate Component. Interstate pipeline charges shall be assessed at the actual cost to provide interstate transportation service required to serve commercial customers.

        (4)    Gas Supply Adjustment Component. An adjustment to reflect decreases and/or increases in gas supply costs as a result of long term purchasing projects or other costs or credits that are not assessed at the time of occurrence will be assessed through the Gas Supply Adjustment Component. The Gas Supply Adjustment Component effective July 1, 2002, shall be set at minus $0.02 per Mcf for all gas delivered to the customer from the ten-year Gas Supply Contract dated October 1, 1998.

        (5)    Distribution Charge Component. A distribution charge shall be assessed monthly at the rate of $1.80 per Mcf for service within the city limits and $2.16 per Mcf for any other areas served by Carrollton Utilities.

    (C)    General Service Rate (I1) Industrial. Service for industrial customers with annual natural gas requirements of 15,000 Mcf per year or less within the city limits and all other areas seared by Carrollton Utilities.

        (1)    Customer Charge. A customer charge shall be assessed each month to all industrial customers receiving gas service at a rate of $25.00.

        (2)    Gas Supply Rate Component. Gas supply costs shall be assessed each month to customers based on the cost of gas purchased by Carrollton Utilities during the month.

        (3)    Interstate Pipeline Rate Component. Interstate pipeline charges shall be assessed at the actual cost to provide interstate transportation service required to serve industrial customers.

        (4)    Gas Supply Adjustment Component. An adjustment to reflect decreases and/or increases in gas supply costs as a result of long term purchasing projects or other costs or credits that are not assessed at the time of occurrence will be assessed through the Gas

Supply Adjustment Component. The Gas Supply Adjustment Component effective July 1, 2002, shall be set at minus $0.02 per Mcf for all gas delivered to the customer from the ten-year Gas Supply Contract dated October 1, 1998.

        (5)    Distribution Charge Component. A distribution charge shall be assessed monthly at the rate of $1.25 per Mcf.

    (D)    General Service Rate (I2) Industrial. Service for industrial customers with annual natural gas requirements of in excess of 15,000 Mcf per year within the city limits and all other areas served by Carrollton Utilities.

        (1)    Customer Charge Component. A customer charge shall be assessed each month to all industrial, customers receiving gas service at a rate of $300.00 for customers with annual requirements in excess of 15,000 Mcf per year and less than 100,000 Mcf per year and $400.00 for customers with annual requirements of 100,000 Mcf or more.

        (2)    Gas Supply Rate Component. Gas supply costs shall be assessed each month to customers based on the cost of gas purchased by Carrollton Utilities during the month.

        (3)    Interstate Pipeline Rate Component. Interstate pipeline charges shall be assessed at the actual cost to provide interstate transportation service required to serve industrial customers.

        (4)    Gas Supply Adjustment Component. An adjustment to reflect decreases and/or increases in gas supply costs as a result of long term purchasing projects or other costs or credits that are not assessed at the time of occurrence will be assessed

through the Gas Supply Adjustment Component. The Gas Supply Adjustment Component effective July 1, 2002, shall be set at minus $0.02 per Mcf for all gas delivered to the customer from the ten-year Gas Supply Contract dated October 1, 1998.

        (5)    Distribution Charge Component. A Distribution Charge shall be assessed monthly at the following rate:

        First    10,000   Mcf     @    0.50    per Mcf

        Next     5,000    Mcf     @    0.35    per Mcf

        Next     5,000    Mcf     @    0.25    per Mcf

        Next     20,000   Mcf     @    0.20    per Mcf

        Next     60,000   Mcf     @    0.15    per Mcf

    OVER 100,000 Mcf @ 0.10 per Mcf

    (E)    Transportation Service Rate (T1) Industrial and Commercial. Service for industrial or commercial customers with annual natural gas requirements in excess of 15,000 Mcf per year within the city limits and all other areas served by Carrollton Utilities that purchase their gas supply from a third-party supplier.

       (1)    Customer Charge. A customer charge shall be assessed each, month to all industrial customers receiving gas service at a rate of $300.00 for customers with annual requirements in excess of 15,000 Mcf per year and less than 100,000 Mcf per year, and $400.00 for customers with annual requirements of 100,000 Mcf or more.

        (2)    Distribution Charge Component. The Distribution Charge Component shall be assessed monthly at the rate as follows:

        First    10,000   Mcf     @    0.50    per Mcf

        Next     5,000    Mcf     @    0.35    per Mcf

        Next     5,000    Mcf     @    0.25    per Mcf

        Next     20,000   Mcf     @    0.20    per Mcf

        Next     60,000   Mcf     @    0.15    per Mcf

    OVER 100,000 Mcf @ 0.10 per Mcf

        (3)    Distribution System Balancing Charge Component. Customers receiving service under this rate shall be assessed a monthly balancing fee for all quantities of gas consumed at $0.11 per Mcf.

(Ord. 01-25, passed 12-12-01; Am. Ord. 02-10, passed 6-12-02)

§ 51.99  PENALTY.

    Whoever violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned for not more than 30 days, or both, for each offense.

     CHAPTER 52:  SEWERS    

Section

  General Provisions

    52.001    Definitions

    52.002 Depositing objectionable wastes on public and private property

    52.003    Discharging polluted waters

    52.004    Adoption of Sewer Use Ordinance

    52.005   Sewer rates

  Private Wastewater Disposal Systems

    52.015    Privies, septic tanks, and other facilities

    52.016    Suitable toilet facilities

    52.017 Connecting building sewer to private wastewater disposal system

    52.018 Connecting private wastewater disposal system to public sewer

    52.019    Maintenance of private wastewater disposal facilities

    52.020    Noninterference with additional requirements

  Permits

    52.030    Written permit required for use of public sewer

    52.031    Building sewer permits

Installations and Connections

    52.040 Costs and expenses of installation and connection of building sewer; indemnification

    52.041 Separate building sewer provided for every building; exception

    52.042   Use of old building sewers with new buildings

    52.043    Requirements for building sewers

    52.044    Elevation of building sewer

    52.045    Excavation requirements

    52.046   Joint and connection requirements

    52.047    Certain connections prohibited

    52.048    Surface runoff or groundwater

    52.049    Connection to be supervised

    52.050    Barricades and lights around sewer excavations

Discharge Regulations

    52.065    Unpolluted waters

    52.066    Certain discharges prohibited in public sewer

    52.067    Pretreatment, equalization of waste flows

    52.068    Grease, oil, and sand interceptors

    52.069    Control manhole

    52.070    Special agreements

    52.071    Dilution of discharges prohibited

Industrial Wastewater

    52.085    Permit for industrial wastewater discharge required

    52.086    Application for permit

    52.087    Suspension of permit; notification; appeal

    52.088    Revocation of permit

    52.089    Classification of discharges; surcharge

    52.090    Trucker's discharge permit

    52.091    Discharge report required

Protection from Damage

    52.100    Damaging, destroying sewer equipment prohibited

Administration and Enforcement

    52.110    Inspections

    52.111    Information provided to be made public; confidentiality

    52.112    Hearing Board

    US 42 Extension

    52.120   Debt service fee

Regional Wastewater Transportation and Collection System

    52.130    Purpose

    52.131    Definitions

    52.132    Operation, Maintenance & Replacement Fund

    52.133    Schedule of user fees

    52.134    Maintenance of financial records; annual review

    52.135    Monthly billing; due date; delinquency

Wastewater Treatment Plant Procurement Standards

    52.145    General

    52.146    Methods for procurement

    52.147    Contracts

    52.148    Documentation

    52.149 Locally owned, minority owned, female owned and small businesses

    52.150   Code of conduct

Wastewater Project Affirmative Action Plan/Grievance Procedure for the Handicapped

    52.165    Affirmative Action Plan

    52.166    Grievance procedure for the handicapped

    52.999    Penalty

           SEWERS       § 52.001

  GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 52.001  DEFINITIONS.

     For the purpose of this chapter the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.

     "ASTM."  The American Society for Testing and Materials.

     "BOD" or "BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND."  The measure of decomposable organic material in domestic or industrial wastewaters as represented by the oxygen utilized over a period of five days at 20EC. and as determined by the appropriate procedure in "Standard Methods."

     "BUILDING DRAIN."  That part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system which receives the discharge from soil, waste, and other drainage pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys it to the building sewer, beginning five feet outside the inner face of the building wall.

     "BUILDING SEWER."  The extension from the building drain to the public sewer or other place of disposal.

     "CITY."  The duly constituted municipal corporation of the city of Carrollton, Carroll County, Kentucky.

     "COMBINED SEWER."  A sewer receiving both surface runoff and wastewater.

     "DISCHARGER."  Any person that discharges or causes a discharge to a public sewer.

     "DOMESTIC WASTEWATER."  The water-carried wastes produced from non-commercial or non-industrial activities and which result from normal human living processes.

     "EFFLUENT."  The liquid outflow of any facility designed to treat, convey, or retain wastewater.

     "GARBAGE."  Animal and vegetable waste resulting from handling, preparation, cooking, and serving of food in home kitchens, stores, markets, restaurants, motels, hotels, and other places where food is stored, prepared, or served.  Specifically excluded are food-processing wastes from canneries, slaughterhouses, packing plants, and similar industries.

     "INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER."  All water-carried wastes and wastewater of the community excluding domestic wastewater and uncontaminated water, and shall include all wastewater from any producing, manufacturing, processing, institutional, commercial, agricultural, or other operation where the wastewater discharged includes significant quantities of wastes of non-human origin.

     "MANAGER OF UTILITIES."  The Manager of the City Municipal Utilities, or his authorized deputy, agent, or representative.

     "NATURAL OUTLET."  Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake, or other body of surface or groundwater.

     "PERSON."  Any individual, partnership, committee, association, corporation, public agency, firm, company, and any other organization or group of persons, public or private.

     "pH."  The reciprocal of the logarithm of the hydrogen ion concentration which is the weight of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of solution.

     "PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE."  The wastes from the preparation, cooking, and dispensing of food that have been shredded to a degree that all particles will be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers, with no particles greater than l/2-inch in any dimension.

     "PUBLIC SEWER."  Any sewer dedicated to public use and whose use is controlled by the city.

     "SANITARY SEWER."  A sewer which carries domestic or industrial wastewater and to which storm, surface, and groundwaters are not intentionally admitted.

     "SEWAGE."  Wastewater.

     "SEWER."  A pipe or conduit for carrying wastewater.

     "SEWERAGE."  Any and all facilities used for collecting, conveying, pumping, treating, and disposing of wastewater.

     "SLUG."  Any discharge of water, domestic wastewater, or industrial wastewater which in concentration of any given constituent or in quantity of flow exceeds for any period of duration longer than 15 minutes more than five times the average 24-hour concentration of flows during normal operation.

     "STANDARD METHODS."  The current edition of "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater" and as published by the American Public Health Association.

     "STORM DRAIN" or "STORM SEWER."  A sewer which carries storm and surface waters and drainage, but excludes domestic and industrial wastewaters, other than unpolluted cooling water.

     "SUSPENDED SOLIDS."  The insoluble solid matter suspended in wastewater that is separable by laboratory filtration in accordance with the procedure described in "Standard Methods."

     "WASTEWATER."  The water-carried wastes of the community derived from human or industrial sources including domestic wastewater and industrial wastewater.  Rainwater, groundwater, or drainage of uncontaminated water is not wastewater.

     "WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT."  Any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating wastewater.

     "WATERCOURSE."  A channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously or intermittently.

(Ord. 88-09, passed 8-10-88)

§ 52.002  DEPOSITING OBJECTIONABLE WASTES ON PUBLIC AND PRIVATE

PROPERTY.

    It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit, or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner on public or private property within the city or in any area under the jurisdiction of the city, any human or animal excrement, garbage, or other objectionable waste.

(Ord. 88-09, passed 8-10-88)  Penalty, see § 52.999

§ 52.003  DISCHARGING POLLUTED WATERS PROHIBITED.

    It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the city, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the city, any wastewater or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this chapter.

(Ord. 88-09, passed 8-10-88)  Penalty, see § 52.999

§ 52.004  ADOPTION OF SEWER USE ORDINANCE.

    The Sewer Use Ordinance of Carrollton, Kentucky effective as of June 1, 1996, is hereby adopted by reference as if fully set out herein.  Copies of it can be found in the office of the City Clerk.

(Ord. 96-10, passed 5-8-96; Am. Ord. 96-25, passed 8-27-96; Am. Ord. 01-06, passed 4-26-01)

§ 52.005  SEWER RATES. 

    (A)    The following sewer service rates are hereby established for the different classifications of system users as described in below. The basis for the two classes is that one class will apply to those customers that are within the geographical boundaries of the city and the other rate will be applicable to those users who are outside the geographical limits of the city and users in the Regional Sewer Project and the Prestonville extension.

    (B)  Basic charges.

        (1)    Rates for August 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006.  The basic sewer charge based on water consumption effective August 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006 is as follows:

 (2)    The differences in the charges shall be of an indefinite duration.  The aggregate revenues to be produced and the amount of annual revenues estimated to be produced by users of the classes are as follows:

        Carrollton inside city     $390,190

        Carrollton outside city     $265,858

        Prestonville           $32,587

        US 42               $16,522

        TOTAL               $705,157

        Regional Sewer Project:

        Worthville             $33,155

        5/8-inch to 3/4-inch meter    $78,939

        1-inch to 2-inch meter        $28,324

        Over 2-inch            $125,361

        TOTAL               $265,779

        (3)    Rates for July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007.  The city has entered into contracts to construct a new wastewater treatment plant and related infrastructure and will be incurring debt to finance said improvements.  Carrollton Utilities has estimated operation maintenance and debt service associated with the new wastewater treatment plant and recommended rates to cover all such costs.  The basic sewer charge based on water consumption effective July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007 is as follows:

        (4)    Rates beginning July 1, 2007.  The basic sewer charge based on water consumption effective July 1, 2007 is as follows:

    (C)    The differences in the charges shall be of an indefinite duration.  The aggregate revenues to be produced and the amount of annual revenues estimated to be produced by users of the classes are as follows:

        Carrollton inside city     $418,720

        Carrollton outside city     $428,242

        Prestonville and US 42     $40,025

        Regional Sewer Project      $403,769

        TOTAL               $1,290,756

    (D)    Notes and definitions for all time periods.  Residential equivalent is defined as daily design flow divided by 400 gallons per day.

    (E)    Multiple unit billing method.

        (1)    Where a single master water meter feeds more than one residential unit, the water and/or wastewater bill shall be calculated as follows:

             (a)    Monthly usage divided by number of units = average usage per unit.

             (b)    Average usage per unit applied to current rate structure* = average charge per unit.

             (c)    Average charge per unit multiplied by number of units = total bill.

             (* When using multiple unit billing method, standard meter rate will be used not actual meter size.)

        (2)    Sewer capacity connection fees:

                            Cost per daily design rate (GPD)

             City of Carrollton       = $1.69

             All other users        = $2.25

        (3)    For publicly-funded extension projects serving areas where connection to the sewer is mandatory, the capacity fee shall be waived for residential and small commercial customers with existing on-site sewer systems as long as connection to the public system is made within 120 days of being notified that the system is available for use.

        (4)    For publicly-funded extension projects serving areas where connection to the sewer is not mandatory, the capacity fee shall be 1/3 of the normal fee for residential and small commercial customers with existing on-site sewer systems as long as connection to the public system is made within 120 days of being notified that the system is available for use.

(Ord. 01-21, passed 11-19-01; Am. Ord. 03-18, passed 7-22-03; Am. Ord. 04-15, passed 7-20-04; Am. Ord. 05-09, passed 7-26-05; Am. Ord. 06-05, passed 4-25-06)

§ 52.015  PRIVIES, SEPTIC TANKS, AND OTHER FACILITIES.

    Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool, or other facility intended or used for the disposal of wastewater.

(Ord. 88-09, passed 8-10-88)  Penalty, see § 52.999

§ 52.016  SUITABLE TOILET FACILITIES.

    The owner of all houses, buildings, or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes, situated within the city and abutting on any street, alley, or right-of-way in which there is now located a public sewer of the city, is required at his or her expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein, and to connect these facilities directly with the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, within 90 days after date of official notice to do so, provided that the public sewer is within 100 feet of the property line.

(Ord. 88-09, passed 8-10-88)  Penalty, see § 52.999

§ 52.017  CONNECTING BUILDING SEWER TO PRIVATE WASTEWATER DISPOSAL

SYSTEM.

    Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of § 52.016, the building sewer may be connected to a private wastewater disposal system complying with the requirements of the County Health Department and with the provisions of this subchapter.

(Ord. 88-09, passed 8-10-88)  Penalty, see § 52.999

§ 52.018  CONNECTING PRIVATE WASTEWATER DISPOSAL SYSTEM TO PUBLIC

SEWER.

    At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private wastewater disposal system, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer within 90 days after notification by the city and in compliance with this chapter.  The private wastewater disposal facilities shall be abandoned and filled with suitable material in accordance with requirements of the County Health Department.

(Ord. 88-09, passed 8-10-88)

§ 52.019  MAINTENANCE OF PRIVATE WASTEWATER DISPOSAL FACILITIES.

    The owner shall operate and maintain the private wastewater disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the city.

(Ord. 88-09, passed 8-10-88)

§ 52.020  NONINTERFERENCE WITH ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.

    No statement contained in this subchapter shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the County Health Department.

(Ord. 88-09, passed 8-10-88)

§ 52.030  WRITTEN PERMIT REQUIRED FOR USE OF PUBLIC SEWER.

    No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter, or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the Manager of Utilities.

(Ord. 88-09, passed 8-10-88)  Penalty, see § 52.999

§ 52.031  BUILDING SEWER PERMITS.<