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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLL 4 of 1985 - Sewer LawPUBLIC HEARING: RESOLUTION: December 30, 1985 December 30, 1985 ADOPTION: December 30, 1985 (Please Use this Form for Filing your Local Law with the Secretary of State) Text of law should be given as amended. Do not include matter being eliminated and do not use italics or underlining to indicate new matter. amo Toownof ..................................... LANSING...................................................................... )4MHW LocalLaw No...................I........_.......................... of the yaw 19 15 Alocal law .......................................... SEWER.. A ......................................................... Be it enacted by the ............................................. TQ=... GQ�dI f1.._.._.......... _.................................. of the ...... ......... (N— d L"hafln ter) I Q* of.................................................................. Lan.0.Da.................... ........... ........................................ as follows: wn XJt11 o SECTION 1 - USE AND PURPOSE To permit the discharge into the sanitary sewers of the Town of Lansing Sewer System or tributaries thereto, sanitary sewage as limited and prohibited by the Local Law of the Village of Lansing, the Sewer Ordinance of the Village of Cayuga Heights and such agreements executed by either or both of the aforementioned villages and third parties which may be applicable to the Town of Lansing Sewer District for users located therein. Said local laws, ordinances and agreements are incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof. SECTION 2 - APPLICABILITY This Local Law shall apply to all owners of property located within the Town of Lansing Sewer Districts, now formed or hereafter to be formed, and also all other owners of real property outside the Town of Lansing Sewer Districts who are connected with and use any sewer mains and lines connected to the Town Sewer District and the village systems aforementioned. SECTION 3 - TOWN ENGINEER The Town Engineer appointed by the Town Board shall be the town's authorized agent in matters falling under this Local Law and shall exercise those powers delegated to him which may be reasonably required to carry out such powers. The Town Engineer may delegate these duties to other town employees within his department. SECTION 4 - SEWER CONNECTIONS A. Connection with Public Sewer System Required. Except as otherwise stated herein, the owner of any house, building or any property used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or commerce situated within the Town of Lansing Sewer Districts, formed or formed hereafter, and abutting on any street, thoroughfare or right-of-way in which there is located a Town Sewer System, or, if such Town Public Sewer System is otherwise available or accessible to such house, building or property is hereby required at his expense to connect with the Town Public Sewer System and also at his expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein and other facilities that are required to be connected to the sewer system and to connect such facilities directly with the public sewer in accordance with the provisions of ,this Ordinance. Except as otherwise stated herein, such connection must be made within forty-five (45) days after date of official notice to do so, except that any house or building constructed after the effective date of this Local Law shall be connected to such public sewer system prior to occupancy or use thereof. 11rAf additional space is needed, please attach sheets of the same size as this and number each)" Page 1 B. From time to time the Town Board may specifically exempt an owner of property from the requirement of connecting with the public sewer system under certain terms and conditions and until such .time as such exemption is cancelled by the T own Board. SECTION 5 - PERMIT A. No person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into the Town Public Sewer System, or construct, alter, repair or use any drain, building sewer or other lateral sewer to connect with such public sewer, without first obtaining a written permit from such person as the Town Board may designate. No permit shall be issued until an application therefore.has been filed by the owner of the property or his duly authorized agent and the payment of the fee, if any, which the Town Board may from time to time establish for such purpose. Such application shall include or be accompanied by a description and plan of the proposed work and such other pertinent information as may be required by the Town Board or its duly authorized agent. Such permit shall be kept at the site of the work and be available for inspection for any officer of.the town or member of the Town Board or its duly authorized agent. B. Notwithstanding anything hereinbefore contained, the issuance of the permit shall.be subject to such further requirements as.may be required by the contracting municipalities of the Village of Lansing and the Village of Cayuga Heights. The Town Board may enter into such contracts as it deems necessary and proper with the con- tracting municipalities for the purposes of issuing permits. C. The Town Board or its duly authorized agent may revoke any such permit upon written notification to the person to whom it was granted if the work is not being done in compliance with the requirements of this Ordinance and any other applicable ordinances, local laws, rules and regulations of contracting municipaliaties, or if the work is not being performed in a competent manner, or if the work is not being completed within a reasonable time after commencement thereof, or if the work is endangering or may reasonably endanger persons or property, or upon such other grounds as the Town Board or its duly designated agent may deem to be justifiable. SECTION 6 - HOOK-UP, REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE A. All interior plumbing installations and the connection of the building sewer into the public sewer system or any alteration, repair or addition thereto shall be made in conformance with the requirements of this Local Law and of such rules, regulations and specifications adopted by the Town Board and also by the Local Law of the Village of Lansing, the Sewer Ordinance of the Village of Cayuga Heights as amended from time to time. B. No person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, or use, alter, lay or repair any public sewer or building sewer unless he is a qualified person as required by any regulations of the Town Board which may be hereinafter adopted. C. Conduct of Work 1. A written report to the Town Engineer or his representative shall be made by the applicant for a permit or by any person performing any work in a public or building sewer of every connection or disconnection to or from a public sewer within 24 hours of completion of such connection or disconnection. 2. The Town Engineer or his representative, or, in the case of a contract- ing municipality, the appropriate official thereof, if required, shall be notified when the building sewer is.ready for inspection and connec- tion to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under the super- vision of such official or his representative. 3. All work of laying building sewers and connections shall be done in such manner and at such time as to interfere as little as possible with public travel and convenience, and such work shall be conducted as the appropriate municipal official may from time to time direct. 4. All excavations shall be made in a safe manner satisfactory to the Town Engineer or his representative and with barricades and lights so to protect the public from hazard. 5. Streets, sidewalks and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the Town Engineer or his representative. 6. The owner of the property on which the work is being conducted agrees to save and hold harmless the Town of Lansing, its employees, agents and officers from any and all damage, cost and liability which it or they may incur because of any act or failure to act resulting from any work done by, or caused to be done by the property owner. Any applicant for a permit is required to furnish proper evidence of a sufficient insurance policy protecting the Town against any liability for injuries to persons or property or to indemnify the Town against any loss or damage which it may sustain. 7. The Town Engineer or any other authorized person including the proper officials from contracting municipalities, shall have the power to apply any proper tests to the pipe or fitting, and the owner, contractor or other person doing the work shall,furnish all necessary tools and labor for such tests and shall remove any defective material or repair any work improperly done as the Town Engineer or any other authorized person shall direct without any expense to the Town. SECTION 7 - IMPROPER USE OF SEWER AND PROPERTY It is understood by the Town of Lansing that the Town of Lansing Sewage is transmitted through Village of Lansing sewer lines, Village of Cayuga Heights sewer lines and to the Cayuga Heights Treatment Plant. Section 7 of the Village of Cayuga Heights Sewer Ordinance and Articles IV, V and VI of the Village of Lansing Sewer Law (1981) together with an agreement between the Village of Lansing, Village of Cayuga Heights and Borg-Warner Corporation dated December 4, 1981, define the improper use of sewer and property including materials and substances excluded from public sewers. The Town of Lansing recognizes that it is controlled in transmitting its sewage through Village of Lansing and Village of Cayuga Heights lines into the Cayuga Heights Sewer Plant by the aforesaid ordinances, local laws and agreements and their respective sections and incorporates those articles and sections in this Local Law as if set forth in full. SECTION 8 - STOPPING IMPROPER USE A. The Town Board may, at any time in its discretion, stop and prevent the discharge into the sewers of any substance which it considers may injure the sewers or interfere with their normal operation or obstruct the flow or'hinder any process of sewage purification; and it may, at any time in its discretion, sever the connection and cause the removal of any tributary sewer or drain through which such detrimental substances are discharged. B. No action shall be taken by the town to implement the foregoing provisions unless the town shall have given the owner at least 48 hours notice in writing stating the action to be taken and the grounds therefore, except that such action shall not be required if immediate action is necessary to prevent injury to the town sanitary sewer system or any part thereof or to the contracting municipalities, sewer system or sewer treatment plant. SECTION 9 - PROTECTION FROM'DAMAGE No persons shall maliciously, willfully or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover the face or tamper with any structure, appurtenance or equipment which is a part of the sewer works. Any person violating this provision shall be subject,to immediate arrest under charge of disorderly conduct. SECTION 10 - POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF INSPECTIONS The Town Board shall authorize the Village Engineer and such persons as he may designate to make such inspections of sewer lines or connections, to collect such samples of sewer wastes and to perform such other supervisory functions as may be necessary for giving effect to the provisions of this article. SECTION II - PENALTIES A. Any person found to be violating any provision of this Ordinance shall be served by the town with written notice stating the nature of the violation and pro- viding a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations. B. Any person who shall continue any violation beyond the time limit herein - above provided, shall be guilty of an offense, and on conviction thereof shall be fined in the amount not exceeding $100.00 for each violation. Each day in which any such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense. C. Any person violating any of the provisions of this Local Law shall become liable to the town for any expense, loss or damage occasioned by the town by reason of such violation. SECTION 12 - VALIDITY A. All local laws in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. B. The invalidity of any section, clause, sentence or provision of this Local Law shall not affect the validity of any other part of this Local Law which can be given effect without such invalid part or parts. SECTION 13 - EFFECTIVE This Local Law shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, filing and publication as required by the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York.