§ 38-2. Tests, inspections and repair required for defective sewer lines on private property.

(a)

Where there are valid reasons to believe that any sewer line on private property, connecting any building with a main sewer collection line of the city, is defective, such line shall be subject to test and inspection by the city, its authorized agents, employees and representatives.

(b)

The owner of any private property on which there is found a defective sewer line connected to a main collection line of the city shall be required to repair and correct the defects of such line at his own expense.

(c)

The city clerk shall notify each owner of private property in writing and by certified mail of the defects found in the sewer line on his property, and order him to make the necessary repairs and corrections within a specified time.

(d)

It shall be unlawful for any person to fail to comply with an order received as provided in subsection (c) of this section.

(e)

In the event any such owner refuses to allow the testing and inspection of any sewer line on his property, or in the event any such owner refuses or neglects to make the necessary repairs or proper corrections to a faulty sewer line on his property as outlined and within the specified time in the aforesaid notice, the mayor shall have the authority to order the immediate discontinuance and disconnection of sewer services to his property. Nothing herein shall prohibit the general penalty prescribed for violations of this Code from applying to violations of the provisions of this section.

(Code 1972, § 15-2; Ord. of 11-10-1970, § 4)