24.04.170 Construction requirements.
A. General. When constructing or modifying sewer facilities, compliance is required with this code, the engineering standards, the approved permit, plans and specifications, the terms of any utility developer extension agreement, the recommendations of the manufacturer of the materials or equipment used and any applicable local, state or federal requirements.
B. Safety Requirements. Utility staff may perform inspections or hole-cuts only if shoring and other site conditions conform with WISHA safety standards and other safety requirements, as applicable.
C. Failure to Complete Work or Meet Requirements.
1. The utility may complete sewer facility construction begun by a property owner or contractor or take steps to restore the site (such as backfilling trenches and restoring the public way) if the work does not meet the requirements of this code, the engineering standard and other applicable utility requirements, provided the property owner or contractor fails to rectify the problem following notification by the utility and the work, in the opinion of the utility, constitutes a hazard to public safety, health or the public sewer system.
2. Utility costs incurred pursuant to subsection (C)(1) of this section shall be calculated pursuant to BCC 24.04.250(B) and charged to the property owner or contractor in charge of such work. The property owner or contractor shall pay the utility immediately after written notification is delivered to the responsible parties or posted at the location of the work. Such costs shall constitute a civil debt owing to the utility jointly and severally by such persons who have been given notice as herein provided. The debt shall be collectable in the same manner as any other civil debt owing the utility. In addition, if the city collected an assurance device it collect the debt from the assurance device by use of all means available under the law.
3. If, in the opinion of the director, the work being performed is not in accordance with these codes or engineering standards and the responsible person is unwilling to change or correct the deficiencies, the director may issue a stop work order until the deficiencies are corrected.
D. Additional Side Sewer Construction Requirements.
1. Side sewers may be constructed only by the following:
a. Contractors licensed in accordance with BCC 24.04.120(G);
b. Property owners working on their own property.
2. The side sewer permit shall be readily available at the job site at all times. No inspections will be completed if the permit is not available.
3. Connection shall be made to the wye or tee or side sewer stub designated at the time the side sewer permit is issued unless written permission to do otherwise is obtained from the utility. If the designated stub cannot be found, the utility will install one at the utility’s expense. The utility shall not be responsible for costs incurred by the owner/contractor when looking for the stub.
E. Utility Relocations – Developer Initiated.
1. Public Sewer System Relocations. To the extent authorized by law, when relocations of the public sewer system are necessary to accommodate any development or redevelopment, the property owner, applicant or project proponent for such development or redevelopment, including any governmental or regional entity, shall relocate at its sole cost and expense the affected facilities in accordance with all city codes, standards, permit conditions, and pursuant to any existing franchise or other agreement.
2. Nonmunicipal Utility Relocations. To the extent authorized by law and except as provided in BCC 14.60.230, when relocations of nonmunicipal utility facilities are necessary to accommodate any public sewer facility associated with development or redevelopment, the property owner, applicant or project proponent for such development or redevelopment, including any governmental or regional entity, shall, at its sole cost and expense, arrange for the relocation of such nonmunicipal utilities in accordance with all city codes, standards, permit conditions and pursuant to any existing franchise or other agreement. (Ord. 5964 § 1, 2010.)