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PART A. |
BUILDING SEWER PERMITS. |
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Section 1. |
Types of Permits.
There shall be two types of building sewer permits: |
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(a) |
Connection Permit |
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(b) |
Modified Usage Permit. |
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Section 2. |
When Permits Are Required. |
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(a) |
Connection Permit. A connection permit shall first be obtained from the
Unified Wastewater Districts before any person uncovers, makes a connection with or opening
into, uses, alters or disturbs any public sanitary sewer or sewerage
system facility owned, operated, maintained, or served by the Unified
Wastewater Districts. |
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(b) |
Modified Usage Permit Before any person effects a change of use, redevelopment,
expansion, or other modification of an existing use, they shall first obtain a Modified
Usage Permit from the Unified Wastewater Districts for such change.
The Unified Wastewater Districts may require the applicant to
submit plans, specifications, engineering reports, technical data, and
such other information as may be deemed necessary for application
review. |
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(c) |
Other Approvals. Before a connection permit or modified usage permit
is issued by the Unified Wastewater Districts for any property used or proposed for use such as a
food service facility, which , under the provisions of this Code, is
required to have a grease interceptor, the owner or operator of the
property shall submit to and receive approval of the Environmental
Department for the plans and specifications of the grease interceptor,
in accordance with the procedures prescribed in Part E of Article 4 of
this Code. Thereafter, prior to completing any connection to the sewer
system which discharges wastewater through the grease interceptor, as
approved, the owner or operator of the food service facility shall
obtain a Grease Interceptor Operating Permit from the Environmental
Department. The Grease Interceptor Operating Permit shall be issued upon the Administering
Agencies’ determination that the grease interceptor, including all
connected plumbing and piping, has been installed in compliance with the
Code. |
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Section 3. |
Application and Condition of Permit. |
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(a) |
Connection Permit. Application for a connection permit shall be made by the
owner of the premises, or Their designated agent. The Unified Wastewater Districts may require the
owner to verify, in writing, the designation of the agent prior to
issuance of a connection permit. For existing structures converting from septic or holding
tank service to LPS, the applicant shall submit certification from the City or County
that all applicable City or County permits have been obtained prior to
issuance of a sanitary sewer connection permit. |
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(b) |
Modified Usage Permit. Application for a modified usage permit shall be made by
the owner or tenant of the premises prior to a change of use, redevelopment, expansion, or
other modification of an existing use. The Unified Wastewater Districts may require the
applicant to submit plans, specifications, engineering reports, technical data, and such other
information as may be deemed necessary for application review. |
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(c) |
Permit Conditions. Connection and modified usage permits may contain
requirements for construction methods, plan revisions, notifications to interested or affected
parties, construction inspections, connection locations, termination of
old service connections, prohibited discharges, pretreatment units or
facilities, relocation or extension of public sanitary sewer lines to
serve tributary areas at private expense, or other conditions deemed
appropriate by the Unified Wastewater Districts. |
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Section 4. |
Fees. Upon application for and prior to issuance of any permit under this Code,
the applicant shall pay any and all applicable permit fees. Connection and/or
modified usage permit fees and charges shall be paid by any person who
connects to or causes a modification or change of use for any existing
connection to the sewerage system requiring the issuance of a connection
or modified usage permit under this Code. In the event of change
of use, redevelopment, expansion or other modification of an existing
use the calculated connection and/or modified usage fee shall be
adjusted to include only the increased difference of the proposed use
versus the existing use. Connection and/or modified usage fees and
charges shall become due and payable prior to commencement of
construction of a connection or modification to a connection or the
modification of a usage and if unpaid shall become a lien against the
property connected to the sanitary sewerage system. All such fees
are payable to the Johnson County Unified Wastewater Districts. |
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(a) |
Fee Determination. The application and amount of the permit fee shall be determined
by the Unified Wastewater Districts and will follow the latest fee
schedule adopted by the BOCC. Fees are subject to change without
notice. Connection fees will be assessed in the manner provided in
Charter Resolution No. 29-92 and in accordance with the appropriate fee
schedule. Additional fees may also be required for facilities
served by other jurisdictions. |
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(b) |
Delinquent or Unpaid Fees. Connection and/or modified usage permit fees and
charges that are not paid in full within thirty (30) days following the completion of
the connection or modification shall be considered delinquent and accrue interest at the
same interest accrues for delinquent ad valorem taxes under State Law. In addition to any
interest payable on the past due balance, a late payment fee in the
amount of Five Dollars ($5.00) shall be assessed for each delinquent
connection and/or modified usage permit fee. Delinquent connection and/or modified usage
permit fees and charges shall be collected in the same manner that delinquent ad valorem
taxes are collected under State law. In addition thereto, the Board of County Commissioners may
cause suit to be commenced against any person or user that has failed to
make timely payment of the such connection and/or modified usage permit
fees and charges in any Court of competent jurisdiction for the purpose
of collecting such charges. |
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(c) |
Certification and Lien. |
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(1) |
On or before August 15, of each year, the Administrator shall certify to the County Clerk of
Johnson County the legal description of any real property that is
subject to a lien for delinquent connection and/or modified usage permit
fees and charges along with the amount of such charges and interest
accrued through the date of certification. Upon receipt of certification, the County
Clerk shall place such delinquent connection and/or modified usage permit fees and charges and
accrued interest on the tax rolls of the property for collection in the
same manner that a lien securing delinquent ad valorem taxes are
collected under State Law. |
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(2) |
Written Notice of the intent of the Administrator to certify delinquent
connection and/or modified usage permit fees and charges and accrued
interest to the County Clerk for placement on the tax rolls shall be
sent by certified mail at least thirty (30) days prior to certification
to the mailing address of the owners of the subject property listed on
the real estate tax records at the Johnson County Treasurer’s Office
or other known address and to the current billing address of any person
or persons residing upon or otherwise occupying the real property who
are deemed to be the actual users of the sewer service that shall state: |
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(i) |
The intent of the Administrator to certify the delinquent connection and/or
modified usage permit fees and charges and interest to the County Clerk
for placement on the tax rolls of the subject property unless the
connection and/or modified usage permit fees and charges and any accrued
interest is paid in full within thirty (30) days from the date of the
Notice. |
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(ii) |
The date the Administrator intends to certify the lien. |
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(d) |
Partial Payments. Any partial payments
received in payment of delinquent connection and/or modified usage
permit fees and charges shall be applied first to any accrued interest
and then to the principal amount of the delinquent connection and/or
modified usage permit fees and charges. Payments made prior to such charges being placed
on the real estate tax rolls shall be made to the Johnson County Unified Wastewater Districts and
deposited in the capital improvement fund of the Johnson County Unified
Wastewater Districts. Following the placement of delinquent connection and/or modified
usage permit fees and charges on the real estate tax rolls, all payments for such charges
shall be made to the Johnson County Treasurer’s Office subject to the
procedures under which delinquent ad valorem real estate tax payments
are accepted, applied and distributed by the Johnson County Treasurer
under state law. |
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Section 5. |
Permit Transferability. |
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(a) |
Connection permits shall not be automatically transferable but may be assignable
upon proper application to the Unified Wastewater Districts. |
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(b) |
Modified usage permits are nontransferable. |
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(c) |
Grease interceptor operating permits are nontransferable. |
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Section 6. |
Permit Expiration. Every permit issued under the authority of this Article
shall expire by limitation specified on the permit. If not otherwise stated on the
permit, the permit shall expire after one (1) year of the date of
issuance if connection is not made to the sewer before then. |
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PART B. |
CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS. |
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Section 1. |
State Regulations. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE)
Regulations (K.A.R. 28-16-55, et seq.) concerning the inspection of sewerage
systems and connections shall be observed during construction of building sewers in addition to any
requirements set out herein. |
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Section 2. |
Local Codes. The connection of the building sewer to the public sanitary sewer shall
conform to applicable building and plumbing codes as well as to the Unified Wastewater
Districts' Service Line Design and Construction Standards. All such connections shall be made
gas tight and watertight. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials
must be approved by the Unified Wastewater Districts before installation. The connection shall
also comply with all conditions stated in the permit. |
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Section 3. |
Construction Methods. The size, slope, alignment, and materials of construction
of a building sewer, and the methods to be used in excavating, placing the pipe,
jointing, testing and back-filling the trench, shall all conform to all
permit conditions, to the local building and plumbing codes as well as
to the Unified Wastewater Districts' Service Line Design and
Construction Standards. In the absence of or as amplification of
code provisions, the materials and procedures specified in the most
recently published version of the Water Environment Federation/American
Society of Civil Engineers manual known as “Gravity Sanitary Sewer
Design and Construction – MOP FD-5” shall apply. |
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Section 4. |
Sewer Elevation. Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be
brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. In all buildings
in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sanitary
sewer, wastewater carried by such building drain shall be lifted by a
means approved by the Unified Wastewater Districts and discharged to the
building sewer. The building sewer shall be installed in a trench deep
enough to provide the pipe with at least thirty inches (30") of
earth cover. The maximum allowable trench width below a horizontal
plane six (6) inches above the top of pipe shall be 30 inches. The maximum
allowable trench width below a horizontal plane six (6) inches above the top of
pipe shall be 30 inches. LPS discharge lines and pressure mains shall be installed
with a minimum of 42 inches of earth cover. |
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Section 5. |
Grease, Oil, and Sand Interceptors. |
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(a) |
General. Grease, oil, and sand interceptors shall be provided when,
in the opinion of the Administering Agency, they are necessary for proper handling of liquid
wastes, except that such interceptors shall not be required for private living quarters
or dwelling units. All interceptors shall be located so as to be easily accessible for
cleaning, inspection, and sampling. A sample port is required on the discharge line of the
interceptor. The design, type, and capacity of the interceptor and port shall be approved by
the Administering Agency prior to installation. |
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(b) |
Food Service Facilities. In addition to complying with any other applicable
requirement under this Code, food service facilities shall comply with the requirements of
Article 4, Part E, where applicable, and shall install, as required, a
grease interceptor which satisfies the design and installation
requirements contained in Article 4, Part E. |
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Section 6. |
Inflow Prevention. No person shall make connection, either directly or
indirectly, of roof down spouts, interior or exterior foundation or footing drains, areaway
drains, crawl space drains, or other sources of surface runoff or
groundwater to a building sewer or building drain which is connected to
a public sanitary sewer or to a public sanitary sewer directly, and
shall comply with all requirements contained in Resolution WD 92-22, and
amendments thereto. Nor shall any person break, damage, destroy,
uncover, deface, tamper with, alter or substantially impair the use of
any pipe fittings, joints, plugs, caps, or warning stickers or other
devices required to be attached to or part of a plugged building drain
or building sewer to prevent inflow from such sources directly or
indirectly into the public sanitary sewer system. |
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Section 7. |
Separate Building Sewers. A separate and independent building sewer
shall be provided for every building. If two or more industrial dischargers are
located within the same building, separate and independent building sewers may be
required by the Unified Wastewater Districts. Multiple dwelling units within the
same building may share a building sewer. Maintenance of a shared building sewer
shall be provided by a homes association or like group and shall be described in
the development covenants recorded with the Register of Deeds. A building sewer
shall connect to the public sanitary sewer system as described in the
Service Line Requirements section of the most recent version of the
Unified Wastewater Districts design document known as “Minimum Plan
Requirements for Gravity Sanitary Sewer Mains.” Private building sewer
easements shall not be authorized to provide for connection of a
building sewer to the system. |
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Section 8. |
Reuse of Old Building Sewers. Old building sewers may be used in
connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and testing
as required by the Unified Wastewater Districts, to meet all requirements of the
Unified Wastewater District's Service Line Design and Construction Standards in effect at
the time of reuse. The cost of such examination and testing shall be borne by the owner of
the new building. |
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Section 9. |
Repair of Existing Building Sewers. Existing building sewers being repaired
or reconstructed shall be constructed in accordance with the Unified Wastewater Districts
Service Line Design and Construction Standards for the portion repaired or replaced.
The person responsible for the repair work shall call for inspection as outlined in the
sewer line standards and in Section 10, below. |
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Section 10. |
Construction Inspection. The applicant, or agent, for the connection
permit shall notify the Unified Wastewater Districts when the building sewer or any
interceptor required under this Code is installed or connected to the public sanitary sewer
and is ready for inspection prior to back filling. The connection shall be made as designated
on the permit issued by the Unified Wastewater Districts. Any deviation from the requirements
of this Article may result in the uncovering and inspection of the sewer line or any
interceptor or other pretreatment equipment at the applicant’s expense. |
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Section 11. |
Nonconforming Connection. The Unified Wastewater Districts may, at its
option, refuse to issue further connection permits to a person or to a corporation,
partnership, or limited liability company related thereto, if such person or entity
fails to correct existing non-conforming connections, fails to reimburse
the Unified Wastewater Districts for damages to the sewerage system
caused by non-conforming connections, or fails to correct violations of
connection procedures or guidelines adopted by the Administrator for the
safe and economical operation and maintenance of the sewerage system.
For purposes of this section, a corporation shall be considered related
to its shareholders, a partnership to its partners, and a limited
liability company to its members. As a condition for the issuance
of a connection permit, a person, corporation, partnership, or limited
liability company may be required to disclose information reasonably
required by the Unified Wastewater Districts to verify whether or not
such relationships exist. |
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Section 12. |
Responsibilities and Expenses Assumed by the Applicant and Successors.
All expenses incident to the installation, connection and maintenance of the
building sewer shall be borne by the owner of the building sewer. The owner shall
compensate the Unified Wastewater Districts for any loss or damage that may directly
or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer and/or building
or construction activities at the site. The owner and its successors shall be
responsible for the proper maintenance of the entire building sewer
line, including the tee and saddle attachment to the manhole or main
sewer line, in the manner required by the permit conditions, local
building and plumbing codes as well as to the Unified Wastewater
Districts' Service Line Design and Construction Standards. This
shall include any portion of the building sewers installed under the
street or otherwise off-premises. Failure to maintain the building
sewer in the manner required by the permit conditions, local building
and plumbing codes as well as to the Unified Wastewater Districts'
Service Line Design and Construction Standards is a violation of this
Code. |
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PART C. |
INSPECTIONS. |
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Section 1. |
Required Inspections. If plans and/or specifications are required to be
submitted by this Code to the Unified Wastewater Districts or the Environmental Department as part
of a permit application, the Unified Wastewater Districts and the
Environmental Department may inspect the premises prior to, during or after the start of operations
as well as during construction to determine compliance with the approved plans and specifications
and with any other requirements. |
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Section 2. |
Access and Right of Entry. Representatives of the Unified Wastewater Districts
and Environmental Department and their authorized agents, shall upon showing of proper
identification, have the right to enter and inspect the premises or property to
determine compliance with approved plans and specifications and any
other permit application requirements. |
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PART D. |
DAMAGE TO OR INTERFERENCE WITH SEWERAGE SYSTEM PROPERTY. |
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Section 1. |
Damage to or Interference with Sewerage System Property. |
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No person shall break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface, tamper with,
alter, or impair any property of the sewerage system or substantially
interfere with the safe and economical operation and maintenance
thereof. Covering, burying, paving over, or otherwise modifying access
to sewer system manholes is also prohibited. |
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Section 2. |
Procedures for Protection of Sewerage System Property. |
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No person shall erect, construct or develop, nor cause to be erected,
constructed or developed, any structure, building, retaining wall, water
feature, signage, artifice, improvement or other physical barrier,
including roadway-type surfaces or earthen berms, or make changes to
ground surface contours over or upon any part of the sewerage system
without the prior approval of the Chief Engineer of the Unified
Wastewater Districts. If, in the determination of the Chief Engineer, any
such structure or improvement shall hinder or interfere with the safe and economical
operation and maintenance of the sewerage system, including proper
access to lines and facilities, then the Administrator and/or Chief
Engineer shall be authorized to issue directives or take other action to
protect the sewerage system by ceasing or removing any such structure or
improvement at the expense of the person causing the threat or
obstruction, or by requiring, at the expense of the person causing the
threat or obstruction, such improvements to the sewerage system as may
be needed for its protection, which would include but not be limited to
relocation of lines or facilities, encasement of lines or pipe,
replacement of the sanitary sewer main, structural armoring for drainage
way crossings, or similar improvements. |
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