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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2897Ordinance No. 2897 (Amending or Repealing Ordinances) CFN=159 - Sewer Systems Maintenance & Repair Passed 2/6/1990 Clarifying Responsibility for Sanitary Side Sewer Repair (amends former Ch. 7.05) Amended by Ord. 3449;3487;3534;3538;3578 (Sec. 7.04.280 {formerly 7.05.310}) Amended by Ord. 3690 (Sec. 7.04.070 {formerly 7.05.090}) Amended by Ord. 3713 (Sec. 7.04.100;7.04.240 {formerly 7.05.120 & 7.05.270}) Amended by Ord. 3724 (Sec. 7.04.280 and repeals Sec. 7.04.290 {formerly 7.05.320}) Amended by Ord. 3779;3980 (Sec. 7.04.280) Amended by Ord. 4019 (Secs. 7.04.080;7.04.100;7.04.110) Amended by Ord. 4063 (Sec. 7.04.280) The date ['Beginning July 1, 1998"1 has led to confusion This date will be deleted from cover sheets of ordinance/ resolution revision pages This cover sheet will be deleted on electronic pages only, no other deletions or changes have been made to the document — 6121/2012 3aso ORDINANCE NO. O AN ORDINANCE of the City of Kent, Washington, clarifying responsibility for sanitary side sewer repair, maintenance and operation for systems located in City rights of way and upon private property. WHEREAS, the City of Kent maintains a combined utility system under KCC Chapter 7.03 and RCW Chapter 35.67, RCW Chapter 35.92 and RCW Chapter 35A.80 denominated as a system of sewerage; and WHEREAS, under KCC Chapter 7.05, the City regulates and operates a system of sewerage, including private connections with the public sewer system; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to clarify requirements for private sites with connections to the public sewer system; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. KCC Chapter 7.05 relating to sanitary sewers is amended as follows: CHAPTER 7.05 SANITARY SEWERS 7.05.010. PURPOSE --CONSTRUCTION. This Chapter shall be deemed an exercise of the police power of the State of Washington, and of the City of Kent and is deemed expedient to maintain the peace, good government and welfare of said City and its trade, commerce, and manufactures, and to insure greater protection to life and health and all of its provisions shall be liberally construed for the accomplishment of such purposes. (0.2374, §1(part)) 7.05.020. DEFINITIONS. Unless the content specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning of terms used in this Chapter shall be as follows: 7.05.021. "As-builts" means the detailed sketch or drawing of the building sewer or disposal system as constructed. 7.05.022. "B.O.D. (denoting Biochemical Oxygen Demand)" means the quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five days at twenty degrees Centigrade, expressed in parts per million by weight. 7.05.023. "Building sewer" means that part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system which receives the discharge from soil, wastes, and other drainage pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys it to the building sewer beginning five feet outside the wall. 7.05.024. "Combined sewer" means a sewer receiving both surface runoff and sewage. 7.05.025. "Director" means the Director of Public Works as designated from time to time in accordance with personnel policies of the City; the Director's or his authorized deputy, agent, or representative. 7.05.026. "Garbage" means solid wastes from the preparation, cooking, and dispensing of food, and from the handling, storage, and sale of produce. 7.05.027. "Industrial wastes" means the liquid wastes from industrial process as distinct from sanitary sewage. 7.05.028. "Natural outlet" means any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake, or other body of surface or ground water. 7.05.029. "pH" means the logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of solution. 7.05.030. "Properly shredded garbage" means the wastes from the preparation, cooking, and dispensing of food that have been shredded to such a degree that all particles will be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers, with no particles greater than one-half inch in any direction. 7.05.031. "Public sanitary sewer" means a sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal rights, and which is controlled by public authority. 7.05.032. "Sanitary sewer" means a sewer which carries sewage and to which storm, surface, and ground water are not intentionally admitted. 7.05.033. "Sewage" means a combination of water -carried wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions, and industrial establishments, together with such ground, surface, and storm waters as may be present. 7.05.034. "Sewage treatment plant" means any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating sewage. - 2 - 7.05.035. "Sewage works" means all facilities for collecting, pumping, treating, and disposing of sewage. 7.05.036. "Sewer" means a pipe or conduit for carrying sewage. 7.05.037. "Storm sewer" and "storm drain" means a sewer which carries storm and surface waters and drainage, but excludes sewage and polluted water. 7.05.038. "Suspended solids" means solids that either float on the surface of, or are in suspension in water, sewage, or other liquids and which are removable by laboratory filtering. 7.05.039. "Watercourse" means a channel in which a flow of water occurs either continuously or intermittently. 7.05.040. Unless the context clearly demonstrates the contrary "shall" is mandatory and "may" is permissive, when used in this Chapter. (0.2374, §1 (part)) 7.05.050. APPOINTMENT OF SEWER UTILITY PERSONNEL. All personnel of the Sewer Utility shall be appointed in accordance with personnel policies of the City of Kent. (0.2374, §1 (part)) 7.05.060. POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF THE DIRECTOR INSPECTORS AND ASSISTANTS. The Director and other duly authorized employees of the City or of the Seattle -King County Department of Public Health bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter upon all properties for the purposes of inspection, observation, measurements, sampling, and testing in accordance with provision of this Chapter. (0.2374, §1(part)) 7.05.070. WHO MAY CONNECT WITH PUBLIC SEWER. It shall be unlawful for any person to make any opening in any public sewer or to connect any private sewer, or drain therewith, or to lay, repair, alter, or connect any private drain or sewer in public street, alley, or easement, except person, firm, or corporation holding a valid State of Washington contractor's license as defined in RCW 18.27, and a valid Business License issued by the City of Kent; provided, however, that the property owner may connect a side sewer to a side stub with the approval of and under the supervision of the Director. Upon granting any approval for connection of a side sewer to the public sewer system such person including any future or subsequent owner, shall be responsible for all costs of maintenance, repair, removal of obstructions cleaning and operation of the side sewer, including that portion of the private side sewer extending into the City's right of way and connecting to the Public sewer including the tee or saddle connection thereto. Acceptance of a side sewer connection under the provisions of this Chapter within or outside of the City's right-of-way shall not be deemed to create a duty upon the City or Director to repair, maintain, replace or clean the same (0.2374, §1(part)) 7.05.080. RESTRICTIONS ON LICENSED CONTRACTOR. The licensed contractor shall be responsible for all work done under any permits issued him. It shall be the duty of every licensed contractor to leave the name and telephone number of the person responsible for work in any public street, alley, or easement with the Kent Police Department. (0.2374, §1(part)) - 3 - 7.05.090. CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS. All side sewers shall be installed in strict accordance with specifications contained in any existing City Ordinance or Code and any construction standards or uniform codes which may be at any time in the future adopted by the City. All construction shall be subject to the inspection of the Director or his designee. (0.2374, §1(part)) 7.05.100. PERMIT TO OWNER, AGENT, OR OCCUPANT TO CONSTRUCT, EXTEND OR REPAIR SEWER PRIVATE PROPERTY. A. It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, extend, relay, repair or make connections to private or lateral sewer on private property without obtaining a permit therefore as herein provided and filing a scale drawing showing the location thereof. B. The Department of Public Works may issue a permit to the owner of any property to construct, extend, relay, repair or make connections to a lateral or private sewer inside of the owner's property line and outside of the owner's property line lying within the City's right-of-way; provided, that such owner shall comply with the applicable provisions of this Chapter. Said permit shall not become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the Director. The Director shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction and, in any event, the applicant for the permit shall notify the Director when the work is ready for final inspection, and before any underground portions are covered. The inspection shall be made within seventy-two hours after the receipt of written notice directed to the Director. Work shall be done by the owner or a licensed contractor. (0.2374, §1(part)) 7.05.110. PERMITS FOR ADDITIONAL WORK REQUIRED. When a permit has been issued for a private sewer, as herein provided, no additional work shall be put in without the approval of the Director, and a new permit must be taken out covering all such additional work. (0.2374, §1(part)) 7.05.120. PERMIT FEES. A. The fee for each permit to connect with any public sewer or to construct, extend, relay, repair, or make connections with a lateral or private sewer inside of property line is hereby fixed at twenty-five dollars and said fee shall be paid to the Finance Department who shall issue a receipt therefor and such receipt must be filed with the Department of Public Works before the permit is issued. B. The fees for permits to construct, install or repair septic tanks shall be those established by the Seattle -King County Department of Public Health. These fees shall be paid directly to that Department. (0.2374, §1(part)) 7.05.130. PERMIT RENEWAL FEES. In case work shall not be done or completed within the time specified in any permit and no extension thereof has been grated, a renewal of the permit shall be required for which a fee of five dollars shall be charged. (0.2374, §1(part)) - 4 - 7.05.140. ISSUANCE OF TEMPORARY PERMIT. In the discretion of the Director a temporary permit may be issued permitting connection to a public sewer, sewer outfall, or side sewer which said temporary permit shall be revocable upon sixty days notice posted on the premises directed to the owner or occupant of the premises, and in the event that said private sewers or drains are not disconnected at the expiration of such notice, the Director may disconnect the same and collect the cost of such disconnection from the owner or occupant of the premises by suit in any court of competent jurisdiction. Any such permittee will save the City harmless from any damage by reason of the issuance or revocation of such temporary permit. (0.2374, §1(part)) 7.05.150. DISPLAY OF PERMITS. The permits required under the terms of this Chapter, must at all times during the performance of the work and until the completion thereof, be posed in some conspicuous place at or near the work. (0.2374, §1(part)) 7.05.160. PERMIT TIME LIMIT. Any permit issued under the provisions of this Chapter shall be valid for a period of six months. Renewal permits shall be valid for an additional six months. (0.2374, §1(part)) 7.05.170. PERMITS TO INSTALL OR REPAIR SEPTIC SYSTEMS. A. It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, install or repair any septic system within the City of Kent without first obtaining a permit from the Seattle -King County Department of Health. That Department shall issue permits pursuant to the applicable County standards; subject, however, until the completion thereof, be posed in some conspicuous place at or near the work. (0.2374, §1(part)) B. The Department of Public Health shall not issue a permit to construct, install or repair a septic system if there is a public sanitary sewer available and the City Council has ordered connection thereto, unless it shall be necessary for public health and safety that repairs to the septic system be made. C. All liquids and solids removed from septic tanks shall be disposed of to the satisfaction of the Director. (0.2374, §1(part)) 7.05.190. USE OF PUBLIC SEWERS REQUIRED. A. It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit, or permit to be deposited in an unsanitary manner upon public or private property within the City of Kent, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said City, any human or animal excrement, garbage, or other objectional waste. B. 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 sewage. C. The owners of all houses, buildings or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation, or other purpose, situated within or without the City of Kent and abutting - 5 - on any street, alley, or easement in which there is now located or may in the future be located a public sanitary sewer of the City of Kent, are hereby required at their expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein, and to connect such facilities directly with the proper public sewer in accordance with the provision of this ordinance, within ninety days after date of official notice to do so, provided that said public sewer is within two hundred feet of the building or buildings and specific provisions have been made to connect such to the public sewer and that no public health or safety hazards exist as determined by the Director. (0.2811) D. In all cases where a public health or safety hazard exists as determined by the Director and the property is available to the public sewer the City Council shall ((eamplete)) direct the owners of such buildings or properties to connect to the public sewer at their expense within twenty days of such notice. (0.2374, §1(part)) 7.05.200. PRIVY WELLS OR VAULTS, AND CESSPOOLS, PROHIBITED. A. Whenever, in the judgment of any Public Health Officer, the use and maintenance of any privy well, or vault, or cesspool, located upon any premises in the City of Kent is detrimental or dangerous to life or health, the City Council may prohibit the use of such privy well, or vault, or cesspool and may order the same to be disinfected and filled with fresh earth. To that end the City Council shall direct the Director to notify in writing the owner or occupant of such premises that the privy well or vault, or cesspool, must be disinfected and filled with fresh earth, and a suitable sewage disposal system constructed within a period of twenty days from and after the time when such notice shall be served. B. Nothing herein contained shall prohibit the use of cesspools or sumps for the disposition of liquids from floor drains, or laundry trays where said fixtures are too low to drain into the sanitary sewer. (0.2374, §1(part)) 7.05.210. PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL. A. No septic tank shall be permitted to discharge to any public sewer or outlet. B. Any abandoned septic tanks, cesspools, and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be filled with suitable material and in a manner which will insure the public safety, health and well-being. C. All private sewage disposal facilities shall be operated and maintained in a sanitary manner at the entire expense of the owner. (0.2374, §1(part)) 7.05.220. SEPTIC TANK REPAIRS REQUIRED. A. Whenever, in the judgment of the Director, or any Public Health Officer, any private septic tank shall fail to function properly or the continued use of such private septic tank will be detrimental to life or health, it shall be the duty of the Director of Health Officer to report that fact in writing to the City Council. If the City Council determines that the continued use of such private septic tank will be detrimental to life or health, it may order such work to be done upon the premises where the private septic tank is situated as it deems necessary to restore and insure sanitary conditions upon such premises. The work shall be done according to the provisions of this Chapter. 7.05.230. CITY MAY CONNECT AND ASSESS COSTS. If any owner or occupant shall fail, neglect or refuse to connect his lands, buildings, or premises with the public sewer within the time specified in the notice referred within this Chapter, or shall fail, neglect or refuse to do the other work specified and ordered to be done as this Chapter provides within the time specified in the notice theretofore served upon such owner or occupant, the Director shall make such connection to do such work and the cost of the connection or of such work done by the Director shall be assessed against the property so connected or upon which such work is done and the amount of such cost shall become a lien upon the said premises so connected or upon which said work is done, and the City Attorney of the City of kent is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to collect the amount of the cost of such connection or the doing of such work, either by foreclosure of said lien or by a suit against the owner or occupant of said premises, which suit shall be maintained in the name of the City of Kent, as plaintiff, in any court of competent jurisdiction. (0.2374, §1 (part)) 7.05.240. REPAIR OF OBSTRUCTED OR BROKEN SEWERS. Whenever any private sewer pipe connected with any public sewer becomes obstructed, broken or out of order, and if the owner, agent or occupant of such premises fails to repair the same within five days after notification to do so by the Director, the Director is hereby authorized to remove, reconstruct, replace, alter or clear the same as required, at the expense of the owner, agent or occupant of such premises, and when two or more houses or buildings are connected with the same private sewer, the owners, agent or occupants of such premises, shall be jointly and equally liable for any work done at the direction of the Director under this section. No permit shall be required for the removal of obstructions from private sewers, providing the pipe is not damaged. (0.2374, §1(part)) 7.05.250. USE OF PUBLIC SEWERS. A. No person or business firm, shall discharge or cause to be discharged any storm water, surface water, ground water, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, cooling water, or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary sewer. B. Storm water and other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such drains as are specifically designated as storm sewers, or to a natural outlet approved by the Director. Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged, upon approval of the Director and other authorizing government agencies to a storm sewer or natural outlet. - 7 - C. Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following described waters to any public sewer: 1. Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than one hundred fifty degrees Fahrenheit; 2. Any water or waste which may contain more than one hundred parts per million, by weight of fat, oil, or grease; 3. Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil, or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas. 4. Any garbage that has not been properly shredded; 5. Any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, paunch manure, or any other solid or viscous substance capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers or other interference with the proper operation of the sewage works; 6. Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5 or 9.0 or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment, and personnel of the sewage works; 7. Any waters or wastes containing a toxic or poisonous substance in sufficient quantity to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals, or create any hazard in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment plant; S. Any waters or wastes containing suspended solids of such character and quantity that unusual attention or expense is required to handle such materials at the sewage treatment plant; 9. Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance capable of creating a public nuisance. D. Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when in the opinion of the Director, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts, or any flammable wastes, sand and other harmful ingredients; except that such interceptors shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units. All interceptors shall be of the type and capacity approved by the Director, and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection at the expense of the owner or user. E. Grease and oil interceptors shall be constructed of impervious materials capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme changes in temperature. They shall be of substantial construction, watertight, and equipped with easily removable covers which, when bolted in place, shall be gastight and watertight. F. Where installed, all grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be maintained by the owner, at his expense, in efficient operation at all times. - 8 - G. The admission into the public sewers of any waters or wastes having: 1. a five-day Biochemical Oxygen Demand greater than three hundred parts per million by weight, or 2. containing more than three hundred fifty parts per million by weight of suspended solids, or 3. containing any quantity or substances having the characteristics described above in this section, or 4. having an average daily flow greater than two percent of the average daily sewage flow of the City, shall be subject to the review and approval of the Director. Where necessary in the opinion of the Director, the owner shall provide, at his expense, such preliminary treatment as may be necessary to: i. reduce the Biochemical Oxygen Demand to three hundred part per million and the suspended solids to three hundred fifty parts per million by weight, or ii. reduce objectionable characteristics or constituents to within the maximum limits provided for above, or iii. control the quantities and rates of discharge of such waters or wastes. Plans, specifications, and other pertinent information relating to proposed preliminary treatment facilities shall be submitted for the approval of the Director and of the Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle and the Department of Ecology of the State of Washington, and no construction of such facilities shall be commenced until said approvals are obtained in writing. H. Where preliminary treatment facilities are provided for any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective operation, by the owner at his expense. I. Canneries, Vegetable and Fruit. Vegetable and fruit canneries (unless other arrangements are made with the Director with the approval of the Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle of the State of Washington) shall provide an efficient screen for the removal of skins, seeds, pomace, culls, discarded produce and other suspended material from the wastes from the washing, sorting, or other canning processes. This screen must be 20 -mesh, U.S. Standard gauge, and may be of the vibrating, rotary or any other effective type. It shall be located on the main outlet sewer line or lines from the cannery in such a way that all waste waters, except cooling or other clean waters, will pass through the screen. Cooling or other clean waters may be bypasses around the screen or discharged through a separate outlet. Prior to the installation of the screen, a plan drawing of the facility, together with data as to capacity, shall be submitted to the Director, METRO and to the Department of Ecology of the State of Washington for approval. Screenings and other solid material removed from the product during the cannery operations shall be disposed of in a manner satisfactory to the Director, and, in any event, in such a manner that it will not enter a water of the State of Washington. J. When required by the Director, the owner of any property served by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install a suitable control manhole in the building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of the wastes. Such manhole, when required, shall be accessible and safely located and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the Director. The manhole shall be installed by the owner at his expense, and shall be maintained by him so as to be safe and accessible at all times. K. All measurements, tests, and analysis of the characteristics of waters and wastes to which reference is made in this section above shall be determined in accordance with "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Sewage", and shall be determined at the control manhole provided for in the above paragraph in this section upon suitable samples taken at said control manhole. In the event that no special manhole has been required, the control manhole shall be considered to be the nearest downstream manhole in the public sewer to the point at which the building sewer is connected. (0.2374 §1(part)) 7.05.260. SIDE SEWER CONSTRUCTION MUST COMPLY WITH CHAPTER. When any side sewer whether upon private property or upon the City's right-of-way, is constructed, laid, connected or repaired and does not comply with the provisions of this Chapter or any construction standards, or codes which may hereafter be adopted, or where it is determined by the Director that a side sewer is obstructed, broken or inadequate and is a menace to health, or is liable to cause damage to public or private property, the Director shall give notice to the owner, agent, or occupant of the property in which such condition exists, of such condition, and if he shall refuse to construct, relay, reconstruct, or remove the obstruction of said side sewer, within the time specified in such notice, the Director may perform such work as may be necessary to comply with this Chapter, and the cost of such work shall be assessed against such property, or collected from the person responsible for such condition, and the amount thereof shall become a lien upon the said property, and the City Attorney is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to collect such cost, either by the foreclosure of said lien or by a suite against the owner or occupant of such property, or other person responsible for such condition, which suite shall be maintained in the name of the City of Kent, as plaintiff, in any court of competent jurisdiction. (0.2374, §1 (part)) 7.05.270. FEES FOR INSPECTION. A. There shall be no charge for required inspections unless an inspection is necessary because of failure to comply with the terms of this Chapter or any instruction standards, specifications of codes of the City; provided that, if the Seattle -King County Department of Public Health requires inspection fees for the construction, installation or repairs of septic tank systems, such fees shall be paid to that Department. For all inspections for which a charge is made by the City of Kent, the charge shall consist of the actual cost per hour, including overhead, of sending Public Works Department personnel to make the inspections, plus equipment rental charges, if any. In no event shall the charge be less than twenty-five dollars. - 10 - B. All inspection fees shall be paid to the Finance Director who shall issue receipts therefor. No permit shall be issued to any person who is delinquent in the payment of inspection charges. (0.2374, §1 (part)) 7.05.280. DAMAGES TO PUBLIC SEWERS. No person shall cause to break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance, or equipment which is a part of the sewage works. (0.2374, §1 (part)) 7.05.290. PLANTING OF CERTAIN TREES AND SHRUBBERY PROHIBITED. It shall be unlawful to plant poplar, cottonwood, soft maples, willow, or any other tree or shrub whose roots are likely to obstruct public or private sewers. The Director is hereby authorized to remove any trees or shrubs from any public street, or the roots of any trees or shrubs which extend into any public street or right-of-way, or the roots of any trees or shrubs which extend into any public street or right-of-way, when said trees or the roots thereof, are obstructing, or when he shall determine that they are liable to obstruct, public or private sewers; provided, however, that he shall give ten days notice in writing to the owner or occupant of the abutting property to remove the same, and if such owner or occupant fails or refuses to do so, the reasonable cost of such removal from either private property, right-of-ways, alleys or streets, when done at the direction of the Director shall be a charge against, and a lien upon the abutting property from which such trees or shrubs are removed, and the City Attorney is hereby authorized and directed to collect such charge by suit maintained in the name of the City of Kent as plaintiff, against the owner in any court of competent jurisdiction. (0.2374, §1 (part)) 7.05.300. PROPERTY NOT ASSESSED FOR SEWER CONSTRUCTION UNDER A LOCAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT TO PAY SUM IN LIEU OF ASSESSMENT. A. No permits shall be issued for a connection to any public sewer for any property that has not been assessed for the construction of said sewer by a local improvement district, except as follows: 1. Property which was not assessed for a local improvement district, but which has a sanitary sewer in the street, alley, or sewer easement abutting said property shall be charged an assessment on the same basis as property which was in the local improvement district, said property should pay an assessment equal to two dollars and fifty cents for every one hundred square feet of area of the lot, tract or parcel of property to be provided sewer service. 2. Satisfactory arrangement shall be made with the Finance Director for payment prior to the issuing of any permits provided for above. B. Side sewers constructed without the payment of the above charges shall be disconnected within fifteen days after the owner is notified by the Director that the above charge has not been paid in the event the payment is not made. ((0.2374, §1(part)) 7.05.310. SCHEDULE OF CHARGES --WITHIN CITY. 1. Single-family residential; $16.45 per month. (0.2827) 2. Single-family residential/lifeline; $14.25 per month. (0.2827) Eligibility criteria for lifeline rate shall be established by City Council. 3. Other than single-family residential shall be billed in accordance with the consumption of water and at the following rate except that no monthly bill shall be less than $16.45. (0.2827) All; $1.60 plus $1.65 per 100 cubic feet per month. (0.2374, §(part); 2679 §1; 0.2827) 7.05.320. SCHEDULE OF CHARGES --OUTSIDE CITY. Sewer service charges for customers residing outside the City shall be the charges set forth in KCC 7.05.280. (0.2374, §1(part)) 7.05.330. WATER METERS FOR METRO BILLING. All sewer accounts for other than single-family residential uses must have water meters or sewer meters for billing purposes. (0.2374, §1(part)) 7.05.340. EXEMPTION METERS. The amount of flow for the purpose of sewer service billing may be measured by a sewer meter installed and maintained at the customer's expense, or by reading a water meter with allowance made for water measured by any exemption meter which has been approved by both METRO and the City. (0.2374, §1(part)) 7.05.350. CERTIFICATION OF SEWER METERS. All sewer meters shall be certified for accuracy at least once each year by an independent testing agency. In the event the City demands an inspection other than a regular annual inspection and the inspection reveals that the meter is operating properly the City shall bear the cost of the inspection, otherwise, the cost shall be borne by the customer. (0.2374, §1(part)) 7.05.360. SEWER SERVICE TO CUSTOMERS OBTAINING WATER FROM SOURCES OTHER THAN THE KENT WATER UTILITY. For sewer service to customers obtaining water from sources other than the Kent Water Utility, the following regulations shall apply: A. Single-family residential customers shall pay the flat rate. B. All customers other than single-family residential shall install a meter on their source of water within thirty days of date of application or service will be discontinued. Upon request of the customer, the City will install a meter in accordance with its standard practice for such installations. C. City of Kent personnel will read the privately owned meters on normal water meter reading dates. D. If the meter is the property of a water district or other municipal corporation, the customer must submit written - 12 - permission from the water district or municipal corporation for the Kent meter reader to read such meter on the normal reading date. (0.2374, §1(part)) 7.05.370. PENALTY FOR VIOLATION. Any person, firm, or corporation found guilty of violating this Chapter or any part thereof shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be subject to a fine not exceeding three hundred dollars. (0.2374, §1(part)) Section 2. Any act consistent with the authority and prior to the effective date of this ordinance is hereby ratified and confirmed. Section 3. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days from the time of its final passage as provided by law. DAN KELLEHER, MAYOR ATTEST: BRENDA JACOBE, D PUTY CITY CLERK AS TO FnRM: SCOLL, CITY ATTORNEY PASSED the day of , 1990. APPROVED the _day of , 1990. PUBLISHED the day of 'V Ye -z',--1 1990. - 13 - I hereby certify that this is a true copy of Ordinance No. , passed by the City Council of the City of Kent, Washington, and approved by the Mayor of the City of Kent as hereon indicated. 7840-280 Kc-v-Cltw (SEAL) BREN:�7_ J4(COBE , DEPUTY CITY CLERK - 14 -