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AN ORDINANCE of the City of Kent, Wash-
ington, relating to sanitary sewers, pro-
��, vising procedures and regulations for con-
necting to public sanitary sewers, regula-
ting and controlling private sewer systems,
1 fixing rates for sanitary sewer service
both within and without the City, providing
wpenalties for violations of Ordinance pro-
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�prJ �/Ld THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
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Section 1. This Ordinance 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 govern-
ment and welfare of said City and its trade, commerce, and manu-
factures, and to insure greater protection to life and health and
all of its provisions shall be liberally construed for the accom-
plishment of such purposes.
Section 2. Definition: Unless the content specifically
indicates otherwise, the meaning of terms used in this Ordinance.._
shall be as follows:
Sewage Works shall mean all facilities for collecting,
pumping, treating, and disposing of sewage.
Superintendent shall mean the person designated from
time to time in accordance with personnel policies of
the City, or his authorized deputy, agent, or repre-
sentative.
�r t shall eats a combination c � watear-carried wastes
from residences, business buildings, institutions, and
industrial establishments, together with such ground,
surface, and storm waters as may be present.
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Sewer shall mean a pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
Public Sanitary Sewer shall mean a sewer in which all
owners of abutting properties have equal rights, and
which is controlled by public authority.
combined Sewer shall mean a sewer receiving both surface
runoff and sewage.
Sanitary Sewer shall mean a sewer which carries sewage
and to which storm, surface, and ground water are not
intentionally admitted.
Storm Sewer and Storm Drain shall mean a sewer which
carries storm and surface waters and drainage, but
excludes sewage and polluted water.
Sewage Treatment Plant shall mean any arrangement of
devices and structures used for treating sewage.
Industrial Wastes shall mean the liquid wastes from
industrial processes as distinct from sanitary sewage.
Garbage shall mean solid wastes from the preparation,
cooking, and dispensing of food, and from the handling,
storage, and sale of produce.
Properly Shredded Garbage shall mean 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 1/2 inch in any direction.
Building Sewer shall mean that part of the lowest hori-
zontal 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 (5) feet outside the wall.
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Sewer shall mean a pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
Public Sanitary Sewer shall mean a sewer in which all
owners of abutting properties have equal rights, and
which is controlled by public authority.
combined Sewer shall mean a sewer receiving both surface
runoff and sewage.
Sanitary Sewer shall mean a sewer which carries sewage
and to which storm, surface, and ground water are not
intentionally admitted.
Storm Sewer and Storm Drain shall mean a sewer which
carries storm and surface waters and drainage, but
excludes sewage and polluted water.
Sewage Treatment Plant shall mean any arrangement of
devices and structures used for treating sewage.
Industrial Wastes shall mean the liquid wastes from
industrial processes as distinct from sanitary sewage.
Garbage shall mean solid wastes from the preparation,
cooking, and dispensing of food, and from the handling,
storage, and sale of produce.
Properly Shredded Garbage shall mean 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 1/2 inch in any direction.
Building Sewer shall mean that part of the lowest hori-
zontal 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 (5) feet outside the wall.
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B.O.D. (denoting Biochemical Oxygen Demand) shall
mean the quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical
oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory
procedure in 5 days at 20° C., expressed in parts per
million by weight.
PH shall mean the logarithm of the reciprocal of the
weight of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of solution.
Suspended Solids shall mean solids that either float on
the surface c, or are in suspension in water, sewage,
or other liquids and which are removable by laboratory
filtering.
Natural Outlet shall mean any outlet into a watercourse,
pond, ditch, lake, or other body of surface or ground
water.
watercourse shall mean a channel in which a flow of
water occurs either continuously or intermittently.
As Builts shall mean the detailed sketch or drawing
of the building sewer or disposal system as constructed.
Shall is mandatory.
May is permissive.
Section 3. Appointment of Sewer Department Personnel.
All personnel of the Sewer Department shall be appointed in ac-
cordande with personnel policies of the City of Kent.
Section 4. Powers and Authority of Superintendents,
Inspectors and Assistants:
The Superintendent and other duly authorized employees of the City
bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted
to enter upon all properties for the purposes of inspection, ob-
servation, measurements, jAmpling, and tVoiing in accordance with
provision of this Ordinance.
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Section 5. 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 there-
with, or to lay, repair, alter, or connect any private drain
or sewer in a public street, alley, or easement, except person,
firm, or corporation holding a valid State of Washington con-
tractor's license as defined in RCW 18,27, and a valid Busi-
ness License issued by the City of Kent. Provided, however, that
if a stub from a public sewer has been carried to a property line,
the property owner may connect a side sewer to a side stub with
the approval of and under the supervision of the Sewer Superin-
tendent.
Section 6. 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, so that he may be contacted at any
time that an emergency arises during the course of construction.
Section 7. Construction Standards. All side sewers
shall be installed in strict accordance with specifications con-
tained in any existing city Ordinances and any construction stan-
dards or uniform codes which may at any time in the future be
adopted by the City. All construction shall be subject to the
supervision of the Sewer Superintendent.
Section 8. Permit to Owner, Agent, or Occupant to Con-
struct, Extend or Repair Sewer, and/or to
Construct a Septic Tank on Private Property.
It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, extend, relay,
repair or make connections to a private or lateral sewer, or to
construct a septic tank on private property without obtaining a
permit therefore as herein provided and filing a scale drawing
showing the location thereof.
The Superintendent may isa a such permit to the owner of any pro-
perty to construct, extend, relay, repair or make connections to
a lateral or private sewer or septic tank inside of property line;
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provided that such owner shall comply with the applicable pro-
visions of this Ordinance. Work shall be done by the owner or a
licensed contractor.
Nothing in this section shall prevent a property owner from in-
stalling a side sewer from stub to building if the side sewer and
connection are within his property and approval of the Sewer Super-
intendent has been obtained.
Section 9. 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
Sewer Superintendent, and a new permit must be taken out covering
all such additional work.
Section 10. Permit Fees: The fee for each permit to
connect with any public sewer or to construct, extend, relay, re-
pair, or make connections with a lateral or private sewer inside
of property line is hereby fixed at TEN (10.00) DOLLARS inside the
City and FIFTEEN (15.00) DOLLARS outside of the City and said fee
shall be paid to the City Treasurer who shall issue a receipt there-
fore and such receipt mus 0be filed with the Superintendent before
the permit is issued.
The fee for the construction of and/or connection to
septic tank is hereby fixed at TWENTY (20.00) DOLLARS for single
family residences and THIRTY-FIVE (35.00) DOLLARS for other struc-
tures, and said fee shall be paid to the City Treasurer who shall
issue a receipt therefore and such receipt must be filed with the
Sewer Superintendent before the permit is issued.
The fee for each permit to repair a septic system is
hereby fixed at TEN (10.00) DOLLARS, and said fee shall be paid to
the City Treasurer before the permit is issued.
Section 11. Permit Renewal Fees. In case work shall not
be done or completed within the time specified in any permit and no
extention thereof has been granted, a renewal of the permit shall
be required for which -a fie of FIVE (5.00) DOLLARS shall be charged,
Section 12. Issuance of Temporary Permit. In the dis-
cretion of the Superintendent a temporary permit may be issued per-
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provided that such owner shall comply with the applicable pro-
visions of this Ordinance. Work shall be done by the owner or a
licensed contractor.
Nothing in this section shall prevent a property owner from in-
stalling a side sewer from stub to building if the side sewer and
connection are within his property and approval of the Sewer Super-
intendent has been obtained.
Section 9. 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
Sewer Superintendent, and a new permit must be taken out covering
all such additional work.
Section 10. Permit Fees: The fee for each permit to
connect with any public sewer or to construct, extend, relay, re-
pair, or make connections with a lateral or private sewer inside
of property line is hereby fixed at TEN (10.00) DOLLARS inside the
City and FIFTEEN (15.00) DOLLARS outside of the City and said fee
shall be paid to the City Treasurer who shall issue a receipt there-
fore and such receipt mus 0be filed with the Superintendent before
the permit is issued.
The fee for the construction of and/or connection to
septic tank is hereby fixed at TWENTY (20.00) DOLLARS for single
family residences and THIRTY-FIVE (35.00) DOLLARS for other struc-
tures, and said fee shall be paid to the City Treasurer who shall
issue a receipt therefore and such receipt must be filed with the
Sewer Superintendent before the permit is issued.
The fee for each permit to repair a septic system is
hereby fixed at TEN (10.00) DOLLARS, and said fee shall be paid to
the City Treasurer before the permit is issued.
Section 11. Permit Renewal Fees. In case work shall not
be done or completed within the time specified in any permit and no
extention thereof has been granted, a renewal of the permit shall
be required for which -a fie of FIVE (5.00) DOLLARS shall be charged,
Section 12. Issuance of Temporary Permit. In the dis-
cretion of the Superintendent a temporary permit may be issued per-
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mitting connection to a public sewer, sewer outfall, or side
sewer which said temporary permit shall be revocable upon sixty
(60) 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 Superintendent may`diiconnect 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 is-
suance or revocation of such temporary permit.
Section 13. Display of Permits. The permits required
under the terms of this Ordinance, must at all times during the
performance of the work and until the completion thereof, be
posted in some conspicuous place at or near the work.
Section 14. Permit Time Limit. Any permit issued under
the provisions of this Ordinance shall be valid for a period of six
(6) months. Renewal permits shall be valid for an additional six
(6) months.
Section 15. Permits to Repair Septic Systems. It
shall be unlawful for any person to repair a septic system with-
out first obtaining a permit from the Superintendent.
The Superintendv%t shall not issue a permit to 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 sep-
tic system be made.
All repairs shall be subjected to the approval of the
Superintendent.
All liquids and solids removed from septic tanks shall
be disposed of to the satisfaction of the Superintendent.
Section 16. Use of Public Sewers Required. It shall
be unlawful for any person to place, deposit, or permit to be de-
posited in an unsanitax"i Winer upon public or private property
within the City of Kent, or in any area under the jurisdiction
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of said City, any human or animal excrement, garbage, or other
objectional waste.
Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful to
construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cess-
pool, or other facility intended or used for the disposal of
sewage.
The owners of all houses, buildings or properties used
for human occupancy, employment, recreation, or other purpose,
situated within the City of Kent and abutting 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 provisions of this
ordinance, within Ninety (90) days after date of official notice
to do so, provided that said public sewer is within two hundred
(200) 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 Super-
intendent.
In all cases where a public health or safety hazard
exists as determined by the Superintendent and the property is
available to the public sewer the City Council shall compel the
owners of such buildings or properties to connect to the public
sewer at their expense within twenty (20) days of such notice.
Section 17. Privy Wells or Vaults, and Cesspools,
Prohibited.
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, and whenever a septic tank can prop-
erly be maintained upon such -premises, the City Council may pro-
hibit the use of such privy well, or vault, or cesspool and may
order the same to be disinfected and filled with fresh earth,
and may order a septic tank to be constructed upon such premises
and suitable plumbing to be installed in any building or struc-
ture located upon such premises and such plumbing to be connected
with and to drain into such septic tank, such work to be done
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under the supervision and to the satisfaction of the Superin-
tendent and to that end the City Council shall direct the Super-
intendent to notify in writing the owner or occupant of such
premises that the use of the privy well or vault, or cesspool,
shall be terminated, and said privy well or vault, or cesspool,
must be disinfected and -filled with fresh earth, and a septic
tank must be constructed upon such premises and suitable plumb-
ing installed in any building or structure located thereon and
such plumbing connected with, and to drain in to such septic
tank, all within the period of twenty (20) days from and after
the time when such notice shall be served as hereinafter provided.
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.
Section 18. Private Sewage Disposal. A permit for a
private sewage disposal system shall not become effective until
the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the Super-
intendent. He shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage
of construction and, in any event, the applicant for the permit
shall notify the Superintendent when the work is ready for final
inspection, and before any underground portions are covered. The
inspection shall be made within seventy-two (72) hours after the
receipt of written notice directed to the Superintendent.
No septic tank shall be permitted to discharge to any
public sewer or outlet.
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.
All private sewage disposal facilities shall be operated
and maintained in a sanitary manner at the entire expense of the
owner.
Section 19. Septic Tank Repair Required. Whenever,
in the judgment of the Sewer Superintendent, any private septic
tank shall fail to properly function or the continued the use of
such private septic tank in its then condition or in the condition
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of the outlets, therefrom, will be detrimental to life or health
it shall be the duty of the Sewer Superintendent to report that
fact in writing to the City Council. Thereafter, in case the City
Council shall determine that the continued use of such private
septic tank in its then condition, or in the then condition of
the outlets therefrom will be detrimental to life or health, the
City Council may order such work to be done upon the premises up-
on which such private septic tank is situated as to the City Coun-
cil shall be deemed necessary to restore and insure sanitary con-
ditions upon such premises. Such work shall be done under the
supervision of the Superintendent, and to that end the City Coun-
cil shall direct the Superintendent to notify in writing the owner
or occupant of such premises, which written notice shall state the
particular work to be done and that such work must be completed
within the period of twenty (20) days from and after receipt of
said notice.
Section 20. City May Connect and Assess Cost. 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 to in Section lL) of
this Ordinance, or shall fail, neglect or refuse to do the other
work specified and ordered to be done as in Section -((—, or in
Section 17 of this Ordinance provided within the time specified
in the notice theretofore Served upon such owner or occupant as
in said Section //L> or said Section 1-7 provided, the Superin-
tendent shall make such connection or do such work and the cost
of the connection or of such work done by the Superintendent
shall be assessed against the property so connected or upon
which such work is done and the amount of such cost shall be-
come 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.
Section 21.1 Repair of Obstructed or Broken Sewers.
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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 (5) days after notification to do so by the
Superintendent, the Superintendent is hereby authorized to re-
move, 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 pre-
mises, shall be jointly and equally liable for any work done at
the direction of the Superintendent under this section. No
permit shall be required for the removal of obstructions from
private sewers, providing the pipe is not damaged.
Section 21:3 -•Use of Public Sewers. No person or busi-
ness firm, shall discharge or cause to be discharged any storm
wa er surfacgSpt tet mound water, roof runoff, subsurface
drainage, cooling water, or unpolluted industrial process waters
to any sanitary sewer.
Storm water and other unpolluted drainage shall be dis-
charged to such drains as are specifically designated as storm
sewers, or to a natural outlet approved by the Superintendent.
Industrial cooling water or unpolluted process waters may be
discharged, upon approval of the Superintendent and other autho-
rizing government agencies to a storm sewer or natural outlet.
Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall dis-
charge or cause to be discharged any of the following described
waters to any public sewer:
A. Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher
than 150° F.
B. Any water or waste which may contain more than
100 parts per million, by weight of fat, oil,
or grease.
C. Any gasoline, benzene, naptha, fuel oil, or other
flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas.
D. Any garbage that has not been properly shredded.
E. Any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings,
metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood,
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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.
F; Any waters or wastes having a PH lower than 5.5
or higher than 9.0 or having any other corrosive
property capable of causing damage or hazard to
structures, equipment, and personnel of the sewage
works.
G. 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.
H. Any waters or wastes containing suspended solids
of such character and quantity that unusual at-
tention or expense is required to handle such
materials at the sewage treatment plant.
I. Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance capable
of creating a public nuisance.
Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided when
in the opinion of the Superintendent, they are necessary for the
proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive
amounts, or any flammable wastes, sand and other harmful ingre-
dients; 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 Superintendent, and
shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for clean-
ing and inspection at the expense of the owner or user.
Grease and oil interceptors shall be constructed of im-
pervious materials capable of withstanding abrupt and extreme
changes in temperature. They shall be of substantial construc-
tion, watertight, and equipped with easily removable covers
which, when bolted in plate, shall be gastight and watertight.
Where installed, all grease, oil and sand intercep-
tors shall be maintained by the owner, at his expense, in con-
tinuously efficient operation at all times.
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The admission into the public sewers of any waters or
wastes having (a) a 5 -day Biochemical Oxygen Demand greater than
300 parts per million by weight, or (b) containing more than 350
parts per million by weight of suspended solids, or (c) contain-
ing any q t�ty or substances having the characteristics de-
scribed above in this section, or (d) having an average daily
flow greater than 2% of the average daily sewage flow of the
City, shall be subject to the review and approval of the Super-
intendent. Where necessary in the opinion of the Superintendent,
the owner shall provide, at his expense, such preliminary treat-
ment as may be necessary to, (a) reduce the Biochemical Oxygen
Demand to 300 parts per million and the suspended solids to 350
parts per million by weight, or (b) reduce objectionable chara-
cteristics or constituents to within the maximum limits provided
for above, or (c) control the quantities and rates of discharge
of such waters or wastes. Plans, specifications, and other per-
tinent information relating to proposed preliminary treatment
facilities shall be submitted for the approval of the Superin-
tendent and of the Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle and the
Department of Ecology of the State of Washington,and no con-
struction of such facilities shall be commenced until said ap-
provals are obtained in writing.
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.
Stc_r.o,/ 22, Canneries, Vegetable and Fruit. Vegetable and fruit
canneries (unless other arrangements are made with the Superin-
tendent 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
product 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-waterswLkl pass through the screen except cool-
ing or other clean waters. The latter may be by-passed around
the screen or discharged through a separate outlet.,,
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Prior to
the installation of the screen, a plan drawing of the facility,
together with data as to capacity, shall be submitted to the
Superintendent of Sewers, Metro and to the Department of Ecology
of the Ste _9f Washington for approval. Screenings and other
solid material removed from the product during the cannery opera-
tions shall be disposed of in a manner satisfactory to the Super-
intendent, and, in any event, in such a manner that it will not
enter a water of the State of Washington.
When required by the Superintendent, 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 Superintendent. 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.
All measurements, tests, and analyses of the character-
istics 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.
Section 23. Side Sewer Construction Must Comply with
Ordinance.
When any side sewer is constructed, laid, connected or
repaired and does not comply with the provisions of this Ordinance
or any construction standards, or codes which may hereafter be
adopted, or where it is determined by the Superintendent that a
side sewer is obstructed, broken or inadequate and is a menace
to health, or is liab tor -_cause damage to public or private
property, the Superintendent shall give notice to the owner,
agent, or occupant of the property in which such condition exists,
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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 Superintendent of Sewers
may perform such work as may be necessary to comply with this
ordinance, 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, em-
powered and directed to collect such cost, either by the fore-
closure of said lien or by a suit against the owner or occupant
of such property, or other person responsible for such condition,
which suit shall be maintained in the name of the City of Kent,
as plaintiff, in any court of competent jurisdiction.
Section 24. Fees for Inspection. There shall be no
charge for required inspections unless an inspection is necessary
because of failure to comply with the terms of this Ordinance
or any construction standards, specifications or codes of the
City. For all inspections for which a charge is made, the charge
shall consist of the actual cost per hour, including overhead, of
sending Sewer Department personnel to make the inspections, plus
equipment rental charges if any. In no event shall the charge
be less than Ten (10.00) Dollars.
All inspection fees shall be paid to the City Treasurer
who shall issue receipts therefore. No permit shall be issued
to any person who is delinquent in the payment of inspection
charges.
Section 25. Damage to Public Sewers: No person shall
maliciously or willfully break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface
or tamper with any structure, appurtenance, or equipment which is
a part of the sewage works.
Section 26. 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,Superintendent 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
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public street, when said trees or the roots thereof, are ob-
structing, or when he shall determine that they are liable to
obstruct, public or private sewers. Provided, however, that he
shall give ten (10) 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 reason-
able cost of such removal from either private property, alleys
or streets, when done at the direction of the Superintendent
shall be a charge against, and a lien upon, the abutting pro-
perty 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 juris-
diction.
Section 27. Property Not Assessed for Sewer Con-
struction Under a Local Improvement
District to Pay Sum in Lieu of Assessment.
No permits shall be issued for a connection to any pub-
lic sewer for any property that has not been assessed for the
construction of said sewer by a local improvement district, ex-
cept as follows:
(a) Property which was not assessed for as stated
above, 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 under which said sewer was
constructed. If said sewer was not constructed
under a Local Improvement District, said pro-
perty should pay an assessment equal to $2.50
for every one hundred (100) square feet of area
of the lot, tract or parcel of property to be
provided sewer service.
(b) Satisfactory arrangement shall be made with the
City Treasurer for payment prior to the issuing
of any permits provided for above.
Side sewers constructed without the payment of the above
charges shall be disconnected within fifteen (15) days after the
owner is notified by the #Werintendent that the above charge has
not been paid in the event the payment is not made.
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Section 28. Schedule of Charges Inside City.
Single Family Residential
Other than single family residential
shall be billed in accordance with
consumption of water and at the
following rates:
0 - 900 Cu. ft.
900 - 30,000 Cu. ft.
30,000 - 60,000 Cu. ft.
60,000 - 120,000 Cu. ft.
Over 120,000 Cu. ft.
$ 5.25. per month
$ 5.25
.58 per 100 Cu. ft.
.53 per 100 Cu. ft.
.48 per 100 Cu. ft.
.33 per 100 Cu. ft.
d Section 29. Schedule of Charges Outside City.
4V Sewer service charges for customers residing outside
Q� the City shall be the inside the City rate plus a surcharge of 50%.
Section 30. 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.
Section 31. 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.
Section 32. 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 in-
spection 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.
Section 33. Sewer Service to Customers Obtaining
Water From Other Sources Than the Kent
Water Department.
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For sewer service to customers obtaining water from
other sources than the Kent Water Department, the following re-
gulations shall apply:
1. Single family residential customers shall pay the
flat rate.
2. All customers other than single family residential
shall install a meter on their source of water
within thirty (30) 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.
3. City of Kent personnel will read the privately owned
meters on normal water meter reading dates.
4. if the meter is the property of a water district
or other municipal corporation, the customer must
submit written permission from the water district
or municipal corporation for the Kent meter reader
to read such meter on the normal reading date.
Section 34. Ordinances Repealed. Ordinances 875,
905, 9601 961, 1035, 1053, 1273, 1306, 1332, 1460, 1462, 1699,
1702, and all but section 10 of ordinance 874 are hereby repealed.
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Section 35. Penalty For Violation. Any person, firm,
or corporation found guilty of violating this ordinance or any
part thereof shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon con-
viction thereof, shall be subject to a fine not exceeding THREE
HUNDRED (300.00) DOLLARS.
Section 36. Severability. The invalidity of any
sentence, clause, section, or provision of this ordinance shall
not affect the validity of any other part thereof which can be
given effect without such invalid part or parts.
Section 37. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in
force five (5) days from and after its passage, approval and pub-
lication, as provided by law.
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ISABEL HOGAN, MAYO
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ATTEST:
MARIE JENSEN ity Clerk
ROVED AS TO FORM:
ONALD E. MIRK, City Attorney
PASSED the 3 day of July, 1972.
APPROVED the day of July, 1972.
PUBLISHED the --- day of July, 1972.
I hereby certify that this is a true copy of Ordinance
No. % 7 '� , passed by the City Council of the City of Kent,
Washington, and approved by the Mayor of the City of Kent as here-
on indicated.
( SEAL)
MARIE JEN City C1 rk
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