Ordinance Amendment

Ordinance Amendment
CHAPTER 52: SEWERS 
(D) Any person desiring to transfer ownership of a property within the city by deed, contract for deed or in any other manner shall, within 60 days prior to the transfer of ownership, have an inspection conducted of the property to determine if the property is in violation of this chapter by having a connection of roof downspouts, foundation drains, areaway drains, sump pumps or other sources of surface runoff or ground water to a building sewer or building drain which in turn is connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer. 

If the structure on the property being transferred is slab-on-grade a visual inspection is required by city personnel. If the inspection identifies drains, a sump pump, or other sources of surface runoff collection and disposal, or questions arise in determining the endpoint of where drainage from roof downspouts occurs, an inspection conducted by use of dye, smoke or camera, or other method acceptable to the city to establish that the property is not in violation of this chapter is required.

All structures that have any sort of construction below grade are required to have an inspection conducted by use of dye, smoke or camera, or other method acceptable to the city to establish that the property is not in violation of this chapter. This includes but is not limited to, split level units, basements, crawl spaces, cellars, storm shelters and more.