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City of Little Canada, Minnesota Ordinance No. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 205 OF THE LITTLE CANADA CITY CODE, KNOWN AS THE MUNICIPAL CODE, AS RELATES TO SANITARY SEWER/SUMP PUMP INSPECTIONS The City Council of the City of Little Canada hereby ordains: Section 1. Section 205.080 is hereby amended to read as follows: D. All properties in the City that discharge into the City's sanitary sewer system shall be subject to an inspection by authorized city employees or agents to confirm there is no sump pump or other prohibited discharge into the sanitary sewer system. The purpose of the inspection shall be to confirm that there is no sump pump or other prohibited discharge into the sanitary sewer system. E. Upon verified compliance with this Section, the City reserves the right to request reinspection of such property or structure at least annually to confirm continued compliance. F. Any owner of any property found to be in violation of this Section shall make the necessary changes to comply with this Section within fourteen (14) calendar days of notification from the City and such change shall be verified by authorized City employees or its agents through a re- inspection of the property. A surcharge as established by City Council Resolution is hereby imposed and shall be added to every sewer billing, to property owners who are found not in compliance with this Section. The surcharge shall be added every quarter until the property is verified to be in compliance through the City's inspection program. G. The Public Works Director, shall review and decide written requests for temporary waivers from the provisions of this Section where strict enforcement would cause a threat to public safety because of circumstances unique to the individual property under consideration. Any request for a temporary waiver from the provisions of this Section, the property owner shall agree to pay an additional fee for sanitary sewer services based on the number of gallons discharged into the sanitary sewer system as estimated by the Public Works Director or his /her designee. H. Any new buildings with sumps for which a building permit is issued after June 1, 1998, shall have a pump and shall he piped to the outside of the dwelling before a certificate of occupancy is issued. Violation of this Section is a misdemeanor and each day that the violation continues is a separately prosecutable offense. The imposition of the surcharge shall not limit the City's authority to prosecute the criminal violations, seek an injunction in District Court ordering the person to disconnect the nonconforming