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from the City, comply within fourteen (14) calendar days or be subject to the surcharge as provided in Section 205.080.G. hereinafter. F. Upon verified compliance with this Section, the City reserves the right to re- inspect such property or structure at least annually to confirm continued compliance. Any property found not to be in compliance upon re- inspection or any person refusing to allow their property to be re- inspected shall, following notification from the City, comply within fourteen (14) calendar days or be subject to the surcharge as provided in Section 205.080.G. hereinafter. G. 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. H. 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. I. Any new buildings with sumps for which a building permit is issued after June 1, 1998, shall have a pump and shall be piped to the outside of the dwelling before a certificate of occupancy is issued. J. 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 connection to the sanitary sewer, or for the City to correct the violation and certify the costs of connection as an assessment against the property on which the connection was made. 205.090. TAMPERING WITH MUNICIPAL SEWER SYSTEM PROHIBITED. No person shall maliciously, willfully or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance or equipment which is a part of the municipal sewer system. No person shall attach any prohibited or unreported lead or line to that system without having a permit to do so, nor shall any unreported connection be made on the owners premises, inside or outside of the building thereon, which would introduce waters or substances prohibited or forbidden by this Code. 205 -6 Page 20