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Ordinance 1998-002 • Page 2 (e) Correction Period-Reinspection. Properties which fail during the first inspection shall be reinspected within 30 days to allow corrections to be completed. .If property fails the reinspection, the $100.00 per month surcharge shall be imposed on every sewer bill until compliance is achieved.- (f) Future Inspections. Each sump pump or sump pump basket installation identified will be reinspected periodically. (g) New Construction. All new dwellings with sumps for which a building permit is issued after adoption of this ordinance, shall have a pump and shall be piped to the outside of the dwelling, in accordance with this ordinance, before a certificate of occupancy is issued. (h) Surcharge. A surcharge of $100.00, per month is hereby imposed on every sewer bill mailed, after a 30 day grace period following inspection or confirmed attempt at inspection, to property owners who are not in compliance with this ordinance or who have refused to allow their property to be inspected to determine if there is compliance. All properties found during periodic re-inspection to have violated this ordinance will be subject to the $100.00 per month surcharge for all months ' between the two most recent inspections. . (h) Winter Discharize: The City Manager's office is authorized to issue a permit to allow a property owner to discharge Surface Water into the sanitary sewer system. The permit shall authorize such discharge only from November 15 to March 15 and a property owner is required to meet at lease one of the following criteria in order to obtain a permit: (1) The freezing of the surface water discharge from the sump pump or footing drain is causing a dangerous condition,'such as ice buildup or flooding, on either public or private property. (2) The property owner has-demonstrated that there is a danger that the sump pump discharge pipes will freeze up and result in either failure or damage to the sump,pump unit or cause basement flooding. (3) The water being discharged from the sump pump or footing drain cannot be readily discharged into a storm drain or,other acceptable drainage system.