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(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 Discliarge. 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. Subd. 2. Manual and Automatic Check Valves. Check valves if necessary to prevent sewer back-flow. Prior to the closing of the sale of a dwelling, the seller shall request that a sanitary sewer line to the main street line be inspected for manual and automatic check valves. If the Compliance Officer determines that both manual and automatic check valves are necessary to prevent back-flow, the situation must be corrected before the dwelling is considered in compliance to be sold. Section 1335.09 General Requirements. No person may occupy or let to another for occupancy any dwelling or dwelling unit which does not comply with the following: Subd. 1. Pence Maintenance. fences may consist only of metal, wood, masonry, or other decay resistant material, maintained in good condition both in appearance and in structure, solely on the owner's property, with all wood material other than decay resistant varieties with paint or other preservatives Painting is required if 25% or more of the exterior surface is unpainted or determined by the Compliance Official to be paint blistered, and repair is required if 25% or more of the exterior surface of the pointing of any brick, block or stone wall is loose or has fallen out. Posts and framework must face the owner's property, with the finished material facing the street or adjacent property.