Title 15 - Public Improvements

15.04 Sanitary Sewer System – Connections1

  1. 1.
    For statutory provisions indicating that a City may require connections with a sewer system, and if the owner of property or other person required to so connect fails to do so, the City may cause such connections and assess the cost against the property and premises.  See K.S.A. 12-631.  For regulations governing connections with public sanitary sewer system as a prerequisite to issuance of a certificate of occupancy, see Chapter 18.52

15.04.020 Failure to Connect after Notification - Connection by City or Bidder - Assessment against Property.

If any person or persons fail, neglect, or refuse to so connect any building or buildings with the sanitary sewer system for more than ten days after being notified in writing by the Governing Body to do so, the Governing Body may cause such buildings to be connected with the sanitary sewer system, or may advertise for bids for the construction and making of such sanitary sewer connections, and contract therefor with the lowest responsible bidder, and may assess the costs and expense thereof against the property and premises so connected.

(History: Ord. SSS-328 §2, 65)

Effective on: 1/1/1901