Sponsor
Alderman Kaplan
Title
Ordinance 06-14
An ordinance creating ARTICLE IX. - Sanitary Sewer Maintenance Fee, Sections 98-436 - 98-438 in Chapter 98, of the general ordinances of the City of Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin relating to sanitary sewer maintenance fee.
The Common Council of the City of Racine, Wisconsin do ordain as follows:
Part 1: ARTICLE IX. - Sanitary Sewer Maintenance Fee, Sections 98-436 - 98-438 in Chapter 98 of the City of Racine ordinances is hereby created to read as follows:
“ARTICLE IX. - Sanitary Sewer Maintenance Fee
Sec. 98-436. Generally.
a) Creation. There is hereby created and established a sanitary sewer maintenance fee for all properties within the City of Racine served by a sanitary lateral. The operation of the publicly owned sanitary sewer collection system and all publicly owned sanitary sewer laterals within the public right of way or within an easement to the city of Racine shall be under the supervision of the Commissioner of Public Works.
b) Authority. Pursuant to the authority granted to the City under Wis. Stats. § 6.068, there are hereby created a sanitary sewer maintenance fee.
c) Definitions. The following definitions shall be used throughout this article unless otherwise specifically provided:
Active Lateral means a sanitary lateral that extends from the sanitary sewer main, manhole or other lateral to the public right-of-way or easement, and connects to a building or facility.
Committee means the Public Works and Services Committee of the Common Council.
Commissioner means the Commissioner of Public Works or designee.
Inactive Lateral means a sanitary lateral that extends from the sanitary sewer main, manhole or other lateral to the public right of way or easement but does not connect to a building or facility.
Lateral means the sewer pipe extended from the sanitary sewer, manhole or other lateral, including the connection to the sanitary sewer within the public right-of-way or easement. It incl...
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