Amending Chapter 17 Sewwer and Water

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ORDINANCE NO. 6811 -80 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 17, SEWERS AND WATER, OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, BY THE AD- DITION OF A NEW ARTICLE 7 ENTITLED SEWER SERVICE FUND AND CHARGES. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT The Common Council of the City of South Bend recognizes the importance of the health and safety of its citizens resulting from an efficient and well operating sewer system. The Council further recognizes that the funds presently avail- able= for the repair of private sewer connections in order to eliminate the leakage of effluent, infiltration of ground water, and other failures of sewer connections, is insufficient to meet the needs of such needed repairs. The Council therefore declares that there is a need to establish a sewer service charge and fund for the improvement of repairing the sewer system within the City of South Bend, while maintaining the obligations of maintenance, reaming, and cleaning of such lines with the individual property owner. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows: SECTION I. Chapter 17 of the Municipal Code of the City of South Bend, Indiana, is hereby amended by the addition of a new Article 7 entitled Sewer Service Fund and Charges, and shall read in its entirety as follows: Article 7. Sewer Service Fund and Charges. SECTION 17 -56 Purpose; Assessment of Charges; Deposit in Separate Fund. (a) The purpose of the Sewer Service Fund is for the exclusive use of repairing a private sewer connection in order to eliminate the leakage of effluent, infiltration of ground water, and other failures of a sewer connection; and the hiring of one (1) person to inspect and oversee such repairs. (b) The sum of Seventy -five cents (750) per month shall be added to sewer service charges for all sewer users which are not industrial or not bulk water users. All of said sums of money so collected shall be deposited in a separate fund of the Bureau of Sewers. SECTION 17 -57 Definitions (a) Public sewer shall mean that sewer owned and maintained by the City of South Bend for the collection of sanitary sewer effluent. (b) Private sewer connection shall include all connections from the Public Sewer to the foundation wall of the structure located on private property.