HomeMy Public PortalAbout00353SEE ORDINANCE NO. 645 AMENDED 9/26/73 BY ORDINANCE NO. 2489 O R D I N A N C E NO. 353
AN ORDINANCE, repealing Ordinance No. 44 on the subject
of permits and permit fees for construction of sewer and drainage
facilities, for connections to such facilities and for inspection
thereof, and enacting a new ordinance in lieu thereof on the same
subject; providing for making applications for permits for the
construction of sewer and drainage facilities, and for connections
thereto and the repair of connections thereto; defining who may
make such applications; providing for the issuance of such permits
and the payment of fees therefor before such work is authorized;
providing for the inspection of such work and the fees for
inspection; providing for security for the payment of such
inspection fees; and providing penalties for the violation of this
ordinance.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE METRO-
POLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT:
Section One. Ordinance No. 44, as adopted December
27, 1955, is hereby repealed effective January 1, 1960, and the
same shall then be superseded by this ordinance.
Section Two. No person, firm or corporation shall
construct, relocate, connect to or reconnect to any sewer or
drainage facility, or cause the same to be done, without first
securing the approval of the plans therefor as provided by
District ordinance, nor shall any person, firm or corporation
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undertake such work or cause the same to be undertaken without
first obtaining a permit as hereinafter provided.
Section Three. All applications for permits for
construction of sewer and drainage facilities,for connection to
such facilities and for repair of a connection to such facilities
shall be made by a master drainlayer having a certificate of
qualification issued in his name by the Board of Examiners of
Plumbers and Drainlayers of the City of St. Louis or of St. Louis
County.
Section Four. Each applicant for a connection permit
shall, at the time of filing an application, pay to the District a
permit and inspection fee in the sum of Nine Dollars ($9.00) for
each connection.
Section Five. Each applicant for a connection repair
permit shall, at the time of filing application, pay to the
District a connection repair permit and inspection fee in the sum
of Nine Dollars ($9.00) for each connection.
Section Six. Each applicant for a construction permit
shall, at the time of filing application, pay to the District a
fee for the issuance of a construction permit in the sum of Twenty
Dollars ($20.00), together with the estimated fees hereinafter
provided, and shall state on such application the date on which
construction is planned to start, an estimate of the total number
of working days required to complete all items of the project, and
the approximate date of completion.
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Section Seven. Each applicant for a construction permit
shall, at the time of filing application, deposit with the
District an estimated inspection fee based on the District's
estimate of the actual cost of field inspection and inspection for
final approval of the construction by the District. If the sum so
deposited shall exceed the inspection costs as finally fixed, and
the permittee has complied with this ordinance, the excess amount
of such deposit over costs shall be refunded; and, if the sum so
deposited shall be less than the inspection costs as finally
fixed, the permittee shall pay to the District the amount of the
deficiency. Such adjustments shall be subject to the limitations
hereinafter stated.
Section Eight. Each applicant for a construction permit
shall, at the time of filing application, deposit with the
District a sum estimated by the District, at prevailing rates for
such work, to guarantee the filing with the District of the
certified documents required by Section Ten of this Ordinance. If
the permittee fail to file such certified documents within a
reasonable time, the sum deposited shall be applied in whole or in
part to the cost to the District of obtaining such documents, and
any part not so applied shall be refunded to such permittee or
applied against indebtedness of such permit. If the sum so
deposited be insufficient to pay such cost, the permittee shall
pay the additional amount to the District.
Section Nine. No construction, connection, or
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connection repair permit shall be issued unless the applicant
shall first have filed with the District a cash or corporate bond
in an amount not less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00). Such
bond shall run to the District and shall be conditioned as
follows:
That the permittee, his agents and servants, shall
comply with all of the terms, conditions, provisions,
requirements and specifications of this Ordinance and
applicable rules and regulations. A permittee may
elect to maintain such bond with respect to all permits
issued hereunder during the period of the bond or with
respect to a single permit.
Before acceptance, all bonds shall be approved by the
Executive Director. If a corporate bond is offered, it shall be
executed by a surety or guaranty company qualified to do business
in Missouri. If a cash bond is offered, it shall be deposited
with the Secretary-Treasurer, who shall give his official receipt
therefor, reciting that the cash has been deposited in compliance
with and subject to the provisions of this Ordinance and
applicable rules and regulations.
Section Ten. Upon completion of construction, or upon
abandonment thereof, the permittee shall file with the District a
certified final measurement plat and a certified copy of final
estimate of pay quantities, unit costs and final total cost of the
construction done under permit. No final approval of any
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construction shall be given by the District until such filings
have been made and accepted by the District. Upon receipt of such
filings, the District shall fix the costs of inspection secured by
the deposit for inspection provided above in Section Six and by
the bond provided above in Section Nine.
Section Eleven. All permits for construction upon which
work has not been started ninety days after the date of issuance
shall be and become void; provided, however, that the applicant
may obtain an extension of ninety days or may obtain a rein-
statement upon application therefor made within ninety days after
the date of expiration without payment of an additional fee for
the issuance of such extension or reinstatement; and provided
further, that not more than one extension or reinstatement shall
be granted on any permit.
Section Twelve. Any permittee holding a construction
permit for a project upon which no work has been done may file
with the District a written statement that the project has been
abandoned, upon which the District shall refund to the permittee
the amounts of the deposits made under Sections Seven and Eight of
this Ordinance.
Any permittee holding a construction permit for a pro-
ject which is started but not completed, may file with the
District a written statement that such permittee has abandoned
further work on such project. Upon receipt of such statement and
of the filings required by Section Nine of this Ordinance, the
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costs of inspection of the work done shall be fixed by the
District and any excess of the deposits held under Sections Seven
and Eight of this Ordinance shall be refunded to the permittee.
Upon completion of construction of a project and after
the permittee has complied with the terms of this Ordinance, the
District shall fix the costs of inspection, and the District shall
be paid therefor, or refund shall be made to the permittee, as the
case may be, as provided in Sections Seven and Eight of this
Ordinance.
Section Thirteen. The Executive Director may adopt such
rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the pro-
visions of this Ordinance. Such rules and regulations shall be
kept available for inspection by applicants for permits.
Section Fourteen. No person shall be entitled to a
permit provided for by this ordinance while such person is in
default in the performance of any of the duties to the District
required by this Ordinance with respect to a previous permit
issued to such person by the District.
Section Fifteen. Any person violating any provision of
this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than
Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the City
Workhouse or the County Jail, as the case may be, not more than
ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Section Sixteen. This ordinance shall be and become
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effective January 1, 1960 concurrently with the repeal of
Ordinance No. 44.
The foregoing Ordinance was adopted December 17, 1959.