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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 Ordinance No. 44, as adopted December 27, 1955, is hereby repealed effective January 1, 1960, and the same shall then be superseded by this ordinance.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 2 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. 3 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 4 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 5 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 6 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 7 effective January 1, 1960 concurrently with the repeal of Ordinance No. 44. The foregoing Ordinance was adopted December 17, 1959.