Chapter 13.40
SIDE SEWER PERMIT REQUIREMENTS

Sections:

13.40.010    Application.

13.40.020    Permit.

13.40.030    Completion of work in a public way.

13.40.010 Application.

A. Applicant. Application for a side sewer permit shall be signed and made by the owner of the property to be served or by a licensed side sewer contractor representing the owner of the property.

B. Easements. Copies of all executed easements associated with the side sewer application must accompany the application. Where a side sewer is to be installed across the private property of another person, the applicant for the side sewer permit must first show proof that a duly executed easement has been obtained from such other property owner and recorded with the King County Auditor. When 2 or more structures not in common ownership are to be connected to 1 side sewer, easements running with the land must be executed and recorded with the King County Auditor. The easements shall be approved as to form by the City and shall ensure that all properties involved shall have perpetual use of the side sewer and shall contain provisions for joint responsibility for costs of maintenance, repair and access. The property owners shall have all easement(s) recorded with the County Auditor before a permit will be issued for construction.

C. Information Required. In making application for a side sewer permit, the applicant shall furnish a preliminary plat showing the size and location of structures on the property, the owner’s name, address and legal description of the property to be served. The full course of the proposed side sewer from the public sewer in the street to the structure shall be shown on the plat.

D. Contractor Credentials. An applicant for a side sewer permit must presents a current State Contractor’s License and City business license for the contractor who will be performing the work, and such other credentials as required by the City Engineer to establish his competence to perform the work proposed. (Ord. 2186 § 2, 1998).

13.40.020 Permit.

A. Required. Before any work is started for construction of a side sewer or any modification of an existing side sewer on private property or within public rights-of-way, an application shall be made for a side sewer permit and the permit issued by the City.

B. Issuance. No permit will be issued for side sewer construction before the public or private sewer main is accepted by the City. Prior to the issuance of a side sewer permit, the City Engineer shall establish that a main sewer of sufficient size and suitable type and condition is available for the connection. A permit, which includes side sewer work in a public way, will only be issued to a licensed side sewer contractor. A permit that includes side sewer work only on private property may be issued to the owner of the property or to his licensed side sewer contractor. Other than a licensed side sewer contractor, the owner is the only person authorized to install and repair side sewers on private property.

By accepting the side sewer permit, the owner acknowledges that the inspector or his representatives shall be permitted to enter upon all and any premises at all reasonable times for the purpose of inspection, observation, measuring, sampling, testing of sewers and sewage waste, and performing all other acts or duties as they relate to the side sewer permit.

C. Other Permits. The issuance of a side sewer permit by the City shall not relieve the permit holder from the responsibility of obtaining such other permits or licenses as may be required.

D. Posting. The contractor’s side sewer permit copy shall be available on the job and must be readily accessible to the inspector of the City.

E. Unauthorized Work. No side sewer contractor shall do any side sewer work under any other person’s permit, nor shall any unauthorized person do any side sewer work under a licensed side sewer contractor’s permit, except as may be otherwise authorized by the City. (Ord. 2186 § 2, 1998).

13.40.030 Completion of work in a public way.

All work within the limits of any public way shall be prosecuted to completion with due diligence. If any excavation is left open beyond a reasonable length of time, the City may cause the excavation to be backfilled and the public way restored. Any cost incurred in such work shall be charged to the permittee in charge of such work and shall be payable immediately to the City upon written notification of the amount thereof given to the contractor or posted at the location of the work. (Ord. 2186 § 2, 1998).