HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE 0302-1976 CITY OF KENA£
ORDINANCE NO. 302-76
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI AMENDING THE CODE
OF THE CITY OF KENAI TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR THE DUMPING OF SEWAGE
INTO A CITY MANHOLE WITHOUT A PERMIT.
WHEREAS, in the past indiscriminate dumping into the City disposal
system has placed burdens on that system; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to provide for dumping into its system as
a public service; and
WHEREAS, to defray added costs the City should charge a reasonable
fee for such service and provide penalties for dumping without
payment.
NOW, THEREFOP~, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Kenai,
Alaska, as follows~
The Code of the City of Kenai is hereby amended by adding
to Chapter 17, a new Article 8 which shall read in its
entirety as follows:
ARTICLE 8
Section 17-76. No person shall dump, deposit or in any other
manner dispose of sewage or cesspool material into a City sewer
manhole without first obtaining a written "Sanitary Waste Disposal
Permit" from the City of Kenai. Such permits shall be issued
without charge and shall expire on June 30th of each year.
Section 17-77. No person shall dump, deposit or in any other
manner dispose of sewage or cesspool material into a City sewer
manhole without having in his possession a valid "Sewage Dumping
Ticket" issued within two hours of the dumping. The fee for each
dump ticket shall be as established by the Council of the City of
Kenei. Tickets shall be issued only to holders of valid permits.
Section 17-78. No person shall dump sewage or cesspool
material containing any foreign material (i.e. rocks, oil, cans,
etc.) into the City sewer system.
Section 17-79. Dumping shall be done on1¥ at the location
or locations specified by the Director of Public Works of the City
of Kenai.
Section 17-80. Any person, firm or corporation violating
any of the provisions of Sections 17-76 through 17-79 shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine in an amount
not to exceed $300.00. Each dumping shall constitute a separate
violation, Failure to comply with any of the foregoing provisions
may result in termination of the "Sanitary Waste Disposal Permit"
at the discretion of the Director of Public Works of the City of Kenai.
P~g~ 2, Ordinance No ~'02-76
ATTESTs
Sue C. Peter, City Clerk
FIRST READING: Jul)' ?, I976
SECOND READING: Ju.l¥ 21. 1976
EFFECTIVE DATE ~ ~U&'USt 21, 1976
APPLICATION FOR SANITARY WASTE DISPOSAL PERMIT
The following are the rules and regulations governing disposal
of sanitary waste into the City sewer system.
1. Raw sewage dumped into the manhole shall contain no foreign
matter. (i.e. rocks, oil, cans, etc.)
If the tank used to transport the sewage has at any time
been used for the transporting of oil, the tank shall be
COMPLETELY clean of all oil before tr,nsporting of sewage
to the City manhole.
The screen provided at the manhole shall be used each time
a dump is made by the permittee to prevent any foreign
matter from entering the City sewage system.
The permittee is responsible for keeping the manhole
location clean and in order, replacing the manhole cover upon
completion and cleaning any accidental spillage from around
the manhole.
The fee for each dump, regardless of the capacity of the
tank, is $10.00. Billing for the dump fee shall be on a
monthly basis by the City of Kenai. Payment may be made at
the City offices in the Kenai Municipal Airport Terminal
or by mail. Please make checks payable to the City of Kenai,
~ox 580, Kenai, Alaska 99611.
The permtttee is responsible for obtaining a sanitary waste
dump ticket PRIOR to each dump. The ticket shall be obtained
from the Com~attons Center in the Kenai Police Department.
The Center is open for business 24 hours per day, seven days
per week, including holidays.
The permittee shall have the ticket in his possession at the
time of the dump. Failure to secure a ticket and have it ia
possession at the time of the dump may result in a maximum
fine of $300.00 per dump, ~o be enforced by the Kenai Police
Department.
Failure to comply with any of the foregoing may result in
t~rmination of this permit, at the discretion of the Director
of Public ~orks of the City of Kenai.
I have read the foregoing regulations and hereby agree to comply
with same.
Date
Signature
Address
This Permit Expire~ Issued By:
CITY OF KENAI
SEWAGE DUI~tPING TICKET
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NANHOLE LOCATION
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