(1) General. The property owners’ compliance with required repairs and maintenance of the private sewer line shall be as set forth herein and by any implementing city council policy.

(2) Certification of Compliance upon Sale of Property. The property owner shall obtain a notice of compliance from the public works department prior to the sale of any property from which a private sewer lateral is connected to the city-maintained sanitary sewer system.

(3) Certification of Compliance upon Issuance of Building Permit. As a condition of the issuance of a building permit for construction which exceeds five percent of the existing value of the structure(s), based on the building valuation schedule of the building codes, the property owner shall obtain a notice of compliance from the public works department prior to final building inspection.

(4) The public works department shall determine the criteria and acceptable methods of evaluating building sewers to ensure compliance with the above requirements. (Ord. 380 § 1, 2004).