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CITY OF PJORTH OLMSTED ORDINANCE N0. 83 - 151 BY : 4/,? 41 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZIPJG THE CITY ENGINEER APdD/OR THE BUILDIPJG COMMISSIONER TO PERh1IT AND ALLOW THE TEMPORARY UISCOPdNECTION OF ROOF DOWNSPOUTS FROM THE MAIiV SEWER AND SPLASH DOWPJ OF ROOF WATER DIRECTLY UPON THE GROUND, AND GRANTING A TEMPORARY SUSPECdSION OF SECTION 917.02 OF THE NORTH OLMSTED CODIFIED ORDINANCES, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, it has beeen determined that certain roof downspouts are connected to the sanitary sewer system, which is a violation of Section 913.18 of the PJorth Olmsted Codified Ordinances, and WHEREAS, these connections to the sanitary sewer system are causing a serious health and safety problem to certain residents of the City of North Olmsted due to flooding and sewage back-up, and WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Council to cause this flooding situation to be resolved and corrected. PlOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAIPJED BY THE COUPdCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1: That the City Engineer and/or the Building Commissioner be and is hereby authorized to grant permission to the owner of property having roof downspouts connected to the sanitary sewer system to disconnect said downspouts and permit splash down af roof water directly upon the ground, for a period not to exceed thirty (30) calander days from the authorized date of disconnection. SECTIOPd 2: That at the end of the authorized thirty (30) day period, the City Engineer and/or the Building Commissioner will inspect, or cause to be inspected, the property granted permission to disconnect and splash down to determine and verify that the downspouts have been connected to the storm sewer as required by Section 917.02 of the North Olmsted Codified Ordinances. SECTIOhI 3: That, in the event that inspection indicates that certain down- spouts have not been correctly connected to the storm sewer, and after the expiration of the thirty (30) day authorized disconnection and splash down period, the names of the owners then in violation of Section 917.02 of the North Olmsted Codified Ordinances shall be forwarded to the City Prosecutor for appropriate action. SECTIOPd 4: That this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure immediately necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety and welfare, and for the further reason it is immediately necessary to prevent sewage backup, flooding and further deterioration of the sanitary sewer system, and further provided it receives the affirmative vote of two-thirds of all members elected to Council, it shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor. PASSED: S`. 12TSJ RTT T: 6. orence E. Campbell, C1 k of Council APP-RavFn ?.... km,?? 4 4. Boehmer, President of Council First Reading: ? Second Reading: #r- Third Reading: r