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City of Arden Hills Chapter 10 Utilities Subd. 5 Independent Systems. A. The drainage and plumbing system of each new building and of new work installed in an existing building shall be separate from and independent of that of any other building except as provided for in Subparts B and C of this subsection. B. Where one building stands to the rear of another building on an interior lot and no private sewer is available or can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley, court, yard or driveway, the building drain from the front building may be extended to the rear building and the whole shall be considered as one building drain. Where such a building drain is extended, a clean-out shall be provided immediately inside the rear wall of the front building. C. Where adjoining property owners desire to construct a common sewer connection to service both properties, the owners may make written application to the Council for permission to construct the joint service connection. The Council may grant such a permit if it determines that the construction of the j oint connection is reasonable and warranted under the existing conditions, and if independent connections were to be constructed, the minimum length of each connection would be at least one hundred (100) feet from the property line abutting the municipal sewer. Subd. 6 Repair of Public Right-Of-Way. No connection to the municipal sanitary sewer system shall be finally approved until all streets, pavements, curbs and boulevards or other public improvements thereon have been restored to their former condition to the satisfaction of the plumbing inspector. Subd. 7 Restrictions on Installation of Sump Pump System; Necessity of Obtaining Permit. Any person installing a subsurface drainage system in connection with the construction of a building shall include as part of the system a sump pump which has a permanent discharge connection to the exterior of the building. Any person installing a sump pump system in an existing building shall also provide the system with a permanent discharge connection to the exterior of the building. No person shall install a subsurface drainage system in connection with new construction or the modification of an existing building without having first obtained a permit to do so from the City and may not connect it to the sanitary sewer system. (Add 4/22/09) Subd. 8 Prohibited Connections of Surface Water and Crround Water Discharge Facilities to the City's Sanitary Sewer System. A. No person, owner, lessee or occupant of any parcel of land, building, or premises shall discharge, or permit to be discharged, directly or indirectly, into the sanitary sewer system any surface water or groundwater including 10 -18 Adopted December 17, 2001