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<br />B. A sump pump discharge system shall not be connected directly or <br />indirectly to the City's sanitary sewer system. A sump pump shall have a <br />permanently installed discharge line, which provides for year-round <br />discharge to either the outside of a building or structure, or is connected to <br />the City storm sewer. <br /> <br />The system shall consist of a discharge line without valves or quick <br />connections or flexible sections, which allows the redirection of the sump <br />pump discharge into the sanitary sewer system. If connected to a City <br />storm sewer, the system shall include a check valve and an air gap. <br /> <br />Subdivision 9. Inspection <br /> <br />Every person, owner, lessee or occupant of any parcel of land, building or <br />premises that discharges into the City's sanitary sewer system shall allow <br />an employee of the city or a designated representative of the City to <br />inspect the building or premises to confirm that the building or premises <br />conforms to the requirements of Subdivision 8 of this section. <br /> <br />In lieu of the City inspection, the owner, lessee or occupant may furnish a <br />certificate from a City registered State licensed plumber certifying that the <br />building or premises are in compliance with the requirements of <br />Subdivision 8. The City may periodically re-inspect any building or <br />premises to determine continued compliance with the requirements of <br />Subdivision 8. <br /> <br />Subdivision 10. Removal of Prohibited Connections; Surcharge; City <br />Reimbursement <br /> <br />Any person, owner, lessee or occupant, and any plumber or building <br />contractor who has presently made or permitted to be made, or shall make <br />or permit to be made, any connection or installation in violation of <br />subdivision 8, shall immediately remove such connection or correct such <br />an installation. The City will reimburse 50% of the cost of removing or <br />correcting an illegal connection to bring the property into compliance, to a <br />maximum of $300.00. <br /> <br />If not removed or corrected within sixty calendar days after notice of the <br />violation has been delivered personally or by certified mail to such person, <br />owner, lessee or occupant, the City shall impose a surcharge in the amount <br />directed by the City Council. Such a surcharge shall also be imposed upon <br />any property owner, lessee, or occupant who, within sixty days of <br />receiving notice of the need for an inspection, fails to make or keep a <br />scheduled appointment for the inspection of their property, has not <br />allowed their property to be inspected, or fails to provide the certificate <br />