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Facilities to accommodate the disposal of domestic sewage from recreational vehicles into the city’s sanitary sewer system may be installed and used under the following conditions:

A. Approval to install facility will be subject to all applicable municipal code requirements and restrictions as they pertain to commercial or residential sites.

B. Any responsible person may apply to the public works department for permission to install a recreational vehicle sewage waste disposal facility for recreational vehicles. “Responsible person” includes the owner of the business and/or property on which the facility is proposed or any person authorized in writing by such owner to act in his/her place with respect to the installation and maintenance of such a facility.

C. Before permission to connect a recreational vehicle sewage waste disposal facility is granted, the responsible person shall pay applicable sewer connection fees to the city.

D. The specific location of the recreational vehicle sewage waste disposal facility shall be subject to approval by the director.

E. The recreational vehicle sewage waste disposal facility shall be installed only in conformity with designs approved by the director and consistent with all other code requirements of the city.

F. The installation of the recreational vehicle sewage waste disposal facility shall be subject to all applicable public works, building and inspection regulations in force at the time of the installation; and the city shall bear no part of the cost of such installation.

G. After installation, the recreational vehicle sewage waste disposal facility shall be made available for inspection at any time during business hours and at any other time upon reasonable notice given to the responsible person or without notice in case of emergency. The inspection shall be conducted by the director or representative.

H. The responsible person shall take all reasonable steps necessary to ensure that all users of the recreational vehicle sewage waste disposal facility do not discharge into the city sewer collection system any substance in violation of this chapter. The public works department, as allowed in this chapter, may establish mandatory best management practices for such recreational vehicle sewage waste disposal facilities.

I. The director may order that the use of the recreational vehicle sewage waste disposal site be discontinued or that it be disconnected from the city sewer system if, after prior notice of such violations, the responsible person has failed to prevent the discharge of prohibited substances into the sewer collection system. Thereafter, the use of such a facility or its connection to the city’s sewer collection system may be reinstated if the director determines that the conditions requiring such discontinuance or disconnection have ceased to exist.

J. The responsible person shall notify the director whenever any of the following events occur:

1. The responsible person ceases to act as responsible person.

2. The premises upon which the recreational vehicle sewage waste disposal facility is located ceases to be used as a discharge facility.

K. Upon receipt of notice that use of the recreational vehicle sewage waste disposal facility is to be terminated for an indefinite period of time, the director may take actions to ensure compliance with the requirements of this chapter including either of the following:

1. Disconnect or require that the recreational vehicle sewage waste disposal facility disposal site disconnect from the city’s sewer system, or

2. Require the responsible person to take the necessary steps to prevent further use of the facility. (Ord. 3220 § 2, 2016)