HomeMy WebLinkAbout1550 ORDINANCE NO. 1550
AN ORDINANCE amending Sections 26 and 34 of Ordinance No. 1456 of the
City of Bremerton, entitled: 'lAn Ordinance relating to sewers and the drainage
of private premises and the removal of obstructions therefrom; regulating the
planting of certain trees and shrubs in proximity thereto; prescribing the method
for lateral sewer connections, alterations, repairs and extensions, and the
opening and penetration of public sewers, and for collecting the cost thereof;
providing penalties; and repealing all other ordinances or parts thereof in
conflict herewith."
THE CITY OF BREMERTON DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1. That Section ~.6 of Ordinance No. 1456, of the City of Bremer-
ton, passed March 18, 1942, and entitled as fUlly set forth in the title to this
ordinance, be and the said Section 9.6 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 26. Preventing Discharge of any Foreign
Substance in Sewers:
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge
into any sewer any substance whatsoever that will tend
to retard the flow of the sewer by adhering to or deposit-
ing on the interior surfaces thereof, or any gases or
substances which are combustible; or acids or other sub-
stances in such quantities as will tend to destroy the
sewers; or substances of such a noxious character as will
be injurious to the health. All such gases, acids and
substances shall be intercepted by traps or separators
which will completely separate the substances from the
water or sewage and allow their safe and convenient
removal, and. all such traps or separators shall be of
design, construction and capacity as shall be approved by
the Superintendent of Streets and Sewers.
It shall also be unlawful to discharge into any sewer
and substance whatsoever which would or could cause
damage to the public sewers in the City of Bremerton or
to the pumps used to pump sewage within the city sewer
system.
Section 2. That Section 34 of said Ordinance No. 1456, of the Oity of
Bremerton be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 34. Penalty:
Any person who shall violate or fail to comply with any
of the provisions of this ordinance., shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall
be punished by a fine in any sum not exceeding three
Hmndred ($300.00) Dollars, or by imprisonment in
the City Jail for a term not exceeding ninety (90)
days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
In addition to such penalties, the City of Bremerton
may also enforce the provisions of this ordinance by
appropriate civil legal action in the Superior Courts
~ of the Stat~ of Washington.
Section Z. An emergency exists affecting the public peace, health and
safety, in that harmful substances are being ~eposited in t2~e public sewers to
the damage thereof, and this ordinance shall take effect immediately following
passage and publication
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton, signed by the Mayor,
and attested by the City Glerk in authentication of such passage this ~th day
of October, 194~. '
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