Public Works Committee

Posted Wednesday, May 29, 2013 5:59 pm

PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

A Public Hearing on the proposed Ordinances will be held before the Public Works Committee on Monday, June 3, 2013 at 6:30 p.m., Council Chambers, 869 Park Avenue, Cranston, R.I. pursuant to Section 3.12 of the Charter.

Complete copies of the Ordinances are available for public review at the City Clerk’s Office, Cranston Central Library, and on line at cranstonri.com under calendar.

“Individuals requesting interpreter services for the hearing impaired must notify the City Clerk’s Office at 461-1000 ext. 3197 seventy-two (72) hours in advance of the hearing date.”

Mario Aceto, Chair Maria Medeiros Wall, JD

Public Works Committee City Clerk

PROPOSED ORDINANCE

NO. 5-13-04 IN AMENDMENT OF TITLE 13, OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF CRANSTON, 2005, ENTITLED “PUBLIC SERVICES”

(Sewer Connection Permits)

It is ordained by the City Council of the City of Cranston as follows:

Section 1. Title 13, Chapter 08, entitled “Sewer System Connection Permits” is hereby amended to read as follows:

13.08.100 - Sewer system connection permits.

No sanitary connection of private property or public property with the public sewer system shall be made until the owner of the land, or his or her duly authorized agent, has submitted an application in writing to the city for permission to make the same, and has been granted such permission.

A. There shall be two classes of building sewer permits:

1. For residential and commercial service; and

2. For service to establishments producing industrial wastes.

In either case, the owner or his or her agent shall submit an application on a form furnished by the city. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications or other information considered pertinent in the judgement of the city or its duly authorized representative. A permit and inspection fee shall be paid according to current fee schedules and cost estimate format established by the city.

B. Upon approval of the application by the city Council, the city shall authorize the building inspector to issue a permit for such installation to a duly licensed plumber or drain layer.

C. Permits (or separate contracts) issued to establishments producing industrial wastes will include, as a minimum, effluent limits, including local and applicable EPA categorical standards as they are promulgated, compliance schedules, monitoring schedules, and general conditions. Industrial user permits may contain other conditions as the city deems necessary or desirable, including, but not limited to, best management practices. The permit conditions are specifically and independently enforceable regardless of whether they are expressly required or set out in this chapter.

D. All industrial users shall comply with any and all applicable pretreatment standards and requirements, including but not limited to EPA Categorical Pretreatment Standards [Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter I, Subchapter N, Parts 405-471], National Prohibited Discharges (general and specific) [Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations Parts 403.5(a) and (b)] and all requirements of the Federal EPA General Pretreatment Regulations for Existing and New Sources of Pollution [Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations Part 403].

E. A sewer system connection fee shall be paid upon application for a building permit to erect structures which will connect directly or indirectly to the public sewer system.

For purpose of the sewer system connection fee, the city is divided into the westerly sewer system impact area and the easterly sewer system impact area. The westerly sewer system impact area is the portion of the city that is located west of Interstate Route 295. The easterly sewer system impact area is that portion of the city that is located east of Interstate Route 295.

Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect upon its final adoption.