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shall be approved unless a sewer line of sufficient capacity be first constructed or <br />unless the city and the applicant enter into an agreement for its subsequent <br />construction. In determining the necessary sewer line capacity, the director of public <br />works shall take into account the anticipated future development of all parcels that use <br />or will use the sewer line to be constructed. The city may enter into an agreement with <br />any person constructing a sewer line pursuant to this section by which such person, or <br />his successor -in -interest, shall be reimbursed for costs of construction of a sewer line, <br />to the extent they exceed such person's own sewer connection fees due under section <br />39-53, solely from revenues in the sewer connection fee fund established by article VII <br />of chapter 13 of this code. Any such agreement may provide that any fee that would <br />otherwise be due pursuant to section 39-53 from the contracting party shall be a credit <br />on the contracting party's right to receive reimbursement, in which case no payment of <br />the fee to the city shall be required from the contracting party. <br />Sec. 39-55. - General regulations. <br />(a) Maintenance of discharger's facilities. Dischargers shall prevent the <br />discharge of FOG and prohibited wastes pursuant to section 39-58 and keep their <br />sewer laterals, cleanouts, and other apparatus (except facilities owned by the city) in <br />good repair and free from leakage and blockages at their own expense. Customers <br />shall be liable for all damages which may result from the customer's failure to maintain <br />such facilities in good repair and free from leakage and blockages. <br />(b) Vacated premises. Sewerage rates will be charged for vacated premises <br />until the city is notified of the discontinuance of the use of water and is requested to turn <br />off the water. <br />(c) Admittance to premises. Any authorized employee of the city shall be <br />admitted at all reasonable hours to all appropriate parts of the premises supplied with <br />sewerage service to see that the provisions of this article, resolutions adopted pursuant <br />hereto, and administrative regulations published in accordance herewith are carried out. <br />(d) Responsible owner or applicant. In all cases where sewerage service is <br />being provided to several tenants from one connection, the city contracts only with the <br />person designated on the application. Failure by such person to comply with the <br />provisions of this article, or with resolutions or regulations enacted or adopted pursuant <br />hereto, shall be sufficient cause to disconnect all service until such ordinances, <br />resolutions, or regulations are complied with. <br />(e) Damage to discharger's property. The city will not be responsible for <br />damages to buildings or their contents from any blockage in any portion of a sewer <br />lateral. <br />(f) Unused sewer lateral. Any sewer lateral connection which has been <br />installed for a period of ten (10) years or more and has not been activated for ten (10) <br />years shall be considered inactive and obsolete. Any person desiring sewerage service <br />Ordinance No. NS -XXX <br />Page 40 of 56 <br />75C-42 <br />