Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 9-698 - Miscellaneous provisions(a) Before a person may dig in or do any other construction on any way in a service area, the person shall obtain from the sanitary commission approval of the digging or construction.(b) To obtain approval, the person shall file with the sanitary commission a plan for the digging or construction that shows the depth and location of each: (c) If approval of the plans has been obtained from the sanitary commission, before a person may do any digging or construction different from the approved plans, the person shall: (1) Submit a new plan that shows the changes in the information required for the original plan; and(2) Obtain approval from the sanitary commission to do the digging or construction according to the new plan.(d) If any obstruction has been constructed in, on, or under a way in violation of this section and if the sanitary commission is required to move that obstruction to build or operate a project:(1) The district may move the obstruction and charge the cost of moving the obstruction to: (i) The person who constructed or installed the obstruction; or(ii) Any successor in interest to that person;(2) The owner of the obstruction is not entitled to compensation under this subtitle for moving the obstruction; and(3) The district is not liable for damage done to the obstruction.(e) Before beginning work on the plumbing system on any property in a service area, a person shall: (1) Obtain from the district a permit to do the plumbing work;(2) Pay to the district the permit fee that the sanitary commission requires; and(3) Allow the sanitary commission to inspect the plumbing work.(f) Before connecting the plumbing system of any property to a water pipe or sewer pipe operated by the district, a person shall: (1) Obtain from the district a permit to make the connection; and(2) Comply with any additional conditions that the sanitary commission requires.