Broken Arrow City Council
Meeting of: 05-01-2018
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Development Services Department
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Consideration, discussion and possible preview of an Ordinance Amending Chapter 24 - Water, Sewer and Sewage Disposal, Article III - Requirements for Sewer Service, Section 24 -303 - Back water Devices Required, more specifically adding regulations requiring backwater devices on all new buildings that contain sewer service; repealing all ordinances to the contrary; and declaring an emergency
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Background:
Council reviewed Ordinance 3523 at the April 3, 2018 Council meeting. The portion of the ordinance pertaining to Section 6.2 involving sanitary sewer backflow prevention for residential and commercial lots stated: "The modification to Section 6.2, miscellaneous requirements, adds an additional requirement for finished floor elevations. This item states that finished floor elevations shall be placed on the face of the plat. If the lots are connected to a sanitary sewer system, then a backflow prevention table is required on the face of the plat."
This item went back to Council on April 17 for a brief presentation of past ordinance changes to Chapter 24, section 303 backwater devices. Council discussed the item and recommended that City staff amend the ordinance to require all new buildings install a backwater device (backflow preventer.
Attached is the preview ordinance amendment to require all new buildings that contain sewer service to install a backwater device (backflow preventer). The existing ordinance language will remain and is now sub-item b.
Staff recommends approval of the amended ordinance and request set for adoption.
Cost: $0
Prepared By: Michael Skates, P.E., CFM, Development Services Director
Reviewed By: Legal Department
Assistant City Manager - Operations
Approved...
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