SPECIAL PERMIT OR AGREEMENTS TO TAP OR USE SEWERS

Columbus City Codes tit. 11, ch. 1137

in effect

Columbus City Codes § 1137.01 Tapping sewer where property not assessed.

1137.01 - Tapping sewer where property not assessed. Upon application to tap any sewer built by the city for the purpose of draining the service lateral of any property directly into such sewer, the Director of Columbus Water & Power shall require a fee of forty-five dollars ($45.00) per foot of width of front-footage be paid for the privilege of making such a direct connection from the service lateral to the main or lateral sewer before a permit is issued. This charge shall not be imposed if the owner of the property concerned can show that the owner or the owner's predecessor in title paid, or is paying a special assessment for the construction of the sewer to be tapped or that the sewer to be tapped was constructed at no expense to the sanitary enterprise fund. The number of feet to be paid for shall be determined by one of the following applicable methods: (1) Lots or parcels of ground having the same width at the front and rear and the same depth on each shall be charged for on the basis of the actual frontage. (2) Lots or parcels of ground which are irregular shape shall be charged for on the basis of the width of the property as measured on a line forty (40) feet from the front lot line and parallel to the center line of the street upon which property is to face, except that for lots or parcels of ground having curved frontage the width to be charged for shall be measured on a line parallel to and forty (40) feet distant from a line tangent to the curved frontage at a point midway between the sides of the lots or parcels of ground. The width of front-footage to be paid for shall be determined by the use of an engineer's scale applied to the record drawings of the sewers sought to be tapped, on file in the office of the Division of Water Reclamation, and the widths so determined by the clerk issuing the permit shall be final. The amounts collected shall be deposited to the credit of the sewer fund. (Ord. 478-92; Ord. 2527-96 § 1; Ord. 1341-2006 § 1 (part); Ord. No. 2019-2021, § 1, 7-26-2021; Ord. No. 3037-2022, § 1, 11-21-2022; Ord. No. 1682-2025, §§ 3, 4, 6-30-2025; Ord. No. 1882-2026, § 1, 6-29-2026)

Columbus City Codes § 1137.04 Wastewater and surface water.

1137.04 - Wastewater and surface water. Permission to discharge wastewater of any sort or surface water into the sewer system of the city from areas not under service contract to the city or within the city shall be granted only by special contract approved by the council. (Ord. 1209-76; Ord. 1341-2006 § 1 (part).)

Columbus City Codes § 1137.05 Well water used for cooling purposes.

1137.05 - Well water used for cooling purposes. The use of water from any well for cooling purposes in the city shall be returned to the earth by means of an additional well for such purpose. All such wells and return wells shall be installed, cased, maintained and operated under rules established by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Water, and with the approval of the Director of Columbus Water & Power. However, if the flow from such cooling system is within a quantity and quality so as to not interfere with the operation of or cause damage to the sewer or drainage system of the city, any person operating such cooling system may, upon the issuing of a permit by the Director of Columbus Water & Power, on the recommendation of the Administrator of the Division of Water, convey such water through a meter to the sewerage or drainage system of the city. The meter shall be installed by and at the expense of the owner under the supervision of the Director of Columbus Water & Power and be read by the regular water meter readers of the city quarterly and be billed and paid for under the same rules and regulations as are provided for by the Division of Water for the sale of water. Such amounts when paid shall be deposited to the city treasury and credited to the sewer fund. In addition to any penalty prescribed for violation of this section, any person who fails to pay the charge as herein levied and assessed for the conveying of water into the sewer or drainage system within ten (10) days from the date the charge shall be due and payable and subject to having the conveyance pipe disconnected until such person shall have paid all amounts due. (Ord. 478-92: Ord. 422-06 § 2 (part); Ord. 1341-2006 § 1 (part); Ord. No. 1882-2026, § 1, 6-29-2026.)

Source: City of Columbus, City Codes and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/oh/columbus/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT11WASEELCO_CH1137SPPEAGTAUSSEFetched: 10/27/2026