Stormwater and surface drainage.
Columbus City Codes § 1145.84
in effect1145.84 - Stormwater and surface drainage.
Stormwater shall be discharged into sewers specifically designed and designated as storm or combined sewers. Stormwater shall be directed to storm sewers or open drainage courses instead of combined sewers, if both are reasonably available.
(A) Except as otherwise provided by this section, no person shall connect roof, foundation area way, parking lot, roadway, or other surface runoff or ground water drains to any sanitary sewer which is connected to the city's POTW. Any such connections shall be considered illegal, and shall be subject to immediate removal by the owner of the premises so connected, and at such owner's expense.
(B) Foundation drains legally connected to sanitary sewers before the effective date of this section may be required to be removed, if it is established by the Director that such connection is detrimental to the operation of the POTW, and that such removal is cost effective.
(C) If it is demonstrated, to the satisfaction of the Director, that it is impracticable to control pollutants from being taken up in stormwater runoff from commercial activity areas associated with businesses covered under SIC 4952 and SIC 4953, the Director may, in the Director's discretion, authorize in writing the acceptance of said discharge to the sanitary sewer to be treated at the city's POTW subject to any terms and conditions specified. Terms and conditions of the Director's written authorization shall include, but are not limited to, compliance with all pretreatment requirements specified in this Chapter and compliance with user class and billing rates specified in Section 1147 of Columbus City Code.
(Ord. No. 1327-2012, § 1, 7-23-2012, eff. 10-1-2012; Ord. No. 2553-2020, § 4, 2-8-2021; Ord. No. 2019-2021, § 1, 7-26-2021)
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_CH1145SEUSRE_1145.80--1145.89ST_1145.84STSUDRFetched: 10/27/2026