§ 13.08.455. Repair of building and private sewers.

Whenever any building sewer or private sewer becomes clogged, broken, obstructed, out of order or detrimental to the use of a public sewer, or unfit for sewage purposes, the owner, agent, occupant or person having charge of any such building sewer or private sewer shall, when directed by written notice from the department of public works, remove, reconstruct, alter, cleanse or repair the building sewer or private sewer, as the conditions thereof require. In case of neglect or refusal to comply with such notice within five days after the same is given, the department of public works may cause the building sewer or private sewer to be removed, reconstructed, repaired, altered or cleansed, as it may deem expedient, at the expense of the owner, agent, occupant or other person so notified, who shall also be liable to pay the penalty provided for in these rules and regulations.

(C.O.83-52 § 60 (Art. III § 2))