§ 17-2. Tapping, etc., sewer.

(a) Prohibited conduct.

Without first obtaining a permit from the Director of Public Works, no person may:

(1) tap, open, repair, alter, or cause to be tapped, opened, repaired, or altered any sewer, either stormwater or sanitary; or

(2) connect with or cause to be connected with any sewer, either stormwater or sanitary, any land, building, or premises.

(b) Corrective action.

It shall be the duty of the Director to cause a notice to be served upon the person tapping, opening, repairing, altering, or connecting with any sewer without having first obtained a permit to do so, directing said person to close or restore the sewer so tapped, opened, altered, or connected with, in the manner prescribed in said notice.

(c) Penalties.

Any person tapping, opening, repairing, altering, or connecting with any sewer without a permit as aforesaid:

(1) shall be subject to a fine, imprisonment, or both, as provided in § 23-3 of this article; and

(2) shall moreover pay the expenses incurred in case such sewer shall be closed or restored under the direction of the Director, which the Director is hereby authorized to have done in case of such neglect or refusal.