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Sewer lateral inspection in Biggs

Biggs's own rules on sewer lateral inspection, with the code text for every value.

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Each rule below links to the section of the Biggs Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Biggs's code says

Biggs code What Biggs's code adds
Deadline to comply
  • 10 days after written notice, or less in an emergency; then the city may do the work.
    Applies: Owner fails to maintain the sewer lateral or connecting pipes.
    § 10.05.226 · code text
    If an owner of property served by the city's sewer system fails to maintain the sewer lateral(s) and/or other pipe(s) connecting the property to the sewer main as required in BMC § 10.05.224 after 10 days' written notice (or less, in the case of an emergency), the city, in its discretion, may undertake to perform such maintenance work
Fee or permit
  • The owner is charged the actual cost of the city's maintenance work.
    Applies: The city does the work after the owner fails to maintain the lateral or connecting pipes.
    § 10.05.226 · code text
    the city, in its discretion, may undertake to perform such maintenance work and will charge the owner the actual cost of such work.
Owner's responsibility
  • Owner maintains laterals and pipes from the premises to the property line; city maintains from there to the sewer main.
    § 10.05.224 · code text
    The owner of the property which such facilities serve shall maintain such laterals, similar pipes and appurtenances from the premises which such facilities serve to the property line of the property. The city shall maintain such facilities from said property line to the city's sewer main.

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Frequently asked questions

Does Biggs require a sewer lateral inspection when you sell a home?

Biggs's code: 10 days after written notice, or less in an emergency; then the city may do the work. (Owner fails to maintain the sewer lateral or connecting pipes.) (§ 10.05.226).

General information, not legal advice.

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