Sewer lateral inspection in Jackson: the local rules

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

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Deadline to comply	Within 90 days from the date the notice is issued. Applies: Applies after the city finds a backflow hazard and issues notice. § 13.20.130 · code text The owner shall, at his or her expense, within ninety days from the date of issuance, install an approved backflow prevention device on the sewer service lateral, in such a manner as to correct the backflow hazard. A reasonable time limit set in the written order. Applies: Applies when the city finds a private lateral is unsanitary or a threat to health or property. § 13.20.155 · code text Any such order shall fix a reasonable time limit for compliance.
When an inspection is required	The city may require any plumbing system, new or existing, to be reinspected. Applies: To check compliance with the chapter. § 13.20.155 · code text To determine compliance with this chapter the city may require any plumbing system, new or existing, to be reinspected. The city may require the owner to submit a video of the private lateral and its parts. § 13.20.155 · code text The city may require a property owner to submit to the city a video of the private lateral and appurtenances.
Owner's responsibility	Owners must keep private laterals and sewage systems, from the property to the sewer main, safe and working properly. § 13.20.155 · code text All privately owned service laterals and private sewage disposal systems and appurtenances from all points of the property to the sewer main shall be maintained by the property owner or owners in a safe and proper operating condition; All owners served by a shared lateral are jointly and severally responsible for its maintenance. Applies: Applies when more than one property is served by the same lateral. § 13.20.155 · code text In the event that more than one property is served by the same service lateral, all owners served by that lateral shall be severally and jointly responsible for its maintenance. The owner must install an approved backflow prevention device on the lateral, at the owner's expense. Applies: Applies when the city finds a backflow hazard. § 13.20.130 · code text The owner shall, at his or her expense, within ninety days from the date of issuance, install an approved backflow prevention device on the sewer service lateral, in such a manner as to correct the backflow hazard. The owner must test backflow prevention devices and keep them working at all times. Applies: Applies when a backflow device is installed to correct a hazard. § 13.20.130 · code text The property owner shall be responsible for testing backflow prevention devices and equipment, and for maintaining backflow prevention devices and equipment in working order at all times.

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Jackson's code: The city may require any plumbing system, new or existing, to be reinspected. (To check compliance with the chapter.) (§ 13.20.155); Within 90 days from the date the notice is issued. (Applies after the city finds a backflow hazard and issues notice.) (§ 13.20.130).

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