Village of Malone, NY Article IV Building Sewers and Connections

§ 45-16 Permit required.

No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the Superintendent.

§ 45-17 Classes of permits.

A. There shall be two classes of building sewer permits:

(1) For residential and commercial services.

(2) For service to establishments producing industrial wastes.

B. In either case, the owner or his agent shall make application on a special form furnished by the village. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the Superintendent. A permit and inspection fee of $5 for a residential or commercial building sewer permit and $5 for an industrial building sewer permit shall be paid to the village at the time the application is filed.

§ 45-18 Costs to be borne by owner.

All costs and expense incident to the installation and connection of the building sewer shall be in accordance with §§ 45-14 and 45-15. The owner shall indemnify the village from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.

§ 45-19 Each building requires separate sewer; exception.

A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building; except that, where one building stands at the rear of another on an interior lot and no private sewer is available or can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley, court, yard or driveway, the building sewer from the front building may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one building sewer.

§ 45-20 Old building sewers.

Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test by the Superintendent, to meet all requirements of this ordinance.

§ 45-21 Connections from roof drains, etc., prohibited.

No person shall make connection of roof downspouts, exterior foundation drains, areaway drains or other sources of surface runoff or groundwater to a building sewer or building drain which in turn is connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer.

§ 45-22 Connection to public sewer.

The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall conform to the requirements of the Building and Plumbing Code or other applicable rules and regulations of the village.

§ 45-23 Superintendent to inspect connection.

The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the Superintendent when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision of the Superintendent or his representative, by the village.

§ 45-24 Guarding of excavations; restoration.

All excavations for building sewer installation shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the village.