[Ord. No. 117, §1]
"House or building sewer" is defined as the pipe which begins
at the outside of the foundation or wall of a building and connects
the building sanitary drainage system with the public main of the
sanitary sewage system.
[Ord. No. 97, §1]
The owners of all houses, buildings or properties used for human
occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes, situated within
the city and abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way, shall
at such times as a public sanitary sewer becomes available to any
such property being served by a private sewage system, septic tank,
cesspool or other facility intended or used for disposal of sewage,
shall effect a direct connection to the public sewer at such owner's
expense, within one year after date of official notice to do so; provided,
that the public sewer is within one hundred feet of the property line.
Any septic tank, cesspool and similar private sewage disposal facilities
shall thereupon be abandoned and filled with suitable material.
[Ord. No. 117, §4]
Before any connections are made to the public main sewer, a
permit shall be applied for and approved by the city water and sewer
commissioner or his designated representative.
[Ord. No. 95, §3]
No connection permit as is herein required shall be issued unless
and until the plans and specifications of such proposed connection
are submitted by the applicant therefor to the city plumbing inspector
or such other city official as may be designated by the city to issue
such permit; provided; that such proposed connection is effected by
a licensed plumber or engineer and in compliance with the rules and
regulations applicable thereto, and subject to the payment in advance
by the applicant of a permit fee.
[Ord. No. 289, §1; Ord. No. 405, §1]
(a)
A supplemental assessment of two hundred twenty-five dollars shall
be charged for each family unit within a newly constructed family
dwelling, whether or not such unit is in a single-family or in a multi-family
dwelling and whether within or without the city limits, for the use
of sewage treatment facilities, payable upon application for a building
permit.
(b)
If, in the judgment of the board of aldermen, the contemplated construction
of large unit dwellings can reasonably be anticipated to require large
expenditures of money for sewage treatment facilities, the two hundred
twenty-five dollars supplemental connection fee per living unit provided
for above may be required to be paid upon approval of the development
plans for the entire development.
(c)
The provisions of this section shall not affect the housing units
constructed by the Kelley Fischer Company and located within the Flat
Creek Water Shed, which such fees are covered by contract between
the city and The Kelley Fischer Company.
[Ord. No. 95, §4; Ord. No. 289, §2; Ord. No. 372, §1; Ord. No. 496, §1; Ord. No. 616, §1; Ord. No. 697, §1 & 2.; Ord.
No. 2047 §1, 6-17-2008]
The following sewer connection fees shall be charged to users:
(a)
Residential users.
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(1)
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Single-family residential buildings which shall include one
principal structure and up to two ancillary or accessory structures
in single-family residential zoning districts which need not be connected
simultaneously
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$125.00
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(2)
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Duplex residential buildings, per unit
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$85.00
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(3)
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Multi-family dwellings of more than two units, per unit
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$100.00
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(b)
Commercial users.
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(1)
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Commercial stores not using water in sales or production
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$200.00
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(2)
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Commercial accounts using water in sales or production:
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a.
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Hotels or motels (per room)
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$100.00
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b.
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Mobile home parks, trailer and camper pads (per unit)
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$125.00
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c.
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Laundromats (per washing machine)
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$100.00
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d.
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Restaurants (per seat)
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$60.00
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e.
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Auto service stations
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$500.00
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f.
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Grocery stores (under 3,000 sq. ft.)
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$500.00
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g.
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Grocery stores (over 3,000 sq. ft.)
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$1,000.00
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h.
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Grocery stores with garbage grinders installed
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$2,000.00
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i.
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Dump stations for traveling trailers, campers and recreational
vehicles
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$500.00
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j.
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Lounges (per seat)
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$30.00
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In cases where a mixed use is to occupy the same structure,
the various uses shall be calculated separately and totaled to determine
the total sewer connection fee. Commercial accounts using water in
sales or production and not listed by use above shall be determined
by the board of aldermen on a case by case basis, using data relevant
to the proposed use.
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These fees shall be adjusted on an annual basis, effective January
1 of the year in question, to reflect increases, if any, in November
offering next preceding this January 1 of the Cost of Living Index
for all urban consumers for the St. Louis area published by the Bureau
of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor, as compared
to the previous November offering, using the period 1967 = 100 as
the base period. All such computation of increases made as provided
herein shall be rounded to the nearest fifty cent figure, and shall
not be further adjusted during the course of the year in question
until the following January 1 of the next year in question, when such
further adjustments, if warranted as provided herein, shall be made.
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(c)
Industrial users.
(1)
Industrial users without water or liquid processing shall pay a sewer
connection fee of thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents per employee
or three hundred seventy-five dollars per acre or fraction thereof,
whichever is greater.
(2)
Industrial accounts which discharge cooling water or process water
into the sanitary sewer system shall pay a sewer connection fee calculated
at the rate of one dollar per gallon of average daily water consumption
which shall be calculated by averaging the daily water consumption
over a six-month period. Such users shall pay a deposit based on the
user's estimate of the volume of water consumption.
(d)
Institutional users.
(1)
Hospitals and nursing homes shall pay a sewer connection fee calculated
at the rate of one dollar per gallon of average daily water consumption
which shall be calculated by averaging the daily water consumption
over a six-month period.
(2)
Schools shall pay a sewer connection fee of three hundred dollars
per classroom.
(3)
Public buildings other than schools shall pay a sewer connection
fee of one hundred dollars per room.
(4)
Hospitals and nursing homes shall make a deposit to the city as set
forth below. The deposit to apply to the sewer connection fee shall
be based on average daily consumption as calculated by paragraph (1)
of this subsection.
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a.
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Hospitals, without laundry, per bed
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$200.00
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b.
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Hospitals, with laundry, per bed
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$275.00
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c.
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Nursing home, without laundry, per bed
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$67.50
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d.
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Nursing home, with laundry, per bed
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$92.50
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[Ord. No. 95, §5; Ord. No. 104, §1; Ord. No. 176, §2; Ord. No. 289, §3; Ord. No. 302, §1; Ord. No. 372, §2; Ord. No. 477, §1; Ord. No. 552, §2; Ord. No. 616, §1.; Ord. No. 1843 §1, 8-2-2005]
Winter water consumption shall be based on water usage per the
previous February bill which reflects January water consumption. Annually
in February the billing system will automatically change all usage
based accounts which shall be determined by the previously recorded
January water consumption. This shall serve as the new winter water
consumption basis for the following year.
For new residential water accounts established after February,
customers shall inform the City of the expected number of members
to reside in the household and the usage rate shall be as established
for (a)(4) below until winter water consumption can be established
in the following February. For new commercial accounts established
after February, the monthly usage will be based on the first (1st)
month's water consumption until winter water consumption can
be established in the following February.
New monthly sewer maintenance charges for each class of user
shall be as follows:
(a)
Residential users.
(1)
Single-family residential.
[Ord. No. 2272 §1, 10-1-2013; Ord. No. 2528, 1-7-2020]
(a)
Fifteen dollars ($15.00) base monthly rate, plus two dollars and
fifty cents ($2.50) for each one thousand (1,000) gallons of water
(or fraction thereof) consumed based on January water consumption.
(b)
For those qualifying for participation in the State of Missouri's
Circuit Breaker Program, the base monthly rate shall be reduced by
seventy percent (70%), and the rate for consumption shall be reduced
by twenty percent (20% ).
(c)
For sanitary sewer service provided by contract outside of the City
limits, there shall be a monthly service charge of ten dollars ($10.00)
in addition to the regular sanitary sewer service rate.
(2)
Multiple-family residential.
[Ord. No. 2272 §1, 10-1-2013; Ord. No. 2528, 1-7-2020]
(a)
Rates shall be identical to those set forth in Section 19-9(a)(1) and are based on each individual unit.
(3)
Mobile home parks: $2.50 per month for each occupied
space.
(4)
Residential accounts having City sewer but no City water shall pay
the applicable base monthly rate for sewer service plus one dollar
($1.00) times each person in a household (the one dollar ($1.00) charge
is based on the cost of two thousand (2,000) additional gallons of
water consumption, for each person in a household, in excess of the
first two thousand (2,000) gallons of water consumption for the entire
household).
(b)
Commercial and light industrial (City water system users).
[Ord. No. 2272 §2, 10-1-2013; Ord. No. 2528, 1-7-2020]
(1)
Rates. Fifteen dollars ($15.00) base monthly rate,
plus two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) for each one thousand (1,000)
gallons of water (or fraction thereof) consumed based on January water
consumption.
(2)
Commercial and light industrial accounts not located within the limits
of the City or having City sewer but no City water shall be charged
a special negotiated sewer maintenance charge which shall be made
the subject of a contract between the City and the user.
(3)
Commercial accounts having a dump station for trailers, campers and
recreational vehicles shall pay, in addition to their monthly sewer
maintenance charge, an annual service charge of five hundred dollars
($500.00) due by January thirty-first (31st) of each year with a prorated
interim use charge from the date of connection to January thirty-
first (31st) based on such annual charge.
(4)
Light industrial plants which discharge wastes which are difficult
or impossible to break down in an oxygen biodegradable type sewage
treatment plant shall be charged a special negotiated sewer maintenance
charge based on the facts and potential problems which exist with
each such installation.
(c)
Heavy industrial users.
(1)
Heavy industrial plants shall be investigated separately and a contract
negotiated based on all of the factors involved.
(d)
Schools.
(1)
An annual charge based upon the average daily student or user population
of the structure computed by using the month of October as an average
month and the annual charge shall be equal to seventy-five percent
(75%) of two dollars fifty cents ($2.50) multiplied by the average
daily student population computed as outlined, which charge shall
be paid before January of each year.
(e)
Institutional users.
(1)
Charges for institutional users shall be as follows: One dollar ($1.00)
per bed monthly for institutions without laundry facilities and one
dollar twenty-five cents ($1.25) per bed monthly for institutions
with laundry facilities.
(f)
Authority to negotiate contracts. The Mayor is hereby
appointed the contracting agent for the purpose of negotiating any
contracts which require negotiation hereunder. Each such contract
is subject to the approval of the Board of Aldermen.
[Ord. No. 1100 §§1-6, 5-17-1994; Ord. No. 1566 §§1 —
2, 11-6-2001]
(b)
In the case of residential development, sewer impact fees must be
paid to the City in conjunction with, and at the time of building
permit issuance. In the case of multiple dwelling unit residential
development, such fees may be paid on a lump sum basis or with each
building permit. In the case of commercial or industrial development,
impact fees shall be calculated and assessed upon an applicant submitting
a "Municipal Zoning Approval for Permit Application" form to the City
for approval, and said impact fees shall be paid to the City before
the issuance of an occupancy permit or business license for the subject
premises. Impact fees shall be collected only for new construction;
expansions, additions and renovations are exempted, however, additional
impact fees may be assessed in the event a building, unit, bay or
space is utilized in a manner which is of a higher intensity than
that upon which the original impact fee was based.
(c)
The City may consider the allocation of all or a portion of required
impact fees toward the subject site specific development if there
is documented evidence provided by an applicant that there will be
substantial benefits provided off-site as well, as approved by the
City. In the event that infrastructural improvements must proceed
prior to or concurrent with the subject development, the City may
consider advancing monies necessary to complete said improvements
if same is secured by an escrow approved by the City until such time
that all impact fees are collected by the City, only if the City makes
a determination that it has the resources readily available and a
maximum advancement term is established by the City. These impact
fee requirements do not in any way relieve an applicant of any water
and sewer infrastructure installation requirements, connection fees
or any other customary fees or costs.
(d)
The following types of proposed construction or development which
may or may not have already had impact fees imposed are exempt from
these provisions: single lot, private owner residence development,
residential subdivision developments having received at least preliminary
approval as of May 17, 1994, and commercial or industrial projects
or facilities approved by the City as of May 17, 1994. All impact
fees which were imposed prior to May 17, 1994, shall remain in full
force and effect at their respective pre-existing levels.
(e)
Water and sewer impacts fees imposed and collected by the City may
not be utilized by the City or its assigns for any other purpose than
the construction, operation and maintenance of the water and sanitary
sewage systems.
(f)
Any impact fee schedule adjustments must be approved by the Board
of Aldermen.
(g)
Sewer Impact Fees. Ancillary structures such as
storage sheds or storage buildings are excluded from these fees. The
City shall make a determination as to the applicability of the fee
structure in cases where building classification is in question or
in cases of general interpretation of this schedule.
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Single-Family Residential Development: Per
single-family residence.
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Sewer Impact Fee:
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$250.00
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Multiple-Family Development: Per unit regardless
of the number of units in a single building (50% of Single-Family
Residence Fees):
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Sewer Impact Fee:
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$125.00
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Commercial Development: Per building, store,
unit or bay, whichever is greater in number.
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Commercial entities using water in sales or production (250%
of Single-Family Residence Fees):
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Sewer Impact Fee:
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$625.00
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Commercial entities not using water in sales or production (150%
of Single- Family Residence Fees):
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Sewer Impact Fee:
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$375.00
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Light Industrial Development: Per building,
store, unit or bay, whichever is greater in number.
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Light Industrial entities using water in sales or production
(350% of Single- Family Residence Fees):
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Sewer Impact Fee:
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$875.00
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Light Industrial entities not using water in sales or production
(150% of Single- Family Residence Fees):
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Sewer Impact Fee:
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$375.00
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Heavy Industrial Development: Per building,
store, unit or bay, whichever is greater in number.
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Heavy Industrial entities using water in sales or production
(450% of Single- Family Residence Fees):
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Sewer Impact Fee:
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$1,125.00
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Heavy Industrial entities not using water in sales or production
(150% of Single- Family Residence Fees):
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Sewer Impact Fee:
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$375.00
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Office Development: For purposes of this Section,
an "office" is a place of business characterized by the absence of
retail sales as a principal business activity.
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Sewer Impact Fee:
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Ten cents $0.10
per square foot
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[Ord. No. 117, §2]
The house sewer and drainage system of each new building and
of new work installed in an existing building shall be separate from
and independent of that of any other building and every building shall
have an independent connection with a public sewer; except, that where
one building stands to the rear of another building 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 will be considered as one building sewer.
[Ord. No. 117, §2]
Every connecting building sewer shall be connected to the municipal
sewer system at the "Y" designated for the property served by the
connection, except where otherwise expressly authorized by the city
sewer inspector.
[Ord. No. 117, §3]
The city sewer inspector shall supervise all house sewer connections
made to the public sanitary sewer system and excavations for the purpose
of installing or repairing the same.
[Ord. No. 117, §5]
The following materials and construction methods and none other
shall be used in the building of sewers and connections to the public
sanitary sewer system:
(a)
Materials. All pipe shall be one of the following:
Cast-iron soil pipe conforming to the A.S.T.M. standard specification
A-74-62; asbestos cement building sewer conforming to the specifications
of Johns-Manville Transite Asbestos-Cement Building Sewer Pipe; or
vitrified glazed clay sewer pipe conforming to A.S.T.M. standard specifications
C-13 or C-261, with compression-type coupling designated at A.S.T.M.
C-425-58T known as PVC (polyvinyl chloride) joint coupling.
(b)
Size. The size of all pipe shall not be less than
six inches in diameter for a single dwelling, and not less than six
inches in diameter for a commercial building or a multiple dwelling.
No single length of pipe shall exceed ten feet in length at any time.
(c)
Joints and connections.
(1)
Cast-Iron Soil Pipe. Joints for cast-iron pipe
shall be made by inserting a roll of hemp or jute and thoroughly caulking
it into place and then following with pure molten lead well caulked
not less than one inch deep.
(2)
Asbestos-Cement Sewer Pipe. Joints for asbestos-cement
sewer pipe shall be made by use of the manufacturer's joint,
which shall include an asbestos-cement coupling, together with rubber
rings which shall form a tight and flexible joint conforming to Transite
Ring-Tite Couplings.
(3)
Vitrified Glazed Clay Sewer Pipe. Joints shall
be fitted with factory-made resilient compression joints meeting A.S.T.M.
specifications for vitrified clay pipe compression type joints having
resilient properties better known as PVC (polyvinyl chloride) joint
couplings designated C-425. Before joining the pipe in the trench,
the bell and spigot surfaces shall be wiped free of dirt and other
foreign matter. A lubricant or sealer, as recommended by the pipe
manufacturer, shall be applied to the bell and spigot mating surfaces
just before they are joined together. The top or one side of the spigot
end shall be positioned into the bell end of the pipe previously laid
and shall then be shoved home to compress the joint and to assure
a tight fit between the interfaces. Special compression adaptors or
field unions shall be used where connections are made to street sewers,
building or house drains, cut pipe or to pipe line already in place.
(d)
Grades. Unless otherwise authorized, all house sewers
shall have a grade of not less than one-eighth of an inch per foot.
A grade of one-fourth inch per foot should be used wherever practical.
Wherever possible, the connecting sewer shall join the building at
an elevation which is below the basement floor of such building.
(e)
Trenching and backfilling. All excavations shall
be open-trench work unless otherwise authorized by the sewer inspector.
The foundation in the trench shall be formed to prevent any subsequent
settlement of the pipes. If the foundation is good, firm earth, the
earth shall be pared or molded to give a full support to the lower
third of each pipe. The bell holes shall be dug. Where the floor of
the trench is of hard or rocky material, the trench shall be excavated
to four inches below grade and brought back to the proper grade with
fine gravel, coarse sand or similar materials so as to provide a firm
foundation and uniform support for the house sewer line. Backfilling
shall be placed in layers and solidly tamped or packed up to two feet
above the pipe. Backfilling shall not be done until final inspection
is made by the sewer inspector.
(f)
Tunneling. Tunneling for distances of not more than
six feet is permissible in yards, courts or driveways of any building
site.
(g)
Repair of public right-of-way. No connection to
the public sanitary sewer system shall be finally approved until all
streets, pavements, curbs or other public improvements thereon have
been restored to their former condition to the satisfaction of the
city inspector.
(h)
Use of old house sewers. Old house sewers or portions
thereof may be approved for use by the city inspector. The inspector
may request that the old sewer be excavated for the purpose of facilitating
inspection. No old cesspool or septic tank shall be connected to any
portion of a house sewer that is also connected to the public sanitary
sewer.
