[Ord. No. 96-807 Art. IV §1, 3-4-1996; Ord. No. 2009-47 Art. IV §1, 10-5-2009]
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.
[Ord. No. 96-807 Art. IV §2, 3-4-1996; Ord. No. 2009-47 Art. IV §2, 10-5-2009]
A.
There
shall be two (2) classes of building sewer permits:
1.
For residential and commercial service, and
2.
For service to establishments producing industrial wastes.
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In either case, the owner or his agent shall make application
on a special form furnished by the City. 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 fifteen dollars ($15.00) for a residential or
commercial building sewer permit and fifteen dollars ($15.00) for
an industrial building sewer permit shall be paid to the City at the
time the application is filed.
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[Ord. No. 96-807 Art. IV §3, 3-4-1996; Ord. No. 2009-47 Art. IV §3, 10-5-2009]
All costs and expense incidental to the installation and connection
of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall
indemnify the City from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly
be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
[Ord. No. 96-807 Art. IV §4, 3-4-1996; Ord. No. 2009-47 Art. IV §4, 10-5-2009]
A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided
for every building; except 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, courtyard
or driveway, the building sewer from the front building may be extended
to the rear building and the whole considered as one (1) building
sewer.
[Ord. No. 96-807 Art. IV §5, 3-4-1996; Ord. No. 2009-47 Art. IV §5, 10-5-2009]
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 Chapter.
[Ord. No. 96-807 Art. IV §6, 3-4-1996; Ord. No. 2009-47 Art. IV §6, 10-5-2009]
The size, slope, alignment, materials of construction of a building
sewer, and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe,
jointing, testing and backfilling the trench shall all conform to
the requirements of the Building and Plumbing Codes or other applicable
rules and regulations of the City. In the absence of code provisions
or in amplifications thereof, the materials and procedures set forth
in appropriate specifications of the A.S.T.M and W.P.C.F Manual of
Practice No. 9 shall apply.
[Ord. No. 96-807 Art. IV §7, 3-4-1996; Ord. No. 2009-47 Art. IV §7, 10-5-2009]
Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the
building at an elevation below the basement floor. In all buildings
which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the
public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such building drain shall
be lifted by an approved means and discharged to the building sewer.
[Ord. No. 96-807 Art. IV §8, 3-4-1996]
No person shall make connection of roof downspouts, exterior
foundation drains, areaway drains, or other sources of surface runoff
or ground water to a building sewer or building drain which in turn
is connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer.
[Ord. No. 96-807 Art. IV §9, 3-4-1996; Ord. No. 2009-47 Art. IV §8, 10-5-2009]
The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall
conform to the requirements of the Building and Plumbing Codes or
other applicable rules and regulations of the City or the procedures
set forth in appropriate specifications of the A.S.T.M and the W.P.C.F
Manual of Practice No. 9. All such connections shall be made gastight
and watertight. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials
must be approved by the Superintendent before installation.
[Ord. No. 96-807 Art. IV §10, 3-4-1996; Ord. No. 2009-47 Art. IV §9, 10-5-2009]
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.
[Ord. No. 96-807 Art. IV §11, 3-4-1996; Ord. No. 2009-47 Art. IV §10, 10-5-2009]
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 City.
