A.
Potable water from an Erie County Department of Health
approved source shall be available at all times in residential buildings.
The domestic water supply system of the building shall be connected
to such approved source and shall not be subject to contamination.
When supplied from a public source, the potable water supply system
shall not be connected to private or unsafe water supplies.
B.
Water supply systems shall be installed and maintained
so as to provide at all times a supply of water to plumbing fixtures,
devices and appurtenances in sufficient volume and at pressures adequate
to enable them to function satisfactorily and without undue noise
under all normal conditions of use.
C.
Water supply systems shall be installed and maintained
so that water used for purposes of cooling or heating shall not be
reintroduced into the domestic water supply system nor be distributed
through such equipment to plumbing fixtures.
D.
Hot-water supply systems shall be provided with safety
devices arranged to relieve hazardous pressures and excessive temperatures.
E.
Water supply systems shall be protected against freezing.
A.
Plumbing fixtures shall be drained to a sewage-drainage
system, and such system shall be connected to an Erie County Department
of Health approved system of sewage disposal.
B.
Substances which will produce explosive mixtures,
destroy the pipes or their joints or interfere unduly with the sewage-disposal
process shall not be discharged into the building drainage system.
[Amended 12-15-1993 by L.L. No. 13-1993]
C.
Each fixture directly connected to the sewage-drainage
system shall be equipped with a water seal trap.
D.
Adequate cleanouts shall be provided and maintained
so that the pipes may be readily cleaned.
E.
The drainage system and its attendant vent piping
shall be maintained so as to provide adequate circulation of air in
all pipes in order that siphonage, aspiration or pressure will not
cause a loss of trap seal under ordinary conditions of use.
F.
Drains provided for fixtures, devices, appliances
or apparatus containing food, water, sterile goods or similar materials
shall be equipped with air breaks adequate to prevent contamination
of such contents from any possible backup of sewage through the direct
or indirect drainage piping.
A.
Roof and paved areas, including yards and courts,
shall be adequately drained so as to prevent undue accumulations of
water.
B.
Leaders and gutters, if used, shall be constructed
of noncombustible material, except that wood leaders and gutters may
be used for buildings not more than three stories high.
A.
Buildings and portions thereof shall be provided with
plumbing systems designed to dispose of the sewage from all fixtures
and to furnish cold water to every water closet and urinal and hot
water, not less than 120° F. and not more than 150° F., and
cold water to every sink, lavatory, bathtub and shower required therein.
D.
Where multiple dwellings contain sleeping accommodations
arranged as a dormitory, for each multiple of 15 persons, or fraction
thereof, so accommodated, there shall be provided and located adjacent
thereto plumbing fixtures consisting of at least:
E.
Urinals may be substituted in men's toilet rooms for
not more than 1/3 of the required number of water closets.
F.
Privies and outhouses shall be prohibited on all types
of premises.
A.
Plumbing fixtures shall be made of smooth nonabsorbent
material and shall be free from concealed fouling surfaces.
B.
Plumbing fixtures shall be so spaced as to be reasonably
accessible for their intended use.
C.
Plumbing fixtures shall be located in spaces that
are accessible, lighted and ventilated.
A.
Water supply tanks shall be installed and maintained
so as to be watertight, verminproof, rodentproof, resistant to corrosion
and capable of withstanding the working pressures under normal operation.
B.
Supports for tanks shall be of noncombustible construction.
C.
Tanks and their supports shall not be used to support
equipment or structures other than for tank use, except where specifically
designed for such other use.
D.
Means for emptying water supply tanks shall be provided
and maintained in proper working condition.
E.
Potable-water-supply tanks for domestic supply and
standpipe or automatic sprinkler systems shall be installed and maintained
to furnish water in sufficient quantity and pressure for such systems.
