§ 52.055 SEPARATE BUILDING SANITARY SEWER FOR EACH BUILDING.

   A separate and independent building sanitary sewer shall be provided for in every building.

(Ord. 297, passed 3-1-2022)

§ 52.056 EXISTING BUILDING SANITARY SEWERS.

   Old building sanitary sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test by the Director or his or her representative, to meet all requirements of this chapter.

(Ord. 297, passed 3-1-2022)

§ 52.057 COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS.

   The size, slopes, alignment, materials of construction of a building sanitary sewer and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe, jointing, testing and backfilling of the trench shall all conform to the requirements of the State of Minnesota Building and Plumbing Code or other applicable rules and regulations of the city. In the absence of code provisions or in the amplification thereof, the materials and procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the ASTM and WPCF Manual of Practice No. 9 shall apply.

(Ord. 297, passed 3-1-2022)

§ 52.058 ELEVATION OF BUILDING SEWER.

   Whenever possible, the building sanitary sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sanitary sewer, sanitary sewage carried by the building drain shall be lifted by an approved means and discharged to the building sanitary sewer.

(Ord. 297, passed 3-1-2022)

§ 52.059 PROHIBITED CONNECTIONS.

   No person(s) shall make connection of roof downspouts, foundation drains, areaway drains or other sources of surface runoff or groundwater to a building sanitary sewer or indirectly to the wastewater disposal system.

(Ord. 297, passed 3-1-2022)

§ 52.060 STANDARDS.

   The connection of the sanitary sewer service connection into the public sanitary sewer shall conform to the requirements of the State of Minnesota Building and Plumbing Code or other applicable rules and regulations. All such connections shall be made gastight and watertight and verified by proper testing to prevent the inclusion of infiltration/inflow. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials must be approved by the city prior to installation.

(Ord. 297, passed 3-1-2022)

§ 52.061 CONNECTION AND INSPECTION.

   The applicant for the sanitary sewer service connection permit shall notify the city when the connection is ready for inspection and connection to the public sanitary sewer. The connection and inspection shall be made under the supervision of the Director or authorized representative thereof.

(Ord. 297, passed 3-1-2022)