Permission to construct a building sewer or to make a connection to a public sanitary sewer shall be governed by the following requirements:
Sewage, including wastes from water closets, urinals, lavatories, sinks, bathtubs, showers, kitchens, laundries, cellar floor drains, commercial garage floor drains, bars, soda fountains, refrigerator drips, drinking fountains, stable floor drains and other objectionable wastes shall be discharged into a sanitary sewer and in no case into a storm water sewer.
Industrial waste shall not be discharged into a storm water sewer, but may be discharged into a sanitary sewer if the waste is of such character as not to be detrimental to the sewer system. Where such waste is detrimental to the sewer system, it shall be otherwise disposed of in a manner satisfactory to the Service Director or so improved in character as not to be detrimental to the sewer system.
Surface water, rain water from roofs, subsoil drainage, building foundation drainage, cistern overflow, clean water from condensers, waste water from water motors and elevators and any other clean and unobjectionable waste water shall be discharged into a storm sewer and in no case into a sanitary sewer.
Connection with a cesspool or a privy vault shall not be made into a sanitary or storm water sewer.
A trap for the interception of grease and oil shall be provided on a connection from a hotel, restaurant, club or institutional kitchen and from a public garage or automobile washing station. Such trap shall be satisfactory to the Service Director.
No person shall discharge into a building sewer or tap a building sewer for the purpose of discharging into it any waste or drainage water prohibited by the provisions of this section. Any existing connection in violation of the provisions of this section shall be abandoned and removed.
(Ord. 472. Passed 10-7-29.)