(A) No person not authorized by the city shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter, or disturb any public sewer or appurtenances thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the city.
(B) There shall be two classes of building sewer permits, residential and commercial service and for service to establishments producing industrial wastes; in either case the owner or his agent shall make application in writing to the city. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications, or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the city. A permit and inspection fee for a residential, commercial building sewer permit or an industrial building sewer permit shall be paid to the city at the time the application is filed, as provided in § 51.14(C).
(C) All costs and expenses incidental to the installation and connection of a building sewer to the public sanitary 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.
(D) A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building. Where one building stands to the rear of another on a single lot and no private sewer is available or can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley, courtyard, or driveway, the city may grant permission for the building sewer from the front building to be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one building sewer, upon a showing by the applicant that it is not feasible that the two buildings so connected will ultimately be on separate lots.
(E) Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination by the city, and tested by the owner, to meet all of the requirements of this chapter.
(F) The size, slope, alignment, materials of construction of a building sewer, and the methods to be used in excavation, placing of the pipe, jointing, testing, and backfilling the trench, shall all conform to the requirements of the appropriate specifications of the city's utility department. All installation shall be subject to the expressed written approval of the city and in no case shall the size of pipe installed be lessthan four inches in nominal diameter.
(G) Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement or first floor. No building sewer shall be made parallel within three feet of any bearing wall, which might thereby be weakened. The depth shall be sufficient to afford protection from live loads (automobile, etc.) which may be superimposed. The building sewer shall be made at uniform grade and in straight alignment insofar as possible. The building sewer shall be constructed to such point as directed by the city.
(H) No person shall maintain or make a connection of roof downspouts, exterior foundation drains, areaway drains, or other sources of surface runoff or groundwater to a building sewer or building drain which in turn is connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer.
(I) The installation and connection of the building sewer to the public sanitary sewer shall be completed by a person properly licensed or authorized by the city to perform such services.
(J) Before any underground portions thereof are covered, the applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the city when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sanitary sewers. The connection thereof shall be made to the public sanitary sewer by a licensed or authorized plumber and only after inspection. The inspection thereof shall be made within two working days of the receipt of notice by the city.
(K) All excavations for building sewer installation shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazards. Streets, sidewalks, parkways, and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the city.
(L) The city shall keep a permanent and accurate record of the location, depth, and direction of all new sewer connections, including such landmarks as may be necessary to make an adequate description.
(M) All pertinent OSHA requirements must be met during the construction of any portion of the sewage treatment works.
('64 Code, § 24-A-4) (Ord., passed 7-8-80)
(N) It shall be required by the city that the owner of any property serviced by a building sewer maintain sewer in such a manner as to keep excessive amounts of infiltration/inflow from entering the public sewers. The city will notify the owner of any building sewer not properly maintained. The owner will then be required to have the necessary repairs made at his own expense. The owner shall be responsible for any necessary repairs which are necessary on private property and the city will accept the responsibility for any necessary repairs of the sewer service line from the customer's property line to the city sewer main after the customer installs an appropriate "clean out" at the property line. The "clean out" plug must be installed and kept clear of obstructions so that it can be easily located. The city will determine whether a person, properly licensed, will be required to make the repairs. Before any underground portions are covered, the owner will notify the city when the building sewer is ready for inspection.
('64 Code, § 24-A-5(k)) (Ord., passed 7-8-80; Am. Ord., passed 10-14-80; Am. Ord., passed 9-28-82; Am. Ord., passed 11-14-89) Penalty, see § 51.99