(A) All connections to the District sanitary sewer system shall be made in accordance with provisions and requirements of the plumbing code and NCAC T15A: 02H .0200. All such connections shall be made at access points prescribed and provided by the District; the applicant is responsible for constructing the service line(s) in a manner necessary to ensure connection at such access point.
(B) If any connection exists between a service line and public sanitary sewer at a point other than the access point prescribed and provided by the District, the District may serve a notice upon the owner immediately upon discovery. The owner shall be subject to the provisions of this section; and if service is disconnected, the owner may receive access to a public sanitary sewer only by applying for and paying all applicable connection fees.
(C) A separate and independent service line shall be provided for every building; an exception is described in division (C)(3).
(1) New sewer connection applicants who discharge non-domestic waste shall be required to have an approved sampling point prior to connection.
(2) All connections for sewers on private property shall be inspected by District before the trench is backfilled, whether the pipes have been installed within the building or not. Sewer pipes or main drains are not to be raised, lowered or otherwise changed except under the authorization of the District.
(3) The plumbing system of each new building and of new work installed in any existing building on premises abutting a street in which there is a sanitary sewer shall be separate from and independent of that of any other buildings and every building shall have an independent connection with a sanitary sewer where available, except as provided below:
(a) Exceptions.
1. Where one building stands at the rear of the same lot and it is not economically feasible for the District to construct a public sewer and access point to the rear of the building through an adjoining alley, court, yard, driveway or other access. In such event, the service line may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one service line. However, separate wastewater service fees shall be charged to each building.
2. A common sewer connection will be permitted to serve more than one building in the following categories:
a. Apartments;
b. Townhouse developments;
c. Condominium developments;
d. Planned unit developments;
e. Hotels, motels;
f. Hospitals;
g. Warehouses, industrial buildings engaged in only one business;
h. Schools;
i. Mobile home parks;
j. Shopping centers;
k. Churches; and
l. Other buildings under common management.
(b) A common sewer connection, including a private sewer collection system, will be permitted to serve the above categories of buildings meeting the following minimum requirements:
1. The building or buildings to be served are in compliance with the District’s zoning and subdivision ordinances.
2. The building permit and plat show a single owner or several owners with a common management agreement and indicates that the complex of buildings will be constructed on a single tract.
3. All sewer construction with easements shall be in accordance with state and federal standards and specifications; and all other sewer construction shall be in accordance with the North Carolina Plumbing Code. A North Carolina licensed master plumber shall perform any construction that requires only cleanouts to be installed or a North Carolina licensed utility contractor. A North Carolina licensed utility contractor shall perform all construction requiring manholes. The owner(s) or management of such complexes shall remain the owner of said private sanitary sewer systems and be responsible for the operation and maintenance.
4. Should a building within such a complex be conveyed to a new owner without a common management contract, the District shall require a sewer connection from that building(s) to the District’s sewer main.
(Ord. 2005-01-01, passed 2-21-05)