No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connection with or opening into, use, alter, or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the Building Official, in accordance with the following:
1. Application. Any person desiring to make a connection with the sewer system shall first file with the Building Official an application therefor, on blanks furnished by the City, setting forth the location and description of the property to be connected with the sewer system and for what purpose the sewer is to be used.
2. Plans and Specifications. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications, or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the Building Official.
3. Limited Responsibility for Permit Revocation. All permits to connect with sewer shall be given upon the express condition that the Council may at any time before the work is completed revoke and annul the same and no party interested shall have a right to claim damages in consequence of any such permits being revoked or annulled.
4. Connection Charge. No permit shall be issued or connection made unless connection charges as required herein are paid in full.
A. Burgess Avenue. A connection charge of five hundredths dollars ($0.05) per square foot of total lot area to be served shall be required for each connection to the sanitary sewer line beginning at the C & NW RR (UPRR) and ending at Industrial Park Road.
B. Industrial Park Road. A connection charge of five hundredths dollars ($0.05) per square foot of total lot area to be served shall be required for each connection to the sanitary sewer line beginning at Burgess Avenue and ending at Kittyhawk Avenue.
(Ord. 1606 - Jun. 16 Supp.)
C. U.S. Highway 30. A connection charge of eight hundredths dollars ($0.08) per square foot of total lot area to be served shall be required for each connection to the sanitary sewer line beginning at Griffith Road and ending 2,000 feet east of Griffith Road.
(Ord. 2203 - Jul. 22 Supp.)
All excavations for building sewer installations shall be made in accord with the following and with the provisions of Chapter 135 where applicable.
1. Barricades and Lighting. Adequate barricades and warning lights shall be so placed as to protect the public from hazard.
2. Public Convenience. Streets and alleys shall be opened in the manner which will cause the least inconvenience to the public and admit the uninterrupted passage of water along the gutter on the street.
3. Construction Methods. All excavation required for the installation of a building sewer shall be open trench work unless otherwise approved by the City. Pipe laying and backfill shall be performed in accordance with the City’s construction specifications, except that no backfill shall be placed until the work has been inspected.
4. Restoration of Public Property. Streets, sidewalks, parkways and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the City, at the expense of the property owner.
5. Completion by the City. Should any excavation be left open or only partially refilled for 24 hours or should the work be improperly done, the Building Official shall have the right to finish or correct the work, and the Council shall assess the cost to the property owner or plumber. If the plumber is assessed, the plumber must pay the cost before receiving another permit. If the property owner is assessed, such assessment may be collected with and in the same manner as general property taxes.
Any connection with a public sanitary sewer must be made under the direct supervision of the Building Official and in accordance with the following:
1. Old Building Sewers. Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test conducted by the owner and observed by the Building Official, to meet all requirements of this chapter.
2. Separate Building Sewers. A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every occupied building; except where one building stands at the rear of another on an interior lot and no sewer is available or can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley, court, yard, or driveway. In such cases the building sewer from the front building may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one building sewer.
3. Installation. The installation and connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall conform to the requirements of the State Plumbing Code, and other applicable rules and regulations of the City. All such connections shall be made gastight and watertight. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials must be approved by the Building Official before installation.
4. Water Lines. When possible, building sewers should be laid at least ten (10) feet horizontally from a water service. The horizontal separation may be less, provided the water service line is located at one side and at least twelve (12) inches above the top of the building sewer.
5. Size. Building sewers shall be sized for the peak expected sewage flow from the building with a minimum building sewer size of four (4) inches.
6. Alignment and Grade. All building sewers shall be laid to a straight line to meet the following:
A. Recommended grade at one-fourth (1/4) inch per foot.
B. Minimum grade of one-eighth (1/8) inch per foot.
C. Minimum velocity of 2.50 feet per second with the sewer half full.
D. Any deviation in alignment or grade shall be made only with the written approval of the Building Official and shall be made only with approved fittings.
7. Depth. Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. The depth of cover above the sewer shall be sufficient to afford protection from frost.
8. Sewage Lifts. In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such drain shall be lifted by approved artificial means and discharged to the building sewer.
9. Pipe Specifications. Building sewer pipe shall be free from flaws, splits, or breaks. Materials shall be as specified in the Building Code except that the building sewer pipe, from the property line to the public sewer, shall comply with the current edition of one of the following:
A. Clay sewer pipe – A.S.T.M. C-700 (extra strength).
B. Extra heavy cast iron soil pipe – A.S.T.M. A-74.
C. Ductile iron water pipe – A.W.W.A. C-151.
D. P.V.C. – SDR26 – A.S.T.M. D-3034.
E. Concrete sewer pipe – A.S.T.M. C-14.
10. Bearing Walls. No building sewer shall be laid parallel to or within three (3) feet of any bearing wall that might thereby be weakened.
11. Jointing. Fittings, type of joint and jointing material shall be compatible with the type of pipe used, subject to the approval of the Building Official. Solvent-welded joints are not permitted.
12. Unstable Soil. No sewer connection shall be laid so that it is exposed when crossing any watercourse. Where an old watercourse must of necessity be crossed or where there is any danger of undermining or settlement, cast iron soil pipe or vitrified clay sewer pipe thoroughly encased in concrete shall be required for such crossings. Such encasement shall extend at least six (6) inches on all sides of the pipe. The cast iron pipe or encased clay pipe shall rest on firm, solid material at either end.
13. Preparation of Basement or Crawl Space. No connection for any residence, business or other structure with any sanitary sewer shall be made unless the basement floor is poured, or in the case of a building with a slab or crawl space, unless the ground floor is installed with the area adjacent to the foundation of such building cleared of debris and backfilled. The backfill shall be well compacted and graded so that the drainage is away from the foundation. Prior to the time the basement floor is poured, or the first floor is installed in buildings without basements, the sewer shall be plugged and the plug shall be sealed by the Building Official. Any accumulation of water in any excavation or basement during construction and prior to connection to the sanitary sewer shall be removed by means other than draining into the sanitary sewer.
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