This section shall govern the size, location, installation, and maintenance of drainage pipe cleanouts.
(A) Cleanout plugs shall be brass or plastic, or other approved materials. Brass cleanout plugs shall be utilized with metallic drain, waste, and vent piping only and shall conform to ASTM A74, ASME A1112.3.1 or ASME A112.36.2M. Cleanouts with plate-style access covers shall be fitted with corrosion-resisting fasteners. Plastic cleanout plugs shall conform to the requirements of 2012-I.P.C. § 702.4. Plugs shall have raised square or countersunk square heads. Countersunk heads shall be installed where raised heads are a trip hazard. Cleanout plugs with borosilicate glass systems shall be of borosilicate glass. All sanitary cleanouts shall be of the type and size approved by the Planning and Zoning Director.
(B) Where required, cleanouts shall be located in accordance with 2012-I.P.C. §§ 708.3.1 through 708.3.5.
(1) All horizontal drains shall be provided with cleanouts located not more than 100 feet (30,480 mm) apart.
(2) Building sewers shall be provided with cleanouts located not more than 100 feet (30,480 mm) apart, measured from the upstream entrance of the cleanout. For building sewer eight inches (203 mm) and larger, manholes shall be provided and located not more than 200 feet (60,960 mm) from the junction of the building drain and building sewer, at each change in direction and at intervals of not more than 400 feet (122 m) apart. Manholes and manhole covers shall be of an approved type.
(3) Cleanouts shall be installed at each change of direction greater than 45 degrees (0.79 rad) in the building sewer, building drain, and horizontal waste or soil lines. Where more than one change of direction occurs in a run of piping, only one cleanout shall be required for each 40 feet (12,192 mm) of developed length of the drainage piping.
(4) A cleanout shall be provided at the base of each waste or soil stack.
(5) There shall be a cleanout near the building storm drain. The cleanout shall be either inside or outside the building wall and shall be brought up to the finished ground level or to the basement floor level. An approved cleanout is allowed to be used at this location to serve as a required cleanout for building storm drain. The cleanout at the junction of the building storm drain shall not be required if the cleanout on a three-inch (76 mm) or larger diameter soil stack is located within a developed length of ten feet (3,048 mm) of the building storm drain connection. The minimum size of the cleanout at the junction of the building storm and building shall comply with 2012-I.P.C. § 708.7. All building storm drains and cleanouts shall be of the type and size approved by the Planning and Zoning Director.
(C) (1) Cleanouts on concealed piping or piping under a floor slab or in a crawl space of less than 24 inches (610 mm) in height or a plenum shall be extended to the outside of the building.
(2) Cleanout plugs shall not be covered with cement, plaster, or any other permanent finish material.
(3) Where it is necessary to conceal a cleanout or to terminate a cleanout in an area subject to vehicular traffic, the covering plate, access door, or cleanout shall be of an approved type designed and installed for this purpose. All sanitary piping shall be of the type and size approved by the Planning and Zoning Director.
(D) Every cleanout shall be installed to open to allow cleaning in the direction of the flow of the drainage pipe or at right angles thereto.
(E) Cleanout shall be the same nominal size as the pipe they serve, up to four inches (102 mm). For pipes larger than four inches (102 mm) nominal size, the size of the cleanout shall be not less than four inches (102 mm).
(F) Cleanouts on six-inch (153 mm) and smaller pipes shall be provided with a clearance of not less than 18 inches (457 mm) for rodding. Cleanouts on eight-inch (203 mm) and larger pipes shall be provided with a clearance of not less than 36 inches (914 mm) for rodding.
(Ord. 13 2020, passed 8-18-2020) Penalty, see § 151.999