(A) The appointee may inspect and approve all proposed or actual connections into any outlet. Notice is to be provided to the County Surveyor’s office if the connection to the outlet is a regulated drain. Approval to connect is determined by the County Surveyor’s office. All connections to 18-inch diameter or smaller plastic or PVC tubing, 12 or Hi-Q piping, clay or non-reinforced concrete tile shall be made with manufactured tees or wyes matching the existing tile sizing, capacity and flowline. Piping larger than 18 inches in diameter may use manufactured fittings in lieu of tees or wyes. The seller, developer, or applicant for an improvement location permit shall uncover the tile lines, showing proposed connections and outfall before the appointee makes his or her initial inspection. All actual connections into an outlet, as defined below, shall be left uncovered until approved by the appointee, or until a minimum of two working days has elapsed after written notice has been received by the appointee’s office. A working day is a calendar day exclusive of Saturday, Sunday, and county recognized legal holidays.
(I.C. 36-9-27-17)
(B) A single lot being developed for a house will be connected into a working drain, hereinafter called an outlet, of the following type:
(1) An existing tile drain of eight inches or larger;
(2) A regulated drain, formerly referred to as a legal court drain;
(3) A natural or re-routed watercourse; or
(4) An existing natural open ditch, with road-side ditches excluded.
(’86 Code, § 4-44) (Ord. 1995-12B, passed 12-11-95; Am. Ord. 2014-2A, passed 2-18-14)
Statutory reference:
For provisions concerning drain connections and filing requirements, see I.C. 36-9-27-17