A. Permit To Connect:
1. Permit Required: No person shall install or repair any building sewer without first obtaining a written permit for such work from the Office of the Superintendent.
2. Application For Permit: See title 10, chapter 4 of this Code for information on utility permit applications and requirements.
3. Restrictions On Issuance Of Permit: A building sewer permit will only be issued and a sewer connection shall only be allowed if it can be demonstrated that the downstream sewerage facilities, including sewers, pump stations and wastewater treatment facilities, have sufficient reserve capacity to adequately and efficiently handle the additional anticipated waste load. (Ord. 2009-29, 3-16-2009)
B. Separate Building Sewers: A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building; except, where one building stands at the rear of another on an interior lot and no building sewer is available or can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley, court, yard, or driveway, the building sewer from the front building may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one building sewer. (1981 Code § 6-4-33)
C. Construction Specifications:
1. Size, Slope And Depth: The size and slope of the building sewer shall be subject to the approval of the Superintendent, but in no event shall the diameter be less than six inches (6"), except four inches (4") cast iron shall be permitted, provided it is constructed for the full length of the building sewer. The slope of the pipe shall not be less than one-eighth inch (1/8") per foot. Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. No building sewer shall be laid parallel to or within three feet (3') of any bearing wall which might thereby be weakened. The depth shall be sufficient to afford protection from frost. The building sewer shall be laid at a uniform grade and in straight alignment insofar as possible. Changes in direction shall be made only with properly curved pipe and fittings. 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. (1981 Code § 6-4-31)
2. Materials: The building sewer shall be of cast iron soil pipe ASTM specification A-74, or vitrified clay sewer pipe ASTM specification C-700 (extra strength), or plastic specification SDR-35 or stronger, with either O-ring or solvent weld joints. Cast iron pipes shall be required by the Superintendent where the building sewer is exposed to damage by tree roots. If installed in filled or unstable ground, the building sewer consisting of any of the above materials shall be laid on a suitable concrete cradle as approved by the Superintendent. (Ord. 1987-8, 12-3-1987)
3. Building Sewer Joints: All joints and connections shall be gastight and watertight. Cast iron pipe joints shall be firmly packed with oakum or hemp and filled with molten lead not less than one inch (1") deep. Lead shall be run in one pour and caulked tight. All joints in vitrified clay pipe shall have a precast joint as hereinafter specified. Precast joints on vitrified clay pipe shall be approved, factory made, precast joint of flexible vinyl or polyesters conforming to ASTM specification C425. Joints shall be fitted at the factory with a ring die cast into the socket of the pipe, and the spigot of the pipe shall be fitted with a collar of the same material. (1981 Code § 6-4-29)
D. Connections To System: All connections to the public sewer shall be made in accordance with the directions and under the supervision of the Superintendent. All taps to an existing main, if necessary to be made, shall require the use of a saddle and such other special fittings as may be required by the Superintendent. All users of the public sewer system shall have responsibility for the installation, maintenance and replacement of all pipes, fittings and appurtenances from the bell of the service tee or wye. (Ord. 2016-34, 9-1-2016)
E. Excavations:
1. Open Trench Work; Inspections: All excavations required for the installation of a building sewer shall be open trench work, unless otherwise approved by the Superintendent, and no backfill shall be replaced until the sewer pipes laid therein have been inspected. (1981 Code § 6-4-34)
2. Safety And Warnings: All excavations for building sewer installation shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazard.
3. Restoration Of Excavated Area: Streets, sidewalks, parkways and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a satisfactory manner in accordance with the provisions contained in an ordinance of the Village pertaining to street openings 1 . (1981 Code § 6-4-35)
F. Discharge Of Stormwater And Surface Water:
1. No person shall make connections of roof downspouts, exterior foundation drains, areaway drains, or other sources of surface runoff or groundwater to a building sewer or a building drain which in turn is connected directly or indirectly to the public sanitary sewer system. (1981 Code § 6-4-30A)
2. Where foundation drains are installed to serve a building, they shall discharge to a sump which is equipped with a sump pump of proper size and capacity. The sump pump discharge shall terminate on the ground surface a minimum distance of ten feet (10') from the building line. The sump pump may be discharged to a road ditch, storm sewer, or field tile, if such is available to the property, in a manner approved by the Superintendent. (1981 Code § 6-4-30B)
G. Basement Floor Drains: Basement floor drains are required to be connected to the sanitary sewer unless the same are removed or permanently plugged in accordance with the directions of the Superintendent. Footing tile or other drain tile outside the perimeter of the foundation and footings of the building cannot be connected to the sanitary sewer, and any cross drain or connection to the floor drains must be permanently severed and disconnected also in accordance with the directions of the Superintendent. (1981 Code § 6-4-38)
H. Water Pressure Ejectors: Water pressure ejectors or siphons shall not be installed for the discharging of any sewerage or waste unless adequately protected against back siphonage. (1981 Code § 6-4-39)
I. Defective, Damaged Sewers:
1. Whenever a sanitary building sewer or drain thereto is obstructed, or if found to be broken or defective so that sewage or drainage escapes into surrounding soil, or into adjacent premises, repair or replacement may be ordered by the department. Such repairs shall be at the expense of the owner or person in control of such property. (1981 Code § 6-4-36)
2. When a part of the building sewer system is broken into, such break shall be properly repaired by replacing the broken part with a corresponding new part. No patching of such break will be accepted. (1981 Code § 6-4-37)
J. Inspections:
1. The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the Superintendent at least twenty four (24) hours before the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. (1981 Code § 6-4-41)
2. All building sewer pipes and connections shall be inspected and approved by the Superintendent or other persons under his direction, and no such sewer pipes shall be covered until they have been so inspected. (1981 Code § 6-4-40)
K. Liability For Costs And Expenses: All cost and expense incident to the installation of the building sewer and connection therewith to the Municipal sewer system shall be paid by the applicant. (1981 Code § 6-4-42)
L. Sanitary Sewer Lateral Connections For Fully Developed Subdivisions: If a property is not connected to a sanitary sewer main that is readily available to a private property in a fully developed subdivision that was developed prior to 1987, and the Village has constructed or accepted the sewer main that would reasonably service that property but the main does not have a lateral sanitary sewer service line connection for that property to connect to from the main; the Village may, in its discretion, provide a lateral sanitary sewer service line connection at the property line for that property at a point to be determined by the Village. (Ord. 2012-10, 3-15-2012)
Notes
| 1 | 1. See title 10, chapter 4 of this Code. |