(a) General Requirements.
(1) Building sanitary sewer and drainage systems shall be designed and installed in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Ohio Basic Building Code (Plumbing), Sections 4101:2-51-39 through 4101:2-51-49 (refer to Appendix A), and such as to conduct the waste water and sewage from the building in an acceptable manner.
(2) The building sewers, storm and sanitary, shall be considered extensions from within the building to a point five feet outside the inner face of the building wall.
(3) The pipe and fitting shall conform to applicable standards as listed in the Ohio Basic Building Code (Plumbing), Table 4101:2-51-05 (refer to Appendix A) and Section 941.03 of this Code.
(4) The building sewers shall be designed and installed to be free from leakage due to defective materials, imperfect connections, corrosion, settlement, vibrations, expansion, contractions, freezing or other causes.
(b) Fixture Units and Drain Sizing. The fixture unit sewer load, required trap sizes and drain pipe sizes shall be in accordance with the Ohio Basic Building Code (Plumbing), Tables 4101:2-51-45A and 4101:2-51-45B (refer to Appendix A). The values in these Tables shall be used in calculating the total load to be carried by the drain piping.
(c) Sewers Stacks and Branches. The maximum number of fixture units that may be connected to building drains, stacks and branches shall be in accordance with the Ohio Basic Building Code (Plumbing), Table 4101:2-51-46 (refer to Appendix A).
(d) Limitations and Restrictions.
(1) Water over 140 degrees Fahrenheit shall not be permitted to enter a drain or lateral.
(2) Pressure drains or waste lines shall not be directly connected to a sewer system.
(3) Indirect wastes and their discharge into the sewer or drainage system shall comply with the applicable provisions of the Ohio Basic Building Code (Plumbing), Section 4101:2-51-52 "Indirect Waste" (refer to Appendix A).
(4) When waste or drainage facilities within a building are below the sewer, a sump with a lift pump is required. Sumps shall be constructed and installed in accordance with the Ohio Basic Building Code (Plumbing), Section 4101:2-51-54 (refer to Appendix A).
(e) Backwater Valves. Backwater valves, where necessary, or other suitable means of preventing backup of sewage or storm water into a building, shall be installed immediately inside the outside wall in a location for ease of inspection and maintenance. An alternative location outside the building shall have a masonry or other durable manhole with a removal cover at grade. When in a full open position, backwater valves shall have a capacity not less than the pipe in which they are installed.
(Ord. 1992-101. Passed 1-14-92.)