§ 53.018 OLD BUILDING SEWERS.

   Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test by the Council, to meet all requirements for this chapter.

(2004 Code, § 53.018) (Ord. 781, passed 7-19-1988)

§ 53.019 STANDARDS.

   (A)   Construction materials and methods. The size, slope, alignment and materials of construction of a building sewer, and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe, jointing, testing and backfilling the trench shall conform to the requirements of the State Building Code or other applicable rules and regulations of the city. In the absence of code provisions or in amplification thereof, the materials and procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the ASTM and WPCF Manual of Practice No. 9 shall apply.

   (B)   Building sewer grade. Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by that building drain shall be lifted by an approved means and discharged to the building sewer.

(2004 Code, § 53.019) (Ord. 781, passed 7-19-1988)

§ 53.020 REGULATIONS AND CODES APPLY.

   (A)   The connection of the building sewer into the sanitary sewer shall conform to the requirements of the State Building Code, or other applicable rules and regulations of the city or the procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the ASTM and WPCF Manual of Practice No. 9.

   (B)   All connections shall be made gas-tight and water-tight.

   (C)   Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials must be approved by the Council before installation.

(2004 Code, § 53.020) (Ord. 781, passed 7-19-1988)

§ 53.021 INSPECTIONS.

   The person making a connection to a public sewer shall notify the Council when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection with the public sewer. The connection shall be inspected and approved by the Council.

(2004 Code, § 53.021) (Ord. 781, passed 7-19-1988)

§ 53.022 EXCAVATIONS; BARRICADES AND LIGHTS; RESTORATION.

   All excavations for the building sewer installation shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the Council.

(2004 Code, § 53.022) (Ord. 781, passed 7-19-1988) Penalty, see § 10.99