(a) There shall be two (2) classes of building having domestic wastewater only sewer permits, (1) for residential and commercial service and (2) for service to establishments producing industrial wastes. In either case, the owner or his agent shall make application on a special form furnished by the urban county government. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the urban county engineer.
(b) All costs and expenses incidental to the installation and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the urban county government from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
(c) A separate and independent sanitary sewer connection shall be provided for every lot. Any division of multifamily units to create separate ownership shall require a sanitary sewer tap maintenance agreement signed by all property owners prior to recording the final record plan or horizontal property regime.
(d) Old building sewer may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test by the urban county engineer, to meet all requirements of this chapter.
(e) The building sewer shall be constructed in accordance with the sanitary sewer and pumping station manual, and the Kentucky Plumbing Code.
(f) All excavations required for the installation of a building sewer shall be open trench work unless otherwise approved by the urban county engineer and the Kentucky State Plumbing Inspector. No backfill shall be placed until the work has been inspected and approved by the urban county engineer, or his authorized representative, and the Kentucky State Plumbing Inspector.
(g) All joints and connections shall be made gas-tight and watertight.
(h) The building sewer shall be connected into the public sanitary sewer at a point determined by the division of engineering and as specified in the record drawings. Where no properly located service branch is available, a permit shall be required from the division of engineering which includes a pay item agreement signed by the applicant for the cost of the tap installation. The cost of the tap installation is two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) per trip to the site. Once the permit is obtained, the plumber shall uncover the mainline sewer and contact the division of sanitary sewers for installation of the tap. Under no circumstances shall the tap into the mainline sewer be made by the plumber unless authorized by the division of sanitary sewers.
(i) In order to ensure proper construction and verify the location of the sewer tap the applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the urban county engineer when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The completed connection shall be smoke tested and inspected by the division of engineering prior to backfill being placed. The repair of any leak found shall be the responsibility of the property owner.
(j) All excavations for building sewer installation shall be adequately protected in accordance with the manual for uniform traffic control devices for traffic control in work zones so as to protect the public from hazards on streets, sidewalks, parkways and other public property.
(k) Basement sewer service for existing structures.
(1) No person shall construct or install sanitary facilities within a basement or other below grade space, including split foyer residential housing, without first obtaining a permit from the division of building inspection and the division of engineering. For the purposes of this section, sanitary facilities are defined to include, but not be limited to, any of the following: toilet, shower, bathtub, sink, washing machine or floor drain.
(2) The division of engineering shall visit the site to determine whether the sanitary facilities can be served by the building's gravity sewer. Gravity sewer service for sanitary facilities requires that the floor elevation on which the sanitary facilities are located be at least one (1) foot above the elevation of the nearest downstream manhole lid. In the event gravity sewer service cannot be achieved, the plumbing fixtures in the sanitary facilities shall discharge through a sewage pump to the building's gravity sewer. All work shall be performed in conformance with the sanitary sewer and pumping station manual and the Kentucky State Plumbing Code.
(l) Sewer service for new structures and reconstruction of existing structures.
All new structures and reconstruction of existing structures after the date of the enactment of this section shall have a floor that is not partially or completely underground, that is at least one (1) foot above the elevation of the nearest downstream manhole lid. Sewage from plumbing connections below that floor shall be lifted by a pump and discharged into the structure's sewer line.
(m) New sewer service for existing structures.
Any house, building, apartment, or property used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes, which was in existence prior to the passage of this section, and which was not previously served by the sanitary sewer, shall connect with the sanitary sewer when available in conformance with section 16-38. Where gravity sewer service as defined in (k)(2) above cannot feasibly be provided, the government may require the installation of a sewage pump. In such instances, the installation and maintenance of the sewage pump shall be the responsibility of the property owner.
(Ord. No. 126-83, § 1, 7-21-83; Ord. No. 164-84, § 1, 9-20-84; Ord. No. 174-2001, § 8, 7-5-01)