(a) Wherever a sewer lateral has been constructed to connect the public sanitary sewer with any building undergoing construction, the general contractor and the owner of the lands on which such construction is being made shall cause the opening into such lateral to be sealed with a ceramic cap or plug and mortar so as to prevent any seepage or drainage therein, and this seal shall be locked in such manner as prescribed by the City Manager, and the contractor and owner shall maintain such seal therein continuously until the building is under roof and the inside plumbing of the building has been connected therewith. The general contractor and owner shall also maintain the sewer lateral intact until the building is under roof and the inside plumbing of the building connected therewith.
(b) If the sewer lateral, the seal in the opening of such sewer lateral or the locking device installed thereon is broken, cracked or tampered with before the building is under roof and the inside plumbing of the building connected to the sewer lateral, it shall be prima-facie evidence that the general contractor and owner of the land have installed or maintained the lateral and seal contrary to the provisions hereof.
(c) In addition to the liability of the general contractor and owner of the land set forth hereinabove, no person shall, during the period a building is under construction, break, crack or tamper with the sewer lateral, the seal in the opening of such sewer lateral or the locking device installed thereon.
(Ord. 1072. Passed 9-16-57.)