Manholes shall be constructed according to the specifications of the City and requirements of the City Engineer. In the absence of specifications or other provisions or in amplification thereof, the materials and procedures set forth in the applicable specifications of the ASTM and/or the WPCF Manual of Practice No. 9 shall apply.
(a) The placement and spacing of all manholes shall conform to the specifications of the Director of the Wastewater Department or the City Engineer and shall be required for all constructed manholes, publicly or privately owned. There shall be a maximum span of 400 feet between manholes and manholes shall be placed at all changes of grade, all bends, and at all intersecting sewer mains.
(b) All manholes, public or private, are considered to be an integral part of the collection system and shall, therefore, be under the control of the Director.
(Ord. 90-1343. Passed 11-6-90.)