(A) Supervision of sewer connections. The authority having jurisdiction shall supervise all sewer connections made to the municipal sanitary sewer system and excavations for installing or repairing the connections.
(B) Reinspections. When reinspection is necessary, a fee for such reinspection shall be paid. All costs and expenses incident to installation and connection shall be borne by the owner, and the owner shall indemnify the municipality for any loss or damage that may, directly or indirectly, be occasioned by the installation of the sewer connection, including restoring streets and street surfaces.
(C) Construction specifications.
(1) Materials. All pipe shall be cast iron soil pipe conforming to A.S.T.M. Standard Specification A-74-2009, vitrified glazed clay sewer pipe conforming to A.S.T.M. Standard Specification C-700-2011, asbestos cement sewer pipe, conforming to A.S.T.M. Standard Specifications C-428-2005 or PVC plastic sewer pipe, conforming to A.S.T.M. Standard Specification D-1785 or D-2665, unless other material is preapproved by the Director of Public Works/Parks and Recreation. All pipe used shall be a four-inch diameter pipe.
(2) State Plumbing Code incorporated by reference. There is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference, the State Plumbing Code, as amended. All sanitary sewer construction and material shall be in accordance with the provisions of said code.
(3) Joints and connections.
(a) Cast iron soil pipe. Hub and spigot shall have a compression type gasket, or hubless joints will be made with fittings conforming to C.I.S.P.I. Standard 301-2009.
(b) Vitrified glazed clay sewer pipe. Compression joints for vitrified glazed clay pipe will conform to A.S.T.M. Standard Specification C425-2004, relating to rubber ring-sealing elements, rubber for other than ring-sealing elements, plastic components or metallic components.
(c) Asbestos cement sewer pipe. Joints for asbestos cement sewer pipe shall be made by use of the manufacturer’s joint, which shall include an asbestos cement sleeve, together with rubber rings which shall form a tight and flexible joint.
(4) Grades. Unless otherwise authorized, all house sewers shall have a grade of not less than one-eighth inch per foot. A grade of one-fourth inch per foot should be used wherever practical. The person to whom the permit is issued shall check grades before construction proceeds. Wherever possible, the connecting sewer shall join the building at an elevation which is below the basement floor of the building.
(5) Alignment. No connecting sewer shall contain bends or a combination of bends which, at any time, exceeds 45 degrees, except where clean-outs are constructed at such points and in a manner as directed by the authority having jurisdiction.
(6) Trenching and backfilling.
(a) All excavating shall be open trench work unless otherwise authorized by the authority having jurisdiction. The foundation in the trench shall be formed in such manner as to prevent any subsequent settling of the pipes. If the foundation is good, firm earth, the earth shall be pared or molded to give full support to the lower one-third of each pipe. Bell holes shall be dug. Care must be exercised in backfilling below the centerline of the pipe in order to give it proper support.
(b) Backfilling shall be placed in layers and solidly tamped or packed up to one foot above the pipe. Backfilling shall not be done until the section to be backfilled has been inspected and approved by the authority having jurisdiction. All excavation work must be done in such a manner as to protect workers from cave-ins.
(7) Use of old house sewers. Old house sewers or portions thereof may be approved for use by the authority having jurisdiction. The authority having jurisdiction may request that the old sewer be excavated for the purpose of facilitating inspection. No cesspool or septic tank shall be connected to the municipal sanitary sewer system.
(8) Existing septic tanks to be filled. Upon applying for a permit to connect to the municipal sanitary sewer system, the applicant shall agree, when applicable, to pump out the contents of any cesspool or septic tank then located on applicant’s property and to refill same with non-combustible and non- deteriorating fill to the lot level. The owner or an agent shall have the septic tank and/or cesspool pumped and filled within seven days from the time said sewer connection is completed.
(9) Connections at “Y” only. Every connecting sewer shall be connected to the municipal sewer system at the “Y” or sewer connection stubs designated for the property served by the connection, except where otherwise expressly authorized by the authority having jurisdiction, which authorization shall be in writing. Connections so authorized by the authority having jurisdiction shall be made only under the authority having jurisdiction’s direct supervision and in such manner as may be directed.
(10) Tunneling. Tunneling is permissible in yards, courts or driveways or any building site upon receipt of written approval of the authority having jurisdiction.
(11) Independent systems. The drainage and plumbing system of each new building and new work installed in an existing building shall be separate from, and independent of, that of any other building.
(12) Restoration of rights-of-way. No connection to the municipal sanitary sewer system shall be finally approved until all streets, pavements, curbs and boulevards or other public improvements thereon have been restored to their former condition to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Works/Parks and Recreation.
(Prior Code, § 907.04) Penalty, see § 52.999