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Section PC 701: General
701.1 Scope.
701.2 Sewer required.
701.2.1 Extensions of public sanitary or combined sewers.
701.2.2 Availability of public sanitary or combined sewer.
701.2.3 Feasibility of connecting to an available sanitary or combined public sewer.
701.2.4 Where public sewers are made available to premises with private sewage disposal system.
701.2.5 Abandonment of existing building sewer connections.
701.3 Separate sewer connection.
701.4 Sewage treatment.
701.5 Damage to drainage system or public sewer.
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701.9 Plastic pipe.
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701.11 Connections.
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701.6 Tests
The sanitary drainage system shall be tested in accordance with Section 312.
701.7 Engineered systems.
Engineered sanitary drainage systems shall conform to the provisions of Section 28-113.2.2 of the Administrative Code and Section 714 of this code.  
(Am. L.L. 2023/077, 6/11/2023, eff. 6/11/2023)
Editor's note: For related unconsolidated provisions, see Appendix A at L.L. 2023/077.
701.8 Drainage piping in food service areas.
Exposed soil or waste piping shall not be installed above any working, storage or eating surfaces in food service establishments.
701.9 Plastic pipe.
Plastic piping and fittings shall not be used.
   Exceptions:
      1.   Plastic piping and fittings may be used in residential buildings five stories or less in height.
      2.   Plastic piping and fittings may be used as permitted in Section 803.
701.10 Cured-in-place pipe.
Cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) and epoxy spray pipe lining systems shall not be used.
701.11 Connections.
Direct connection of a steam exhaust, blowoff or drip pipe shall not be made with the building drainage system. Wastewater when discharged into the building drainage system shall be at a temperature not higher than 150°F (65.6°C). When higher temperatures exist, approved cooling methods shall be provided.
Section PC 702: Materials

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