(a) Permit Required for Sewer Connections Specifications. No unauthorized person shall uncover, take any connections with or openings into, use, alter, or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the Village Administrator. All public sanitary sewers and sanitary sewers constructed by the Village or by persons, firm or corporation shall be constructed of PVC sewer pipes, ASTM specifications (D-3034 minimum pipe stiffness of 46) for pipe diameters or 4", 6", 8", 10", 12", 15" and ASTM specification (F-679, minimum pipe stiffness of 46) for 18" diameter pipe or larger, or as otherwise directed by the Superintendent. Manholes shall be constructed as to be permanently leakproof. Infiltration shall meet the requirements of subsection (k) hereof.
(b) Application.
(1) There shall be two classes of building sewer permits for:
A. Residential and commercial service; and
B. Service to establishments producing industrial wastes.
In either case, the owner or his agent shall take application on special form furnished by the Village. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the Administrator; or
(2) Whenever application is made for a permit to connect a building sewer to sanitary sewer it shall be accompanied with the prescribed tapping fee.
(3) Provided, however, a permit will not be issued when it has been determined by the Village Administrator and/or the Superintendent that there does not exist sufficient capacity in the Sewage Treatment Works including collection, pumping, treating and disposing or wastes as may be discharged by the applicant of such new permit.
(c) Responsibility of Owners for Costs; Indemnification of Village. All costs and expenses incident to the installation and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner.
(d) Separate and Independent Building Sewer Required. A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building except that where one building stands at the
rear or another on an interior lot and no private sewer is available or can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley, court, yard, or driveway, the building sewer from the front building may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one building sewer.
(e) Use of Old Building Sewers. Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found on examination and test by the Village Administrator to meet all requirements of this section.
(f) Material Specifications. The building sewer shall be PVC sewer pipe ASTM specifications (D-3034), or other suitable material as approved by the Village Administrator. Joints shall be tight and waterproof. If installed on filled or unstable ground the building sewer shall be laid on a suitable bed as approved by the Village Administrator.
(g) Size and Slope of Building Sewer. The size and slope of the building sewer shall be subject to the approval of the Village Administrator, but in no event shall the diameter be less than four (4) inches. The slope of such 4-inch pipe shall be not less than one-eighth (1/8) inch per foot.
(h) Location. Whenever possible the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. No building sewer shall be laid parallel to or within three (3) feet of any bearing wall, which might thereby be weakened. The depth shall be sufficient to afford protection from frost. The building sewer shall be laid at uniform grade and straight alignment insofar as possible. Changes in direction shall be made only with properly curved pipe and fittings.
(i) Building Drain. In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such drain shall be lifted by approved artificial means and discharged to the building sewer.
(j) Excavations; Backfill. All excavations required for the installation of a building sewer shall be open trench work unless otherwise approved by the Village Administrator. Pipe laying and backfill shall be performed in accordance with ASTM specification (C12-19) except
that no backfill shall be placed until the work has been inspected.
(k) Testing Sanitary Sewers; Joints.
(1) All sanitary sewer joints and connections shall be made gastight and watertight. All sanitary sewers constructed after the effective date of this section shall be tested for infiltration in the presence of the Superintendent. Infiltration shall not exceed 500 gallons per inch of diameter per mile per day. If two consecutive tests for infiltration indicate flows greater than 550 gallons per inch of diameter per mile of length per day, the sanitary sewer shall be uncovered, repaired and again tested as specified herein.
(2) Other jointing materials equal to the jointing materials specified herein and methods may be used only by approval of the Village Administrator.
(l) Connection Requirements. The connection to the building sewer into the public sewer shall be made at the “y” branch, if such branch is available at a suitable location. The invert of the building sewer at the point of connection shall be at the same or at a higher elevation than the invert to the public sewer. Special fittings may be used for the connection when approved by the Village Administrator.
(m) Inspection Required. The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the Superintendent when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision of the Superintendent or his representative.
(n) Barricades; Restoration. All excavations for building sewer installation shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the Village.
(o) Tapping Fee. From and after the effective date of this section, the sanitary sewer tapping fee shall be one thousand dollars ($1,000) plus material cost.
(Ord. 12-11-89.)