(a) (1) A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building; except where one nonresidential building stands at the rear of another nonresidential building on an interior lot and no private sewer is available nor can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley, court, yard, or driveway, the front building sewer may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one building sewer; but the City does not and will not assume any obligation or responsibility for damage caused by or resulting from any such single connection aforementioned.
(2) A single connection to the public system may be provided for several nonresidential building sewers collected by a privately owned interceptor. All provisions of this chapter shall apply to the privately owned interceptor.
(b) Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test satisfactory to the City Engineer, to meet all requirements of this chapter and any other pertinent ordinance, law, or regulation.
(c) Abandoned sewers or openings shall be plugged to prevent dirt or fill material from entering the sewer system.
(d) Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by the building drain shall be lifted by an approved means and discharged to the building sewer.
(e) No connection or lateral extending to private property from a public sewer or drain shall be constructed except in accordance with specifications adopted or approved by the City Engineer.
(f) All connections, tappings, or openings shall be made under the supervision of the City Engineer. The applicant for the permit shall notify the City Engineer when the connections are ready for inspection.
(g) At least 48 hours notice must be given to the City Engineer before any streets or public right of way can be opened for the purpose of laying a private sewer or drain, and the work may not proceed until approval of the City Engineer is obtained.
(h) 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 City. All refilling of the excavation made for the connection shall be under the supervision of the City Engineer.
(i) Whenever a building is demolished thus terminating sewage flow from the location, all building connections to the sewer system shall be plugged at the tapping or opening into the public sewer main, unless the building sewer is found to meet requirements of this chapter and any other pertinent ordinances, laws, or regulations; in which case the plug shall be at the property line. The plugging shall be made under the supervision of the City Engineer. The owner of the building shall notify the City Engineer as to when the plugging shall occur.
(Ord. 20-195. Passed 12-28-20.)