(A) (1) No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the city.
(2) No contractors shall be allowed to make connections of private sewers to the public sewers of the city on behalf of any owners of property therein without first:
(a) Obtaining a business license; and
(b) Providing proof of bonding or posting with the city a bond in the sum of $1,000, indemnifying the city and the inhabitants thereof against any loss or damage which the city or the inhabitants thereof might suffer by reason of the action of the contractors in making the connection.
(B) (1) There shall be two classes of building sewer permits:
(a) For residential and commercial services; and
(b) For service to establishments producing industrial wastes.
(2) In either case, the owner or his or her agent shall make application on a special form furnished by the city. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the Manager. A permit and inspection fee (which will be set by resolution) shall be paid to the city at the time the application is filed.
(C) All costs and expense incident to the installation of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner, the owner shall indemnify the city from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation.
(D) A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building. However, the building sewer for multiple unit complexes shall be sized in accordance with the Uniform Plumbing Code.
(E) Existing building sewers should normally be replaced. Alternatively, a cleanout may be installed near the building foundation and the building sewer may be tested. Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings or new building sewers only when they are found, on examination and testing by the Manager and/or City Engineer, to meet all requirements of this subchapter.
(F) The size, slope, alignment, materials of construction of a building sewer, and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe, jointing, testing and backfilling the trench shall all conform to the requirements of the Building and Plumbing Code or other applicable rules, regulations and standards of the city. In the absence of code provisions or in amplification thereof, the materials and procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) and the American Public Works Standards (APWA) shall apply.
(G) The building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor whenever possible. 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 and/or the public sewer.
(H) No person shall make connection of roof downspouts, exterior foundation drains, areaway drains, or other sources of surface runoff or groundwater to a building sewer or building drain which, in turn, is connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer.
(I) The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall conform to requirements of the Building and Plumbing Code or other applicable rules, regulations, and standards of the city, or procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the ASTM and APWA. All connections shall be made gastight and watertight. The Manager and/or City Engineer must approve any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials before installation.
(J) The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the Manager when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision of the Manager or his or her authorized representative.
(K) 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.
(Ord. 157, passed 6-18-1998) Penalty, see § 50.99