(A) A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building; except where one building stands at the rear of 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 front building may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one building sewer, but the village does not and will not assume any obligation or responsibility for damage caused by or resulting from any such single connection aforementioned.
(B) Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test by the Board of Public Affairs to meet all requirements of this subchapter. Abandoned sewers or openings shall be plugged to prevent dirt or fill material from entering the sewer system.
(C) 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.
(D) No connection or lateral extending to private property from a public sewer or drain shall be constructed except in accordance with specifications issued by the Board.
(E) All connections, tappings, or openings shall be made under the supervision of the Board. The holder of a building sewer permit shall notify the Board when the building sewer is ready for Inspection and connection to the public sewer.
(F) 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. All refilling of the excavation made for the connection shall be under the supervision of the village officials responsible for streets.
(G) 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 sewer. The plugging shall be made under the supervision of the Board. The owner(s) of the building shall notify the Board as to when the plugging shall occur.
(Ord. 1978-28, passed 8-14-1978)