(a) No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connection with or openings into, use, alter or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the Municipality. A sewer service connection to the public sewer may only be built by a person, firm or corporation having qualifications approved by the Superintendent of Service. Such person shall be required to prove to the satisfaction of the Superintendent that he possesses the qualifications necessary for a competent sewer builder.
(b) Before commencement of construction of any building sewer whether the same is located on private or public property, the property owner shall obtain a written permit from the Municipality. There shall be three classes of building sewer permits:
(1) Residential;
(2) Commercial service and multiple-family residences; and
(3) For establishments producing industrial wastes.
In any case, the owner or his agent shall make application on a special form furnished by the Municipality. The permit application shall be accompanied and supplemented by any plans, specifications or other information considered necessary and pertinent in the judgment of the Superintendent. A permit and inspection fee of five dollars ($5.00) for a resident, ten dollars ($10.00) for a commercial building sewer or multiple-family service and ten dollars ($10.00) for an industrial sewer permit shall be paid to the Municipality at the time the application is filed. The Superintendent shall have the authority to require increased permit and inspection fees in unusual cases, or in cases where repeated inspections are required.
However, no new permit shall be issued when it has been determined by the Superintendent and/or the Director that there does not exist sufficient capacity in the wastewater treatment system including collecting, pumping, treating and disposing of wastes as may be discharged by the applicant of such new permit.
(c) All costs and expenses incident to the installation and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The property owner shall indemnify the Municipality from any claims arising as a result of any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by installation of the building sewer.
(d) A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building except where one building stands on the opposite side of the sewer from another building on an interior lot and no private sewer is available or can be built to the far building through an adjoining alley, court, yard or driveway, the building sewer from the structure nearest to the trunk sewer may be extended to accommodate the far building and the whole considered as one building sewer.
(e) As public sewers become available as stipulated in Section 937.02(d), and connections are made to the same, existing building sewers will generally not be approved for further use. The Superintendent shall, however, have the authority to approve the use of existing building sewers notwithstanding deviations from the requirements set forth in subsection (f) hereof for new building sewers if, in his opinion, the existing sewers are of unusually high construction quality and in all around excellent condition. An additional permit and inspection fee of five dollars ($5.00) shall be charged for persons seeking approval of the use of all or part of existing building sewers, regardless of subsequent approval or rejection of the same. The property owner shall, in addition, pay for or perform any testing or exposure of existing lines for inspection deemed necessary by the Superintendent.
(f) The building sewers shall be vitrified clay sewer pipe ASTM specification C 13 or C-200 with joints conforming to tentative ASTM specification C-425, or approved equal. This pipe is commonly referred to as O-ring joint pipe and is considered premium joint pipe. No other premium joint pipe having a lesser permissible joint deflection (seven degrees) shall be acceptable. Joints shall be made tight and waterproof to the Superintendent's satisfaction. Cast iron pipe with leaded joints may be required by the Superintendent where the building sewer is exposed to damage by tree roots. If installed in filled or unstable ground, the building sewer shall be of cast iron soil pipe, except that nonmetallic material may be accepted if laid on a suitable concrete bed or cradle satisfactory to the Superintendent.
(g) The size and slope of the building sewer shall be subject to the approval of the Superintendent, but in no event shall the diameter be less than six inches. The slope of such six-inch pipe shall not be less than one-eighth inch per linear foot, and the general requirements shall be for a slope of one-quarter inch per linear foot where circumstances permit.
(h) No building sewer shall be laid parallel to or within three feet of any bearing wall which might thereby be weakened. The depth shall be sufficient to afford protection from frost and the building sewer shall be laid at uniform grade and in a straight alignment insofar as possible. Changes in direction shall be made only with properly curved pipe and fittings, and cleanouts shall be built at all changes of direction of forty-five degrees or more, and in any event at least every seventy-five feet along all straight lines.
(i) 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) All excavations required for the installation of a building sewer shall be open trench work unless otherwise approved by the Superintendent. Pipe laying and backfill shall be performed in accordance with ASTM specification C12 except that no backfill shall be placed until the work has been inspected.
(k) Connection of cellar floor drains to the building sewer shall be permitted only when they connect to a trap with a permanent waterseal between them and the sewer service connection. All vents shall be constructed so as to prevent foreign objects from being introduced into the sanitary sewers. Tees shall not be permitted in any part of the sewer service connection. In order to protect the Municipality's sewer system, the plumbing for all buildings shall be installed in accordance with the minimum requirements of the Federal Housing Administration and any applicable standards established by the State of Ohio. This requirement is primarily intended to apply to new building construction; however, the Superintendent may require corrective work on the plumbing systems of any existing building where serious violations of accepted good practice in plumbing are observed. Such corrective action shall be completed prior to connection of the building sewer from the affected structure to the municipal sewer system.
(l) The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall be made at the Y branch provided for the lot on which the building is located. The greatest of care shall be exercised to produce a watertight job and to assure that alignment of the sewer main is not disturbed. This work may be done only by a properly approved person as specified in Section 937.04(a) and the cost of the same shall be borne by the property owner.
(m) 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 designated representative.
(n) All excavations for building sewer installations 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 Superintendent.
(Ord. 188-6. Passed 1-3-77.)