(a) 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 Municipality.
(b) (1) There shall be two classes of building sewer permits:
A. Class I for residential and commercial service;
B. Class II for service to establishments producing industrial wastes.
(Ord. 1995-5. Passed 5-1-95.)
(2) Any individual desiring a Class I or Class II permit shall make application on a special form furnished by the Municipality. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications, or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the Superintendent. Application for permits shall be filed with the Superintendent. The Superintendent shall issue a permit after payment of a tapping fee as follows:
(Ord. 1996-25. Passed 6-17-96.)
A. An amount equal to twelve dollars ($12.00) per front foot of the lot or land owned by the applicant per each tap into each sanitary sewer tap constructed at the expense of the municipality. Where property is located on a corner and has front footage on two sanitary sewer lines, the property owners front footage costs shall be based upon the average of the two front footage lengths on each street.
(Ord. 1999-8. Passed 7-6-99.)
B. In the event boring under a roadway is necessitated by said tap, an additional charge of all costs of labor and materials for installing the tap; (Ord. 1996-25. Passed 6-17-96.)
C. For all taps of six (6) inches or under, an additional fee based on a rate which shall be determined by the Director of Public Service each December 1st for the following year.
D. For all taps over six (6) inches, a fee in the amount set forth in Section 925.04(
b)(2)C. and an additional fee which shall include the costs of all labor and materials for installing the tap.
(Ord. 2021-10. Passed 12-6-21.)
E. An inspection fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00).
(Ord. 1996-25. Passed 6-17-96.)
(3) Applicants requesting the construction of public sewer extensions shall pay for or arrange for payment in advance of such construction in an amount as determined by the Director of Public Service unless Council shall by resolution authorize the City to participate in costs of said construction or authorize some other form of financing.
(Ord. 1996-6. Passed 2-19-96.)
(c) All costs and expense incident to the installation and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the Municipality from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
(d) 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 building sewer from the front building may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one building sewer; and with the further exception that two adjacent buildings may use a common building sewer within the limits of the public right of way. In the latter case, a separate permit shall be required for each building.
(e) Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test by the Superintendent, to meet all requirements of this chapter.
(Ord. 1976-18. Passed 7-6-99.)
(f) All material used shall be new and of first quality and acceptable to the Superintendent. The building sewer shall be constructed of one of the following alternative materials: PVC plastic pipe or ASTMD3034 (SDR-35), with elastomeric gasket joints of the integral bell type. (Ord. 2009-13. Passed 9-21-09.)
(g) Any sewer contractor, before laying pipe or making the connection to any wye, tee, riser or crossover, shall uncover such appurtenances to ascertain the condition. No sewer pipe shall be laid before the representative of the Superintendent is on the job. The sewer contractor shall determine the slope of the building sewer from the elevations of the existing public sewer connection and the connection at the building with the minimum slope being in accordance with subsection (h) hereof. Should there not be enough fall available to provide the minimum slope, the Superintendent shall be advised immediately. Sewer pipe laying shall start at the connection to the public sewer. The sewer contractor shall install a tee at the point of connection to the public sewer and shall provide adequate facilities to plug this tee and water test the completed building sewer with an equivalent of ten feet of water head, in the presence of the Superintendent, or his authorized agent. Upon satisfactory completion of this test and approval by the Superintendent, or his authorized agent, the sewer contractor shall connect the sewer to the building drain. The sewer contractor shall install a joint adaptor, if necessary, to connect the building drain to the building sewer. Upon completion of the connection, the sewer contractor shall install the necessary riser pipe above the tee at the public sewer connection to an elevation two inches above the proposed finished grade and shall install a plug, complying with the joint specifications of subsection (f) hereof. In lieu of a water test on the building sewer, the Superintendent may permit or require a low pressure air test.
(Ord. 1976-18. Passed 10-18-76.)
(Ord. 1976-18. Passed 10-18-76.)
(h) The size of a building sewer shall be equal to or greater than:
(1) The size specified in any state approved building plans for commercial, industrial, or other properties where state plan approval is required.
(2) The size specified in any building plans for properties where plan approval is required by the City of Wauseon Coded Administrator.
In no event shall the size of the building sewer be less than six inches in diameter.
(Ord. 1999-8. Passed 7-6-99.)
(i) 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 and within three 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 in straight alignment insofar as possible. Changes in direction shall be made only with properly curved pipe and fittings. Any public or private utility service structure or line shall be maintained at a minimum of five feet horizontal clearance between the building sewer and the utility, except for water lines which shall be maintained at a minimum of ten feet horizontal clearance, unless that part of the building sewer that is located within ten feet of a water line is constructed of cast iron soil pipe. No other utilities will be permitted in the same trench as the building sewer.
(j) In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, wastewater carried by such drain shall be lifted by approved artificial means and discharged to the building sewer.
(k) All excavations required for the installation of a building sewer shall be open trench work unless otherwise permitted or required by the Superintendent. Pipe laying and backfill shall be performed in accordance with ASTM Specifications C12, except that no backfill shall be placed until the work has been inspected.
(l) All joints and connections shall be made gastight and watertight.
(m) The Municipality cannot guarantee the exact location of any existing wye, tee, riser or crossover. The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall be made at a riser, tee or wye, if such outlet is available at a suitable location. Where no properly located riser, tee or wye is available in the public sewer, the owner shall, at his expense, cut a neat hole into the public sewer to receive the building sewer, with entry in the downstream direction at an angle of about 45o and at the location specified by the Superintendent. The connection of the building sewer to the public sewer shall, in general, be above and near the spring line of the sewer, but never in the top of the public sewer. A 45o ell may be used to make such connection, with the spigot end cut so as not to extend past the inner surface of the public sewer. A smooth, neat joint shall be made, and the connection made secure and watertight by approved waterpoof joint material before encasing in concrete. Concrete encasement shall not be considered waterproof. Special fittings may be used for the connection only when approved by the Superintendent. Any damage to the public sewer pipe during installation of the connection shall require replacement of the entire length of sewer pipe damage, at the sewer contractor's expense.
(n) The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the Superintendent forty-eight hours before an inspection and connection to the public sewer is to be made. All notifications of this kind shall include the permit number and the location. The connection shall be made under the supervision of the Superintendent, or his representative. The Superintendent, or any person authorized by him, must be permitted at all times to inspect all work, material and fixtures.
(o) All excavations for building sewer installation shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, driveways, sewers, utilities and other public or private property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the Superintendent. No sewer contractor shall open any pavement on any public or private property without first receiving written permission from the Superintendent or proper authorities. At least forty-eight hours notice shall be given for this permission. Where the trench method is used through paved or unpaved streets, roads, driveways, alleys etc., it will be necessary to use granular material, preferably sand or limestone screenings, for backfill. It shall be placed in layers of not more than six inches and tamped with a mechanical tamp or puddled in layers at the direction of the Superintendent. After the backfill is thoroughly compacted, it will be necessary to replace the pavement with the same type of materials as were removed, and in no case shall substitute paving materials be used without first securing the approval of the proper authority. All surplus excavation must be removed from the site to a location satisfactory to the Superintendent, leaving the berms and pavement in substantially the same condition as before construction started. All of the above mentioned work and material shall be performed in accordance with the standard specifications of the Ohio Department of Transportation. At all locations where the building sewer passes under another sewer, drainage pipe, water main or other utility, the line passed under must be supported by 4" x 4" wood timbers, brick or concrete masonry and extra precaution will be required in backfilling and tamping the trench in order to avoid any danger of a break, settlement or crack in the line passed under.
(p) A building sewer permit shall be required for all repair work performed by a sewer contractor, except cases where excavation is not necessary.
(1) In the case of stoppages, if the wye, tee, or riser of the public sewer is located on the property side of the curb, or if there is no curb, the edge of the street abutting the property, it shall be the responsibility of the sewer contractor to uncover the building sewer and the wye, tee, or riser. If the wye, tee, or riser of the public sewer is located on the other side of the curb, or if there is no curb, the edge of the street abutting the property, it shall be the responsibility of the sewer contractor to uncover that portion of the building sewer that extends up to the curb or edge of the road. No sewer contractor shall open any pavement on any public or private property, except as set forth under Section 925.04
(o).
(2) If the sewer contractor concludes that the stoppage is located in a portion of the building sewer not required to be uncovered by the sewer contractor under this section (the crossover), or in the wye, tee, or riser (or in any other part of the public sewer), the sewer contractor shall notify the Superintendent immediately. If, upon inspection by the Superintendent or his designee, the Superintendent or his designee determines that the stoppage is located in a portion of the building sewer not required to be uncovered by the sewer contractor under this section (the crossover), or in the wye, tee, or riser (or in any other part of the public sewer), he shall repair the same, and the cost of the permit will then be returned to the sewer contractor. If the stoppage is located in a portion of the building sewer required to be uncovered by the sewer contractor under this section, it shall be the responsibility of the owner to repair the same at his or her own expense.
(3) Stoppages caused by the growth of roots into either a portion of the building sewer required to be uncovered by the sewer contractor under this section, or into the public sewer (including the wye, tee, or riser) from a connection/connection joint of the building sewer required to be uncovered under this section, shall be the responsibility of the owner to repair the same at his or her own expense.
(Ord. 2009-12. Passed 9-21-09.)
(q) If any sewer contract neglects or refuses to comply with the rules and regulations herein set forth, within twenty-four hours after receiving written notice from the Superintendent, the Municipality will proceed with the work and the cost involved will be charged to the sewer contractor. In cases where it is necessary for the Municipality to proceed with the work, no further permits will be granted to the sewer contractor until he has satisfactorily complied with the orders of the Superintendent or completely reimbursed the Municipality for any cost involved. The sewer contractor shall be required, for a period of one year after the completion of the work, to make all necessary repairs.
(r) In any case where the nature of a business or industry may create an environmental problem, the Municipality may require that the following data and items be filed at such time as the application for a sewer permit required under subsection (b) hereof is filed:
(1) A written statement indicating the nature of the business, the source and amount of water to be used, the amount of water to be discharged, along with its present or expected bacterial, physical, chemical, radioactive or other pertinent characteristics of quality.
(2) A plan and/or map of the building, works or complex, with each natural outlet, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, watercourse or ground waters noted, and the waste stream identified.
(3) An agreement to sample, test and file reports with the Municipality and appropriate regulatory agencies relative to characteristics of wastes on a schedule, at locations and according to methods approved by the Municipality.
(4) An agreement to place industrial waste treatment facilities, process facilities, pretreatment facilities, waste stream control and potential industrial waste problems under the specific supervision and control of a person or persons who have been certified by an appropriate State agency as properly qualified to supervise such facilities, when required by such State agency.
(5) An agreement to provide reports on raw materials entering the process or support systems, intermediate materials, final products and waste by-products, as those factors may affect waste control.
(6) An agreement to maintain records and file reports on the final disposal of specific liquids, solids, sludges, oils, radioactive materials, solvents or other wastes.
(7) An agreement that, if any industrial process is to be altered so as to add or delete a process waste or potential waste, written notification shall be given to the Municipality in advance and approval of the Municipality and any necessary regulatory agency shall be obtained.
(Ord. 1976-18. Passed 10-18-76.)