(A) No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter, or disturb any public sewer or appurtenances thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the Village Clerk.
(B) (1) There shall be two classes of building sewer permits:
(a) For residential and commercial service; and
(b) For service to establishments producing industrial waste.
(2) In either case, the owner or his or her agent shall make application on a special form furnished by the village. The permit applications shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications, or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the Inspector.
(C) All costs and expenses incident to the installation and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner or the person installing the building sewer for said owner shall indemnify said village from any loss or damage that may, directly or indirectly, be occasioned by said installation.
(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. Other exceptions will be allowed only by special permission granted by the Superintendent.
(E) Old building sewer or portions thereof may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found on examination and test by the said Inspector to meet all requirements of this subchapter.
(F) The building sewer shall be constructed of either vitrified clay sewer pipe and fittings meeting the current A.S.T.M. Specifications for Standard or extra strength clay sewer pipe or cast iron soil pipe meeting the current A.S.T.M. Specifications or the Department of Commerce’s Commercial Standards for Cast Iron Soil Pipe and Fittings. If installed in filled or unstable ground, the building sewer shall be of cast iron soil pipe, except that vitrified clay pipe may be accepted if laid on a suitable improved bed or cradle as approved by the said Inspector.
(G) (1) All joints and connections shall be made gas-tight and water-tight. Vitrified clay sewer pipe shall be fitted with factory made resilient compression joints meeting the A.S.T.M. “Specifications for Vitrified Clay Pipe Joints Having Resilient Properties” (Designation C425).
(2) Before joining the pipe in the trench, the bell and spigot surfaces shall be wiped free of dirt or other foreign matter. A lubricant or sealer, as recommended by the pipe manufacturer, shall be applied to the bell and spigot mating surfaces just before they are joined together.
(3) The spigot end shall be positioned into the bell end of the pipe previously laid and shall then be shoved home to compress the joint and to assure a tight fit between the interfaces.
(4) Joints for cast iron soil pipe shall be made by inserting a roll of hemp or jute and thoroughly caulking it into place and then following with pure molten lead, well caulked, not less than one inch deep. No paint, varnish, or putty will be allowed in the joints until they have been tested and approved.
(H) The size and slope of the building sewers shall be subject to the approval of the said Inspector, but in no event shall the diameter be less than four inches. The slope of such four inch pipe shall not be less than one-eighth inch per foot. A slope of one-fourth inch per foot shall be used wherever practical. A slope of more than one-fourth inch per foot shall not be permitted unless within six feet of the main.
(I) Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. The depth shall be sufficient to afford protection from frost. All excavations required for the installation of a building sewer shall be open trench work unless otherwise approved by the said Inspector. Pipe laying and backfill shall be performed in accordance with A.S.T.M. specification (Designation C12) except that no backfill shall be placed until the work has been inspected by the Inspector or his or her representative.
(J) In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such drains shall be lifted by approved artificial means and discharged to the building sewer. No water operated sewage ejector shall be used.
(K) The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall be made at the “Y” branch designated for that property, if such branch is available at a suitable location. Any connection not made at the designated “Y” branch in the main sewer shall be made only as directed by the said Inspector.
(L) The applicant for the building sewer shall notify the said Inspector when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision of the said Inspector or his or her representative.
(M) 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 said village.
(Ord. 235, passed 7-31-1961) Penalty, see § 53.99