[R.O. 1992 § 705.590; Ord. No. 8032 §§ 1—2, 11-4-1996]
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.
[R.O. 1992 § 705.600; Ord. No. 8032 §§ 1—2, 11-4-1996]
B.
In either case, the owner or his/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 City Building Official. A permit and inspection fee shall be paid to the City at the time the application is filed, if the application is not a part of the building permit application. Fees are established as per Section 500.020, Permit Fee Structure, of the City Code.
[R.O. 1992 § 705.610; Ord. No. 8032 §§ 1—2, 11-4-1996]
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 City from any loss or
damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation
of the building sewer.
[R.O. 1992 § 705.620; Ord. No. 8032 §§ 1—2, 11-4-1996; Ord. No. 17-11712, 6-19-2017]
A.
A separate and independent building sewer
shall be provided for every building, except:
1.
Where one (1) 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,
courtyard, or driveway, the building sewer from the front building
may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one
(1) building sewer;
2.
Where an existing building, constructed
prior to June 19, 2017, is subdivided utilizing R-1C Single-Family
Attached or C-3 Central Commercial zero lot line zoning into two (2)
or more units in separate ownership and the following language is
added to the subdivision plat: "If any joint building sewer connection
serving more than one unit is existing, each unit shall be entitled
to the full use and enjoyment of the connection serving their unit
even if the connection serving their unit is located on the property
of the adjoining unit. The owners of all units jointly connected to
the building sewer shall be jointly responsible for the maintenance
costs of the joint use building sewer."
[R.O. 1992 § 705.630; Ord. No. 8032 §§ 1—2, 11-4-1996]
Old building sewers may be used in
connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination
and test by the Building Official, to meet all requirements of this
Chapter.
[R.O. 1992 § 705.640; Ord. No. 8032 §§ 1—2, 11-4-1996]
The size, slope, alignment, materials
and 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 Codes or other applicable rules and regulations of the
City, such as the most current International Plumbing Code adopted
by the City.[1] In the absence of Code provisions or in amplification
therefor, the materials and procedures set forth in appropriate specifications
of the ASTM shall apply as set forth in the most current International
Plumbing Code adopted by the City.
[R.O. 1992 § 705.650; Ord. No. 8032 §§ 1—2, 11-4-1996]
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
such building drain shall be lifted by an approved means and discharged
to the building sewer.
[R.O. 1992 § 705.660; Ord. No. 8032 §§ 1—2, 11-4-1996]
The connection of the building sewer
into the public sewer shall conform to the requirements of the Building
and Plumbing Code or other applicable rules and regulations of the
City, and/or the procedures set forth in appropriate specifications
of the ASTM as set forth in the most current International Plumbing
Code adopted by the City.[1] All such connections shall be made gastight and watertight.
Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials must be
approved by the Building Official before installation.
[R.O. 1992 § 705.670; Ord. No. 8032 §§ 1—2, 11-4-1996]
The applicant for the building sewer
permit shall notify the Building Official when the building sewer
is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection
shall be made under the supervision of the Building Official or his/her
representative.
[R.O. 1992 § 705.680; Ord. No. 8032 §§ 1—2, 11-4-1996]
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.
