[Ord. 707-A, 12/8/1969, Art. 4, § 1]
No authorized persons 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 Director.
[Ord. 707-A, 12/8/1969, Art. 4, § 2; as amended
by Ord. 005, 7/14/1986]
There shall be two classes of building sewer permits: (A) for
residential and commercial service, and (B) for service to establishments
producing industrial wastes. In either case, the owner or his agent
shall make application on a special form furnished by the Authority,
[appended to this Subpart]. The permit application shall be supplemented
by any plans, specifications or other information considered pertinent
in the judgment of the Director. A permit and inspection fee for residential,
commercial and industrial building sewer connections shall be as established
by resolution of Borough Council, and shall be paid at the time the
application is filed.
[Ord. 707-A, 12/8/1969, Art. 4, § 3]
All costs and expenses incident to the installation and connection
of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall
indemnify the Authority from any loss or damage that may directly
or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
[Ord. 707-A, 12/8/1969, Art. 4, § 4]
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.
[Ord. 707-A, 12/8/1969, Art. 4, § 5]
Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings
only when they are found, on examination and test by the Director,
to meet all requirements of this Part.
[Ord. 707-A, 12/8/1969, Art. 4, § 6]
The size, slope, alignment, materials of 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 code or other applicable
rules and regulations of the Authority. In amplification thereof,
the materials and procedures set forth in appropriate specifications
of the ASTM and WPCF Manual of Practice No. 9 shall apply.
[Ord. 707-A, 12/8/1969, Art. 4, § 7]
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.
[Ord. 707-A, 12/8/1969, Art. 4, § 8]
No person shall make connection of roof downspouts, exterior
foundation drains, areaway drains, or other sources of surface run-off
or ground water to a building sewer or building drain which in turn
is connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer.
[Ord. 707-A, 12/8/1969, Art. 4, § 9]
The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall
conform to the requirements of the building and plumbing code of the
Borough. All such connections shall be made gastight and watertight.
Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials must be
approved by the Director before installation.
[Ord. 707-A, 12/8/1969, Art. 4, § 10]
The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the
Director when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection
to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision
of the Director, or his representative.
[Ord. 707-A, 12/8/1969, Art. 4, § 11]
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 Authority.