No person shall uncover, make any connection with or opening into, use,
alter or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining
a written permit from the Enforcement Officer.
There shall be one class of sewer lateral permit which shall be for
residential, commercial and institutional service. No industrial permits will
be issued at this time. In either case, a permit application shall be submitted
to the Village. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans,
specifications or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of
the Enforcement Officer. The permit fee shall be set from time to time by
resolution of the Board of Trustees and shall be paid to the Enforcement Officer
at the time an application is filed.
A.
A separate and independent building lateral shall be
provided for every building requiring sanitary facilities, except where one
or more such buildings stand 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. In this case, the building lateral
from the front building may be extended to the rear building and the whole
considered as one building lateral. In such cases, approval shall be obtained
from the Enforcement Officer prior to installation of the building lateral.
B.
New or existing laterals and manholes.[1]
(1)
New street laterals and/or building laterals shall not
go under building basements. In like fashion, a building shall not be constructed
over an existing lateral; the lateral shall be relocated after the Village
Engineer has approved plans showing the relocation. If relocation is not physically
possible then the lateral shall be:
(2)
All existing manholes in or under the basement shall
be sealed air-tight in a manner acceptable to the Village Engineer. No new
manholes shall be constructed on the portion of the lateral under the building.
C.
Where building laterals are to serve multiple dwelling
structures, there shall be provided at least one separate building lateral
for each group of eight apartments (or less).
Existing building laterals may be used in connection with new buildings
only when they are found, on examination and test by the Enforcement Officer,
to meet all requirements of this chapter.
A.
Building and street lateral pipe materials shall be one
of the following:
(1)
Tar-coated, service grade, cast iron soil pipe conforming
to ASTM Specification A-74, "Cast Iron Pipe and Fittings." All dimensions,
weight and markings of the pipe shall conform to the requirements of ANSI,
Designation A112.5.1, except spigot ends shall be "plain end," if gasket joints
are used.
(2)
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe and fittings conforming
to ASTM Specification D-3034-73, "SDR-35 Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Sewer Pipe
and Fittings." All pipe shall be suitable for gravity sewer service. Provisions
shall be made for contraction and expansion at each joint with a rubber ring.
The bell shall consist of an integral wall section stiffened with two PVC
retainer rings which securely lock the solid cross-section ring into position.
Minimum "pipe stiffness" (F/Y) at five-percent deflection shall be 46 psi
when tested in accordance with ASTM Specification D-2412.
B.
Any part of the building or street lateral that is located
within five feet of a water main or water service shall be constructed of
cast iron soil pipe. Cast iron soil pipe may be required by the Village Engineer
where the building or street lateral is likely to be damaged by tree roots.
If installed on fill or unstable ground, the building or street lateral shall
be of cast iron soil pipe, although other pipe material may be permitted if
such pipe is uniformly supported on a poured concrete cradle approved by the
Village Engineer. The distance between consecutive joints, as measured along
the center line of the installed pipe, shall not be less than 10 feet, except
under abnormal circumstances, in which case this dimension may be diminished,
if approved by the Village Engineer. The size and slope of building and street
laterals shall be subject to approval by the Village Engineer, but in no event
shall the internal pipe diameter be less than four inches, nor shall the pipe
slope be less than 1/4 inch per foot.
A.
At the point of connection of a street lateral to a main
sewer, a standard wye fitting and sufficient one-eighth (forty-five-degree)
bend fittings shall be used. The wye fittings shall be installed so that flow
in the "arm" shall transition smoothly into the flow in the public sewer.
No lateral connection shall be made to the public sewer which permits the
flow into the public sewer from the lateral to enter at right angles.[1]
B.
The street lateral, including the wye and eighth bend
fittings, shall be connected to the main sewer at the time of constructing
the main sewer, for each proposed lot for either immediate or future development.
Laterals installed for future development shall be fitted with a standard
plug that has been approved for use. All sewer connections shall be via a
properly installed saddle on the main sewer pipe. No portion of the lateral
pipe shall protrude into the main sewer pipe. The location of all lateral
connections shall be field marked with a two-inch-by-six-inch corrosion and
rot resistant board. The marker board shall extend from the depth of the lateral
to a minimum of two feet above the grade. The location of all lateral connections
shall be indicated on a drawing and copies of this drawing showing the as-built
location of these connections shall be furnished the Public Works Administrator.
No sanitary sewer shall be accepted by the Village until two copies of this
record drawing showing lateral locations have been so filed.[2]
C.
When any street lateral is to serve a school, hospital or similar institutional or public housing, or is to serve a complex of industrial or commercial buildings, or which, in the opinion of the Enforcement Officer, will receive sewage or industrial wastes of such volume or character that frequent maintenance of said building and street lateral is anticipated, then such street lateral shall be connected to the public sewer through a manhole. The Enforcement Officer shall determine if and where this type of connection to the public sewer is required. Connections to existing manholes shall be made as directed by the Enforcement Officer. If required, a new manhole shall be installed in the public sewer pursuant to § 136-13D, and the lateral connection made thereto as directed by the Enforcement Officer.
Whenever possible, the building lateral shall be at least 12 inches
above the basement floor, except upon approval of the Public Works Administrator.
Building laterals laid parallel to a bearing wall shall not be installed closer
than three feet to such wall. The building lateral 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. Changes of direction
of 90° or greater shall be made with a cleanout which extends to grade,
terminating in a terminal box set in concrete. The ends of all building or
street laterals, which are not connected to the interior plumbing of the building,
for any reason, shall be sealed against infiltration by a suitable stopper,
plug or by other approved means.
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 mechanical means and discharged to the building lateral, on approval by
the Enforcement Officer.
All excavations required for the installation of a building or street
lateral shall be open trench work unless otherwise approved by the Enforcement
Officer. Pipe laying and backfill, regardless of pipe material used, shall
be performed in general accordance with Paragraphs 3 through 6 of ASTM Specification
C-12, except that trench width measured at the top of the installed pipe shall
not exceed 24 inches and, except that no backfill shall be placed until the
work has been inspected. The depth of cover over the pipe shall be sufficient
to afford protection from frost, but in no case shall such depth be less than
four feet.
A.
All joints and connections shall be made watertight.
No cement joints will be permitted.
B.
Premolded gaskets may be used for hub and plain end cast
iron pipe joints and joints with fittings, if approved by the Village Engineer.
The gasket shall be a neoprene compression-type unit which provides a positive
seal in the assembled joint. The gasket shall be a premolded, one-piece unit,
designed for joining the cast iron hub and plain end soil pipe and fittings.
The assembled joint shall be sealed by compression of the gasket between the
exterior surface of the spigot and the interior surface of the hub. The joint
shall be assembled following the manufacturer's recommendations using
acceptable lubricant and special pipe-coupling tools designed for that purpose.
The plain spigot end shall be forced into the hub end of the pipe for the
full depth of the hub itself. Lubricant shall be a bland, flax-base, nontoxic
material and shall not chemically attack the gasket material.
A.
The connection of the building lateral into an existing street lateral shall be made at the outside edge of the curb or the pavement edge. Except as provided under § 136-12, if a street lateral has not previously been provided, the street lateral will be constructed from the existing main sewer to the outside edge of the curb, or the pavement edge, by the Village or its agent, upon submittal of a proper request by the property owner. The street lateral shall be installed with a properly sealed and covered cleanout to grade located at the property line. The cleanout shall terminate in a metal box embedded in concrete.
B.
The cost of constructing the street lateral from the
main sewer to the outside edge of the curb or the pavement edge will be at
the owner's expense; all subsequent costs and expense incidental to the
installation and connection of the building lateral shall also be borne by
the owner. The owner shall indemnify the Village from any loss or damage that
may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building
lateral.
C.
It shall be the responsibility of the property owner
to maintain, repair or replace the building lateral up to the outside edge
of the curb or the pavement edge, whichever condition applies.
D.
The method of connection of the building lateral to the
street lateral will be dependent upon the type of sewer pipe material used
and in all cases shall be approved by the Public Works Administrator. After
the installation of the street lateral has been approved, the new street lateral
shall become the property of the Village of Cazenovia, after the period of
one year. Any subsequent repairs to the new street laterals after the one-year
period of time shall be made by the Village and all expenses shall be borne
by the Village. The Village shall be responsible for repair or replacement
costs of the street lateral from the center of the sewer main to the outside
edge of the curb or the pavement edge, whichever condition applies. From that
point to the building, the building owner shall be responsible for all repair
or replacement costs of said sewer lateral.
E.
Any expenses incurred to clear a sewer line plug shall
be borne by the property owner deemed responsible for said plug, unless it
can be proven that the obstruction (plug) was caused by the Village's
pipe.
A.
The applicant for the building lateral permit shall notify the Enforcement Officer when the building lateral is ready for inspection and connection to the street lateral. The connection shall be made under the supervision of the Enforcement Officer or his representative. When street laterals are installed pursuant to § 136-12, the property owner, builder or developer shall notify the Enforcement Officer when the street lateral is ready for inspection and connection to the main sewer, and such connection shall be made under the supervision of the Enforcement Officer or his representative.
B.
When trenches are excavated for the laying of building lateral pipes or for laying street lateral pipes pursuant to § 136-12 hereof, such trenches shall be inspected by the Enforcement Officer. Before the trenches are filled, the person performing such work shall notify the Enforcement Officer when the laying of building lateral is completed, and no filling of trenches shall begin until approval is obtained from the Enforcement Officer.
All excavations for building lateral installation shall be adequately
protected 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 Public Works
Administrator. When installation requires disturbance of paved public roads
and shoulders, the repairs of said areas shall be done to established Village
standards and to the satisfaction of the Public Works Administrator.
An interior cleanout fitting shall be provided for each building lateral
at a readily accessible location, preferably just inside the basement wall.
The fitting shall contain a forty-five-degree branch with removable plug,
and so positioned that sewer cleaning equipment can be inserted therein to
clean the building lateral.