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 Superintendent.
A. There shall be two classes of building sewer permits:
Class A for residential and commercial service, and Class B for service
to establishments producing industrial waste. In either case, the
owner or his agent shall make application on a special form furnished
by the Village. The permit application shall be supplemented by any
plans, specifications or other information considered pertinent in
the judgment of the Superintendent. A permit, connection and inspection
fee shall be paid to the Village Clerk at the time such application
is made, such fees being established by resolution of the Board.
B. A Class B permit (industrial) shall not be reassigned or transferred or sold to a new owner, new user, different premises or a new or changed operation. An industrial-type discharger shall apply for a permit modification if production or process is changed so that the wastewater characteristics or flow is altered. Industrial-type discharges are subject to the provisions of Article
X.
All costs and expense incident to the installation
and connection of the building sewer on private property shall 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 sewer.
A separate and independent building sewer shall
be provided for every building, except that 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, courtyard or driveway, the building sewer from the front building
may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one
building sewer.
Existing 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.
A. Except where cast iron is specifically required, the
building sewer may be either of the following two types of pipe:
(1) Service class cast-iron soil pipe conforming to the
requirements of ASTM 74-75. Joints shall be hub and spigot type with
preformed rubber gaskets conforming to Specification HSN of the Cast
Iron Soil Pipe Institute.
(2) Rigid polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic pipe which
shall meet the requirements of ASTM 3034-74-SDR-35. Pipes shall have
an integral bell, and pipe and fittings shall be jointed with a solid
rubber ring. Joints shall be tight and waterproof.
B. A cleanout shall be provided on all building drains
near the point where such drain leaves the building. An additional
cleanout shall be installed for each 100 feet of building sewer which
is required to connect to the public sewer. A cleanout shall also
be provided for each change of direction of 90° or more. Such
cleanouts shall be extended to grade and constructed in such manner
as to allow ready access of a sewer rod for cleaning. Cleanouts shall
not be less than four inches in size, and no bend sharper than a one-eighth
bend (45°) shall be used for a change in direction.
The size and slope of the building sewer shall
be subject to the approval of the Superintendent. The diameter shall
not be less than four inches. The minimum slope shall be 1/4 inch
per foot. Where necessary, a minimum slope of 1/8 inch per foot will
be allowed; however, six-inch-diameter pipe will be required.
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 cleanout and fittings. The ends of the building sewers
which are not connected to the building drain of the structure for
any reason shall be sealed against infiltration by a suitable stopper,
plug or other approved means.
In all buildings in which any building drain
is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sewage or industrial
wastes carried by such drain shall be lifted by approved mechanical
means at the building owner's cost and discharged to the building
sewer.
No person shall make connection of roof downspouts,
exterior foundation drains, areaway drains or other sources of surface
runoff or groundwater to a building sewer or building drain which
in turn is connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer.
A. The connection of the building sewer into the public
sewer shall conform to the requirements of the National Plumbing Code
and other applicable rules and regulations of the Village, including
the detail as attached hereto. All such connections shall be made gastight and watertight.
Any deviation from prescribed procedures and materials must be approved
by the Superintendent before installation.
B. The owner or applicant installing the building sewer
shall employ a plumber whose competence has been established by the
Village and whose name is registered by the Village as having such
competence, or the installation of the pipe may be performed by the
owner of the property. In all instances, the required inspections
and approvals of such installations shall be made by the Superintendent.
The connection from a gas station or car wash
shall provide for a settlement pit, so that sand and grit that may
develop from the washing of motor vehicles or thawing of ice and snow
will not be allowed to enter into the sewage disposal system. Discharge
of said waters into the sanitary sewer will be made only upon approval
of the Village.
A. All building sewers shall be installed by the open-trench
method. Trenches should be wide enough so as to permit proper installation
and inspection of the pipe. Where foundation conditions are suitable,
if care is taken to gauge the depth of the trench, it shall be dug
as close as possible to the desired level so as to allow the pipe
to rest on undisturbed soil. Should an unstable condition be found
or if the trench is in rock, it shall be overexcavated by at least
four to six inches and a bed of crushed stone placed on which to lay
the pipe. Bedding material shall be sufficiently tamped to prevent
future settlement.
B. After placement of the pipe and following inspection
and approval by the Superintendent, the trench may be backfilled.
Clean sand or fine gravel shall first be placed to a depth of six
inches above the crown of the pipe. Following this, the material excavated
from the trench may be used for the remainder of the backfill.
Transitions between dissimilar pipe materials
shall be made with proper, standard adapters. For cast-iron to asbestos-cement
pipe transitions, the cast-iron pipe shall extend 18 inches into the
asbestos-cement pipe with premolded ring gasket(s) (two if groundwater
is excessive).
The applicant for the building sewer permit
shall notify the Superintendent when the building sewer is ready for
inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall
be made under the supervision of the Superintendent or his representative.
At least a forty-eight-hour notice shall be given to the Superintendent.
When trenches are opened for the laying of building sewer pipes, such
trenches shall be inspected by the Superintendent before the trenches
are filled; and the person performing such work shall notify the Superintendent
when the installation of the building sewer is completed. The filling
of a trench before inspection is made will subject the person to whom
a permit is issued to a penalty of $250 for each offense, and such
person shall also bear the cost of reopening the trench for inspection.
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 Superintendent.
Building sewers shall be spaced at least 10
feet laterally from any existing or proposed water main or water service.
Whenever sewers must cross under water mains or water services, the
sewer shall be laid at such an elevation that the top of the sewer
is at least 18 inches below the bottom of the water main or water
service. When it is impossible to obtain proper horizontal and vertical
separation, detailed plans shall be submitted to the Village Engineer
for review and approval before any deviations may be made from the
requirements of this section.
All approvals required under any procedures
of this chapter shall be given in writing and signed by the appropriate
and authorized Village employee, agent or engineer. Reliance upon
verbal approvals will not be sanctioned, and the builder, developer
or other persons acting upon verbal approvals shall be required to
remedy, correct, reconstruct, remove or otherwise perform, at his
own expense, in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.
The failure or refusal of such person to obtain required written approvals
shall be sufficient and just cause for the denial of the issuance
of any certificate of occupancy for any structure relating thereto
and shall constitute a violation of this chapter.
All costs of cleaning stopped or plugged building
sewers or laterals shall be borne by the owner.
A property which is located more than 100 feet from an existing sewer line shall not be connected to or serviced by such sewer line, except as provided by Article
III of this chapter. No building permit shall be issued for houses to be constructed on such property and nothing contained in this chapter shall prohibit the Village from making agreement with property owners whereby the existing sewer may be extended to within 100 feet of such owner's property line at the expense of such owner.
The Board will establish permit and inspection
fees.