[Adopted 4-2-1962 as Ch. 10, Arts.
I and II, of the 1962 Code]
A Plumbing Inspector shall be appointed by the
Board of Trustees, and it shall be his duty to examine all plumbing
work both in new work and alterations, examine all connections made
with public sewers and carry out all orders given by the Board of
Trustees. All work done under the provisions of this chapter and the
materials used in such work shall be subject to the approval of the
Plumbing Inspector, and he shall have power and authority to direct
the course and order of such work and require the proper doing of
the same and the use of proper materials.
[Amended 2-3-1997]
No person shall engage in the business of plumbing
or sewer drain laying or perform any work of plumbing or sewer drain
laying in the village, except the making of service connections with
water supply pipes, unless he shall be first duly licensed therefor
by the Westchester County Board of Plumbing Examiners.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former §§ 85-3
through 85-6, regarding examining licensing of plumbers, which immediately
followed this section, were repealed 2-3-1997 by L.L. No. 1-1997.
Said local law also provided for the renumbering of this chapter.
Each building must be connected separately and
independently with a public sewer. Grouping of buildings upon one
house sewer is not permitted. No house drainpipe smaller than four
inches in diameter will be permitted. Every house sewer connecting
with the public sewer from a point five feet outside the foundation
walls of the building must be either of heavy-duty cast-iron or extra-heavy
asbestos-cement sewer pipe. It must be solidly laid on a true grade
and as nearly as possible in a straight line. All changes in direction
must be made with forty-five-degree fittings. Cast-iron pipes shall
be joined with first-quality lead, the entire joint being filled in
one pouring and thoroughly caulked. All other drains, soil or vent,
connected with the main drain or where the main drain is above the
cellar floor shall be of extra-heavy cast-iron pipe, galvanized steel,
galvanized wrought iron pipe with screw joints or approved copper
pipe and copper fittings. Old house sewers may be used for new buildings,
provided that they are in good condition and conform to the requirements
of these regulations.
The house drain shall not be less than four
inches in diameter, and the fall shall not be less than 1/4 of an
inch to the foot, and it shall be laid in a trench cut at a uniform
grade, or it may be constructed along the foundation walls above the
cellar floor, raised on substantial brick piers, such piers to be
not more than five feet apart, or securely hung from cellar beams.
No test shall be made by the Plumbing Inspector until such pipes are
secure as above mentioned.
The house drain shall be supplied or provided
with a horizontal trap placed immediately inside the cellar wall nearest
to the sewer. The trap shall have two hand holes for convenience in
cleaning, the covering of which shall be properly fitted and the joints
made airtight by means of brass trap screws. There shall be a Y-branch
on the sewer side of the trap, with the Y looking toward the cellar,
with a brass trap screw caulked in same for convenience in cleaning
the house drain.
There shall be an inlet for fresh air entering
the drain on the house side of the house trap at least four inches
in diameter leading to the outer air with suitable vent cap or strainer.
No liquids or solids other than sewage shall
be conducted into the sanitary sewer, and no connections therefor
shall be permitted. No soil, waste or vent pipe may be used as a rainwater
conductor, nor may any rainwater conductor be used as a soil, waste
or vent pipe. If any existing line of soil pipe is to be entered by
a new branch line, a length of pipe must be removed from the old line
and a suitable Y-branch and closure piece inserted, leaded and caulked,
and adjacent joints of the old line shall be carefully examined or
tested, if the Plumbing Inspector so directs, and recaulked or remade
entirely if any defects exist. Any pipe cracked or injured in the
operation shall be taken out and replaced with new pipe, and the new
line shall be left in sound and tight condition. The use of saddle
branches, saddle plates, repair bands and similar devices is prohibited.
A.
Tests and inspections by the Plumbing Inspector, who
shall be notified by the plumber when work is ready therefor, shall
be had as follows:
B.
The Plumbing Inspector shall issue a certificate of
approval if the workmanship, materials and systems are found to be
in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
[Amended 7-19-1982 by L.L. No. 4-1982; 8-24-1992 by L.L. No. 9-1992]
Any person committing an offense against any provision of this article shall be punishable as provided in § 1-17A of this Code.
