It shall be the duty of the Borough Manager
or some other authorized person of the Borough of Lititz to supervise
the installation and repair of sanitary sewer laterals and all sanitary
house drainage connected therewith in conformity with the provisions
of ordinances of the Borough of Lititz and rules and regulations adopted
by the Borough Council. "Sanitary house drainage" shall be construed
to include any connections with any sewer, drain, soil, waste or vent
pipe or any pipe connected therewith.
No person, firm or corporation shall engage
in or carry on the business of installing laterals between the sewer
trunk system of the borough and the connections with the structural
plumbing except either:
A. A contractor who shall have obtained authorization
to do such work in the Borough of Lititz, in writing, from the Borough
Council.
No person except a registered plumber shall
be permitted to make the connections between laterals and the structural
plumbing system.
No plumber shall undertake any work whatsoever
on any premises intended to be fully connected to the sanitary sewer
system of the borough until the owner thereof has exhibited to him
the authorization for the connection granted to him by the Borough
Manager, which authorization shall be applied for by the owner or
his agent.
A. When separate drains not necessary. The entire drainage
system of every house or building shall be separately and independently
connected with the street sewer where such sewer exists, that where
one building exists or is erected in the rear of another or on an
interior lot, of single ownership, and no private sewer is available
or can be made for the rear building through an adjoining alley, courtyard
or driveway, the house drain from the front building may be extended
to the rear building and the whole will be considered as one drain.
Where it is necessary to construct such a private sewer, such plans
may be followed as may be approved by the Borough Council, but in
no case shall joint drains be laid in cellars, which joint drains
are parallel with the street or alley which the property faces.
B. Weights of cast-iron pipe required. House drains or
soil pipes laid under or through the wall must be plain cast-iron
soil pipe of weights as set forth in the following table:
Pipe Size
(inches)
|
Weight
(pounds per lineal foot)
|
---|
4
|
13
|
5
|
17
|
6
|
17
|
7
|
27
|
8
|
33
|
10
|
45
|
12
|
54
|
However, pipe laid under the floor may be standard
cast-iron soil pipe.
|
C. Installation of pipe. Joints shall be leaded and caulked
and shall be carried five feet outside the foundation wall, All drains
or soil pipes connected with the main drain shall be of plain cast-iron
soil pipe with leaded and caulked joints or of heavy wrought iron
or steel pipe with gas tight screw joints properly secured and carried
five feet outside the cellar wall. No cast-iron soil pipe, drain,
waste or vent pipe shall be tarred or coated until after the inspection
and approval by the appropriate borough officials. All arrangements
of soil waste pipes shall be laid by as direct a route as possible.
Changes of direction in pipes shall be made with curved pipes, and
all connections with Y- branches, both above and below the ground
shall be protected from frost and readily accessible for inspection
and convenience in repairing. In each instance in which a pipe passes
through a new foundation wall, a relieving arch shall be built over
it with a two-inch space above and on either side of the pipe, or
a sleeve shall be grouted into the wall and a sewer pipe laid through
the sleeve and caulked into place.
A. Alternate pipe permitted. Where the ground is of sufficient
solidity for a proper foundation, it shall be permissible to use transit
pipe or cylindrical bell-and-spigot terra-cotta pipe, perfectly burned
and well-glazed over the entire inner and outside surfaces, provided
that same shall be of the best quality, free from flaws, splits or
cracks, and provided that same shall be laid on a smooth bottom, with
a special groove cut in the bottom of the trench for each hub, where
necessary, in order to give the pipe a solid bearing on its entire
length, and the soil well-rammed on each side of the pipe. In any
instance in which terra-cotta pipe is used, the spigot and hub ends
shall be closely connected and the space between the hub and pipe
caulked with oakum, jute or hemp and thoroughly filled with hot poured
bituminous compound where trees are present, or the space between
the hub and pipe shall be caulked with oakum, jute or hemp and thoroughly
filled with cement mortar made of one part of the best American portland
cement and two parts of bar sand, thoroughly mixed dry, and with enough
water added afterwards to give proper consistency. The joints must
be carefully wiped and pointed, and all mortar that may be left inside
shall be removed, and the pipe when completed shall be clean and smooth
throughout.
B. Where alternate pipe not permitted. Transit or terra-cotta
pipe must be laid not closer than five feet to any exterior wall of
a building nor in any portion of a drain passing under a driveway
less than 3 1/2 feet below the surface of the driveway, not within
10 feet of any well, nor in "made" or "filled in" ground.
C. Grade. Before any pipe is laid, the trench shall be
evenly graded. The minimum grade shall be one-fourth-inch fall per
running foot. After the pipe is laid and the joints made, it shall
remain uncovered, and sufficient time shall be allowed for the joints
to become set to allow for the necessary inspection by the borough
authorities. The house lateral sewer shall not be connected to the
borough sewer system until after inspection by the Borough Manager
or his proper agent.
D. Backfilling. Backfilling shall be made with loose
earth and carefully tamped about and over the pipe in six-inch layers
for a depth of one foot above the pipe, on top of which the coarser
materials may be backfilled and the trench brought to its original
condition. The contractor or plumber is authorized to supervise backfill
up to and including one foot above the top of the pipe.
E. Cradle for wet areas. When the pipe is laid in wet
areas, either cast-iron pipe with lead joints or transit or terra-cotta
pipe with a concrete bed and jacket shall be used. The concrete bed
and jacket shall extend below the bell of the pipe at least four inches,
shall have a horizontal bearing extending at the least three inches
on each side of the bell of the pipe and shall be at least three inches
thick over the top or side of any part of the pipe. Concrete for this
purpose shall be a one-to-two-to-three mix with mineral aggregate
having a maximum size of one inch.
F. Cradle for rock excavation. When pipe is laid in rock
excavation, the trench shall be excavated three inches deeper than
the outside bell of the pipe, and this depth under the pipe and up
to the midsection of the pipe shall be of well-compacted concrete
of a one-to-three-to-five mix or shall be of fine gravel or coarse
sand.
Drilling and tapping of drain and waste pipes
will not be permitted. When iron drains and waste pipes are to be
removed for a connection, the connection must be made by the insertion
of a Y- branch; provided, however, that when the connection is made
in a basement on a horizontal run and is to remain exposed, such connection
may be made by the use of a Y-saddle. In either case, such connections
must be inspected and approved by the Borough Manager.
All horizontal drains within and to a distance
of five feet beyond the walls of buildings shall be of cast iron with
caulked leaded joints or wrought iron with screw joints and shall
be so located as to be readily accessible for inspection. The house
drain within the building shall not be less than four inches, and
the fall shall not be less than 1/4 of an inch per foot; it shall
be laid in a trench cut out at a uniform grade, or it may be constructed
along the foundation walls above the cellar floor, resting on nine-inch
brick or stone piers laid in cement mortar [said piers to be not more
than seven feet apart], or it may be suspended from the floor beam
by heavy iron hangers at intervals of not more than seven feet. The
use of pipe hooks, gas pipe or iron pipe driven into the walls is
prohibited. Where a pipe passes under the walls of a building, there
shall be a relieving arch to prevent the pipe from being broken by
settling of the foundation. Said drain shall be provided with a fitting
for cleaning purposes, the same to be closed with a screw plug.
[Amended 7-30-1963 by Ord. No. C-21, approved 7-30-1963]
Each drain must be provided with a double-extra-heavy
cast-iron trap located just inside the curbline. The trap will be
equipped with a cleanout on the curb side of the trap for convenience
in cleaning from the trap to the main, the cover of which must be
properly fitted and made gas- and airtight with a heavy brass screw-cap
ferrule, caulked in. The house drain must be equipped with a hand
hole properly fitted as described above, for the convenience of cleaning
from the house to the main trap.
[Amended 7-30-1963 by Ord. No. C-21, approved 7-30-1963]
A fresh-air inlet must be connected with the
drain at the main trap. In any instance in which it is underground,
it must be of extra-heavy cast iron. Said inlet must lead to the outer
air and be finished with an automatic device. The fresh-air inlet
must be of the same size as the drain up to four inches in diameter.
For five- and six-inch drains, it must not be less than four inches
in diameter; for seven- and eight-inch drains, not less than six inches
in diameter or its equivalent; and for larger drains, not less than
eight inches in diameter or its equivalent.
[Amended 7-30-1963 by Ord. No. C-21, approved 7-30-1963]
Where the trap and fresh-air inlet are desired
to be included inside the house, the arrangement must be approved
in writing by the Borough Manager.
All sewer, soil and waste pipes must be in as
direct a course as possible. Changes in direction must be made with
Y- or half-Y- branches, or one-eighth bends. Offsets in soil or waste
pipe will not be permitted except where necessary, nor, in any case,
unless suitable provision is made to prevent accumulation of rust
or other obstructions. Offsets shall be made with forty-five-degree
bends or similar fittings. The use of T-Y's (sanitary T's) will be
permitted on upright joints only.
Any person or persons desiring exception to any provisions in §§
100-17,
100-19 or
100-20 of this chapter will present in writing a petition to the Borough Manager for exceptions to the rulings. These petitions will be prepared by the owner on forms provided by the borough and shall be accompanied by a sketch showing the proposed connections. This petition must be approved by a registered plumber of Lititz Borough. After the petition is submitted to the Borough Manager, he shall study the proposed changes and shall then present the petition with recommendations to the Sewer Committee of Lititz Borough Council. The Sewer Committee may accept or reject the proposed changes and inform the applicant accordingly.
[Amended 10-31-1978 by Ord. No. C-224,
approved 10-31-1978]
Any person violating any provision of this Article,
upon conviction before any District Justice of the Borough of Lititz,
shall be subject to pay a fine not to exceed the maximum fine of $300,
plus costs of prosecution, and in default of payment of such costs
and prosecution, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 30 days; provided,
however, that if the District Justice determines that the defendant
is without the financial means to pay the fines and costs immediately
or in a single remittance, such defendant shall be permitted to pay
the fines or costs in installments and over such periods of time as
the District Justice deems to be just.