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.
B. 
A registered plumber.
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.