A. 
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.
B. 
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, cooling water or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary sewers.
A. 
Classes. There shall be two classes of building lateral permits:
(1) 
For residential and commercial service; and
(2) 
For service to establishments producing industrial wastes.
B. 
In either case, the owner or his agent shall make application on a special form furnished by the City. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the enforcement officer.
A. 
A separate and independent building lateral shall be provided for every building requiring sanitary facilities.
B. 
Where building laterals are to serve multiple-dwelling structures, the building lateral shall be sized in accordance with the provisions of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code applicable to plumbing (fixture load).
[Amended 10-30-1991 by L.L. No. 4-1991]
C. 
Where a public sewer is to serve a complex of industrial, commercial, institutional or dwelling structures, special design of the building lateral system shall be required. Plans and specifications shall be prepared and submitted for approval pursuant to Articles IV, V and VI.
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 Soil Pipe and Fittings. All dimensions, weights and markings of the pipe shall conform to the requirements of ANSI, Designation A112.5.1, except that spigot ends shall be plain end if gasket joints are used.
(2) 
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe and fittings conforming to ASTM Specifications D3034-73, 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 any integral wall section stiffened with two PVC retainer rings which securely lock the solid cross-section ring into position. The minimum pipe stiffness (F/y) at five-percent deflection shall be 46 when tested in accordance with ASTM Specification D2412.
(3) 
Asbestos-cement house connection pipe conforming to ASTM Specification C-428, Type II, minimum Class 2400, five-foot lengths.
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 and may be required by the enforcement officer 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 enforcement officer. The distance between consecutive joints, as measured along the center line of the installed pipe, shall not exceed 10 feet except under abnormal circumstances, in which case this dimension may be exceeded if approved by the enforcement officer. The size and slope of building or street laterals shall be subject to approval by the enforcement officer, but in no event shall the internal diameter be less than four inches, nor shall the slope of the pipe 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 a one-eighth (forty-five-degree) bend shall be used. No lateral connection shall be made to the main sewer which permits the flow into the sewer from the lateral to enter at right angles.
B. 
The street lateral, including the wye and eight-bend fittings, shall be connected to the main sanitary sewer at the time of its construction for each proposed lot for either immediate or future development. Laterals installed for future development shall be fitted with a standard plug approved for use by the Plumbing Board. All sewer connections shall be made to a wye fitting previously installed in the main sewer or 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 marked with a two-by-six-inch board. The marker board shall extend from the depth of the lateral to a minimum of two feet above 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 to the enforcement officer. No sanitary sewer shall be accepted by the City until two copies of this record drawing showing street lateral locations have been so filed with the City Engineer's office.
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, in the opinion of the enforcement officer, will receive wastewater 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 § 514-12D and the lateral connection made thereto as directed by the enforcement officer.
A. 
Whenever possible, the building lateral shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. 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.
B. 
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.
C. 
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 other approved means.
In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, wastewater 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 the 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.
B. 
Poured joints for cast-iron pipe shall be firmly packed with oakum or hemp and filled with molten lead not less than one inch deep. Lead shall be run in one pouring and caulked tight. No paint, varnish or other coatings shall be permitted on the jointing material until after the joint has been tested and approved. The transition joint between cast-iron pipe and other pipe materials shall be made with special adaptors and joint materials approved by the enforcement officer. If such joints are hot-poured, the material shall not soften sufficiently to destroy the effectiveness of the joint when subjected to a temperature of 160° F. nor be soluble in any of the wastes carried by the lateral. The joint shall first be caulked tight with jute, hemp or similar approved material.
C. 
Premolded gasket joints for hub- and plain-end cast-iron pipe may be used if approved by the enforcement officer and shall be a neoprene compression-type gasket which provides a positive double 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. The lubricant shall be a bland, flax-base, nontoxic material and shall not chemically attack the gasket material.
D. 
Joints for asbestos-cement pipe and PVC sewer pipe shall follow the manufacturer's recommendations, using properly designed couplings and rubber gaskets pursuant to the published information relating thereto and conforming to the applicable ASTM specification identified in § 514-21.
A. 
The connection of the building lateral into an existing public sewer shall be made at the property line. Except as provided under § 514-11, if a street lateral has not previously been provided, the street lateral will be constructed from the existing main sewer to the property line by a licensed plumber at the owner's expense. The street lateral shall be installed with a cleanout to grade located at the property line. The cost of constructing the street lateral from the existing main sewer to the property line 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 City from any loss or damage that may, directly or indirectly, be occasioned by the installation of the building lateral. It shall be the responsibility of the homeowner to maintain, repair or replace the building lateral. The method of connection of the building lateral to the street lateral will be dependent upon the type of sewer material used and, in all cases, shall be approved by the enforcement officer. After the installation of the street lateral has been approved by the enforcement officer, the new street lateral shall become the property of the City of Fulton. Any repairs to new street laterals shall be made by the City at the City's expense.
B. 
If, in the judgment of the enforcement officer, it is determined that a building lateral without a property-line cleanout needs repair or replacement, the City can install, at the owner's expense, a cleanout at the property line such that the street lateral can be maintained independent of the building lateral.
C. 
Any existing street lateral which, upon examination by the enforcement officer, is determined to be in need of replacement will be replaced with a new street lateral with a property-line cleanout. The replacement street lateral shall be constructed by a licensed plumber. The cost of constructing the replacement street lateral and cleanout will be at the owner's expense. Once the replacement street lateral and cleanout have been constructed and approved by the enforcement officer, the new street lateral shall become the property of the City of Fulton. Any repairs to new street laterals shall be made by the City at the City's expense.
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 § 514-11, 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 § 514-11 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 the building lateral is completed, and no filling of trenches shall begin until approval is obtained from the enforcement officer.
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 or test tee, and so positioned that sewer-cleaning equipment can be inserted therein to clean the building lateral.