No 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 Town.
A. 
There shall be two classes of building sewer permits:
(1) 
Residential and commercial service.
(2) 
Service to establishments producing industrial wastes.
(3) 
In either case, the owner or his agent shall make application on a special form furnished by the Town. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the Engineer. An authorized representative of the Town shall review all final connections to the public sewer.
B. 
No permit, tap-in and inspection fee shall be required for connections made for any existing house, building or property, as defined in § 102-5, which is located in any sewer district or extension thereof created prior to October 1, 1981. Permits shall be issued without charge. A tap-in fee plus an inspection fee of $25 shall be applicable to all connections made in those sewer districts, including extensions thereof, created after October 1, 1981. A tap-in fee plus an inspection fee of $25 shall be applicable to any connection made to any house, building or property, as defined in § 102-5, which is newly constructed or used after October 1, 1981, and which is located in any sewer district or extension thereof regardless of said district's date of creation. Tap-in fees shall be $578, effective immediately. Inspector fees shall at all times be in the sum of $25. Tap-in fees and inspection fees shall be paid to the Town Clerk at the time an application is filed; provided, however, that no more than four living units in the same building may be connected to a single tap unless otherwise approved by the Town Board. All of the foregoing is with respect to residential structures. The Town Board shall fix a permit, tap-in and inspection fee for each commercial, industrial or other nonresidential building after recommendation of the Engineer based on the size and nature of the operation proposed in such commercial, industrial or other nonresidential building as compared to the demands of a single residential structure.
[Amended 11-12-1984 by L.L. No. 4-1984; 10-10-1988 by L.L. No. 7-1988]
C. 
Such tap-in fees collected in the South Shore Sewer District, or any extensions thereof, shall be receipted in the fund established for the district or extension in which the applicant is located and shall be periodically apportioned amongst all such districts and extensions on a pro rata basis, using the number of units or benefit assessments in each district or extension so that such funds collected will inure to the benefit of all units or benefit assessments in said districts or extensions equally.
[Amended 11-12-1984 by L.L. No. 4-1984; 11-14-1994 by L.L. No. 2-1994]
A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building constructed after the adoption of this Part 1, except that, where one building stands at the rear of another on an interior lot and no public sewer is available or can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining public alley, yard, 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. Where building sewers are to serve multiple dwelling structures, there shall be provided at least one separate building sewer for each group of four living units, unless otherwise approved by the Town Board.
Existing building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found on examination and test by the Inspector to meet all requirements of this Part 1.
[Amended 11-12-1979 by L.L. No. 3-1979]
The building sewer shall be tar-coated, extra heavy or service weight cast-iron pipe conforming to ASTM Specification A-74 and American Standards Association (ASA) Specification A-40.1; asbestos-cement house connection pipe conforming to ASTM Specification C-428, Type II, minimum class 2400; or PVC (polyvinyl chloride) rubber-gasketed joints, ASTM D-3034-73, SDR-35 or any other pipe material equal to the above or better as determined by the Inspector. Joints shall be tight and waterproof in accordance with Article V, § 102-31. Any part of the building sewer that is located within 10 feet of a water service pipe shall be constructed of extra heavy cast-iron soil pipe with either rubber gasket or leaded joints. Cast-iron pipe with leaded joints may also be required by the Inspector where the building sewer is exposed to damage by tree roots. If installed in filled or unstable ground, the building sewer shall be of cast-iron soil pipe, except that nonmetallic material may be accepted if laid on a suitable concrete bed or cradle as approved by the Inspector. Building sewer pipe shall have a maximum length of five feet between joints for cast-iron or asbestos-cement pipe and 12 1/2 feet for PVC.
The size and slope of the building sewer shall be subject to the approval of the Inspector, but in no event shall the diameter be less than four inches, nor shall the slope of the pipe be less than 1/4 inch per foot.
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 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 Town-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 Town-approved mechanical means at property owner's cost and discharged to the building sewer.
[Amended 5-8-1980 by L.L. No. 1-1980]
All excavations required for the installation of a building sewer shall be open trench work unless otherwise approved by the Inspector. Pipelaying and backfilling shall be performed in accordance with the applicable provisions, as required by the Inspector, of Sections 3 through 10 of ASTM Specification C-12, except that no backfill shall be placed until the work has been reviewed by the Inspector. Unless otherwise required by the Inspector, each building sewer shall be installed on a minimum of four inches of run-of-crusher granular material or other material as approved by the Inspector. This material shall be thoroughly compacted prior to the installation of the pipe. After review of the building sewer installation by the Inspector, the building sewer shall be thoroughly covered to the entire width of the trench with the same granular material used under the pipe to a height of at least two inches above the top of the pipe. The trench width measured at the top of the installed pipe shall not exceed 24 inches.
[Amended 11-12-1979 by L.L. No. 3-1979]
A. 
All joints and connections shall be made gastight and watertight. No portland cement or masonry joints will be permitted. Lead joints for cast-iron pipe joints 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 by the Inspector. The transition joint between cast-iron pipe and other pipe material shall be made with special adaptors and joint materials approved by the Inspector.
B. 
Premolded rubber-gasket joints for hub and plain end cast-iron pipe may be used if approved by the Inspector and shall be a neoprene compression-type rubber gasket which provides a positive double seal in the assembled joint. The gasket shall be premolded, one-piece unit, designed for joining the cast-iron hub and plain end soil pipe 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. Lubricant shall be a bland, flax base, nontoxic material and shall not chemically attach the gasket material.
C. 
Asbestos-cement pipe joints shall follow the manufacturer's recommendations, using properly designed couplings and rubber gaskets pursuant to the published information relating thereto.
D. 
PVC pipe joints shall be an elastomeric gasket joint. The assembly of joints shall be in accordance with the pipe manufacturer's recommendations.
[Amended 11-14-1994 by L.L. No. 2-1994]
The connection of the building sewer into an existing public sewer shall be made within five feet of the property line. Except as provided under §§ 102-27 and 102-28, if the portion of the building sewer located in the street, right-of-way or easement has not previously been provided, such will be constructed from the existing public sewer to within five feet of the property line by the property owner upon submittal of a proper request by the property owner and upon deposit of the estimated cost thereof. Responsibility for damage to the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. All costs and expenses incident to the installation and connection of the entire length of building sewer, including any portion of the building sewer that may be required to be installed for connection to the service lateral in the street, right-of-way or easement, shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the Town from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer. The method of connection of the building sewer to the public sewer (within five feet of the property line) will be dependent upon the type of pipe material used, and in all cases shall be approved by the Inspector. If the owner fails to connect to the sewer system as provided herein, the Town shall connect such property to the sewer system, and all costs associated with the performance of such work by the Town shall be assessed against the property owner and shall constitute a lien on the property.
A. 
The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the Inspector when the building sewer is ready for review and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision of the Inspector or his representative. At least a forty-eight-hour notice shall be given to the Inspector prior to the review.
B. 
When trenches are opened for the laying of building sewer pipes, such trenches shall be reviewed by the Inspector before the trenches are filled, and the person performing such work shall notify the Inspector when the installation of the building sewer is completed. The filling of a trench before an inspection is made will subject the person to whom a permit is issued to a penalty of up to $250 for each such offense, and said person shall also bear the cost of reopening the trench for inspection.
All excavations for building sewer installation 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 Town.
When any building sewer is to serve a school, hospital or similar institution or public building or is to serve a complex of industrial or commercial buildings or which, in the opinion of the Inspector, will receive sewage or industrial wastes of such volume or character that frequent maintenance of said building sewer is anticipated, then such building sewer shall be connected to the public sewer through a manhole. The Inspector 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 Inspector. If required, a new manhole shall be installed in the public sewer pursuant to § 102-29 and the building sewer connection made thereto as directed by the Inspector.