[Ord. No. 45-1999, § 400.1, 2-1-2000]
No unauthorized 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 City or its authorized representative. All work related to the installation of building sewers and the connection to the public sewer shall be performed by persons qualified in this class of work and acceptable to the City. The work shall be completed in compliance with all municipal ordinances and state laws and regulations, with inspection by the City for compliance. Failure to comply with inspection provisions may result in excavating the installation for inspection.
[Ord. No. 45-1999, § 400.2, 2-1-2000]
(a) 
Permit classes; application; fee. There shall be two classes of building sewer permits: (i) for residential and commercial service, and (ii) for service to establishments producing industrial wastes. In either case, the owner or his agent shall make application on a special form furnished by the City. This permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications, or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the City. A fee for a connection and inspection permit for a sewer entrance to the City sewer shall be paid to the City prior to connection to the City sewer. The amount of the fee shall be as from time to time established by the City council.
(b) 
Deposit for costs of review. In the case of multiple building units or connections, connections involving sewer extensions, or industrial discharge or pretreatment applications, the City may require a monetary deposit sufficient to cover the cost of review of the application, including any expert advice deemed necessary by the City. The amount of deposit shall be estimated by the City and upon payment by the applicant kept in an account. Upon completion of the review process, the unused portion, if any, will be refunded. If the initial deposit is not sufficient to pay for the costs incurred by the City, a second deposit shall be made and handled in the same manner as the first.
[Ord. No. 45-1999, § 400.3, 2-1-2000]
A separate and independent sewer shall be provided for every building; except, where one building stands at the rear of another on an interior lot and no private sewer is available or can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley, 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 except for the purposes of section 62-35, and if approved by the City.
[Ord. No. 45-1999, § 400.4, 2-1-2000]
Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are demonstrated by the owner to the City's reasonable satisfaction to be adequate to meet the requirements of this article.
[Ord. No. 45-1999, § 400.5, 2-1-2000]
Except as provided in this division, the building sewer shall meet one of the following specifications:
(1) 
PVC sewer SDR 35, ASTM D3034, 12 1/2-foot or twenty foot lengths, neoprene ring lockin, maximum allowable deflection 5.0%;
(2) 
PVC water pipe class 200, SDR-21, for maximum two-inch diameter pressure service, twenty-foot lengths, ASTM-D2241 and D3139, neoprene ring in grooved bell, maximum allowable deflection 5.0%;
(3) 
Extra heavy cast iron soil pipe ASTM-A74, rubber ring in grooved bell, ASTM-C564; or
(4) 
Ductile iron push-on joint sewer pipe, class 51, ASTM-A746, eighteen-foot or twenty foot lengths.
For building sewers over 100 feet in length from the interior building wall to the connection point to the public sewer, the minimum inside pipe diameter shall be six inches. In addition, a vertical pipe cleanout to grade shall be installed every 100 feet. The cleanout shall be the same size as the sewer line.
[Ord. No. 45-1999, § 400.7, 2-1-2000]
The depth of new building sewers shall be sufficient to afford protection from frost as determined by the City, but in no event shall be less than five feet to the crown of the pipe unless properly insulated at shallower depths. The building sewer shall be laid at uniform grade and in straight alignment insofar as possible. Changes in direction shall be made only at a manhole or with properly curved pipe and fittings with a vertical cleanout to grade. 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 approved means.
[Ord. No. 45-1999, § 400.8, 2-1-2000]
Whenever insulation is required for frost protection, the sewer line shall be covered with a minimum of two inches of compacted sand upon which the appropriate insulation (insulation appropriate to afford adequate frost protection) shall be placed, and the insulation shall be covered with a minimum six inches of sand. The remaining backfill shall be as required in section 62-100.
[Ord. No. 45-1999, § 400.9, 2-1-2000]
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 mechanical means, as approved by the City, and discharged to the building sewer at the owner's expense.
[Ord. No. 45-1999, § 400.10, 2-1-2000]
All excavation required for the installation of a building sewer shall be open trench work unless otherwise approved by the City. The building sewer shall be laid on a six-inch bed of firm 1/2-inch to one-inch crushed stone or gravel and backfilled by hand with the same crushed stone or gravel. The hand fill shall be placed around the pipe and over it to a compacted depth of at least six inches over the pipe. Backfill up to six inches over the pipe shall be tamped. The remainder of the trench may be backfilled by machine with no stone greater than three inches. Reconstruction of the pavement surface, including gravel base courses, shall be in accordance with state department of transportation and City specifications and ordinances as appropriate. Pipe laying and backfill shall be performed in accordance with sections 3 through 6 of ASTM specification C12. No backfill shall be placed until the work has been inspected.
[Ord. No. 45-1999, § 400.11, 2-1-2000]
(a) 
All joints and connections shall be made gastight and watertight with approved gaskets, Fernco couplings or equal. The transition joint between pipes of different materials shall be made with adapters and joint materials approved by the City.
(b) 
Pre-molded gasket joints shall be used and shall be neoprene compression type gaskets which provide a positive double seal in the assembled joint. The gasket shall be a pre-molded one-piece unit designed for joining the pipe material used. 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 recommendation using an acceptable lubricant and special pipe coupling tools designed for that purpose. Lubricant shall be a bland, flax base, nontoxic material, and shall not chemically attack the gasket material.
[Ord. No. 45-1999, § 400.12, 2-1-2000]
The connection of the building sewer into an existing public sewer shall be made at the existing public sewer. All costs and expense incidental to the installation and connection of the entire length of building sewer shall 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 sewer. The method of connection of the building sewer to the public sewer will be dependent upon the type of pipe material used, and in all cases shall be approved by the City. The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall be made with a wye or tee branch. If none is available, a connection may be made by tapping the existing sewer with a saddle by a method approved by the City.
[Ord. No. 45-1999, § 400.13, 2-1-2000]
(a) 
The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the City at least 48 hours prior to the time when the building sewer will be ready for inspection, testing, and connection to the public sewer. The testing and connection shall be made under the supervision of the City.
(b) 
When trenches are opened for the laying of building sewer pipes, such trenches shall be inspected by the City before the trenches are filled, and the person performing such work shall notify the City when the installation of the building sewer is completed. If the trench is filled before inspection, the City may require it to be re-excavated for inspection.
[Ord. No. 45-1999, § 400.14, 2-1-2000]
When any building sewer is to serve a school, hospital, or similar institution, or is to serve a complex of industrial or commercial buildings, or, in the opinion of the City, will receive sewage or industrial wastes of such rate, volume, or character that frequent maintenance of the building sewer is anticipated, then such building sewer shall be connected to the public sewer through a manhole. The City 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 City. If required, a new manhole shall be installed in the public sewer pursuant to divisions 4 and 7 of this article and the building sewer connection made thereto as directed by the City.
[Ord. No. 45-1999, § 400.15, 2-1-2000]
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 City.
[Ord. No. 45-1999, § 400.16, 2-1-2000]
All parts of new building drains and sewers shall withstand, under test, without observable leakage, a ten-foot head of water for a minimum period of 15 minutes at a temperature above the freezing point of water.
[Ord. No. 45-1999, § 400.17, 2-1-2000]
No person shall make connections of roof drains, downspouts, foundation drains, areaway drains, basement drains, sump pumps, or other sources of surface runoff or groundwater to a building sewer or building drain which in turn is connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer.
[Ord. No. 45-1999, § 400.18, 2-1-2000]
The covers of all building drain and building sewer manholes, inspection chambers, cleanouts, and the like shall be watertight and shall be capable of withstanding, without damage or displacement, any traffic loads to which they may be subject.
[Ord. No. 45-1999, § 400.19, 2-1-2000]
The building drain system shall be so vented that under no circumstances will the seal of any appliance be subjected to a pressure differential in excess of one inch of water. All appliances connected directly or indirectly to the building drain shall have traps with a liquid seal not less than two inches in depth.
[Ord. No. 45-1999, § 400.20, 2-1-2000]
Whenever practical, the building sewer pipe shall be brought to the building drain at an elevation below the basement floor. In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, wastewater carried by such building drain shall be lifted by an approved means and discharged to the building sewer or service lateral. Plans and details of the proposed method shall be submitted to the City for review.
[Ord. No. 45-1999, § 400.22, 2-1-2000]
All connections made to the public sanitary sewer from a building utilizing a groundwater well water supply shall be required to install an in-line water meter supplied, installed, and maintained by the City for the purposes of sewer billing. The cost of the installation shall be paid in advance to the City, with maintenance costs to be billed with the sewer bill.