[Code 1979, § 2.51]
A separate and independent building 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,
but the City does not and will not assume any responsibility or obligation
for drainage caused by or resulting from any such single connection.
[Code 1979, § 2.54]
Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the
building 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 sanitary sewage as carried by such building drain shall
be lifted by an approved means and discharged to the building sewer.
[Code 1979, § 2.55]
The applicant for a building sewer connection or abandonment
permit shall notify the director when the building sewer connection
to or abandonment from the public sewer is ready for inspection. All
connections and abandonments shall be made under the supervision of
the director.
[Code 1979, § 2.56]
All excavations for building sewer installation or abandonment shall be adequately guarded and lighted 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 and in accordance with Chapter
70.
[Code 1979, § 2.57]
The building sewer, including that portion in the public right-of-way,
shall be maintained, repaired and replaced as required by the owner
at no cost to the City.