No unauthorized 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 Superintendent.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater,
surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, cooling
water or unpolluted industrial waters to any sanitary sewer.
A. There shall be two classes of sewer lateral permits:
(1) For residential, commercial and institutional service.
(2) For service to establishments producing industrial wastes.
B. In either case, a permit application shall be supplemented by any
plans, specifications or other information considered pertinent, in
the judgment of the Superintendent. A fee in an amount set from time
to time by resolution of the Village Board of Trustees shall accompany the application.
[Amended 9-23-1997 by L.L. No. 3-1997]
A separate and independent building lateral shall be provided for every building requiring sanitary facilities. When, however, there is a building behind a front building, the second building may use the front building's lateral if there if no other way to provide sanitary service to the back building; provided, however, that this section shall create no rights violative or inconsonant with Chapter
185, Zoning.
When building laterals are to serve multiple dwelling structures,
the building lateral shall be sized in accordance with the metered
water use and with sound professional engineering judgment.
Where a lateral 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 this Part 1.
Existing building laterals may be used in connection with new
buildings only when they are found, on examination by the Superintendent,
to meet all requirements of this Part 1.
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 Pipe and Fittings. All dimensions, weight
and markings of the pipe shall conform to the requirements of ANSI,
Designation A112.5.1, except spigot ends shall be plain end, if gasket
joints are used.
(2) Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe and fittings conforming to ASTM Specification
D-3034-73, 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 an integral wall section stiffened
with two PVC retainer rings which securely lock the solid cross-section
ring into position. Minimum pipe stiffness (F/Y) at 5% deflection
shall be 46 psi when tested in accordance with ASTM Specification
D-2412.
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. Cast-iron soil pipe may be required by the Superintendent
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 Superintendent. The distance between consecutive
joints, as measured along the center line of the installed pipe, shall
not be less than 10 feet, except under abnormal circumstances, in
which case this dimension may be diminished, if approved by the Superintendent.
The size and slope of building and street laterals shall be subject
to approval by the Superintendent, but in no event shall the lateral
pipe diameter be less than four inches, nor shall the pipe slope be
less than 1/4 inch per foot.
At the point of connection of a street lateral to a main sewer,
a standard wye fitting and sufficient one-eighth-bend (45°) shall
be used. The wye fitting shall be installed so that flow in the branch
shall transition smoothly into the flow in the public sewer. No lateral
connection shall be made to the public sewer which permits the flow
into the public sewer from the lateral to enter at right angles.
The street lateral, including the wye and eighth-bend fittings,
shall be connected to the main sewer at the time of constructing the
main sewer for each proposed lot for either immediate or future development.
Laterals installed for future development shall be fitted a standard
plug approved by the Superintendent. All sewer connections, when wye
fitting has not been provided, shall be 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 field marked with a two-inch-by-four-inch corrosion and rot
resistant 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 four copies
of the drawing, showing the as-built location of these connections,
shall be furnished to the Superintendent. A refundable deposit shall
be placed with the Village to assure receipt of these as-builts. The
deposit shall be placed when application is made; the amount of the
deposit shall be $1,000 per sheet of plans showing locations of lateral
connections. No sanitary sewer shall be accepted by the Village until
four copies of this record drawing have been so filed with the Superintendent.
When any street lateral is to serve a school, hospital or similar institution or public housing or is to serve a complex of industrial or commercial buildings or which, in the opinion of the Superintendent, will receive wastewater or industrial wastes of such volume or character that frequent maintenance of said building or street lateral is anticipated, then such street lateral shall be connected to the public sewer through a manhole. The Superintendent 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 Superintendent. If required, a new manhole shall be installed in the public sewer pursuant to §§
135-28 and
135-92 and the lateral connection made thereto as directed by the Superintendent.
Where 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. 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 and terminating in a terminal box set in concrete.
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 by 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 a mechanical means and discharged to the building
lateral, on approval of the Superintendent.
All excavations required for the installation of a building
or street lateral shall be by open trench work, unless otherwise approved
by the Superintendent. Pipelaying 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 trench width,
measured at the top of the installed pipe, shall not exceed the outside
pipe diameter plus 14 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.
All joints and connections shall be made watertight.
Poured joints for cast-iron pipe, if approved by the Superintendent,
shall be firmly packed with oakum or hemp and the annulus filled with
an approved compound not less than one-inch deep. Said compound shall
be run in with a single pouring and caulked tight, if appropriate
for the compound used. 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 jointing
materials approved by the Superintendent. 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. and not
be soluble in any of the wastes carried by the lateral.
Premolded gaskets are preferred for use with hub and plain end
cast-iron pipe joints and joints with fittings, if approved by the
Superintendent. The gasket shall be a neoprene compression-type unit
which provides a positive seal in the assembled joint. The gasket
shall be premolded, one-piece unit, designed for jointing 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. Lubricant shall be a bland,
flax-based, nontoxic material and shall not chemically attack the
gasket material.
Joints for 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 §
135-44.
[Amended 4-23-2013 by L.L. No. 1-2013]
The connection of the building lateral to an existing street lateral shall be made at the property line. Except as provided under §§
135-23 and
135-24, if a street lateral has not previously been provided, the street lateral will be constructed from the existing public sewer to the property line by a licensed plumber, at the owner's expense. The street lateral shall be installed with a properly sealed and covered cleanout to grade, located at the property line. The cleanout shall terminate in a metal box embedded in concrete. The cost of constructing the street lateral from the existing public sewer to the property line shall 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 Village 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 property owner to maintain, repair or replace the building lateral, as needed. The method of connection of the building lateral to the street lateral will be dependent upon the type of sewer pipe material and, in all cases, shall be approved by the Superintendent. After installation of any building lateral or street lateral shall be inspected and approved by the Superintendent of the Department of Public Works, such building laterals and street laterals shall remain the property of the individual or private landowner, and it shall not be the responsibility of the Village to repair, replace or maintain such building laterals or street laterals, but shall be the responsibility of the benefitted owner(s).
If, in the judgment of the Superintendent, it is determined
that a building lateral, without a property line clean-out, needs
repair or replacement, the Village may install a clean-out at the
property line, at the owner's expense, such that the street sewer
can be maintained independently of the building lateral.
[Amended 4-23-2013 by L.L. No. 1-2013]
Any existing street lateral which, upon examination by the Superintendent,
is determined to be in need of replacement will be replaced with a
new street lateral with a proper line cleanout. The replacement street
lateral shall be constructed by a licensed plumber. The cost of constructing
the replacement street lateral and cleanout shall be at the owner's
expense. Once the replacement street lateral and cleanout have been
constructed and inspected and approved by the Superintendent, the
new street lateral shall remain the property of the individual or
private landowner. Any repairs, replacement or maintenance to new
street laterals shall be the responsibility of the benefitted owner(s).
The applicant for the building lateral permit shall notify the Superintendent when the building lateral is ready for inspection and connection to the street lateral is to be made. The connection shall be made under the supervision of the Superintendent. When street laterals are installed pursuant to Article
V hereof, the property owner, builder or developer shall notify the Superintendent 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 Superintendent.
When trenches are excavated for the laying of building lateral pipes or for laying of street lateral pipes pursuant to Article
V hereof, such trenches shall be inspected by the Superintendent. Before the trenches are filled, the person performed such work shall notify the Superintendent when the laying of the building lateral is completed, and no filling of trenches shall begin until approval is obtained from the Superintendent.
All excavations for constructing building laterals shall be adequately protected 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 Superintendent. When installation requires disturbances of paved public roads and shoulders, restoration shall involve backfilling to road grade. Shortly thereafter, the Village Department of Public Works (DPW) shall complete road and shoulder restoration to Village standards. The cost for such final road and shoulder restoration by the DPW shall be included with the fees paid with the application for the permit required in §
135-39. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Superintendent may recommend such completion and restoration be made or effected by the owner or owner's contractor, at the expense of that party and within a reasonable time to be established by the Superintendent. Such recommendation must be approved, in writing, by resolution of the Village Board in order to be effective and bind the Village.
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 45° branch with removable
plug to test tee and so positioned that sewer cleaning equipment can
be inserted therein to clean the building lateral.
All costs associated with the provisions of this article shall
be borne by the property owner. The property owner shall indemnify
the Village from any loss or damage that may be directly or indirectly
occasioned by the installation of the building and street laterals
and connections and appurtenances.