[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Pendleton 9-3-1985; amended
in its entirety 6-13-2022 by L.L. No. 2-2022. Subsequent amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Sewers and water — See Ch. 209.
A.
CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER/BUILDING INSPECTOR
HOUSE OR BUILDING DRAIN
PLUMBING
The following terms shall be defined as indicated:
The duly appointed Code Enforcement Officer/Building Inspector
or his/her deputy or assistant and any other individual designated
to act as or assist the Code Enforcement Officer/Building Inspector.
That part of the lowest piping of a drainage system which
receives the discharge of soil, waste and other drainage pipes inside
the walls of the building and conveys such discharge to the building
sewer; the "building drain" shall be considered to extend three feet
outside the building wall.
All gas, water supply, sewer and drainage piping and the
installation of all fixtures and appurtenances incidental to the uses
thereof, permanently installed, whether inside or outside of buildings,
excepting such work as may be done for or by the Town in public highways
or rights-of-way.
B.
The word "shall" will be interpreted as mandatory.
A.
Before the commencement of plumbing work within the Town, the plumber
or person performing the work shall present plans and specifications
to the Code Enforcement Officer/Building Inspector and secure the
written approval of the Code Enforcement Officer/Building Inspector
for the performance of the work.
B.
No part of such plumbing work shall be covered or concealed in any
way until it has been examined and approved by the Code Enforcement
Officer/Building Inspector.
C.
In addition to any provisions of this chapter, all plumbing work
performed within the Town shall conform to all rules, regulations
and specifications of Article 9 of Subchapter B of the New York State
Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code.
A.
All structures hereafter erected within the Town, except garages
or farm structures, shall have at least one room provided therein
with a water closet, lavatory or bathroom and shall have a complete
system of house or building drains, including, but not limited to,
connecting of soil and waste pipes to a sanitary sewer or septic tank
and leach field.
B.
All water closets shall be vented individually through the roof,
except if back to back. When directly above each other, a back vent
of two-inch diameter shall be used. The vents shall not be less than
two inches in diameter and where carried through the roof shall increase
to not less than three inches in diameter.
C.
All other drains shall be vented through the roof and, where carried
through the roof, shall be at least two inches in diameter. Any fixture
more than 3 1/2 feet from the main stack shall be vented separately
to the main stack or through the roof.
D.
No soil pipe or vent shall open within 10 feet of any window, door,
ventilating shaft or air duct.
E.
All drains shall be at least 1 1/2 in diameter. When a garbage
grinder is used, the drain shall be at least two inches in diameter.
Kitchen drains running over 10 feet must be at least two inches in
diameter. At the base of all kitchen sink drains, provisions shall
be made for the cleanout.
F.
Waste from all fixtures shall be emptied into a sanitary sewer or
septic tank. No kitchen, lavatory, tub or laundry drains shall be
discharged above the ground or into an open ditch. Surface water shall
be disposed of through the sump pump and may not be disposed of into
the leach field or sanitary sewer. Also, all water from gutters or
roof drains shall be routed in such a way that the water will not
enter the public sewer or septic system.
G.
All soil lines running from the house or building to a sanitary sewer
or septic tank shall be at least four inches in diameter and shall
be provided with an accessible cleanout inside the house or building.
On sewer lines where the grinder pump unit exceeds nine feet from
the house, a cleanout will be required to be installed 18 inches from
the grinder pump unit on the inlet line. All soil lines shall be of
extra-heavy cast-iron pipe with leaded caulked joints or ASTM Standard
SDR-35 PVC piping for gravity sewer pipes. Approved plastic PVC sewer
pipe may be used for outside sewer lines. Where plastic PVC sewer
pipe is used, a bed of at least two inches of 1A stone must be used
under the pipe. Schedule 40 plastic pipe will be allowed inside the
house for drainage, waste and vent pipes above the basement floor.
The use of Schedule 40 plastic pipe under concrete slabs shall be
allowed when used with a bed of at least two inches of 1A stone.
H.
All connections made to any county sewer district manhole shall require
a minimum six-inch tap-in. A vented running trap (six-inch minimum)
shall be required at the easement boundary for each future property
connection.
I.
Tables for fixture units.
(1)
Fixture units. The following table, based on the rate of discharge
from a lavatory as the unit, shall be employed to determine fixture
equivalents and shall be known as "fixture units":
|
Fixtures
|
Units
|
|---|---|
|
1 lavatory or wash basin
|
1
|
|
1 kitchen sink
|
2
|
|
1 bathtub
|
2
|
|
1 laundry tub
|
3
|
|
1 combination fixture
|
3
|
|
1 urinal
|
3
|
|
1 shower
|
3
|
|
1 floor drain
|
3
|
|
1 slop sink
|
3
|
|
1 closet
|
6
|
(2)
The sizes of the house drain and of its horizontal branches shall
be determined by the total fixture units served thereby as indicated
in the following table, and except by special permission of the Town
Board, no water closet shall discharge into a house drain or a horizontal
branch of the house drain that is less than four inches in diameter.
|
House Drains (Sanitary Only)
Maximum Number of Fixture Units
| |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Drainpipe Diameter
(inches)
|
1/8 inch to 1 foot
|
Fall 1/4 inch to 1 foot
|
1/2 inch to 1 foot
|
|
1 1/2
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
|
2
|
5
|
6
|
8
|
|
3
|
15
|
18
|
21
|
|
4
|
84
|
96
|
114
|
|
5
|
162
|
216
|
264
|
|
6
|
300
|
450
|
600
|
|
8
|
990
|
1,392
|
2,220
|
|
10
|
1,740
|
2,442
|
3,900
|
|
12
|
3,084
|
4,320
|
6,912
|
J.
All fixtures, hot and cold, shall be valved.
A.
All septic sinks hereafter installed shall be of concrete, with a
baffle at the inlet and outlet, and shall have at least one access
hole. All septic tanks and distribution boxes shall be placed on a
minimum of four-inch coarse sand or pea gravel.
B.
The minimum size of all septic tanks shall be 1,000 gallons.
C.
Septic tanks shall not be located less than 12 feet from a dwelling
house.
D.
All septic tanks shall be provided with a trap and vent, with the
vent installed on the house side of the trap. Such vent shall be not
less than 10 feet from any door or window.
E.
Septic tanks shall discharge into a distribution box and from there
into a disposal field. All connections between septic tanks, distribution
boxes and leaching beds shall be constructed with tight connections.
F.
Waste pumped or removed from a septic tank for any purpose shall
not be dumped above ground at any time.
G.
Prior to the construction of any septic system the Niagara County
Department of Health shall approve the site and condition of the soil
through the analysis of performed percolation tests. All septic systems
constructed shall conform to the orders and recommendations of the
County Health Department, New York State Department of Health, this
chapter, and the Code Enforcement Officer/Building Inspector. It shall
be the duty of the Code Enforcement Officer/Building Inspector to
make recommendations for proper installation of septic systems.
A.
All leaching trenches shall be not less than 30 inches in width and,
if possible, not less than 18 inches in depth, nor less than 500 feet
in length.
B.
Agricultural or perforated fibre tile at least four inches in diameter
shall be used, and the same shall not be pitched more than one inch
to every 16 feet. Grade boards securely staked in the bottom of the
trench shall be provided for all lines consisting of field tile. Where
perforated fibre tile is used, grade boards are not required.
C.
Crushed stone or gravel with a depth of at least four inches below
the tile shall be used, and all tile so used shall be covered with
at least two inches of crushed stone or gravel.
(1)
All crushed stone or gravel used shall be at least No. 1 in size.
(2)
All open joints between tile shall be covered with four by eight
inches black or resin paper.
(3)
All crushed stone shall be covered with one inch of straw.
(4)
All leach trenches and beds shall be backfilled and rough graded
within one week after inspection.
D.
All laterals in leach beds shall be not more than 70 feet in length
and not less than eight feet from each other and shall not be less
than 10 feet from lot lines.
E.
All lines leading from the septic tank to the leach beds which pass
under driveways or roadways shall be a minimum four-inch cast iron
pipe or SDR-35 PVC piping, or equivalent, as approved by the Code
Enforcement Officer/Building Inspector or New York State Uniform Fire
Prevention and Building Code. The trench shall be filled with No.
1 crushed stone or gravel.
A.
Penalties. Unless otherwise provided in § 382 of the Executive
Law, all violations of this chapter or any regulation or provision
thereof shall be a violation punishable by a fine not exceeding $250
or imprisonment for not more than 15 days, or both. Each and every
week that a violation of this chapter is permitted to exist shall
constitute a separate offense. This penalty shall be in addition to
any other penalties or other remedies as may be provided by law.
B.
Enforcement. It shall be the duty of the Code Enforcement Officer/Building
Inspector or such other official as may be designated by the Town
Board to enforce the regulations and restrictions provided by this
chapter.
Fees shall be as described in the Town of Pendleton Fee Schedule,
adopted by the Town Board by resolution, as may be amended from time
to time.
An approved backflow prevention device shall be installed on
the house or building side of all water meters.
