Village of Endicott, NY Article II Building Sewers and Connections

§ 200-9 Permit required.

No person shall uncover, make any connection with, or opening into or use, alter or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit in accordance with the regulations as established by the Village. No building sewer shall be covered until after it has been inspected and approved by the Village Plumbing Inspector and an inspection report filed by said Inspector.

§ 200-10 Classes of permits.

There shall be two classes of building permits:

A. Class 1 for residential.

B. Class 2 for establishments producing commercial or industrial wastes.

§ 200-11 Permit application.

An applicant for a permit of either class specified in § 200-10 shall make application for such permit on a form furnished by the Village. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plan, specifications or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the Superintendent of Public Works.

§ 200-12 Other permits prerequisite to issuance of sewer permit.

All necessary permits to the opening of the Village streets and state highways shall be obtained from the Superintendent of Public Works or the State Highway Department in advance of the issuance of the sewer permit.

§ 200-13 Responsibility for installation and connection costs; bonds.

A. All costs and expenses incidental to the installation and connection of the building sewer to the public sewer system shall be borne by the owner of the property being served.

B. The owner shall indemnify the Village for any loss or damage that may directly be occasioned by installation of the building sewer by filing a bond of $5,000 with the Village Board. The bond shall contain a clause that permits granted may be revoked at any time.

§ 200-14 Separate connections required; exceptions.

A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building, except where a 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. Under such conditions, the building sewer from the front building may be extended to the rear building, and the whole considered as one building sewer. In addition, industrial users shall provide separate connections for process water discharges and domestic wastes to the public sewer system.

§ 200-15 Use of old building sewers.

Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found on examination and test by the Plumbing Inspector to meet all the requirements of this chapter.

§ 200-16 Construction standards.

The building sewers shall be constructed in accordance with the applicable portions of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code.

§ 200-17 Guarding of excavations.

All excavations for building sewer installations shall be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect the public from hazard.

§ 200-18 Restoration of streets and sidewalks disturbed during connection.

Streets, sidewalks, sideways and other public property disturbed in the course of connecting any building sewer to the public sewer system shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the Superintendent of Public Works.

§ 200-19 Responsibility for service and repairs.

Building sewers shall be serviced and repaired by the owner of the property being served to a point within one foot of the pavement edge. Service and repairs of building sewers within the paved areas of public rights-of-way shall be served by the Village.

§ 200-20 Damage to building sewer.

Evidence of willful damage to any building sewer being served by the Village shall be a violation of this chapter.