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 Engineer.
There shall be two classes of building sewer permits:
A. For residential and commercial service.
B. 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. The permit application shall be supplemented
by any plans, specifications or other information considered pertinent
in the judgment of the City Engineer. A permit and inspection fee
of $15 for sewer permit shall be paid to the City Comptroller at the
time the application is filed.
All costs and expenses incident to the installation and connection
of the 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.
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, court,
yard or driveway, the building sewer from the front building may be
extended to the rear building, and the whole considered as a separate
building sewer.
Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test by the City Engineer, to meet all requirements of this Part
2.
The connections of the building sewer into an existing public
sewer shall be made at the property line. If a lateral connection
has not previously been provided, the lateral will be constructed
from the existing public sewer to the property line by the Department
of Public Works upon submittal of a proper request by the property
owner. The method of connection of the lateral to the public sewer
will depend upon the type of sewer material used and, in all cases,
shall be approved by the City Engineer.
The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the
City Engineer when the building sewer is ready for inspection and
connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under
the supervision of the City Engineer or his representative.
When trenches are opened for the laying of house sewer lateral
pipes, such trenches shall be inspected by the City Engineer before
the trenches are filled, and the plumber performing such work shall
notify the City Engineer when the laying of house sewer is completed.
The filling of a trench before inspection is made will subject the
plumber to whom a permit is issued to a penalty of $25 for each offense.
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.