A separate and independent building sewer shall
be provided for every building except in the case of townhouses, condominiums,
commercial shopping centers and buildings having mixed uses where,
as follows, more than one building sewer may be required. In the case
of townhouses or condominiums, a separate and independent building
sewer shall be provided for each townhouse or condominium unit within
the building. In the case of commercial shopping centers, each establishment
within the shopping center shall be provided with a separate and independent
building sewer. In the case of a building having mixed uses, each
nonresidential use in the building shall have a separate and independent
building sewer; however, any residential uses therein may share a
building sewer, provided that said building sewer does not serve any
nonresidential uses.
All costs and expenses of construction of a
building sewer and costs and expenses of connection of a building
sewer to a collection sewer or service lateral shall be assumed by
the owner of the improved property to be so connected. All cost and
expenses of any necessary repairs to a building sewer shall be the
responsibility of the owner. Each such owner shall indemnify and save
harmless the Borough from any and all loss or damage that may be occasioned,
directly or indirectly, as a result of construction or repair of a
building sewer or of connection of a building sewer to a service lateral.
Any permits required by this chapter shall be
displayed prominently upon the property to be connected to a sewer
at all times during construction of the building sewer and connection
thereof to a service lateral.
A building sewer shall be connected to the sewer
system at the terminal point of the service lateral or at a point
as designated by the Borough Engineer or his authorized agent. No
person shall make a connection directly to or tamper with a service
lateral or collection sewer in any manner whatsoever except under
the direction of and subject to inspection by the Borough Plumbing
Subcode Official or his authorized agent. All work of making connection
to the sewer system shall be done under the direct supervision of
a licensed plumber and shall conform to the following requirements:
A. All joints shall be sealed and airtight and shall
be so constructed as to be smooth and clean within the sewer line.
B. All sewers shall be so constructed as to be in proper
alignment and of proper grade in order to provide free flow of sewage
matter without any obstructions.
C. All construction shall be made in accordance with
Borough specifications for sanitary sewers.
D. All work pertaining to the connection with the sewer
system shall be, financially and otherwise, the responsibility of
the owner of property with which connection is made and subject to
Borough supervision as provided herein.
[Amended 9-16-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-05]
A service lateral shall be connected to a collection
sewer with an approved saddle-type fitting properly installed and
encased in an eight-inch envelope of concrete extending completely
around the barrel of the collection sewer pipe. All service laterals
installed or repaired after initial construction shall be at the owner’s
sole cost and expense. All work relative to service laterals shall
be done under the supervision of the Borough Engineer or the Engineer’s
authorized agent and shall conform to the requirements of § 159-8A
through D. Service laterals and building sewers for the same connection
shall be of the same size and material throughout and shall in no
case be less than four inches in diameter. Connections to service
laterals, if of the same pipe size, shall be made by properly joining
to the bell end of the service lateral provided. If four-inch cast-iron
pipe is used, the connection shall be made with a standard adapting
fitting of cast iron. The same provisions apply to the connection
of a house drain to a building sewer pipe. Projecting a smaller pipe
into a larger one and sealing the connection is not permitted. Any
necessary repairs to a service lateral shall be the responsibility
of the owner.
[Amended 9-16-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-05]
Upon connection to the sewer, the property owner
shall abandon the septic tank, cesspool, seepage pit or other underground
tank in accordance with applicable law at the property owner’s
sole cost and expense.