A. Work Authorized.

1. No unauthorized person shall uncover, make connections with or opening into, use, alter or disturb the public sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the proper approving authority.

2. Any unauthorized person(s) who make connections with the user of the public sewer without the written consent of the proper approving authority, shall at the option of the city council, be assessed a fine based upon the average monthly sewer service charge of the user category by which the person is classified, and which shall be levied retroactive to the date such unauthorized connection was made. If such date of connection cannot be documented, the fine shall be retroactive from the date of issue of the building permit(s) for construction of the connected building(s), or the date of the present owner's deed to the connected building(s), or the date of construction of the public sewer to which connection has been made, whichever is less.

B. Cost of Sewer Connection. All costs and expense incidental to the installation and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner of the building sewer. The owner of the building sewer shall indemnify the city from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.

C. 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 proper approving authority, to meet all requirements of this chapter.

D. Materials and Methods of Construction. The size, slope, alignment, materials of construction of the building sewer, and the methods to be used in excavating, placing of the pipe, jointing, testing and backfilling the trench shall all conform to the requirements of the building and plumbing code or other applicable rules and regulations of the city. In the absence of code provisions or in amplification thereof, the materials and procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the ASTM and WPCF Manual of Practice No. 9 shall apply.

E. Building Sewer Grade. Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such building drain shall be lifted by an approved means and discharged to the building sewer.

F. Storm and Groundwater Drains.

1. No persons shall make connections of roof downspouts, exterior foundation drains, areaway drains, or other sources of surface runoff or groundwater to a building sewer or building drain which is connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer.

2. All existing downspouts or groundwater drains, etc., connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer must be disconnected within sixty (60) days of the date of an official written notice from the proper approving authority. Exceptions to the above shall be made by the proper approving authority.

G. Conformance to Plumbing Codes. The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall conform to the requirements of the building and plumbing code or other applicable rules and regulations of the city or the procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the ASTM and WPCF Manual of Practice No. 9. All such connections shall be made gastight and watertight. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials must be approved by the proper approving authority before installation.

H. Inspection of Connection. The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the proper approving authority when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the public sewer. The connection shall be made under the supervision of the proper approving authority.

I. Barricades; Restoration. All excavations for the 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 proper approving authority. (Prior code § 5-4-8)