Woodside Municipal Code § 51.046 Building sewers and connections

Standard specifications governing the manner of construction, repair, maintenance and operation of all Town wastewater facilities shall be adopted by resolution of the Town Council. Copies of the standard specifications shall be available for examination during regular business hours of the Town hall and at the office of the Town Engineer.

(Ord. 1994-476, effective 7-12-94)

(A) Permit required. No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connection with or openings into, nor shall they use, alter or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the Town and paying all fees and connection charges required by this Code and the Town schedule of fees and charges.

(B) Installation costs. 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 Town from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.

(C) Separate sewers. A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building except that:

(1) Where one building stands at the rear of another and no private sewer is available or can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining way of access the building sewer from the front building may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one building sewer.

(2) (a)

Where, at July 1, 1994, there are one or more buildings located on the same parcel, which are owned by the same owner, and which are served by the same building sewer, the building may continue to share the building sewer so long as:

1. The building sewer continues to provide adequate sewer service to all buildings; and

2. The entire parcel remains undivided.

(b) If at any time the parcel is divided, that portion of the property not directly connected to the Town wastewater system shall be separately connected to the Town wastewater system with a new building sewer or sewers servicing each building individually.

(3) Where it is determined by the Town that it is necessary to do so in order to properly service a single structure or building, more than one building sewer may be required.

(D) Cleanouts. Every building sewer shall have an approved cleanout which shall be provided and installed at the property line of the premises in accordance with the applicable Plumbing Code and the Town standard specifications. This shall be in addition to any other cleanout or vents which might be required by said Plumbing Code.

(E) Maintenance of building sewers. The property owner shall be solely responsible to maintain the building sewer and related wastewater facilities between the building and the connection with the public sewer; provided, however, if a cleanout meeting the requirements of division (D) of this section has been installed, the Town will maintain the building sewer between the cleanout and the connection with the public sewer.

(F) Construction standards. The building sewer for residential property shall be of vitrified clay pipe, cast iron pipe, or approval equal; for non-residential property, the building sewer shall be cast iron pipe or vitrified clay pipe. The maximum nominal pipe length shall be five feet. Pipe specifications shall be in conformance with the technical specifications of the standard specifications approved by the Town Council. Any variations from the standard specifications must be approved by the Town's engineering representative.

(1) (a)

All joints and connections shall be made gastight and watertight. Cast iron pipe joints shall be firmly packed with oakum or hemp and filled with molten lead, federal specification (QQ-L-156), not less than one-inch deep. Lead shall be run in one pouring and caulked tight. No paint, varnish, or other coatings shall be permitted on the jointing material until after the joint has been tested and approved. All joints between vitrified clay pipe and metals shall be made with approved hot-poured jointing material or other approved couplings. Material for hot-poured joints shall not soften sufficiently to destroy the effectiveness of the joint when subject to a temperature of 160° F., nor be soluble in any of the wastes carried by the drainage system. The joint shall first be caulked tight with jute, hemp, or similar approved metals.

(b) All joints for vitrified clay pipe shall be speed seal in type. Other jointing materials and methods may be used only by approval by the Town's engineering representative.

(2) The connection of the building sewer into the public sewer shall be made at the "Y" branch, if such branch is available at a suitable location. If no such "Y" branch is available, a service "Y" shall be installed using standard manufacturer's fittings, with entry in the downstream direction at an angle of about 45 degrees. Connection closure shall be standard band seal couplings on service additions. No pipe breaking and concrete patching will be permitted; only neatly snapped or sawcut lengths will be allowed. The invert of the building sewer at the point of connection shall be at the same or at a higher elevation than the invert of the public sewer. A smooth, neat joint shall be made, and the connection laid secure and watertight by encasement in concrete. Special fittings may be used for the connection only when approved by the Town's engineering representative.

(3) Whenever possible the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. Changes in direction of the building sewer require a cleanout or properly curved pipe and fittings as approved by the Town's engineering representative.

(4) In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary wastewater carried by such drain shall be lifted by approved artificial means and discharged to the building sewer. In areas where a stoppage in a Town sewer may cause a backflow into the building sewer, it shall be the responsibility of the property owner to install an adequate backflow prevention device on private property in accordance with Section 51.048 of this chapter. Responsibility for construction, operation, and maintenance of wastewater facilities located on private property shall be the sole obligation of the property owner.

(5) All excavations for building sewer installation shall be adequately guarded with barriers 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 Town or its representative and to any governmental agency having jurisdiction thereof.

(6) When required by the Town, the owner of any property served by a building sewer carrying non-residential wastes shall install a suitable control manhole in the building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of the wastes. Such manhole, when required, shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the Town's engineering representative. The manhole shall be installed by the property owner at the owner's expense, and shall be maintained by the owner at all times.

(G) Inspection and testing. All building sewers and the connection of such sewers to the Town wastewater facilities shall be inspected and tested prior to the time physical connection is made. The applicant shall give at least 48 hours advance notice to the Town's engineering representative that the building sewer is ready for inspection.

(Ord. 1994-476, effective 7-12-94)

Cross reference— Penalty, see § 10.99.

(A) Permit required. No person shall construct, extend, alter, use or disturb any wastewater facilities that are intended to become or are wastewater facilities of the Town without first obtaining a written permit from the Town, paying all fees and connection charges, and satisfying all other requirements of this Code; provided, however, that construction performed under contract with the Town shall not require a permit.

(B) Design and construction standards. Standards for the design and construction of sewers and other wastewater facilities within the Town shall be in accordance with the Town's standard specifications. The Town's engineering representative, with the consent of the Town Council, may allow modifications or may require higher standards where unusual conditions are encountered.

(C) Plans, profiles and specifications required. As more specifically set forth in Sections 51.060 through 51.068 of this chapter, the application for a permit for construction of wastewater facilities shall be accompanied by three complete sets of plans, profiles and specifications, complying with all requirements of this Code, prepared by a civil engineer registered in the state, showing all details of the proposed work based on an accurate survey of the ground.

(D) Subdivisions. The requirements of this section shall be fully complied with before any final subdivision map or parcel map may be approved by the Town.

(E) Easements or rights-of-way. No wastewater facilities which are to be installed on or in private property shall become public facilities unless they are dedicated to public use and accepted by the Town on such terms as the Town may require. As a condition of accepting wastewater facilities as public facilities, the applicant shall provide such grant deeds of easement to the Town, with rights of ingress and egress, as may be necessary for the Town to enter upon the private property for the purpose of operating and maintaining the facilities. No easement shall be less than ten feet in width. Easements granted to and accepted by the Town shall be recorded in official records of the county as an encumbrance on the private property over which the easement traverses.

(F) Persons authorized to perform work. Only properly licensed contractors shall be authorized to construct public wastewater facilities within the Town. All terms and conditions of the permit issued by the Town to the applicant shall be binding on the contractor. The requirements of this section shall apply to building sewers installed concurrently with public sewer construction.

(G) Compliance with local regulations. Any person constructing wastewater facilities in or on streets or other public property shall comply with all applicable state, county or Town laws, ordinances, rules and regulations pertaining to the cutting of pavement, opening, barricading, lighting and protecting of trenches, backfilling and repaving, and shall obtain all permits and pay all fees required by the government entity or entities having jurisdiction, prior to the issuance of a permit by the Town.

(H) Record drawings. As a condition of final acceptance of the wastewater facilities by the Town, three sets of record drawings showing the actual locations of all mains, structures, wyes, laterals, and any changes to the construction drawings, shall be filed with the Town.

(I) Inspection and testing. After approval of the plans by the Town, actual construction may be started and all work shall be performed under the inspection of, and in accordance with, the standard specifications and policies of the Town. All work shall be tested and inspected by the Town or its representative when construction is completed but before use is made of the facilities constructed. Inspection and testing shall be made at such other times as the Town or its representative may require. The applicant shall give 48 hours advance notice to the Town's representative.

(J) Reimbursement agreement. Where the cost of the extension of public wastewater facilities has been deposited or paid by the person making such extension, the Town may enter into a reimbursement agreement with that person providing for the collection from subsequent connectors of their prorated share of the cost of the construction of the facilities and for reimbursement on a prorated basis to previous connectors. The agreement shall include a map of the area from which reimbursement will be collected. Such areas will not include connections to further extensions of the facilities. The agreement shall be on such terms as the Town may require and shall be subject to the approval of the Town Council.

(Ord. 1994-476, effective 7-12-94)

Cross reference— Penalty, see § 10.99.

In all buildings where the sanitary sewer laterals, pipes or piping serve fixtures located below the level of the top of the nearest upgrade manhole of the Town's main sewer, said building shall be protected from backflow of sewage by the installation of an appropriate number of backflow prevention devices, in accordance with the Town's standard specifications, of a type and in the manner approved by the Town's engineering representative. These devices shall be located in such manner as to be accessible for inspection and repair at all times and, unless continuously exposed by suspension inside the building, shall be enclosed in a watertight masonry pit fitted with a removable cover.

(Ord. 1994-476, effective 7-12-94)

Cross reference— Penalty, see § 10.99.