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§ 1517.04
<br />DWELLING HOUSE CODE
<br />shall be deemed to begin 5 feet outside the
<br />inner face of the building wall.
<br />-official. The official, or his authorized
<br />representative, charged with the adminis-
<br />tration and enforcement of this Dwelling
<br />House Code and other ordinances and
<br />laws relating to or regulating the erec-
<br />tion, construction, alteration, moving, dem-
<br />olition, and repair of buildings, structures
<br />and equipment therefor
<br />sewer. (house sewer The pipe extend-
<br />ing from the building drain to curb eon-
<br />nection or other point of disposal.
<br />-storm drain. That part of the lowest
<br />horizontal piping, within a building and
<br />extend to a point not less than 5 ft. out-
<br />side the inner face of the building wall,
<br />used for conveying rain water, subsurface
<br />water, condensate, cooling water, or other
<br />similar discharge to a .building storm
<br />sewer.
<br />-storm sewer. The pipe collecting the
<br />contents of one or more building storm
<br />drains extending from the last building
<br />storm drain or outside walls of a build-
<br />"ing to the curb connection, public storm
<br />sewer, or other place of disposal.
<br />-sub drain. That portion of a drainage
<br />system which cannot drain by gravity into
<br />the building sewer,
<br />- trap. A running trap installed in the
<br />building drain to prevent circulation of
<br />air between the drainage system of the
<br />building and building sewer.
<br />Buttress. A structure built against the out-
<br />side of a wall to strengthen it. Compare:
<br />Pilaster.
<br />1517.04 Letter "C."
<br />Ceiling-type unit heater. A unit heater
<br />which is suspended from a ceiling, mount-
<br />ed between uprights, or mounted on wall
<br />or column brackets.
<br />Cellar, A space having half or more than
<br />half of its clear height below adjoining
<br />ground. Compare: Basement.
<br />Chase. A groove in a masonry wall usually
<br />provided for accommodation of pipes,
<br />ducts, or conduits.
<br />Chimney. A primarily vertical masonry or
<br />reinforced concrete shaft which encloses
<br />one or more flues. See also Type A Flue.
<br />Circuit vent. A branch vent that serves two
<br />or more traps and extends from in front of
<br />the last fixture connection of a horizontal
<br />branch to the vent stack.. Compare:. Loop
<br />- vent. '
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<br />Closet. A minor enclosed space in a build-
<br />ing, designed or used for the storage of
<br />clothing, goods or other chattels.
<br />Column, A structural member, usually ver-
<br />tical, primarily in compression, supporting
<br />loads acting on or near and in the direc-
<br />tion of its longitudinal axis. In masonry,
<br />the height of a column is more than six
<br />times its least lateral dimension. Com-
<br />pare: Pier.
<br />Combination fixture. A fixture combining a
<br />sink and a laundry tray or dishwasher or
<br />a two-or three-compartment sink, laundry
<br />tray and/or dishwasher in one unit.
<br />Combination room. A room used for more
<br />than one purpose, or two or more room
<br />areas separated by walls or partitions in
<br />which the area of the wall or partition be-
<br />tween the rooms is less than 25°fo of the
<br />open space between such areas.
<br />Combination waste-and-vent system. A spe-
<br />cially designed system of waste piping em-
<br />bodying the horizontal wet venting of one
<br />or more sinks or floor drains by means of
<br />a common waste and vent pipe.
<br />Combined building drain. A building drain
<br />which receives both storm water and
<br />sewage.
<br />Combined sewer. A sewer which receives
<br />both storm water and sewage.
<br />Common vent. A vent connecting at the
<br />junction of two fixture drains and serving
<br />as a vent for both fixtures.
<br />Concrete:
<br />Plain -. A mixture of cement, aggregate
<br />and water and containing not more than
<br />two-tenths of one per cent of reinforce-
<br />ment.
<br />Rein f orced -. Concrete containing more
<br />than two-tenths of one per cent of rein-
<br />forcement and in which the reinforcement
<br />is so imbedded that the two materials act
<br />together in resisting forces. .
<br />Conductor. As applied to plumbing, see
<br />Downspout.
<br />Continuous vent. A vent that is a continua-
<br />tion of and in straight line with the drain
<br />to which it connects.
<br />Continuous waste. A waste drain from two
<br />or more fixtures connected to a single trap.
<br />Continuous-waste-and-vent. A pipe serving
<br />two fixture traps at different levels but on
<br />the same floor.
<br />Council. The legislative authority of the
<br />municipality.
<br />Cross-connection. Any physical connection - - -
<br />or arrangement of pipes between two
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<br />Plumbing
<br />brass, copper, vitrified clay, concrete or
<br />other approved material. The pipe and fit-
<br />tings for each type of pipe shall conform to
<br />the applicable specifications listed in TABLE
<br />93A. The joints and connections of all
<br />building drains and building storm drains
<br />shall conform to the applicable provisions
<br />for the respective materials as set forth in
<br />Sections 1593.08 through 1593.21, except that
<br />joints for vitrified clay and concrete pipe
<br />shall conform to Sections 1593.14 or 1593,15.
<br />1593.58 Building sewer; building storm
<br />sewer.
<br />All sewer pipe, which receives the dis-
<br />charge of the building drain and conveys the
<br />sewage to the curb connection or other point
<br />of disposal, shall be not less than 4" cast
<br />iron, 5" vitrified clay, 5" bituminized-fiber
<br />or other approved pipe. All sewer pipe,
<br />which receives storm drainage, subsoil drain-
<br />age, or the discharge of a building storm
<br />drain, shall be not.less than 4" cast-iron,
<br />6" vitrified clay, 6" concrete, 6" asbestos-
<br />cement, 6°' bituminized-fiber or other ap-
<br />proved pipe. The pipe and fittings for each
<br />type of pipe shall conform to the applicable
<br />specifications listed in TABLE 93A. Joints and
<br />connections shall conform to the applicable
<br />provisions for the respective materials as set
<br />forth in Sections 1593.08 through 1593.21,
<br />except that joints in vitrified clay and con-
<br />crete building sewers shall conform to Sec-
<br />tions 1593.14 or 1593.15.
<br />1593.59 Installation of drainage piping.
<br />(a) Minimum gradient for piping. Hori-
<br />zontal drainage piping shall be installed with
<br />a slope of not less than ~/4 inch per foot, ex-
<br />cept that a lesser slope may be used when
<br />the computed velocity flow is not less than
<br />2 feet per second, based upon Manning's or
<br />Kutter's formula with the value of `n' equal
<br />to 0.013.
<br />(b) Connection of ferrous pipe to non-
<br />metallic building drain. Where a ferrous soil
<br />or waste pipe other than a horizontal branch
<br />connects to an underground non-metallic
<br />building drain, the section of building drain
<br />at the connection shall be cast iron for a
<br />length of not less than 18 inches.
<br />(c) Minimum cover. The minimum cover
<br />for underground drainage piping installed
<br />outdoors or where subject to frost action
<br />shall be 3 feet. Underground piping within
<br />a building, where not subject to frost action,
<br />shall have a minimum cover of 18 inches for
<br />non-metallic pipe and a minimum cover of 4
<br />inches for metallic-pipe. -
<br />(d) Backfill. All sewer trenches within
<br />§ 1593.60
<br />the boundaries of the street shall be back-
<br />filled with granular material puddled as di-
<br />rected by the Building Official or with other
<br />material thoroughly compacted in a manner
<br />approved by the Building Official, or as re-
<br />quired by other ordinance or regulation.
<br />1593.60 Fixture-unit values.
<br />(a) Values f or usual fixtures. The follow-
<br />ing table of fixture-unit values, designating
<br />the relative load weights of different kinds of
<br />fixtures, shall be employed in estimating the
<br />total load carried by soil or waste pipes and
<br />shall be used in connection with tables of
<br />sizes for soil, waste, and drain pipes in which
<br />the permissible load is given in terms of fix-
<br />ture units.
<br />TABLE 93B
<br />FIXTURE-UNIT RATING
<br /> Unit
<br />Fixtures Rating
<br />One bathroom group consisting of 1
<br />lavatory, 1 water closet, 1 bath-
<br />tub or shower stall ____________ 8
<br />Lavatory, with 1~/4 in. or lI/z in. -
<br />trap ------------------------- 1
<br />Bathtub with or without shower __ 2
<br />Water Closet ___________________ 6
<br />Laundry Tray (1, 2 or 3 compart-
<br />ment) ----------------------- 2
<br />Kitchen sink ___________________ 2
<br />'Combination laundry tray and sink 3
<br />Floor drain with 2 in. trap ______ 1
<br />Washing Machine, automatic ____ 2
<br />* With food-disposal unit, add one fixture
<br />unit; with dish washer, add two units.
<br />(b) Fixture-unit values for fixtures not
<br />listed. Fixture-unit values for fixtures not
<br />listed in Table 93b and not determinable by
<br />similarity to a listed fixture shall be deter-
<br />mined from Table 93C.
<br />TABLE 93C
<br />Required Fixture
<br />Fixture Drain or Trap Size Unit Values
<br />1~/4-inch and smaller _______ ___ 1
<br />11/z-inch------------------- --- 2
<br />2-inch --------------------- --- 3
<br />3-inch --------------------- --- 5
<br />4-inch --------------------- --- 6
<br />(c) Fixture-unit values for continuous
<br />flow, For a continuous or semi-continuous
<br />flow in a sanitary drainage system, such as
<br />from a pump, sump ejector, air conditioning
<br />equipment, or similar device, each gallon
<br />-per minute flow shall be deemed to be 2-fix=
<br />ture units.
<br />,~ 1'he ~ui1.d.~~ Inspector and 5ervi.ce Director sha].~. be the 13ui3.ding
<br />©,£ficia7. in the ViLage off' P~"a~ield.
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