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Ordinance No. 97-103 (h) The size, slope, alignment and materials of construction of a 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 as established by the County Sanitary Engineering Department, or by Ordinances of the City, whichever is more restrictive. All trenches shall include a clay or concrete collar to serve as an anti-seep cut- offwall to prevent migration of groundwater from the public sewer trench to building footer drains. (i) 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 to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such building shall be lifted by an approved means and discharged to the building sewer. The basement floor of a house or building shall be not less than five feet above the top of the sanitary sewer pipe where the building sewer connects to the public sewer unless the sewage is lifted by an approved means. The basement floor of a house or building shall be not less than one foot above the top of the storm sewer pipe or other approved drainage outlet unless the storm drainage system is equipped with a sump pump with an approved surface relief valve. A surface relief valve may not be added to an existing system unless the City Engineer approves the condition of the existing storm connection to the public storm sewer. (j) No person shall make connection of roof downspouts, exterior foundation drains, runaway drains or other sources of surface runoff or groundwater to a building drain which in turn is connected directly or indirectly to a public sanitary sewer. (k) The applicant for the building sewer permit shall notify the Service Director twenty-four hours before commencement of construction of the building sewer. The construction of the building sewer and the connection to the public sewer shall be made under the supervision of the Service Director or his representative. (1) All excavations for building sewer installations 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 promptly restored in a manner satisfactory to the City," Section 2: Any Ordinance or part of Ordinances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. Section 3: That this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure immediately necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety and welfare, and further provided it receives the affirmative vote oftwo-thirds of all members of Council, it shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor.