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(i) The drainage system shall be designed to provide an adequate circulation of air in all pipes with no danger of siphonage, aspiration or forcing of trap seals under conditions of ordinary use. (j) Each vent terminal shall extend to the outer a.ir and be so installed as to minimize the possibilities of cloggi.ng and the return of foul air to the building. (lc) No substance shall be allowed to enter the building drainage system which will clog the pipes, produce explosive mixtures, destroy the pipes or their joints or interfere unduly with the sewage disposal process. (1) Proper protection shall provide potable water and prevent contamination by backflow of sewage waste line from fixtures, devices and appliances used in the processing or handling of food, water, sterile goods and similar materials. (m) No water closet shall be located in a room or compartment which is not properly lighted and ventilated. (n) If water closets or other plumbing fixtures are installed in buildings where there is no sanitary sewer available, suitable provision shall be made for disposing of the building sewage by an accepted method of sewage treatment and disposaL (o) Where a plumbing drainage system may be subject to backflow of sewage, suitable provision shall be made to prevent its overflow in thebuilding. (p) All plumbing fixtures shall be so installed with regard to spacing as to be reasonably accessible for their intended use. (q) Plumt.ing shall be installed with due regard to preservation of the strength of structural members and prevention of damage to walls and other surfaces ` through fixture usage. (r) Sewage or other waste from a plumbing system which may be deleterious to surface or subsurface waters shall not be discharged into the ground or into any waterway, unless it has first been rendered innocuous through subjection to some acceptable form-of treatment. (s) The plumbing system shall be subjected to such tests as will effectively disclose all leaks and defects in the work. (t) All storm drainage shall be connected ittto a storm sewer and not into a sanitary sewer. (u) All inside, underground water piping on any construction shall be covered with at least six inches of sand. (v) All garden and condominium type two-story apartments shall have a main water shut off in each suite, stop and waste valves to control hot and cold water to bathroom, stop and waste valves under kitchen sink and stop and waste to control sill cocks. (w) Apartments over two stories high shall have a main valve inside the building wall, valves on all risers and control valves for each bathroom, either in access panel at tub or in wall with access panel and under each kitchen sink. (Ord. 68-3. Passed 1-2-68. ) 1307.99 PENALTY. (EDITOR'S NOTE: See Section1301.99 for general Building Code penalty.). 1982 Replacement