HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances and Municipal Laws, Page 281REVISED ORDINANCES OF PADUCAH.
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the provisions of this ordinance or any of the rules, orders,
or sanitary regulations (marked rules and regulations)
"which are hereby adopted as part of this instrument," or,
the execution of any order, or special regulation of the
Common Council, pertaining to the provision hereof, is
hereby declared gui!ty of 8 misdemeanor, and on arrest and
conviction before the Judge of the City Court shall be fined
"(where the penalty is not otherwise provided for)" for each
offense in any sum not less than $l.00 nor more than $5o.00
to be collected as outer fines are collected.
Sec. t2. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in con-
flict with any of the provisions of this ordinance, are
hereby repealed; and this ordinance shall take effect from
its passage and approval
Adopted Oct. 13, 1898.
W. Ht PATTERSON, C. C. P.
Approved Oct, is, 1898.
JAS. M. LANG, Mayor.
Rules „and Regulations.
Article t: No person shall proceed with any portion of Notice
drainage.or sewerage, or extend or alter old or new work, rmuired
(except repairing leaks) until they have filed at the office
of the City Engineer, upon blanks furnished, a notice of the
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work to be performed.
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Art. 2. Such notice shall Sonsist of a clear description Plans
of the work to be performed, and be accompanied with a
plan showing the different connections and location of the
different features from out -let at main or lateral sewer to
the termination at the roof.
Art. 3. Ails plans must be legibly drawn in ink on How dram
white paper. One verticle section of plumbing arrange
meat will be sufficient, if it can be made to show all the
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work; if not (2) two or more drawings shall be furnished.
Size of paper 8% by 12% inches.
Dutlesor All drawings referred to by this section shall be fur- `
of tuber nished and. produced to the City Engineer by the plumber
contracting. to do any such work the same to b f f
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charge to the person or owner•having said work done. Pro-
vided• that in the erection of new buildings, the architect
shalb be required to furnish such drawings together with the
p!ans for building designed by him.
Plans Art. 4. No work shall be commenced until the plans
a,prored
are approved by the City Engineer or his duly authorized- _
assistant.
Alteratton& Art. •5. After a plain has been once approved, no alter-
ations of same will be allowed except on a written applica-
tion of the owner of the property or his or her authorized
i agent.
InsvwUon Art. 6. The City Engineer or his duly authorized as-
sistant must be notified h
w enever any work is ready for
his inspection, and. all work must "be Deft uncovered,, and
convenient for an examination until inspected and approv-
ed by the City Engineer, or his duly authorized assistant.
Connections Art. 7. Every residence building or store building.
shallr be separately, and independently connected with the,
main •or lateral sewer.
Plpes Art. 8. All pipes receiving the discharge from the water
closet, from two feet below the surface of the ground, to
within twelve (12) inches above the eave of the roof,must be
of cast iron. four(4) inches inside diameter, put away from q11
windows, and left open at the top.
Ranches Art, g. All branches or extension of sewer connec-
tions, whatever use they may serve, if more than seven
feet in length, must be ventilated by a pipe reaching twelve
(12) inches above the eaves of the house.
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Arta to. All connections shaa be made by branches, Curved pine.
and ail changes in directions shall be curved pipe.
No trap shall be placed at the foot of a verticle soil
pipe
Art. tt. For each build:ng or tenement* there shalb be
Separate
a separate comrection with the public sewer, of q. inch
utpes
salt glazed vitrified pipe, which may extend from the sew-
er. to not, less than three feet of the house, and from thence
the house drain shall be cast iron pipe, except as other-
wise provided in. these ru'es. (See rule 48.)
Art 12, All iron pipes must be sound and free from
Grade or
holes, and cracks and of the grade known in commerce aS
litres
extra heavy, coated with tar, or asphaltum. The following
weights per lineal. foot will be accepted as standards:
2. inches g% pounds per lineal foot.
3 inches g% pounds per lineal foot.
q inches 13 pounds per lineal, foot
All fittings used itt connection with such pipe sha!1 cor-
pittings
respond with it in weight and quality. Where lead pipe is
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used to connect fixtures with the soil or waste pipes, or to
connect traps with verticle vent pipes, it must not be lighted
than D -pipe of following weights: t% inches, 3%pounds
per foot, and 2 inches, 4 pounds per foot. The use of square
tee's and elbows is prohibited'; also the making of connec-
tion by means of taps or saddle -hubs or by any other
means, except with a special branch pipe.
Galvanized gas pipe may be used only, where fixtures
ass plpe
or privies are detached from houses or .dwellings a dis-
tance of not less than ten (to) feet; but such gas pipes shall be
reained out on the ends to be smooth and clear of burrs
before being used in such p'.aces. All air pipes shall have
a continuous, ind proper slope, to thus avoid collecting wa-
ter by condensation. Before the fixtures are united with
the plumbing of any house, or building and before said
Be•ling
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Pipe is connected with the drain, the out -let of the soil
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Pipe, and all openings into it shall be hermetically sealed,
the pipe filled with water to its top, and every joint care-
fully examined for leakage. and al;r leaks shall be securely
closed before connection with the soil pipes are made.
Maks Sinks in all packing houses, butcher shops, and lard
rendering establishments shall be provided with a suitable
grease trap, also such other places as the Common Council
may deem necessary.
Newerends Art.12. The ends of all private sewers are not immedi-
ately connected with the plumbing fixtures shalt be secure-
ly closed by water -tight imperishable material.
Waste pipeaArt. 13. All waste pipe from all interior plumbing, ex -
elusive of water closets, or such as are less than seven (y)
feet from nearest soil. pipe, can be discharged in nn open
trapped hopper outside' of the house.
No waste pipe from a refrigerator, or other receptacle
in which food or provisions are stored, shall -be connected
with a drain, soib or other waste pipe, but may be separat-
ed therefrom by an open sink furnished with a trap outside.
Trow Art. tq. Every pipe connecting a water closet with a
soil pipe must be trapped close to the connection with
said watrr closet.
Wass" pip" Art, rg. All waste pipes must be trapped at each sep-
arate fixture, and as close to fixture as possible.
Yen%ift" - Art. 0. All -traps if found necessary to prevent syph-
onage,must be furnished with a vent pipe from the crown
of the trap. The vent pipe from a water closet trap, must
be at least two (2) inches inside diameter, other vent pipes
must be as large as the respective waste pipes. These vent
Pipes must be run separately or combined together to with-
in twelve (T2) inches above the eave of the roof, or may
be run into the soil pipe above ald connections.
Art. rj. In no case shall a soil, or waste, or ventila-
tion pipe, be connected with a chimney.
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Art. 18. No brick, earthenware or sheet metal pipes
Vendluted
shall be used for ventilation pipes; but
p�p galvanized gas pipes
plus
for ventilation pipes when privy is detached from . the
grass ,Joints
building, or dwelling a distance of ten (to) feet, or more.
Art. t9. No bel trap, or any other trap depending for
!sell traps
its seal on an easily movable part shall be allowed to be
used. No water closet shall be al!owed to be used which
has an unventilated space of more than one hundred (too)
Oakum
cubic inches between two (2) water seals, or which has
Docking
such unventilated space of any capacity, in which any part
of the mechanism moves, or the walls of which are not
flushed at all points at each use of the closet. This includes
Paint
the Pari closet, the defiance closet, and alU others of simi-
forbidden
lar construction.
Art. 2o. All joints in earthen pipe must be made with
joints
best hydraulic cement; care must be taken that the insid5
of the pipes and joints is properly cleaned out before a con-
nection is made with the house.
Art. 21. All joints in lead pipe must be made in solder,
Solder
and wiped joints to beused where practicable.
required
Art. 22. • A!1 joints of iron and lead pipe shall be made
grass ,Joints
by a brass, or Ramond ferule of same size as lead pipe, set
in the 'hub of the branch of the iron pipe and caulked with
lead, the lead pipe to be attached to the ferule by a wiped
solder joint.
Art. 23. All joints in cast iron to be made with packed
Oakum
oakum and molten lead well caulked, the lead to be at
Docking
least one and one, half inches deep and must be made water
and air tight.
Art. 24. No paint or putty shall be allowed in joints
Paint
and no joint shall be
j painted until after inspection by the
forbidden
City Engineer or his authorized assistant.
Art. 25. Slop sinks in yards, catch basins, cellar
tllopslnts
drains, etc., shall be bu:!t according to plans prescribed
by the City Engineer, or his duly authorized assistant.
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Art. 26. All plumbing work in new buildings and new
work in old buildings shall be tested by the plumber in the
presence of the City Engineer or his authorized agent, by
water, when building is roughed and smoke.or air test after
fixtures are placed..
Pipe
Art. 27. All waste pipe from sinks, bath tubs etc.,
material
when less than two'(2)inches shall be lead, and not less than
11/2 inches inside measure, or diameter, and all two (2)
inches and over the pipe and fittings shall be cast
iron.
Fittings
Art. 28. Ali horizontal four ('q) inch cast iron pipe
used for soil or waste below and above the ground, or
placed on wall in cellars, shali have fittings and four (q)
inch brass trap screws on ends and on main line, and not
over twenty (20) feet apart.
Branches
All two (2) inch cast iron waste pipe shall have
branches and two (2) inch brass trap screws, as best bo-
Gated to clean out same.
Hoppers
Art. 29. In no case shall cast iron hoppers be leaded
in pipe, or traps, but shall be fastened on flange, with
brass set screw bolts.
This, article applies where you intend to have cement
or brick floors.
Art. 30. No waste pipe\from bath tubs, wash stands.
Waste Pipe
tlttines
urinals,. etc., shall go into closet traps, but with separate
fittings, or by sanitary (T) or (Y) with side out -let into
soil pipe.
Main lines
Art. 31. No waste pipe, with a ventilator pipe off the
main line, less than four (q) inches inside diameter, shall
be considered a main line, and when two (2) or more fix-
tures are attached to same, all the traps shall *be back
vented.
ventilation
Art. 32. All washout or other closets that have the
traps for same attached ,to them above the floor, shall be
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C pipe.
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Art. 33. No stone pipe shall -be placed between cast Stone pipes
iron pipe.
5 Art. 34. Two (2) inch cast iron waste pipe, whatever
length it may be, shall not be reduced on the end for lead
pipe, but shall be continued same size twelve (12) inches
above the roof.
Art. 3$. Cast iron traps with hand hole shall not be
iron traps
allowed on the inside of buildings, or porches; but may be
used on detached water closets, when located ten (to) feet
or more. from building or dwelling.
Art.' 36. In no case shall stone, cast iron or lead run-
ning traps be used.
Art. 37. Not waste pipe shall be tapped in soil pipe, but
waste pipsa
shall be inserted withfitting.
Art. 38. All stone traps shall be removed from closets
stone traps
when changes, or remodeling is made.
Art. 39. No stone sewer, or stone waste pipe shall run
Cisterns
near cisterns or well.
Art. 40. All ditches for sewer pipe shall be not less
Dltclies
than eighteeen (t8) inches wide at the bottom.
Art. 41. If water supply pipes are placed in same
Supply pipe
ditch with sewer pipe, it shall be placed at the side and on
top, after the pipe is covered.
Art. 42. All water closets, and urinals shall have a
Water supptr
good supply of water.
Art. 43. All house connections shall be in a separate
liouse
ditch, and located on the lot the house is on if possible, and
connections
shall have a fall of not less than 3 inches in to feet.
Art. 44. All closets and sinks shall be on the sewer
Closets
connection for that house, and locate sinks in or as near
the kitchen as possible to do so.
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Yard sinks Art. 45. All yard slop sinks shall be, not liess than 18
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'Art. 46. Algeratiuns and additions on old sewers, soil
or waste pipes, shall Le remodeled according to the rules.
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Art. 47. Where c.ny soil pipe of 6 inch inside diameter
have been used for sanitary purposes previous to the pas-
sage of this ordinance, same may be connected with the
public sewers if in good sanitary condition and with the
consent of the City Engineer or his authorized assistant.
like of pips
Art. 48. Where f,ve or more water c:osets discharge
into a verticle line of soil pipe, said pipe must not be less
than 5 inches in diameter; if less than 5 closets, the pipe
must not be less than 4 inches. The sizes of all pipes used
in the sanitation and connection with the sewers by laun-
dries and other similar premises where unusually large
quantities of water is used, shall be designated by the City
Engineer, or his authorized assistant.
Consent
Art. 49. Persons desiring to use a 5 -inch soil pipe shall
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have the consent of the city Engineer, before same will be
allowed to connect with the public sewers, but the main
vent pipe must always be same size as the soil pipe.
Residence
Arr. $o. All water closets erected in residences before the
closets
adoption of these miles, and do not comply with the same in
manner of construction, all the traps of such shall be back
vented. All water -closets and urinals, in stores and other
buildings similarly situated, which contain sanitary fixtures,
connected with the public sewers 'and where such store or
similar building is occupied as many as 2 consecutive hours in
24 consecutive hours all the traps in such shall be back vented
(this last section relative to stores and similar buildings ap-
plies to future construction)
Foul air
Art. 5t. All main vent pipes, or deliveries of foul air
pts
from yard water closets, or yard urinals, or such of either
which are not provided for in this ordinance,must be deliver -
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ed not less than 12 feet from the surface of the ground, and
in all cases shall be de:ivered above any window in any hquse
used as a residence within a radus of 125 feet of such delivery,
but in all cases where such yard water -closet or urinals,are lu
cated nearer than 50 feet of any building used as a residence
the same shall be governed by section y, of this ordinance.
Art. 52. All residences, stores orother buildings, which
Insowtlon
have been provided with water -closets, urinals and other
'required
plumbing fixtures pertaining to sanitation„ before the passage
of these rules and regulsttions,the same shall be inspected by
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the city Engineer, or his authorized assistant, and pronounced
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in a state of good sanitation before same shall be connected
to the public sewer.
Art. 53. Upon all questions of dispute arising from the
itowdlsDutes
enforcement of this ordinance, rules and regulations between
settled
the city Engineer and plumbers, or citizens, shall be referred
to the Mayor and the Sewerage.and. Sanitary committees for
settlement, and in the event same is not then satisfactorily ad-
justed the Common Council shall pass on the question, this
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last being final.
Art. 54• There shall be no trap or vertical soil or waste
pipe pipe lines. All pipe lines must he supported at their base on
waste ,,us
traps
brick piers, or by heavy iron hangers from the floors' beams,
Horizontal soil waste and vent pipes are prohibited, where
rows of fixtures are placed in line.
Art. 55• The termsoil pipe is applied to any vertical line
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of pipe extending through the roof, and receiving the dis-
charge of one or more water -closets, with or without fix-
tures. The term waste -pipe, is applied to any pipe extend-
ing through the roof, and receiving the discharge from any
fixture except water -closets. The term vent pipe, is applied to
any special pipe extending through the roof, provided to ven-
tilate the whole system of piping and to prevent trap syphon -
age and back pressure, and not intended to receive sewerage
of any kind.
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Art. 56. All water -closets shabl not be supplied with
water from special tank or cistern., which holds less than g
gallons of water when up to the level of the overflow pipe
for each closet supplies. The flushing pipe of said tanks
shall not be of less size than i% -inches inside diameter.
Art. 57. Where latrines are used for schools and other
public bildings, they shall be of iron, properly supplied with
water, and located in yard at least 20 feet from building.
Art. 58. The city Engineer shall have the authority and
power, whenever in his opinion any plumber, or his assistant
is doing any plumbing or house draining, violates any of the
provisions of this ordinance, to suspend the license of said
plumber or assistant, and report same to Mayor and Com-
mott Council for final action.
Art, s9. In all building the drain waste pipes and traps
must be exposed to view for ready inspection at all times,
and for convenience in repairing when necessarily placed
within partitions or in recesses they must be covered with
wood work and so fastened as to be readily removed, in no
case shall they be inaccessible.
Sewerage Inspector.
An ordinance creating the office of "Sewerage Inspector"
and providing the duties of said office defining compensation
and penalties.
Be it ordained by the members of the Common Council of
of the City of Paducah, Kentucky.
Section t. That the office of Sewerage Inspector is here-
by created. The compensation of said officer shall be $jzo,
per annum, payable monthly out of the City Treasury. He
shall be elected by the Common Council at the first regular
meeting,in December of each year or as soon thereafter as
convenient or be done at the will of the said Council, the
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