HomeMy WebLinkAboutBy-law 3341 THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF PICKERING
BY-LAW NUMBER
WHEREAS S.329 (1) of The Municipal Act provides
for regulating the use o~ public and private sewers and
drains, prfvate sewage disposal, the installation and connection
of building sewers, and the discharge of waters and wastes into
the public sewer system; and providing penalties for violations
the~.eof; in the Township of Picketing, in the County of Ontario.
The Council of the Corporation of the Township of'
Pickering ENACTS as follows:-
1. DEFINITIONS
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise,
the meaning of terms used in this By-law shall be as follows:-
"SEWAGE WORKS" shall mean all facilities for collecting, pumping,
treating and disposing of sewage.
"SEWAGE" shall mean a combination of the water-carried wastes
from residences,business buildings, institutions and industrial
establishments.
"SEWER" shall mean a pipe conduit for carrying sewage.
"PUBLIC SEWER" shall mean a sewer in which all omuers of abutting
properties have equal rights, and is controlled by public
authority.
"COMBINED SEWER" shall mean a sewer receiving both surface run
off and sewage.
"SANITARY SEWER" shall mean a sewer which carries sewage and to
which storm, surface and ground waters are not intentionally
admitted.
"STORM SEWER" or STORM DRAIN" shall mean a sewer which carries
storm and surface water and drainage, but excludes sewage and
polluted industrial wastes.
"SEWAGE TREATmeNT PLANT" shall mean any arrangement of devices
and structures use for treating sewage.
"INDUSTRIAL WASTES~ shall mean the liquid wastes from industrial
processes as distinct from sanitary sewage.
"GARBAGE" shall mean solid wastes from the preparation, cooking
and dispensing oF food, and from the handling, storage and
sale of produce.
"BUILDING DRAIN" shall mean that part of the lowest horizontal
piping o±' a drainage system which receives the discharge from
soil, waste and other' drainage pipes inside the walls of the
building and conveys it to the building sewer beginning three
feet outside the inner face of the building wall.
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"BUILDING SEWER" shall mean the extension from the building drain
to the public sewer or other place of disposal.
"B.O.D." (denoting Biochemical Oxygen Demand) shall mean the
quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of
organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five (%)
days at 20°c., ~xpressed in parts per million by weight.
"P.H." shall mean the logarith~ ~' the reciprocal o~' the weight
hydrogen i~as in grams per liter of solution.
"SUSPENDED SOLIDS" shall memn solids that either float on the
surface of, or are in suspension in water, sewage or other liquids;
and which are removable by laborator~ filtering.
"NATURAL OUTLET" shall mean any outlet inte a watercourse, pond,
ditch, lake or other body of surface or ground water.
"WATERCOURSE" shall mean a channel in which a flow of water
occurs, either, continuously or, intermittently.
"PERSON" shall mean any individual, Firm, company, association,
society, corporation or group.
"SHALL" is mandatory.
"F~Y" is permissive.
"ENGINEER" shall mean the Township Engineer for the Township of
Picketing.
'HE~kLTH U~IIT" shall mean the Ontario Comnty Health Unit.
"ROAD SUPERINTENDENT" shall be the person so appointed by By-law
by the Township of Pickering.
"WORKS DEPARTmeNT" shall mean the Township of Picketing Works
Department.
"MINI~'~M PLUMBING" required for a dwelling shall be - one water
closet, one sink, one wash basin and one bath or shower'.
2. JURISDICTIO~
(a) The Works Department will inspect the installation
of building sewer connections from the Ouilding to the street
line and, further, will not permit any illegal connections to be
made to the public sewer outlet, as set out in this By-law. A
fee of three ($3.00) dollars shall be paid to the Works Department
for this inspection.
(b) The Works Department wJ~] supervise the constr~ctlon
and installation of all work permil ted in this By-la~ from the
street line to the public sewer..
(c) After constructiom and installation of the build-
ing sewer from the building to the public sewer the o~er shall
be responsible for the satisfactory operation, cleaning, repair,
replacemer~t and maintenance of the con~ection from the public
sewer to the building.
(d) The provisions of this By-law with respect to
construction of building sewers from the public sewer to the
street line shall not apply' where the connections from the public
sewer are constructed and installed o~ the road allowance, under
the provisions of' the Local Improvement Act, the Municipal Act
or an agreement with a subdivider'.
3. APPLICATIONS FOR PERMITS
No person shall construct or install any building
sewer from any building or make any connection into the Township
public sewer without first having obtained a permit from the
Engineer as follows:-
(a) Application shall be made in writing to the
Engineer on form prescribed, in quadruplicate, which application
shall show the name of the o~ner of the lot, the present state of
construction (if a new building), a plan, in duplicate og the
lot showing the point at the street line at which the connection
is to be made, the date for the proposed work to be done, the
type of waste to be disposed from the sewer and the Co~tractor
undertaking the work.
{b) Upon receipt of a properly completed application
from the owner, or his authorized representative, the Engineer
shall issue a permit for the connection to be made by delivering
one copy of the permit to the owner.
(c) In the event that the owner shall have an~ land
for which a further connection may be made, the owner shall
designate the lot or parcel for which the application is made
on the plan filed and, in the case of residential connections,
no lot or parcel ~o designated shall be less than the zoning
requirements for the area.
4. LICENCE and PERMIT FEES
No licence or p~rmit for the installation and construc-
tion of a connection to the Township public sewer shall be per-
mitred unless the following fees have been paid and the following
conditions agreed to by the owner or h~s authorized representative.
(a) For a single connection the fee shall be five
($~.00) dollars where the connection does not exceed 6" in diameter.
In the event that a lar~'connection is made than the a£oresaid
6", an additional two (~2.00) dollars shall be paid for each 2"
diameter above the standa~,d connections.
(b) The road, curb, gutter and sidewalk shall be
restored to their original condition.
(c) Ail connections to the Township ~ublic sewers
shall be mechanical and only connection approved by the Engineer
shall be used.
(d) A test fitting shall be used in conjunction or
instead of a reducer at the street line on the owners side of
the street line.
5. BUILDING SEWERS and CONNECTIONS
No connection shall be made to the Township public
sewer except as follows:-
(a) Each building must have a single private building
sewer from the building to the street line, except with the
written approval of the Engineer.
Doable connections may be approved from the street line
to the public sewer by the Engineer in writing, and shall be
located exactly so that the end of the pipe at the street line
is at the intersection of the street line and the dividing lot line.
(b) All connections from the public sewer to the building
shall be of the following materials:-
1. From the public sewer to the street line connections
may be of concrete, vitrified clay tile, asbestos cement, cast
iro~ or No-Co-Rode pipes and shall be of minimum diameter of 5".
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2. From the street line to the building the connections
may be of concrete, vitrified clay tile, asbestos cement, cast iron,
or Non-Co-Rode pipes and shall be of m~n[mum diameter of 4".
3. Such other material as may be approved by the Engineer
in writing.
(c} No connection shall be made to a Township public
sewer until a permit and or licence has been issued in accordar~ce with
this By-law and no said connection shall be made except by a Contractor
approved by the Township.
(d} Ail work and material necessary for the said connection
shall be supplied and paid for by the owner, and owner shall inde~lify
the Township of any loss or damage that may occur in the said con-
struction to any t~ird person or to the Township public sewer., water
main. or storm sewer.
(e) Existing building sewers may be used for connection to
the Township public sewers when tested by the Engineer and found to
meat all requirements.
(f) The size and slope of the sewer from the building shall
be subject~, to approval by the Engineer' but in ne even~ shall be less
than q- per foot unless specifically approved by the Engineer.
The building sewer from the building to the Township public sewer
shall be connected to the building at an elevation below the base-
ment floor. No building sewer shall be laid parallel to wlth~n
three feet of any bearing wall. The building sewer shall be laid
at sufficient depth to afford protection from frost and the uniform
grade and in straight alignment wherever possible.
(g) Ail b~ildings where the depth is too low for gravity
flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage flow may be permitted
through the basemeot walls by the Engineer.
(h) In certain locations where the ground level limits
the construction of houses to houses without basements or cellars
t~e Engineer may permit 'the sewer to be raised to an elevation to
adequately serve the requirememts of the sanitary sewage floor.
(i) Ail excavations required for the installation of a
building sewer shall b6 by open trench unless otherwise approved in
writing b~ the Engineer. All piPe shall be installed according to
Township specifications and no backfill shall be placed until ~e
work has been inspected by the Engineer or his author[zed representa-
tive. Ail conmec~ons and joints shall be gas tight and water tight.
The jointimg of pipe shall be in accordance with the pipe manufactur-
er's instructions and subject to approval by the Engimeer.
(J) Ail connections of the building sewer into the public
sewer shall be made at the "T" branch, if such branch is available
at a suitable location. If a "T" branch is not already installed
and the cormection cannot be conveniently led to a manhole, then
the owner' shall at his expense install a "T" branch. The axis of
the branch pipe of the tee shall be set at an angle of 4~° to the
vertical diameter of the sewer pipe, and the branch shall be of
the same strength and classification as the public sewer. The
spigot end of the branch shall be cut so as not to e~tend past
the inner surface of the public sewer, a smooth, neat joint shall
be made, and the connectiom made secure and watertight. Special
fittings approved by the Engineer shall be used for the connection.
(k) The applicant for the building sewer permit shall
notify the Engineer when t~e building sewer is ready for inspectiom
and connoction to the public sewer. The connectiom shall be made
under the supervision of the Engineer or h~s representative.
(1) All Excavations for building sewer installation shall
be adequately guarded with barricades and lights so as to protect
the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways and othez.
public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored
in a manner satisfactory to the Township.
6. NECESSITY and TIME FOR CONNECTIONS
The owner of any houses, braidings or properties used for
human occupancy', employment, recreation or other purpose, situated
within the Township of Picker, ing and abutting on any street, alley
or right-of-way in which there is now located or may in the future
be located a public sanitary sewer of the Township is hereby
required at his expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein,
and to connect such facilities directly with the public sewer in
accordance with the provisions of this By-law, within three years
of the date the public sewer is accepted by the Township provided
that said public sewer is within 200 feet of the property line,
unless exempted in writing by the Engineer.
7. USE OF PUBLIC SEWERS
(a) No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged,
or permit illegal entry of storm water, surface water, ground
water, roof run-off, cooling water' or unpolluted industrial process
waters to any sewer'.
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged, or
permit entry of sub-surface drainage or weeping tile drainage
unless approval in writing is granted by the Engineer.
Storm water and all other unpolluted drainage shall be
discharged to such sewers as are specifically designated as storm
sewers, or to roadside ditches if approved by the Engineer, or to
a natural outlet approved by the Engineer. Industrial cooling
water or unpolluted process waters may be discharged, upon approval
by the Engineer, to a storm sewer or natural outlet.
Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall discharge
or cause to be discharged any of the following described waters
or wastes to any public sewers:
(i) Any liquid or vapour having a temperature higher than
l~0°F.
(ii) Any water or waste which may contain more than 100
parts per million, b? weight, of fat, oil or grease.
(iii) Al~y gasoline, bengene, naptha, fmel oil, or
fla~aable or explosive liquid, solid or gas.
(iv) Any Garbage.
(v) Any ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings,
metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, paunch mamurs
or any other solid or viscous substance capable of causing obstruc-
tion to the flow in sewers or other interference with the proper
operation of the sewage works.
(vi) Any waters or wastes having a P H lower than ~.~
or higher than 9.0, or having any other corrosive property capable
of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment, and to
personnel of the sewage works.
(vii) Any waters or wastes containing a toxic or
poisonous substance i~ sufficient quantity to injure or interfere
with any sewage treatment process, constitute a hazard to human
or animals, or create any hazard in the receiving waters o? the
sewage treatment plant.
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(viii} Any waters or wastes containing suspended solids
of such character and quantity that unusual attention or expense
is required to handle such materials at the sewage treatment plant.
(ix) Any noxious or malodorous gas or substance capable
of creating a public nuisance.
(b) A permit shall be obtained and a building sewer may
be installed prior to the installatinn of plumbing provided that the
building sewer is sealed at the building and a permit has been
issued for minimum plumbing. The building sewer shall remain
sealed until the rough plumbing has been installed.
(c) Grease, oil and sand interceptors shall be provided
when, in the opinion of the Engineer, they are necessary for the
proper' handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive
amounts, or any flammable wastes, sand and other harmful ingredients;
except that such interceptors shall not be required for private
living quarters or dwelling units. Ail interceptors shall be of
a type and capacity approved by the Engineer, and shall be located
as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
Grease and oil interceptors shall be constructed of
impervious materials capable o[' withstanding abrupt and extreme
changes in temperature. They shall be of substantial construction,
watertight and equipped with easily removable covers which when
bolted in place shall be gas tight and water, tight.
When installed, all grease, oil and sand interceptors
shall be maintained by the owner, at his expense, in continuously
efficient operation at all times.
(d) The admission into the public sewers of any waters
or waste having:-
(a) A ~ day Biochemical Oxygen D~mand greater than 300
parts per million by weight, or
(b} Containing more than 350 parts per. million by weight
of suspended solids, or
(c) Containing any quantity of substances having tho
characteristics described in paragraph (a) hereof or
(d} Having an average daily flow greater" than ~/o of the
average daily flow of the To~nship, shall be subject
to the review and approval of the Engineer. Where
necessary in the opinion of the Engineer, the owner
shall provide, at his own expense, such preliminary
treatment as may be necessary to:-
(a) Reduce the Biochemical Oxygen De, mend to 300 parts
per million and the suspended sol,ds to 3~0 parts per
million by weight, or
(b) Reduce objectionable characteristics or constitu-
ents to within the maximum iimits provided for in paragraph
(a) hereof, or
(c) Control the quantities and rates of discharge of
such waters or wastes. Pl~s, specifications and other
pertinent information relating to proposed preliminary
treatment facilities shall be submitted for approval
of the Ontario Water Resources Commission and no construc-
tion of such facilities shall be commenced until sai5
approvals are obtained in writing.
Where preliminary treatment facilities are provided for any
waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in
sa£isfactory and effective operation, by the owner at his
own expense.
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(e) When required by the Engineer, the owner of any
property, served by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes,
shall ~nstall a suitable control manhole in the building sewer
to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of the wastes.
Smch manhole, w~en required, shall be accessibly and safely
located, and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved
by the Engineer. The manhole shall be installed by the owner at
his own expense, and shall be maintained by him so as to be safe
and accessible at all times.
All measurements, tests and analyses of the characteristics
of water and wastes shall be in accordance uiith the standard methods
as determined by the Ontario Water Resources Commission, and shall
be determined at the control manhole provided for, or upon suitable
samples taken at the said control manhole. In the event that no
special manhole has been required, the control manhole shall be
considered to be the nearest downstream manhole in the public sewer
to the point at which the building sewer is connected.
(f) No statement contained in this By-law as preventing
any special agreement or arrmugement between the Township of
Picketing and any industrial concern whereby an industrial waste
of unusual strength or character may be accepted by the Township
for treatment, subject to payment there£or by the industrial concern.
(g) No person shall discharge to any natural outlet
within the Township of Picketing, or any a~'ea within the juris-
diction of the said Township, any sanita~y sewage, industrial waste
or polluted water except where suitable treatment has been provided
and approved by the Engineer.
8. GENERAL
(a) The applicant shall be responsible for asce~-taining
the location of all other utilities such as Gas Mains and services,
Bell Telephone Conduits, Hydro-Electric Underground Cables, water
mains and services, etc., from the Utility or persons concerned
and must protect and repair the same subject to the regulations
o? the particular service involved.
(b) Excavations, backfilling and all work on
Provincial Highways, County of Ontario roads and Townsh~.p of
Picketing roads to have approval of and be tn conformity with
regulations of the applicable Road Authority.
(c) All work shall be carried out so that it con~orms
with the regulations of the Trench Excavator's Act and the Workm~'s
Compensation Board as pertains to safe working conditions of the
men employed on the job.
(d) No unauthorized person shall maliciously, wil-
~lly or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or
tamper with any structure, appurtenance or equipment which is part
of the municipal sewage system.
(e) The Engineer and other duly authorized employees
of the Township bearing proper credentials and identification shall
be permitted to enter upon all properties for t~e purposes of
inspection, observation, measurement~ sampling and testing, in
accordance with the provisions of th~.s By-law.
(f) Any person found guilty of an offence under
the provisions of this BN-law shall, at the discretion of the
prescribing magistrate, be guilty of an offence and subject to a
penalty of an amount not exceeding Two Hundred ($200.00) dollars
for such offence, exclusive of costs, to be recoverable under
the provisions of the Summary Convictions Act.
(g) If any building sewer or any connection to a
public sewer is made by any owner and for his authorized
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representative, contrary to the provisions of this By-law, the
owner shall repair such defective work or materiai within ten
days after receipt of a notice from the Engineer requiring him to
do so and, if the owner falls to repair such work, the Township
may repair the work including the right to enter upon the lands
and the cost of such repairs shall be added to the tax roll for
the property and collected in the same manner as other municipal
t axe s .
By-law Number 2505 is hereby repealed.
BY-LAW read a First and Secoud time this J~day of~= 1967.
B~f-LAW read a Third time and PASSED th~s ~ay of~ 1967.
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