1. A cleanout shall be placed in every house connection sewer at the junction with the soil pipe, at the building and in all changes in alignment and grade. The cleanout shall be made by inserting a "Y" branch in the line with a cap of the same material as the house connection sewer pipe tightly cemented in the bell end of the portion of the "Y" branch which will be used to gain access to the connection.

2. When the condition of the trench is such that it is impossible to secure a watertight cement mortar joint, standard specifications for public sewers referred to in Section 13.12.100 shall be used.

3. The grade shall be straight from the property line to the public sewer and shall have a fall of not less than one foot in fifty feet towards the public sewer, except where otherwise permitted by special permit, in writing, from the public works director.

4. Where laid within the limits of a public street, no connection shall be laid less than three feet below the established grade of the same or below the surface where no grade is established, except by special permit, in writing, from the public works director.

5. No sewer connection shall be covered or concealed in any way until it has been inspected and approved by the inspector.

6. Every house connection sewer outside of any building shall be constructed in such a manner as to withstand a pressure of not less than four pounds per square inch without leaking at any point when filled with water.

7. Every house connecting sewer shall be tested before being approved, in that portion extending from the property line to the upper terminus thereof, by a pump test which shall consist of filling the line or lines with water, capping or sealing each upper terminus thereof, and applying an air pump at the property line in such manner as to furnish and aggregate pressure of four pounds per square inch in the sewer at the lower terminus.

8. In the event that any joints of any house-connecting sewer are cemented with portland cement mortar, no test shall be made until the expiration of not less than twenty-four hours after the cement joints are made.

9. No house-connecting sewer shall be approved if any portion thereof, including any fitting, material, work or construction, fails to withstand the test provided for in this section without leaking at any point.

10. It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to connect or cause to be connected any sewer which has been or may hereafter be constructed in any street, alley, right-of-way, or other public place by the city on behalf of the public, with any public sewer of the city, unless such sewer shall have been laid under the supervision and to the satisfaction of the inspector, and in accordance with the standard specifications referred to in Section 13.12.100, and in accordance with plans and profiles approved by the city engineer. (Ord. 576, 2008; Ord. 199 §9, 1975. Formerly 13.12.100).