Sanitary Drainage (18-29-701 et seq.)
Municipal Code of Chicago tit. 18, ch. 18-29, art. 7
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section18-29-701.1. Scope.section18-29-701.2. Sewer required.section18-29-701.3. Separate building sewer connection.section18-29-701.4. Sewage treatment.section18-29-701.5. Damage to drainage system or public sewer.section18-29-701.6. Tests.section18-29-701.7. Connections.section18-29-701.8. Notification of wrecking buildings and sealing or abandoning sewer facilities.section18-29-702.1. Above-ground sanitary drainage and vent pipe.section18-29-702.1.1. Mixed-occupancy buildings.section18-29-702.2. Underground building sanitary drainage and vent pipe.section18-29-702.3. Building sewer pipe.section18-29-702.4. Fittings.section18-29-702.5. Temperature rating.section18-29-702.5.1. Reserved. Editor's note – Coun. J. 10-14-21, p. 37722, Art. VII, § 2, repealed § 18-29-702.5.1, which pertained to glass pipe.section18-29-702.5.1.1. Reserved. Editor's note – Coun. J. 10-14-21, p. 37722, Art. VII, § 2, repealed § 18-29-702.5.1.1, which pertained to padding.section18-29-702.5.1.2. Reserved. Editor's note – Coun. J. 10-14-21, p. 37722, Art. VII, § 2, repealed § 18-29-702.5.1.2, which pertained to thickness.section18-29-702.5.1.3. Reserved. Editor's note – Coun. J. 10-14-21, p. 37722, Art. VII, § 2, repealed § 18-29-702.5.1.3, which pertained to buried pipe.section18-29-702.6. Chemical waste system.section18-29-702.6.1. Reserved. Editor's note – Coun. J. 10-14-21, p. 37722, Art. VII, § 2, repealed § 18-29-702.6.1, which pertained to material.section18-29-702.6.2. Reserved. Editor's note – Coun. J. 10-14-21, p. 37722, Art. VII, § 2, repealed § 18-29-702.6.2, which pertained to construction.section18-29-702.7. Reserved. (Added Coun. J. 10-14-21, p. 37722, Art. VII, § 2)section18-29-702.8. Safe pans.section18-29-702.8.1. Material.section18-29-702.8.2. Construction.section18-29-703.1. Building sewers, building drains or drainage systems installed near the water pipes and water supply system.section18-29-703.2. Drainage pipe in filled ground.section18-29-703.3. Sanitary and storm sewers.section18-29-703.3.1. Combined sewers.section18-29-703.4. Existing building sewers and drains.section18-29-703.4.1. Inspection of existing underground building sewers for drain and reuse.section18-29-704.1. Slope of horizontal drainage piping.section18-29-704.2. Change in size.section18-29-704.3. Connections to offsets and bases of stacks.section18-29-704.4. Future fixtures.section18-29-704.5. Reserved. Editor's note – Coun. J. 10-14-21, p. 37722, Art. VII, § 4, repealed § 18-29-704.5, which pertained to dead ends.section18-29-704.5.1. Reserved. Editor's note – Coun. J. 10-14-21, p. 37722, Art. VII, § 4, repealed § 18-29-704.5.1, which pertained to freezing.section18-29-704.5.2. Reserved. Editor's note – Coun. J. 10-14-21, p. 37722, Art. VII, § 4, repealed § 18-29-704.5.2, which had been deliberately omitted.section18-29-705.1. General.section18-29-705.2. Deliberately omitted.section18-29-705.3. Deliberately omitted.section18-29-705.4. Reserved. Editor's note – Coun. J. 10-14-21, p. 37722, Art. VII, § 5, repealed § 18-29-705.4, which had pertained to brass.section18-29-705.4.1. Reserved. Editor's note – Coun. J. 10-14-21, p. 37722, Art. VII, § 5, repealed § 18-29-705.4.1, which pertained to brazed joints.section18-29-705.4.2. Reserved. Editor's note – Coun. J. 10-14-21, p. 37722, Art. VII, § 5, repealed § 18-29-705.4.2, which pertained to mechanical joints..section18-29-705.4.3. Reserved. Editor's note – Coun. J. 10-14-21, p. 37722, Art. VII, § 5, repealed § 18-29-705.4.3, which pertained to threaded joints.section18-29-705.4.4. Reserved. Editor's note – Coun. J. 10-14-21, p. 37722, Art. VII, § 5, repealed § 18-29-705.4.4, which pertained to welded joints.section18-29-705.5. Cast iron.section18-29-705.5.1. Caulked joints.section18-29-705.5.2. Compression gasket joints.section18-29-705.5.3. Mechanical joint coupling.section18-29-705.6. Concrete joints.section18-29-705.7. Copper pipe.section18-29-705.7.1. Brazed joints.section18-29-705.7.2. Mechanical joints.section18-29-705.7.3. Soldered joints.section18-29-705.7.4. Threaded joints.section18-29-705.7.5. Welded joints.section18-29-705.8. Copper tubing.section18-29-705.8.1. Brazed joints.section18-29-705.8.2. Mechanical joints.section18-29-705.8.3. Soldered joints.section18-29-705.9. Borosilicate glass joints.section18-29-705.9.1. Caulked joints.section18-29-705.10. Steel.section18-29-705.10.1. Threaded joints.section18-29-705.10.2. Mechanical joints.section18-29-705.11. Deliberately omitted.section18-29-705.12. PVC plastic.section18-29-705.12.1. Mechanical joints.section18-29-705.12.2. Solvent cementing.section18-29-705.12.3. Threaded joints.section18-29-705.13. Vitrified clay.section18-29-705.14. Polyethylene plastic.section18-29-705.14.1. Heat-fusion joints.section18-29-705.14.2. Mechanical joints.section18-29-705.15. Polyolefin plastic.section18-29-705.15.1. Heat-fusion joints.section18-29-705.15.2. Mechanical and compression sleeve joints.section18-29-705.16. Polyvinylidene fluoride plastic.section18-29-705.16.1. Heat-fusion joints.section18-29-705.16.2. Mechanical and compression sleeve joints.section18-29-705.17. Reserved. (Added Coun. J. 10-14-21, p. 37722, Art. VII, § 5)section18-29-705.18. Joints between different materials.section18-29-705.18.1. Copper pipe or tubing to cast-iron hub pipe.section18-29-705.18.2. Copper or copper-alloy pipe or tubing to galvanized steel pipe.section18-29-705.18.3. Cast-iron pipe to galvanized steel or brass pipe.section18-29-705.18.4. Plastic pipe or tubing to other piping material.section18-29-705.18.5. Deliberately omitted. (Amend Coun. J. 10-14-21, p. 37722, Art. VII, § 5)section18-29-705.18.6. Borosilicate glass to other materials.section18-29-705.18.7. Stainless steel drainage systems to other materials.section18-29-705.19. Drainage slip joints.section18-29-705.20. Caulking ferrules.section18-29-705.21. Reserved. Editor's note – Coun. J. 12-14-22, p. 58278, Art. VI, § 15, repealed § 18-29-705.21, which pertained to soldering bushings.section18-29-705.22. Stainless steel drainage systems.section18-29-706.1. Connections and changes in direction.section18-29-706.2. Obstructions.section18-29-706.3. Installation of fittings.section18-29-707.1. Prohibited joints.section18-29-708.1. Scope.section18-29-708.2. Cleanout plugs.section18-29-708.3. Where required.section18-29-708.3.1. Horizontal drains within buildings.section18-29-708.3.2. Building sewers.section18-29-708.3.3. Changes of direction.section18-29-708.3.4. Base of stack.section18-29-708.3.5. Building drain and building sewer junction.section18-29-708.3.6. Manholes.section18-29-708.4. Concealed piping.section18-29-708.5. Opening direction.section18-29-708.6. Prohibited installation.section18-29-708.7. Minimum size.section18-29-708.8. Pipes 8 inches and larger.section18-29-708.9. Clearances.section18-29-708.10. Access.section18-29-709.1. Values for fixtures.section18-29-709.2. Fixtures not listed in Table 18-29-709.1.section18-29-709.3. Conversion of gpm flow to dfu values.section18-29-709.4. Deliberately omitted.section18-29-709.5. Values for indirect waste receptor.section18-29-709.5.1. Clear-water waste receptors.section18-29-710.1. Maximum fixture unit load.section18-29-710.1.1. Sizing building drains and building sewers for combined sanitary and storm drainage.section18-29-710.1.2. Minimum size.section18-29-710.1.3. Horizontal stack offsets.section18-29-710.1.4. Vertical stack offsets.section18-29-710.2. Future fixtures.section18-29-710.3. Underground drainage piping.section18-29-711.1. Horizontal branch connections above or below vertical stack offsets.section18-29-711.1.1. Omission of vents for vertical stack offsets.section18-29-711.2. Horizontal branch connections to horizontal stack offsets.section18-29-711.3. Horizontal stack offsets.section18-29-711.3.1. Omission of vents for horizontal stack offsets.section18-29-711.3.2. Suds pressure zones.section18-29-711.3.2.1. Height.section18-29-711.3.2.2. Upstream.section18-29-711.3.2.3. Downstream.section18-29-711.4. Offsets below lowest branch.section18-29-712.1. Building drains below sewer.section18-29-712.2. Check and gate valve required.section18-29-712.3. Sump design.section18-29-712.3.1. Sump pump.section18-29-712.3.2. Sump pit.section18-29-712.3.3. Discharge piping.section18-29-712.3.4. Maximum effluent level.section18-29-712.3.5. Ejector connection to the drainage system.section18-29-712.4. Sewage pumps and sewage ejectors.section18-29-712.4.1. Capacity.section18-29-712.4.2. Duplex equipment required.section18-29-713.1. Scope.section18-29-713.2. Bedpan washers and clinical sinks.section18-29-713.3. Indirect waste.section18-29-713.4. Vacuum system station.section18-29-713.5. Bottle system.section18-29-713.6. Central disposal system equipment.section18-29-713.7. Central vacuum or disposal systems.section18-29-713.7.1. Piping.section18-29-713.7.2. Velocity.section18-29-713.8. Vent connections prohibited.section18-29-713.9. Local vents and stacks for bedpan washers.section18-29-713.9.1. Multiple installations.section18-29-713.9.2. Trap required.section18-29-713.9.3. Trap seal maintenance.section18-29-713.10. Sterilizer vents and stacks.section18-29-713.10.1. Drainage.section18-29-713.11. Sterilizer vent stack sizes.section18-29-713.11.1. Bedpan steamers.section18-29-713.11.2. Boiling-type sterilizers.section18-29-713.11.3. Pressure sterilizers.section18-29-713.11.4. Pressure instrument washer sterilizer sizes.section18-29-714. Deliberately omitted.section18-29-715.1. Sewage backflow.section18-29-715.2. Fixture branches.section18-29-715.3. Material.section18-29-715.4. Seal.section18-29-715.5. Diameter.section18-29-715.6. Location.section18-29-716.1. Flood control devices.section18-29-716.2. Flood control systems.
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