Separate sewer connections.
Columbus City Codes § 1139.01
in effect1139.01 - Separate sewer connections.
Every parcel having a building(s) with plumbing fixtures installed and intended for human habitation or occupancy that abuts a street, alley or easement in which there is a public sewer shall have a separate connection to the sewer. A single building spanning two or more parcels with common walls, floors, and/or ceilings across the parcels, none of which are physically separable, may have a single or multiple lateral connections to the sewer as approved by the Administrator of the Division of Water Reclamation or their designee. Multiple buildings on the same parcel shall not be prohibited from connection to a common service lateral that connects to the public sewer providing that the common service lateral is on the same parcel as the buildings being served. In order for a service lateral to be considered common, it must not directly serve any individual building but must terminate at a clean-out. Separate connections can then be made between the clean-out and the public sewer.
(Ord. 478-92; Ord. 1341-2006 § 1 (part); Ord. No. 2837-2024, § 1, 11-25-2024; Ord. No. 1682-2025, §§ 3, 4, 6-30-2025)
Source: City of Columbus, City Codes and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/oh/columbus/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT11WASEELCO_CH1139SELACORE_1139.01SESECOFetched: 10/27/2026