Costs, sizes and methods of construction for building sewer connection.
Tampa City Code § 26-125
in effectSec. 26-125. - Costs, sizes and methods of construction for building sewer connection.
(a) All costs and expenses incidental to the installation and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the owner. The owner shall indemnify the city from any loss or damage that may directly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
(b) A separate and independent service lateral shall be provided for each lot or parcel of land. A two-way cleanout shall be provided by the property owner at the property line. A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided by the owner for every building on each lot or parcel of land, except where one (1) building stands at the rear of another on an interior lot and no private sewer is available or can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley, court, yard or driveway. In the above exemption, the building sewer serving the front building may be extended to the rear building, but the city will not assume any obligation or responsibility for operation, maintenance, repair or damage caused by or resulting from any such connection of two (2) buildings to a single building sewer aforementioned.
(c) No person shall make connection of roof downspouts, foundation drains, areaway drains or other sources of surface runoff or groundwater to a building sewer which in turn is connected directly or indirectly to a sanitary sewer.
(Ord. No. 89-253, § 2(58-131), 9-28-89; Ord. No. 2013-6, § 1, 1-10-2013)
Source: City of Tampa, Code of Ordinances and Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/fl/tampa/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH26UT_ARTIIIWADE_S26-125COSIMECOBUSECOFetched: 10/28/2026