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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 52 ON PLUMBING OF THE MUNICIPA
CODE OF THE CITY OF AMES, IOWA, BY REPEALING SECTIONS 52-3. 21,
52-3. 22, 52-3. 26, 52-3. 106, 52-101, 52-101. 1, 52-101. 3 and 52-101. 4
THEREOF; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS FOR BUILDING STORM DRAIN,
BUILDING STORM SEWER, AND STORM SEWER; PROHIBITING DR.A.INAGE
OF STORM WATER INTO SANITARY SEWERS; AND PROVIDING THAT
STORM WATERS BE DRAINED INTO STORM SEWER SYSTEM OR SUMP.
Be It Ordained By The City Council of The City of Ames, Iowa, as follows:
Section 1. That Sections 52-3. 21, 52-3. 22, 52-3. 26 and 52-3. 106 of the
Municipal Code of the City of Ames, Iowa, be and the same are hereby
repealed; and the following be and the same are hereby enacted in lieu thereof
to be known as Sections 52-3. 24 52-3. 22 and 52-3. 106, respectively, of
the Municipal Code of the City of Ames, Iowa:
52-3. 21 Building Storm Drain. A building (house) storm drain
is a building drain used for conveying rainwater, surface water,
ground water, subsurface water, or other similar discharge to
a building storm sewer extending to a point not less than three
(3) feet outside the building wall.
52-3. 22 Building Storm Sewer. A building (house) storm sewer
is the extension from the building storm drain to the public storm
sewer or other point of disposal.
52-3. 106 Storm Sewer. A storm sewer is a sewer used for
conveying rain water, subsurface or seepage water, surface
water, condensate, cooling water, or similar liquid waters,
exclusive of sewage and industrial wastes.
Section 2. That Sections 52-101, 52-101. 1, 52401. 3 and 52-101. 4 of
the Municipal Code of the City of Ames, Iowa, be and the same are hereby
repealed; and the following be and the same are hereby enacted in lieu
thereof to be known as Sections 52-101, 52-101. 1, 52-101. 3 and 52-101. 4,
respectively, of the Municipal Code of the City of Ames, Iowa:
52-101 Drainage Required. Roofs, paved areas, yards, courts
and courtyards may be drained into a storm sewer system, either
underground or by surface gravity flow.
52-101. 1 Prohibited Drainage. storm water from roofs, paved
areas, yards, courts, courtyards, area drains or subsoil drains
shall not be drained into sewers maintained for sewage.
52-101. 3 Subsoil Drain. Where subsoil drains are placed under
the cellar or basement floor or are used to surround the outer
walls of a building, they shall be made of open jointed or hori-
zontally split or perforated clay tile or cement tile not less than
4 inches in diameter. They shall be a part of the building storm
drain or be discharged into a properly designed sump.
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52-101. 4 Puilding Subdrains. Building subdrains located below
the public'/sewer level shall be discharged into a sump or receiving
tank. Such sump and the sump permitted in Section 52-101. 3 shall
be constructed substantially in compliance with the plans and
specifications on file in the office of the plumbing inspector and
the contents of such sump shall be automatically lifted and dis-
charged to the outside of the building.
Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the
provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 4. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
its passage and publication as provided by law.
Passed this 19th day of Deee_m r 1961
W. J old , City Clerk Pearle P. DeHart, Mayor.
12-5-61 Moved by Schilletter and seconded by Judge Ordinance No. 1O11 bd
passed on its first reading.
Voting Aye: Armstrong, Brouhard, Eschbach, Judge, Ratterree
Schilletter
Voting Nay: None
Absent: None
Mayor DeHart declared Ordinance No. 1011 passed on its first
reading.
12-19-61: Moved by Eschbach and seconded by Brouhard Ordinance No. loll
be passed on its second reading.
Voting Aye: Armstrong, Brouhard, Eschbach, Judge, Ratterree,
Schilletter
Voting Nay: None
Absent: None
Moved by Judge and seconded by Brouhard the rules governing the
passage of ordinances be suspended, the third reading be omitted
and Ordinance No. 1011 be placed on its final passage.
Voting Aye: Armstrong, Brouhard, Eschbach, Judge, Ratterree
Voting Nay: None Schilletter
Absent: None
Moved by Schilletter and seconded by Ratterree Ordinance No. 1011
do now, pass.
Voting Aye: Armstrong, Brouhard, Eschbach, Judge, Ratterree
Schilletter
Voting Nay: None
Absent: None
Mayor DeHart declared Ordinance No. 1011 duly adopted.
I , M. W. Jordan, City Cler1, of the City of Ames, Iowa, do hereby
cartify that the ago%7e and foregoing Ordinance No. 1011 was duly
and properly passed at a meeting of the City Council on the 19 :h
day of December , 1961, and published in the Ames Daily Tribune on
the 27th day of December, 1951.
M. W. Jordan, - ty Cler
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