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Title 4101:3 - Board of Building Standards: Ohio Plumbing Code
Chapter 4101:3-7 - Sanitary Drainage Systems
Section 4101:3-7-01 - Sanitary drainage

Ohio Admin. Code 4101:3-7-01

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Current through all regulations passed and filed through November 4, 2024
Section 4101:3-7-01 - Sanitary drainage

Chapter 7 of the International Plumbing Code, 2021 edition, as incorporated by reference and modified in Section 101.1.1 of this code, is further modified as follows:

(A)Modify section 701.1 as follows:

Add a second sentence and an exception to read as follows:

In accordance with section 3781.03 of the Revised Code, the department of the city engineer, in cities having such departments, the boards of health districts, or the sewer purveyor, as appropriate, has complete supervision and regulation of the entire sewerage and drainage system of the jurisdiction, including the building sewer and all laterals draining into the street sewers.

Exception: Private sewage disposal systems within the scope of the "Ohio Department of Health" rules contained within Chapter 3701-29 of the Administrative Code, "Household Sewage Disposal Systems".

(B)Replace section 701.2 with the following:
701.2Connection to sewer required. Except where permitted by the "Ohio Environmental Protection Agency" or the "Ohio Department of Health", sanitary drainage piping from plumbing fixtures in buildings and sanitary drainage piping systems from premises is to be connected to a public sewer .
(C)Modify section 701.3 as follows:

Replace the indefinite article "A..........." at the beginning of section 701.3 with the phrase "Except as permitted by the "Ohio Environmental Protection Agency" or the "Ohio Department of Health", every..........."

(D)Modify section 701.4 as follows:

Replace the phrase ".........unless it has first been rendered innocuous through subjection to an approved form of treatment." with ".......without prior approval from the "Ohio Environmental Protection Agency" for the form of treatment and for the location of discharge."

(E)Replace section 701.5 with the following:
701.5Damage to drainage system or public sewer. Except where permitted by the "Ohio Environmental Protection Agency", wastes detrimental to the public sewer system or to the functioning of the sewagetreatment plant are to be treated and disposed of in accordance with requirements of the local sewer purveyor.
(F)Modify section 701.7 as follows:

Replace the reference "316" with "106.5 of the building code".

(G)Replace section 702.3 with the following:
702.3Building sewer pipe. Deleted.
(H)Replace table 702.3 with the following:

TABLE 702.3 BUILDING SEWER PIPE. Deleted.

(I)Replace section 703 in its entirety with the following:

This section and all subsections are deleted.

(J)Modify section 705.10.2 as follows:

Delete the word "purple" and the phrase "not purple in color" in the first two sentences and replace the phrase "third party certified" in exception #1 with the phrase "listed by an approved agency."

(K)Modify section 706.3 as follows:

Add the following sentence as a new paragraph before the exception:

"When a through penetration of an exterior foundation wall assembly occurs, drainage fitting joints are not to occur within that exterior foundation wall assembly."

(L)Replace section 708.1.2 with the following:
708.1.2Building sewers. Deleted.
(M)Modify table 709.1 as follows:

In the row titled "Automatic clothes washers, commercial", change the second and third column values to read "Note a" and change footnote "a" to read "a. Calculate per Section 709.3."

(N)Modify section 712.2 to add an exception as follows:

Exception: In buildings where the "Residential Code of Ohio" applies, only a check valve is required, located on the discharge piping from the sewage pump or ejector.

(O)Modify section 714.1 as follows:

In the first sentence, replace the word "Where" with the phrase "If required by the "Ohio Environmental Protection Agency" or local sewer purveyor, a backwater valve is to be installed only for" and delete the word "are."

(P)Modify section 716 as follows:

Delete the phrase "....UNDERGROUND BUILDING SEWERS AND..........." in the title of the section, delete the phrase "...........building sewer and....." in sections 716.1 and 716.2, and delete the phrase "...........building sewer or ..........." in section 716.6.

(Q)Modify section 717 as follows:
(1) Delete the phrase "BUILDING SEWERS AND" in the title of the section.
(2) Delete the phrase "building sewers and" in subsections 717.1 and 717.2.
(3) Replace sections 717.3, 717.3.1, 717.4, 717.5, 717.6, 717.8, 717.10 with the following:
717.3Preinstallation requirements. Deleted.
717.3.1Preinstallation recorded video camera survey. Deleted.
717.4Permitting. Deleted.
717.5Prohibited applications. Deleted.
717.6Relining materials. Deleted.
717.8Post-installation recorded video camera survey. Deleted.
717.10Approval. Deleted.
(R)Replace section 718.1 with the following:
718.1Cure-in-place. Deleted.

Replaces: 4101:3-7-01

Ohio Admin. Code 4101:3-7-01

Effective: 3/1/2024
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 03/01/2029
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3781.10(A)(1), 4104.43 (A)(1)
Rule Amplifies: 3781.03(D), 3781.10, 3781.11, 3791.04
Prior Effective Dates: 03/01/1998, 10/01/1999, 07/15/2000, 01/01/2002, 03/01/2006, 07/01/2007, 11/01/2011, 11/01/2017, 08/01/2018