CO129-554-9 Buildings Ordinance 1935 15-4-1935 - 15-4-1935 — Page 55

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100. Every domestic building and every floor of a dwellings and domestic building hereafter erected which is separately let for

exceptional

buildings

to have

adequate latrines or

dwelling purposes shall be provided with adequate latrine ac- commodation to the satisfaction of the Building Authority and every exceptional building shall be provided by the owner water-closets. thereof with adequate latrine accommodation on the premises for the separate use of each sex to the satisfaction of the Building Authority.

Sub-soil

drains to be provided when

required.

Drains to

in new buildings.

Drainage works.

101. Where in the opinion of the Building Authority the site on which any domestic building is about to be erected or re-erected is so damp as to require subsoil drains, adequate provision of such drains shall be made to the satisfaction of the Building Authority.

102. Every owner of a new building shall construct the be provided ground floor of such building at such sufficiently high level as will allow of the construction of a drain and of the provision of the requisite communication with any public sewer into which such drain may lawfully empty, at a point in the upper half-diameter of such sewer.

Drainage works to be carried out by

persons

approved by Building Authority.

Drains in existing buildings to be amended

or recon- structed if

defective.

Drainage Regulations. Schedule J.

Groups of buildings to be drained in combina- tion if

required by Building Authority.

Owner's liabilities as to

drains.

103. All works connected with the construction, repair, amendment, disconnexion, trapping, and ventilation of drains shall be carried out at the cost of the owner of the building by persons approved by the Building Authority under the supervision of his officers and in all respects to his satisfaction.

104. (1) The Building Authority may, by a written. notice, require the owners of existing buildings, the drains of which are, in his opinion, in a defective or insanitary condition to construct, within a reasonable time, new drains in accord- ance with the provisions of this Ordinance, or to make such other improvements in the existing defective drainage of such buildings as may be necessary to meet the requirements of this Ordinance.

(2) Drainage regulations may be made by the Governor in Council. The regulations in Schedule J shall be deemed to have been made under this sub-section.

105. If the Building Authority considers that a group of contiguous buildings may be drained more advantageously in combination than separately, he may order that such group be drained upon some combined plan to be approved by him, and the cost thereof shall be apportioned by the Building Authority between the different owners of such group of contiguous buildings.

106. If any building be without a sufficient drain, and if a public sewer of sufficient size be within one hundred feet of the premises or outermost boundaries of the lot on which such building is situated, and if such public sewer be on a lower level, it shall be lawful for the Building Authority to require the owner of such building to construct a drain in such a manner as shall allow of the requisite communication with such public sewer, and such drain shall be adequately trapped and ventilated to the satisfaction of the Building Authority.

Provided always, that if any owner, by order of the Build- ing Authority, drains his building into a public sewer, he shall not be required to drain such building at his own expense into any other public sewer.