Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
New building not to be erected without drains.- It shall not be lawful to erect or re-erect any building, or premises any part of which is within one hundred feet of a municipal drain or of some place set apart by the Commissioner for the discharge of drainage or to occupy any such building newly erected or re-erected unless and until- (a) a drain has been constructed which, in the opinion of the Commissioner, shall be sufficient for the effectual drainage of such building to such municipal drain or place; and (b) there have been provided for and set up in such building and in the premises appurtenant there to, all such appliances and fittings, as may appear to the Commissioner to be necessary for the purpose of gathering and receiving the drainage from, and conveying the same off, the said building and effectually flushing the drain of the said building and every fixture connected therewith.