New Franklin Connection of Surface or Footing Drainage Pipes to Sewers ordinance (§ 705.170)
Chapter 705: Sewers and Sewage Disposal · Article IV. Sewage Disposal and Sewer Use Standards
In short: Roof, eavetrough and footing drain pipes may not be connected to the sanitary sewer; they must go to a storm sewer or drain to the surface.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
Changed later. The city passed a newer ordinance that changes this section; the text below is the code book's and may be out of date.
No owner of any property abutting, adjacent to or along the line of a sanitary sewerage system shall connect, directly or indirectly, any pipes from roofs, eavetroughs, interior or exterior footings or other places to permit surface or ground water drainage into such system and all such pipes shall be connected to a storm sewer or released to the surface.
Official source: New Franklin City Code, page 37 of the city's PDF
Last checked October 30, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.