5003
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY

A CLEANOUT SHALL BE PLACED IN THE BUILDING SEWER AND
BUILDING STORM SEWER AT THE PROPERTY LINE AND BROUGHT TO
SURFACE ON A FORTY-FIVE DEGREE (45°) ANGLE OR MAY BE
BROUGHT UP TO THE SURFACE WITH A Y AND 1/8 BIND. THE
CLEANOUT MUST EXTEND FOUR INCHES (4") ABOVE FINISHED
GRADE OR BE ACCESSIBLE. THE EXTENSION TO GRADE SHALL BE
NOT LESS THAN SERVICE WEIGHT BELL AND SPIGOT CAST IRON.
THE ONLY FITTING ALLOWED BETWEEN THE Y OR Y AND 1/8 BEND
AND THE CONNECTION SHALL BE THE PROPER REDUCER.

(16)   SECTION 600.4.1.1 WHERE REQUIRED

(A)    WHENEVER A FLOOR DRAIN DISCHARGES THROUGH AN
OIL INTERCEPTOR, IT MUST FIRST DISCHARGE THROUGH A SAND
INTERCEPTOR. MULTIPLE FLOOR DRAINS MAY DISCHARGE INTO
ONE (1) SAND INTERCEPTOR WITHOUT INDIVIDUAL FLOOR TRAPS.

(B)    WHENEVER THE DISCHARGE OF A FLOOR DRAIN MAY
CONTAIN SOLIDS OR SEMISOLIDS THAT WOULD BE HARMFUL TO A
DRAINAGE SYSTEM, OR TEND TO CHOKE THE SYSTEM, THE
DISCHARGE MUST BE THROUGH A SAND INTERCEPTOR.

(C)   INTERCEPTORS SHALL ALSO BE REQUIRED WHEN THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY DEEMS THEM ADVISABLE TO PROTECT
THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM.

(17)   SECTION 708.4 SHOWER FLOORS OR RECEPTORS

FLOORS OR RECEPTORS UNDER SHOWER COMPARTMENTS SHALL
BE LAID ON OR BE SUPPORTED BY A SMOOTH AND STRUCTURALLY
SOUND BASE. FLOORS UNDER SHOWER COMPARTMENTS, OTHER THAN
THOSE LAID DIRECTLY ON THE GROUND SURFACE OR WHERE
PREFABRICATED RECEPTORS HAVE BEEN PROVIDED, SHALL BE
LINED AND MADE WATERTIGHT BY THE PROVISION OF SUITABLE
SHOWER PANS OF DURABLE MATERIAL. SUCH PANS SHALL TURN UP
ON ALL SIDES AT LEAST TWO INCHES (2") ABOVE THE FINISHED
THRESHOLD LEVEL. PANS SHALL BE SECURELY FASTENED TO THE
WASTE OUTLET AT THE SEEPAGE ENTRANCE MAKING A WATERTIGHT
JOINT BETWEEN THE PAN AND THE OUTLET. FLOOR SURFACES
SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED OF SMOOTH, NON-CORROSIVE,
NON-ABSORBENT, AND WATERPROOF MATERIALS.

(18)   SECTION 717 FLOOR DRAINS

717.1 TRAPS AND STRAINERS

FLOOR DRAINS SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM WATER SEAL
OF THREE INCHES (3") AND SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH REMOVABLE
STRAINERS.        THE OPEN AREA OF STRAINER SHALL BE AT LEAST

TWO-THIRDS OF THE CROSS-SECTION AREA OF THE DRAIN LINE TO
WHICH IT CONNECTS. FLOOR DRAIN TRAP SEALS SUBJECT TO
EVAPORATION SHALL HAVE A WATER SEAL OF SIX INCHES (6") OR
SHALL BE FED FROM AN APPROVED PLUMBING FIXTURE BY MEANS
OF AN APPROVED AUTOMATIC PRIMING DEVICE OR BY ANY OTHER