(A) Wherever a sanitary sewerage system is or becomes approved by the State Department of Health or State Department of Environmental Management and is available within 300 feet of the property line of a residential or business property, a direct connection may be required to said sanitary sewerage system, provided direct access is reasonably available via easement or other appropriate means, and provided that the sanitary sewerage system will accept the connection.
(B) An order to connect is subject to the appeal rights in § 52.05(A)(5) of this chapter.
(C) Onsite sewage systems installed with the approval of the County Health Officer, or his or her designee, after January 1, 1990, which are not in failure and are regularly maintained, are not required to make a direct connection to said sanitary sewerage system.
(D) Upon connection to a sanitary sewerage system, all privies, septic tanks, and onsite systems shall be filled and abandoned in a safe and sanitary manner as approved by the County Health Officer. Such direct connection shall be completed by the owner and/or the occupant of the premises, or their agents, within 90 days after receipt of written notice ordering such action.
(Ord. 2018-10, passed 10-2-2018) Penalty, see § 52.99