917.06 PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL.

   (a)    Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of Section 917.05(d), the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this section.

   (b)    Before commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal system the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the Director. The application for such permit shall be made on a form furnished by the City, which the applicant shall supplement by any plans, specifications and other information deemed necessary by the Director. A permit fee of five dollars ($5.00) shall be paid to the City at the time the application is filed. An inspection fee of five dollars ($5.00) per 100 feet of frontage or fraction thereof shall also be paid to the City at the time the application is filed.

   (c)    A permit for a private sewage disposal system shall not become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the Director. He shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction and, in any event, the applicant for the permit shall notify the Director when the work is ready for final inspection and before any underground portions are covered. The inspection shall be made within seventy-two hours of the receipt of the notice by the Director.

   (d)    The type, capacities, location and layout of a private sewage disposal system shall comply with all recommendations of the Ohio Department of Public Health. No permit shall be issued for any private sewage disposal system employing subsurface soil absorption facilities where the area of the lot is less than one acre. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge into any natural outlet.

   (e)   When a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system, as provided in subsection (d) hereof, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with this chapter and any septic tanks, cesspools and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned and filled with suitable material.

   (f)   The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the City.

   (g)   No statement contained in this section shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the County Health Officer.

   (h)   When a public sewer becomes available, the building sewer shall be connected to such sewer within sixty days and the private sewage disposal system shall be cleaned of sludge and filled with clean bank-run gravel or dirt.

(Ord. 2004-184. Passed 12-7-04.)