(A) Public sanitary sewer systems are essential to the health, safety and welfare of the people of the state and the septic tank disposal systems are subject to failure due to soil conditions or other reasons. Failure or potential failure of septic tank disposal systems poses a threat to the public health, safety and welfare; presents a potential for ill health, transmission of disease, mortality and potential economic blight and constitutes a threat to the quality of surface and subsurface waters of the state and the village. The connection to available public sanitary sewer systems at the earliest, seasonable date is a matter for the protection of the public health, safety and welfare and necessary in the public interest which is declared as a matter of legislative determination.
(B) Structures in which sanitary sewage originates located in the village in the area served by the sanitary sewer system for which there is an available public sanitary sewer of the sanitary system shall not be used or occupied, unless the structures are connected to the sanitary sewage disposal system; provided, that structures within the district in which sanitary sewage is originating on the effective date hereof or in which sanitary sewage originates before availability of the system or any part thereof to serve said structures shall be connected to said system within 18 months after publication of a notice by the village in a newspaper of general circulation in the village of the availability of the system.
(C) When the structure in which sanitary sewage originates has not been connected to an available public sanitary sewer system before use and occupancy, the village shall require the connection to be made forthwith after notice, which may be by first class or certified mail or posting on the property to the owner of the property on which the structure is located. The notice shall give the approximate location of the public sanitary sewer of the system which is available for connection of the structure involved and shall advise the owner of the requirements and of the enforcement provisions of this chapter.
(D) When any structure in which sanitary sewage originates is not connected to an available public sanitary sewer system within 90 days after the date of mailing or posting of the written notice, the provisions of this chapter shall be enforceable through the bringing of appropriate action for injunction, mandamus or otherwise in any court having jurisdiction.
(E) This section is subject to the provisions and conditions of the State of Michigan Public Act 288 of 1972, being M.C.L.A. §§ 333.12751 through 333.12758, as amended.
(O.C. § 2.43)