1. Except as hereinafter provided in this code of ordinances, it shall be unlawful for any person to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other facility intended to be used for the disposal of sewage, within the corporate limits of the city.
2. Where a connection to a public sanitary sewer lines is not required under the provisions of §16-41, a private septic tank facility for sewage disposal maybe constructed and maintained, provided it is constructed and maintained under the rules and regulations of the Local and County Health Officer, and in compliance with the recommendations and requirements of the State Department of Health. No septic tank shall be permitted to discharge to any public sewer or natural outlet.
3. The owners of private septic tanks shall operate and maintain the same in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the city, and no statement contained in this chapter shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the Local, County or State Health Officers.
4. At such times as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a septic tank, a direct connection shall be made to such public sewer in compliance with § 16-41, and the septic tank shall immediately be abandoned and filled with suitable material.