(a) Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall unlawfully construct or maintain any private sewage disposal system or any other facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage.
(b) Where a Public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of this Chapter, a building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system.
(c) Before commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal system, the owner shall obtain a permit issued by the City and approval from the MCHD and OEPA.
(d) The type, capacity, location and layout of any private sewage disposal system shall comply with all criteria developed and administered by the City.
(e) The owner of the private sewage disposal system shall operate and maintain said system in a sanitary and environmentally safe manner at all times at no expense to the City.
(f) No private sewage disposal system shall be permitted to discharge into any sanitary or storm sewer.
(g) When a Public sanitary sewer becomes available to property served by a private sewage disposal system a direct connection shall be made to said sewer at the owner's expense, provided that said sewer is within 200 feet of the property line. The private sewage disposal system shall be taken out of service in accordance with criteria provided by the City.
(Ord. 23-10-0. Passed 6-21-10.)