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§§ 68-122 – 68-140 RESERVED.
DIVISION 2. USE OF PUBLIC SEWERS REQUIRED
(A) Required. Each and every owner of property on which is located a structure in which sanitary sewage originates shall, at his own expense, install suitable toilet facilities in such structure and shall cause such facilities to be connected to the available public sanitary sewer system.
(B) Penalties for late connection. Failure or refusal to connect to the system within the time prescribed in § 68-142 shall result in the property being charged a penalty of $100 for each single-family residential unit multiplied by the number of units or multiplying factors as established by the table of unit factors.
(C) Civil penalties. If any structure wherein sanitary sewage originates is not connected to the system 90 days after the date of mailing or otherwise serving notice to connect set forth in § 68-142, the city may bring an action for mandatory injunction or injunctive order in any court of competent jurisdiction in the county to compel the owner of the property on which the structure is located to connect to the system. The city may charge in such action any number of owners of such properties to compel the persons to connect to the system.
(1993 Code, § 68-141) (Ord. passed 1-22-2001; Ord. 2014-01, passed 1-27-2014)
(A) The connection required in § 68-141 shall be completed promptly but in no case later than 90 days from the date of the occurrence of the last of the following events:
(1) Publication of a notice by the City Clerk of the availability of the public sanitary sewer system in a newspaper of general circulation within the city and the mailing of written notice indicating the availability of the public sanitary sewer to the owner or any of the owners in the case of co-ownership of the property in question;
(2) Modification of a structure so as to become a structure where sanitary sewage originates;
(3) Improvement of land with building or structures from which sanitary sewage originates.
(B) If the owner of property on which is located a structure in which sanitary sewage originates does not complete connection to an available sanitary sewer within the 90 day period described in subsection (A) of this section, the City Clerk shall notify such person by written notice that connection to the system is required forthwith. The giving of notice shall be made by first class mail to the owner of the property on which the structure is located or by posting such notice on the property. Notice shall provide the owner with the approximate location of the public sanitary sewer system which is available for connection of the structure involved and shall advise the owner of the requirements and the enforcement provisions of this Code.
(C) If the property owner is unable to connect to the system within the time prescribed by this section because of inclement or adverse weather conditions, the property owner may appeal to the utility board of appeals, established pursuant to § 68-5, to allow the person additional time in which to connect without penalty and without civil and criminal proceedings being initiated against him. The appeal shall be made in writing within 10 days of notice of sanitary sewer availability as set forth in this section.
(1993 Code, § 68-142) (Ord. passed 1-22-2001; Ord. 2014-01, passed 1-27-2014)
(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit to be deposited upon any public or private property within the city or any area under its jurisdiction any human excrement, garbage or other objectionable waste.
(B) It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet any sanitary sewage, industrial waste or other polluted water except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with the provisions of this article.
(C) Except as provided in this article, it shall be unlawful to construct any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage or industrial waste.
(E) At such time as the public sanitary sewer system becomes available to premises served by a private sanitary sewage disposal system, connection to the public system shall be made in compliance with this article, and any septic tank, cesspool and similar private disposal facilities located thereon shall be abandoned in accordance with County Health Department regulations and discontinued for sanitary sewage disposal use.
(F) All private sanitary sewage disposal systems maintained in compliance with this article shall be maintained in a sanitary manner at all times at the sole expense of the owner thereof.
(G) All abandoned private sanitary sewage disposal systems shall be completely filled with earth, sand, gravel, concrete or other approved material. Upon the abandonment or discontinuation of use of a septic tank or privy, the sewage and sludge contents thereof shall be completely removed and disposed of by a septic tank cleaner who is duly licensed. The tank or the pit, in the instance of a privy, shall be treated with at least 10 pounds of chlorinated lime or other chemical or disinfectant acceptable to the health officer, and the tank or pit shall be completely backfilled with approved material and made safe from the hazard of collapse or entrapment.
(1993 Code, § 68-143) (Ord. passed 1-22-2001; Ord. 2014-01, passed 1-27-2014)
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