(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)