(a) It shall be unlawful for the owner or occupant of any building or premises within the city to inhabit, use, or permit anyone else to inhabit or use, said building or premises unless said building or premises is connected with the sanitary sewer system of the city or a septic tank system built according to the specifications of the Texas Department of Health and the city.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to install or use a septic tank for private waste disposal within the city limits, except when the structure to be served is more than one hundred fifty (150) feet from a public sewer main line and approval to use a septic tank is specifically granted by the City Council.
The owner of any property containing a structure used for human occupancy, employment, recreation, or other purpose in which human waste is generated shall be required to connect to the city sanitary sewer system if a public sewer is available within one hundred fifty (150) feet of such structure.