(A) Public Wastewater Utility connections. The owner of all houses, buildings or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation, or other purposes situated within the town and which the property line is within 300 feet of the sanitary sewer is required at his or her expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein and to connect such facilities directly with the proper sewer in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Any person constructing a new house or other building for occupancy, employment, recreation, industrial or commercial activity within the town and there is access to a sanitary sewer, must connect to such sanitary sewer in accordance with applicable ordinances and regulations, and shall not discharge wastewater elsewhere.
(B) Private septic systems. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, a person shall not construct or maintain a privy, septic tank, cesspool or other facility intended or used for the disposal of wastewaters, and all unused facilities must be permanently sealed pursuant to Steuben County Health Department requirements.
(C) No statement contained in this chapter shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the local health officer.
(Ord. 2017-03; passed 9-11-17)