The owner of any building or property which is located within the city, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the city and from which sewage is discharged is required to connect to a public sewer at the owner’s expense within 90 days after service of official notice to do so, provided that the public sewer is reasonably available for connection. A property shall be considered reasonably available for connection if the building sewer discharge is within 200 feet of connection to the city sanitary sewer system by private gravity sewer, or within 200 feet of connection to the city sanitary sewer system by private pressurized sewer. Additionally, if the building or property is used for human occupancy, employment or recreation, the owner is required to install at the same time toilet facilities in accordance with the State Building Code and other ordinances of the city. The official notice shall be given by the Council or its designated agent and shall be served upon the owner personally or by certified mail. In the event a building or property owner fails to connect to a public sewer in compliance with a notice given under this section, the city may undertake to have the connection made and shall assess the cost thereof to the property owner. The assessment shall be collected with and in the same manner as general property taxes. This section shall not apply to pre-existing septic systems unless application is made for a permit for repair or replacement of said system.
(Iowa Code § 364.12(3)(f)) (1999 Code, § 95.05) (Ord. 2542, passed 9-27-2016) Penalty, see §
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