(A) No person shall place or deposit or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner upon public or private property within the district, or in any area under its jurisdiction, any sewage, industrial wastes, garbage or other objectionable waste.
(B) Except as provided in division (D) below, the district shall not permit construction or maintenance of any privy, septic tank, cesspool or such facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage.
(C) The owner of every residence, business or industrial building in the district abutting upon any street or alley in which public sewers are maintained, shall at his or her own expense install a sewer to dispose of all sewage and industrial wastes from the premises and connect it with the public sewer within 30 days after notice to do so. If such owner fails to provide for the installation of such sewer after notice to do so, the district shall provide for the installation of such sewer and charge the cost against the property as a special assessment.
(D) If the Board of Supervisors determines a public sewer is not available under this division (D), the building sewer shall be connected to a private disposal system complying with other ordinances of the district and with all requirements of the state. At such time as a public sewer becomes available to the property, the building sewer shall be connected to it and use of any septic tank, cesspool or other private disposal facility shall cease.
(E) Any privy, septic tank, cesspool or other such facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage which is constructed or maintained in violation of any of the provisions of this section is declared to be a public nuisance, the district may abate the same in the manner provided by law.
(F) The district hereby adopts the Uniform Plumbing Code to govern the construction of utility systems on private property. All construction of private sewer facilities and sewer facilities located in public right-of-way shall be in accordance with these specifications, which by this reference are made a part hereof as though fully set forth herein.
(G) Before commencement of construction of a private wastewater disposal system, the owner(s) shall first obtain a written permit signed by the District Manager. The application for such permit shall include plans, specifications and other information as are deemed necessary by the district. A permit and inspection fee, which shall be set by the resolution of the Board of Supervisors, shall be paid to the district at the time the application is filed.
(H) A permit for a private wastewater disposal system shall not become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the district. The district shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction, and, in any event, the applicant for the permit shall notify the district when the work is ready for final inspection, and before any underground portions are covered. The inspection shall be made within 48 hours of the receipt of notice by the district.
(I) The type, capacity, location and layout of a private wastewater disposal system shall comply with all recommendations of the district and the state. No permit shall be issued for any private wastewater disposal system employing subsurface soil absorption facilities where the area of the lot is less than 10,000 square feet. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any natural outlet.
(J) The owner(s) shall operate and maintain the private wastewater disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the district.
(Prior Code, § 7-192)