No new building with plumbing facilities or wastewater drains of any nature shall be constructed within the City unless connected to the City's sewer system, except that the City may permit the owner, contractor or developer to install temporary individual or community disposal facilities, provided all of the following conditions are met:
A. Extension to the City's system would create an unreasonable financial burden.
B. The owner deposits the current collection system connection fee with the City.
C. The owner provides written agreement to connect within ten (10) months to the City system when a line is within two hundred feet (200') of his building. All plans for, and construction of, extension and connections shall be in accordance with this chapter.
D. A dry sewer system shall be constructed to be compatible with, and readily accessible to, the public sewer, and readily connectable to the building when the public sewer becomes available.
E. A private disposal system is constructed meeting all the following requirements:
1. Where a public sanitary or combined sewer is not available, the building sewer shall be connected to a private disposal system complying with all recommendations of the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Division of Environmental Quality.
2. Before commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal system, the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the Maintenance Superintendent. The application for each such permit shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications and other information as are deemed necessary by the Superintendent. A permit and inspection fee set by resolution adopted by the City Council shall be paid to the City Treasurer at the time the application is filed.
3. A permit for a private disposal system shall not become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the said Superintendent. He shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction and in any event, the applicant for the permit shall notify the Superintendent when the work is ready for final inspection, and before any underground portions are covered. The inspection shall be made within forty eight (48) hours of the receipt of notice by the Superintendent.
4. The type, capacities, location and layout of a private sewage disposal system shall comply with all recommendations of the North Central Health District.
5. At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with this chapter. Any septic tanks, cesspools and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned and, if required by the State plumbing inspector, filled with suitable material.
6. The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times at no expense to the City.
7. No statement contained in this section shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by any Public Health Officer. (Ord. 275 § 2, 1989)