(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner on public or private property within the service area of the city, any human or animal excrement, garbage, or other objectionable waste.
(B) It shall be unlawful to discharge to any waters of the state within the service area of the city any sewage or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with provisions of this chapter or city or state regulations.
(C) Except as herein provided, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, cesspool or other facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage.
(D) Except as provided in division (F) below, the owner of all houses, buildings or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes situated within the service area in which there is now located or may in the future be located a public sanitary sewer, is hereby required at his or her expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein, and to connect such facilities directly with the proper private or public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter. Where public sewer is available property owners shall within 60 days after date of official notice to do so, connect to the public sewer. Service is considered “available” when a public sewer main is located in an easement, right-of-way, road or public access way which abuts the property.
(E) The owner of deed of all houses, buildings or properties used for human occupancy, commerce, employment, recreation or any other purpose, connected to the public sewer is hereby required at his or her expense to maintain his or her service connection in accordance with all current and future federal, state and local regulations. Where current or future regulations require repair or improvements the owner shall within 60 days after date of official notice to do so, make the required repair or improvement to their private service connecting to the public sewer. A regulation is considered “effective” once approved and implemented by any regulatory authority, agency, board or other entity having jurisdiction.
(F) Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of division (E) above, the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of § 51.05 of this chapter.
(G) The owner of a manufacturing facility may discharge wastewater to the waters of the state provided that he or she obtains an NPDES permit and meets all requirements of the Federal Clean Water Act, the NPDES permit and any other applicable local, state or federal statutes and regulations.
(Ord. 699, passed 10-26-2009)