Whenever application is made to the town for water and sewer connection to a dwelling, dwelling unit or rooming unit the Inspector shall inspect the unit and its premises to insure compliance with the requirements of this chapter. Inspection shall be made prior to water and sewer connections. If the Inspector should find that the premises are unsafe for human habitation, then the Inspector shall delay water and sewer connection until a time as the unsafe conditions are made safe. If the Inspector should find that the premises are unfit for human habitation, fail to meet the minimum standards of fitness as set out in this chapter or are otherwise in violation of the provisions of this chapter, he or she shall not permit water and sewer connections and proceed as provided in this chapter.
(1988 Code, § 4-23)