(A) Except as provided in this subchapter, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool, or other facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage. ('75 Code, § 7.19) (Ord. 4-78, passed 7-18-55; Am. Ord. PO-80-1, passed 11-24-80)
(B) Every factory, dwelling house, shop, hotel, and occupied building where connection with a public sewer and water main is not accessible, shall be provided with a suitable water closet, septic tank, or privy vault located, constructed, kept, and maintained according to the rules and regulations provided from time to time by the Board of Health having jurisdiction in the city. No water closet, septic tank, or privy vault so constructed shall be kept, used, or maintained where connection with a public sewer and water main has become accessible for a longer period than 60 days from the time the connection becomes accessible. ('75 Code, § 39.02) (Ord. 164, passed 10-20-52)
(C) All water closets, septic tanks, or privy vaults not located, constructed, or maintained as provided in this chapter, or which emit noxious and offensive odors, are hereby declared to be a nuisance. The Board of Health having jurisdiction in the city shall cause such nuisances to be abated. ('75 Code, § 39.04) (Ord. 164, passed 10-20-52)
Penalty, see § 51.999