(A) Where a public sanitary sewer is not available, the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewer disposal system complying with the provisions of this chapter.
(B) Before commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal system, or before issuance of a permit, if the system is planned to be constructed, whichever is prior, the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the Engineer as required by ordinance of the city. Before issuing the permit, the Engineer shall approve the plans and shall also have the plans approved by the County Sanitarian.
(C) A private sewage disposal system shall not be used until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the Engineer. The work shall be inspected at any stage of construction, and, in any event, the applicant shall notify the Engineer when work is ready for final inspection, and before any underground portions are covered. The inspection shall be made within two days of receipt of the notes, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays.
(D) The type, capacity, location, and layout of a private sewage disposal system shall comply with all requirements of this chapter. No permit shall be issued for any private sewage disposal system employing subsurface soil absorption facilities where the area of the lot is less than 5,000 square feet. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any natural outlet.
(E) At the time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private disposal system, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with this chapter, and any septic tanks cesspools, and similar sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned, cleaned, and filled with suitable materials.
(F) All individual private sewage disposal systems shall comply with the following requirements.
(1) In determining a suitable location for the system, consideration shall be given to the size and shape of the land area available, type of solid, slope of natural and finished grade, depth of ground water, proximity to existing or future water supplies, and possible expansion of the system.
(2) The sewage disposal system shall consist of a house sewer and a septic or treatment unit with either a subsurface disposal field or one or more seepage pits, or other disposal facilities approved by the Engineer.
(3) The system shall be designed to receive all sanitary sewage including kitchen and laundry wastes, but excluding footing, surface, and roof drainage.
(4) The system shall have adequate capacity to properly dispose of the maximum daily sewage flow.
(5) Bulldozers, trucks, or any other heavy equipment shall not be driven over the system during or after the construction.
(Ord. 240, passed 5-13-1975) Penalty, see § 54.99