(A) Privies shall be located and maintained as herein prescribed. They shall not be located closer than 20 feet to any place of human habitation, nor closer than 50 feet to any well or spring used for drinking or culinary purposes or for watering livestock or poultry, and shall be located at such distance that seepage from the privy vault will not drain into any such well or spring. They shall be located and constructed so that no surface water will drain into the privy vault. The privy building shall be well constructed with a good roof, a door which shall fit snugly and be self-closing, and having adequate ventilation, and all parts of the privy shall be fully protected against and inaccessible to flies. The building shall be kept painted on the outside and in good repair. The premises and in particular the privy seat shall be kept clean and sanitary.
(B) Night soil in privy vaults shall be disposed of in accordance with directions of the Village Health Officer, and no such vault shall be continued in use when it has become filled within one foot of the surface of the ground. No privy shall be moved or removed except by permission and under and in accordance with the direction of the Village Board of Health or Health Officer.
(Ord. 19, passed 9-18-1950) Penalty, see § 53.99