§ 51.015 SEWAGE DISPOSAL; USE OF PUBLIC SEWERS REQUIRED.
   (A)   It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit, or permit to be deposited in an unsanitary manner on public or private property within the city, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the city, any human or animal excrement, garbage, floatable oils as defined by this chapter, or other objectionable waste.
   (B)   It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the city, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the city, any sanitary sewage, industrial waste, or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this chapter.
   (C)   No person shall place, deposit, or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner on public or private property within the jurisdiction of the city any wastewater or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with provisions of this chapter and the NPDES permit.
   (D)   Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool, or other facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage.
   (E)   The owner of all houses, buildings, or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation, or other purpose, situated within the city and abutting on any street, alley, or right-of-way in which there is now located or may in the future be located a public sanitary or combined sewer of the city, is required at his or her expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein, and to connect such facilities directly with the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, provided that said public sewer is within 300 feet of the property line.
   (F)   The owner is responsible for all infrastructure required to connect the subject structure to the sewer main regardless of where the sewer main is located. This obligation remains intact, even if a sewer rehabilitation program may replace all or a portion of such infrastructure in an effort to reduce inflow and infiltration of clear water into the sanitary sewer system, as described in §§ 51.055 and 51.056.
(Prior Code, § 33.02) (Ord. 1965-3, passed 1-20-1965; Ord. 1977-22, passed 11-10-1977; Ord. 1996-19, passed 9-26-1996; Ord. 2010-9, passed 6-23-2010; Ord. 2019-25, passed on 5-13-2020) Penalty, see § 51.999