Any structure in which sewage originates within the City shall be connected to any available sanitary sewer within eighteen months after publication by the City of a legal notice of availability of a sanitary sewer in a newspaper of general circulation in the City. For purposes of this section, a sanitary sewer shall be considered to be available when it is located in a right of way, easement, highway, street or public way which crosses, adjoins or abuts upon the property in question and passes not more than 200 feet at the nearest point from the structure in which the sewage originates. For purposes of this section, the phrase "structure in which sewage originates" shall mean a building in which toilet, kitchen, laundry, bathing or other facilities that generate wastewater are used or are available for use for household, commercial, industrial or other purposes. If the structure in which sewage originates has not been connected to an available sanitary sewer within said eighteen-month period, then the City shall require the connection to be made in accordance with Section 12754 of the Michigan Public Health Code, as amended, or any similar succeeding statutory provision. In so proceeding, the City shall have the rights and remedies provided in Section 12754, as well as all rights and remedies provided by this chapter.
(Ord. 163. Passed 1-23-90.)