(A) Allowed use of private sewage disposal. Where a public sanitary or combined sewer is not available or when the Village Council has waived connection to such system under the provisions of this chapter, the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, other ordinances of the village, or the Plumbing Code, Public Act 733 of 2002, being M.C.L.A. § 338.3511, currently administered by the village, as appropriate.
(B) Private disposal permit. No person shall construct or install a private sewage disposal system without first applying to the County Health Department for and obtaining a permit to construct and operate the system.
(C) Inspections required. A permit to operate a private sewage disposal system shall not become effective until such installation is approved by the County Health Department, which shall be allowed to inspect such system at any state of construction. The applicant for the permit shall notify the Director and the County Health Department when the system is completed and ready for final inspection, but before any underground portions are covered.
(D) Health requirements. The type, capacity, location, and layout of any private sewage disposal system shall comply with the rules and regulations of the State Department of Health and the County Department of Public Health.
(E) Illegal discharge. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge into any impoundment, stream, surface water, or other watercourse.
(F) Required abandonment of private facilities. At such time as the public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system, as provided in this chapter, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in accordance with this chapter, and any septic tanks, cesspools, and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned, pumped dry, and filled with suitable material such as sand, gravel, or concrete.
(G) Continual operation. The owner of a private sewage disposal facility shall maintain and operate such facility in a sanitary manner at all times.
(1984 Code. § 7-01-03-040) (Ord. 98, passed 9-30-1980; Ord. 227, passed 1-26-1993)