(A) Connection to public sewer.
(1) The owner(s) of all houses, buildings or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes, 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, except force mains, is hereby required, at the owner(s) expense, to connect such facilities directly to the proper public sewer in accordance with the provision of this chapter, within 60 days after date of official notice to do so, provided that said public sewer is within 400 feet of the property line.
(2) Exception: where in the findings of the Public Works Engineer or Building Official that it is not readily achievable to install the infrastructure necessary for connecting to the sanitary sewer due to topography, rocks or other naturally occurring barrier, other methods of private wastewater disposal may be used where approved and appropriate.
(3) Penalty under § 52.99 and can result in the condemnation of the property as being unfit for human use or habitation.
(B) Unlawful disposal or discharge.
(1) It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the city, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said city, any sewage or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this chapter.
(2) It shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any outhouse, privy, cesspool or other similar facility intended or used for the disposal or detention of wastewater, polluted water or human or animal excrement within the jurisdiction of the city.
(3) Combined sewers are not permitted.
(Ord. 1195, passed 12-3-2018)