§ 51.02 USE OF PRIVATE DISPOSAL SYSTEM.
   (A)   It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit, or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner on public or private property within the town, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said town, any human or animal excrement, garbage, or other objectionable waste.
   (B)   It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within said town, any sewage or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this chapter.
   (C)   Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool, or other facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage.
   (D)   The owner of all houses, buildings, or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation, or other purposes, situated within the town and abutting on any street, alley, or right-of-way in which there is now located a public sanitary or combined sewer of the town is hereby 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 within 90 days after date of official notice to do so, provided that said public sewer is within 300 feet of the property line.
   (E)   Where a public sanitary or combined sewer is not available under the provisions of division (D) above, the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this subchapter.
   (F)   The type, capacities, location, and layout of a private sewage disposal system shall comply with all recommendations of the State Department of Health and County Health Department. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any natural outlet.
   (G)   At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system as provided in division (F) above, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with this subchapter, and any septic tanks, cesspools, and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned and filled with suitable material.
   (H)   The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the town.
   (I)   No statement contained in this subchapter shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the local health officer.
   (J)   When a public sewer becomes available, the building sewer shall be connected to said sewer within 90 days and the private sewage disposal system shall be cleaned of sludge and filled with clean bank-run gravel or sand.
(Ord. 3-06-1, passed 3-20-2006) Penalty, see § 51.99