A. It shall be unlawful for any person to install a private water system which is intended to provide water for human consumption or a private sewer system in the city except in cases where the public water or sewer systems are not accessible to the premises where such private systems are requested. To determine whether or not such public water and/or sewer systems are available for connection, each person or corporation desiring to install a private water or sewer system must first make application for connection to a public system. Upon determination by the city that it is not feasible to connect the applicant's premises to the public water or sewer system, then the applicant shall be granted a permit to install a private water and/or sewer system in accordance with all appropriate state and local regulations. The installation of on site sewage treatment systems shall be in conformance with the provisions of section 7-5-16 of this chapter. (Ord. 675, sec. 3, 7-17-2000)
B. Property served by a private sewer system shall promptly connect to public sewer and water if the private sewer system does not function or creates a nuisance or health hazard. (Ord. 196, sec. 1, 10-19-1981)
C. Within twenty four (24) months after the public sanitary sewer system or water system is extended to serve property, all property served by private water and sewer systems must connect to public sewer and water, or if it is available on the date of adoption of this subsection, within twenty four (24) months after the adoption of this subsection.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the shoreland overlay zoning district, if public sewer is available and the existing septic system does not meet setback requirements, the property must be connected to the public sewer within thirty (30) days after it becomes available, or if it is available on the date of the adoption of this subsection, within thirty (30) days after the adoption of this subsection. (Ord. 433, sec. 1, 4-1-1991)