(a) Where a public sanitary or combined sewer is not available under the provisions of Section 912.02(e), the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this section.
(b) Before commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal system, the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the City Health Department. The application for such permit shall be made on a form furnished by the City, which the applicant shall supplement by any plans, specifications and other information as deemed necessary by the City Health Department. A permit fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) shall be paid to the City at the time application is filed. A layout fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be paid at the time of inspection.
(c) A permit for a private sewage disposal system shall not become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the City Health Department . The Director or his/her designee shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction and, in any event, the applicant for the permit shall notify the City Health Department when the work is ready for final inspection, and before any underground portions are covered. The inspection shall be made within seventy-two hours of the receipt of notice by the City Health Department
(d) The type, capacities, location, and layout of a private sewage disposal system shall be approved and shall comply with all recommendations of the City Department of Health. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any natural outlet.
(e) At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by the private sewage disposal system, as provided in Section 912.02(e) hereof, a direct connection from the user side of the septic tank shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with this chapter within ninety days, and any septic tanks, cesspools, and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be cleaned of sludge, demolished, and filled with clean bank-run gravel or dirt, as approved by the City Health Department.
(f) The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the City.
(g) No statement contained in this section shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the City, County, or State health office with legal jurisdiction.
(h) Where subdivisions were platted prior to the effective date of all City ordinances prescribing lot size for sewage disposal systems, such subdivisions with lot sizes smaller than those required by present ordinances shall be approved for septic tank and sewage disposal systems under ordinances or rules and regulations of the Health Department, in effect at the time such subdivisions were platted.
(Ord. 52-97. Passed 8-11-97.)
(Ord. 52-97. Passed 8-11-97.)