(A) Where a sanitary sewerage disposal system is not available, all persons owning or leasing property shall comply with the following provisions of this subchapter for private sewage disposal systems.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit, or permit to be deposited in an unsanitary manner upon public or private property within the county or in any area under the jurisdiction of the county, any human excrement or sewage.
(C) At any commercial establishment situated within the county, where there is installed a sewage disposal system which is not connected to a sanitary sewerage system, and no sanitary sewerage system is available, there shall be established, installed, or constructed and maintained a sewage disposal system which shall comply with the standards of the state Department of Health as contained in 410 I.A.C. 6-10 or in some other manner as approved by the state Department of Health.
(D) All residential sewage disposal systems shall be installed, constructed, and maintained in an approved manner as described in 410 I.A.C. 6-8.1 of the state Department of Health and as herein described.
(E) Should any defect exist or occur in any private sewage disposal system which would cause that sewage disposal system or privy to fail and cause an unsanitary condition, the defect shall be corrected immediately by the owner, agent of the owner, occupant, or agent of the occupant. Failure to do so shall be a violation of this subchapter and the violator shall be subject to the proceedings and penalties prescribed in § 51.20 of this code.
(F) Wherever a sanitary sewer becomes available and is within 300 feet of the property line of the residential or commercial property, served by a private sewage disposal system, situated within the county, a direct connection shall be made to this sewer and any septic tanks, seepage pits, outhouses, privy pits, and similar sewage disposal and treatment facilities shall be abandoned and filled in a safe and sanitary manner.
(G) Whenever a commercial building or subdivision is developed in an area where a sanitary sewer is available, a connection shall be made to that sewer.
(H) After receiving an order in writing from the county Board of Health or the duly appointed Health Officer, the owner, or agent of the owner, and the occupant or agent of the occupant of the property shall comply with the provisions of this subchapter as set forth in the order and within the time limit included therein. The order shall be served on the owner, or the owner and the occupant, or on the agent of the owner, but may be served on any person who, by contact with the owner, has assumed the duty of complying with the provisions of an order.
(I) (1) The Health Officer, with the Health Board’s approval, may from time to time specify policy, procedures, or requirements regarding the issuance of or application for a permit for a private sewage disposal system. These policies, procedures, or requirements shall have the same force and effect as if incorporated and set forth here in full.
(2) Copies of these policies, procedures, or requirements shall be on file and available for review in the County Clerk’s office and the Health Department.
(Ord. 1996-22, passed 12-9-95) Penalty, see § 10.99