(A) The owner of developed property on which one or more residential dwelling units or commercial establishments located within the city limits and within 200 feet of a sewer collection line owned by the city and abutting any street, alley, easement or right-of-way in which there is now located a public sanitary sewer is hereby required at his or her expense to connect the residential dwelling units or commercial establishments directly with the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and to pay the required connection fee associated with the sewer connection, as set by the City Council.
(B) Notwithstanding division (A) above, in lieu of connecting to the public sanitary sewer system, any owner who already has in use a septic tank approved by the Cabarrus or Stanly County Health Department may pay a monthly availability fee not to exceed the minimum service charge for properties that are connected and served by the city's public sanitary sewer system. Such owners may continue the use of the approved septic tank for so long as the monthly availability fee is paid and for so long as the septic tank remains approved.
(C) Any residential property owner who no longer occupies his or her primary residence for a period of 90 consecutive days due to an extended illness or residence in a long term healthcare facility, and whose income is less than 50% of the median household income for the county where the property is located as established by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, may request a waiver of the monthly availability fee. To be eligible for the waiver, the residence must remain unoccupied and an application must be filed with the city documenting income level and the owner's residence in a long-term healthcare facility.
(Ord. passed 10-8-2015)