(A) All owners of occupied structures in Jefferson County, situated on lots abutting a street, alley, or public sewer easement in which there is a public sewer, shall connect all sanitary sewer pipes of such structures with such sewer. All connections need to be made in accordance with Kentucky State Plumbing Code and the regulations of the Division of Water. If there is conflict within these regulations the stricter shall apply.
(B) Groundwater, rainwater, surface drainage, subsurface drainage, or yard drainage shall not be discharged through direct or indirect connections (downspouts, sump pumps) to a sanitary sewer, except as specifically permitted by MSD. Violations of this section shall constitute violations of MSD’s Wastewater/Stormwater Discharge Regulations and MSD shall have authority to enforce this section pursuant to such regulations. Current regulations are on file with MSD and are available on MSD’s website at www.msdlouky.org.
(C) No person, firm, corporation, public utility, municipality, public agency, or institution shall maintain, upon any original lot, subdivisional lot or parcel of ground, situated on any street, alley or road in Jefferson County, where there is a public sewer and water supply available for use of such unit, any system of disposal of human excrete except by means of water closets connected with such sewer and water supply. It shall be the duty of the owner or owners of every lot, subdivisional lot or parcel of ground required to be connected with the public sewer, to so connect such lot or parcel within 12 months of notification that such sewer connection is available or as otherwise ordered by the Department of Public Health and Wellness or the Board of Health. Notwithstanding the above, existing residential property, shall be exempt from connection if the property meets the following conditions:
(1) The lot is four and one-half acres or larger;
(2) Distance from home to sewer connection exceeds 400 feet; and
(3) The on-site sewage disposal system is functioning as determined by an inspection by the Department of Public Health and Wellness.
Any other requests to be exempt from connection must be approved by the Department of Public Health and Wellness.
(1999 Lou Code, § 51.04) (Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 275-2007, approved 12-6-2007) Penalty, see § 50.99