Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool, or other facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage.
('74 Code, § 27-86)
(A) When permitted. Where a public sanitary or combined sewer is not available under the provisions of § 52.34, the building sewer shall be connected to an interim private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this subchapter.
('74 Code, § 27-87)
(B) Permit required; application; fees. Before commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal system the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the Mayor. 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 are deemed necessary by the Mayor. A permit and inspection fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) shall be paid to the city at the time the application is filed.
('74 Code, § 27-88)
(C) The type, capacity, location, and layout of a private sewage disposal system shall comply with all recommendations of the State Natural Resources Cabinet. No permit shall be issued for any private sewage disposal system employing subsurface soil absorption facilities where it conflicts with County Health Department standards. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any natural outlet.
('74 Code, § 27-89)
(D) Additional requirements by Mayor and health officers. No statement contained in this subchapter shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the Mayor or the appropriate health officer of the State of Kentucky or of Hopkins County.
('74 Code, § 27-90)
(E) Inspection of installation. A permit for private sewage disposal system shall not become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the Mayor. The Mayor shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction, and, in any event, the applicant for the permit shall notify the Mayor when the work is ready for final inspection, and before any underground portions are covered. The inspection shall be made within seventy-two (72) hours of the receipt of notice by the Mayor.
('74 Code, § 27-91)
(F) Operation. The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the city.
('74 Code, § 27-92)
(G) Abandonment; connection to public sewer. At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system, as provided in division (A) hereof, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with this subchapter, and any septic tanks, cesspools, and similar private sewage materials. When a public sewer becomes available, the building sewer and the owner shall have the private sewage disposal system cleaned of sludge and filled with clean bank-run gravel or dirt at no cost to the city.
('74 Code, § 27-93) (Ord. passed 1-16-78; Am. Ord. passed 9-2-86) Penalty, see § 52.99