A. It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit, or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner on public or private property within the city of Mapleton, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said city, any human excrement, garbage, or other objectionable waste.
B. It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the city, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the city, any sewage or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this chapter.
C. 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 wastewater.
D. The owner(s) of all houses, buildings or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation, or other purposes, situated within the city is hereby required, at the owner(s) expense to install suitable sewer facilities therein, and to connect such facilities directly with the public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, within sixty (60) days after date of official notice to do so, provided the sewer is within three hundred feet (300') of the owner's property line and shall be charged a monthly sewer fee effective sixty (60) days after receiving notice.
E. Where there are extenuating circumstances, such as: distance home is from property line, depth of wastewater line from home to septic tank, topography of property, etc., then upon written application to the city council, the council may, but shall not be required to, grant on an individual basis, a waiver of the requirement to hook onto the system. (Ord. 95-19)
It is the responsibility of each property owner to maintain the building drain and building sewer associated with its property and it shall be the responsibility of the city to maintain the public sewer as those terms are defined herein. (Ord. 97-14)