(A) At such time as the public sanitary sewer system becomes available to premises served by a private sanitary sewage disposal system, connection to the public system shall be made in compliance with this chapter, and any septic tank cesspools, and similar private disposal facilities located thereon shall be abandoned and discontinued for sanitary sewage disposal use.
(B) All abandoned private sanitary sewage disposal systems shall be completely filled with earth, sand, gravel, concrete or other approved material. Upon the abandonment or discontinuation of use of a septic tank or privy, the sewage and sludge contents thereof shall be completely removed and disposed of by a septic tank cleaner who is duly licensed under provisions of Public Act 243 of 1951, being M.C.L.A. §§ 324.11701 et seq. The tank, or the pit in the instance of a privy, shall be treated with at least ten pounds of chlorinated lime or other chemical disinfectant acceptable to the Building Official. Then the tank or pit shall be completely backfilled with approved material and made safe from the hazard of collapse or entrapment.
(Ord. 622, passed 3-4-85; Am. Ord. 1074, passed 9-27-21) Penalty, see § 51.999