(A) Mandatory connection requirement. Each and every owner of property on which is located a structure in which sanitary sewage originates, shall, at his or her own expense, install suitable toilet facilities in said structure, and shall cause such facilities to be connected to the available public sanitary sewer system.
(B) Connection procedure.
(1) Such connection shall be completed promptly but in no case later than 90 days from the date of the occurrence of the last of the following events:
(a) Publication of a notice by the City Clerk of the availability of the public sanitary sewer system in a newspaper of general circulation within the city, and the mailing of written notice indicating the availability of the public sanitary sewer to the owner or any one of the owners in the case of co-ownership of the property in question.
(b) Modification of a structure so as to become a structure where sanitary sewage originates.
(c) Improvement of land with building or structures from which sanitary sewage originates.
(2) If the owner of property on which is located a structure in which sanitary sewage originates does not complete connection to an available sanitary sewer within the 90-day period described in division (B)((1) above, the City Clerk shall notify said person by written notice that connection to the system is required forthwith. The giving of said notice shall be made by first class mail to the owner of the property on which the structure is located and by posting such notice on the property. Notice shall provide the owner with the approximate location of the public sanitary sewer system which is available for connection of the structure involved and shall advise the owner of the requirements and the enforcement provisions of this chapter and M.C.L.A. §§ 333.12751 through 333.12758, as amended.
(3) Adverse weather exception for late connection. In the event the property owner is unable to connect to the system within the time prescribed by this chapter due to or on account of inclement or adverse weather conditions, said property owner may appeal to the Sanitary Sewer Board of Appeals established pursuant to § 51.126(A) of this chapter to allow said person additional time in which to connect without penalty and without civil and criminal proceedings being initiated against him/her. The foregoing notwithstanding, this appeal shall be made in writing within ten days of notice of sanitary sewer availability as hereinbefore set forth.
(C) Enforcement of mandatory connection requirements - penalties for late connection. Failure or refusal to connect to the system within the time prescribed herein shall result in the property being charged a penalty of $100 for each single-family residential unit multiplied by the number of units and/or multiplying factors as established by the Table of Residential Equivalents. Each day that a violation of this chapter shall continue shall be construed to constitute a separate offense. Civil and/or criminal proceedings to compel connection are established under § 51.130.
(Ord. 622, passed 3-4-85; Am. Ord. 1074, passed 9-27-21) Penalty, see § 51.999