(A) Every person, group of persons, firm, or corporation owning a house and lot or building, used for human habitation or occupancy in the town, which lot abuts or adjoins a street or alley along which is located a public sanitary sewer which is accessible within 200 feet of the lot, and a water line which is accessible within 300 feet of the lot, shall make an approved water and sewer connection with his, her, their, or its house, building, or other place of human habitation or occupancy; and no person, firm, or corporation shall maintain, use, or operate a privy, cesspool, or septic tank located on a lot accessible to a sanitary sewer within 200 feet of the lot, and accessible to a water line within 300 feet of the lot, provided that no person shall be required to cross the private property of any other person to make the water or sewer connections; and provided further that no person shall occupy any house or building for human habitation after the water supply has been cut off, except in cases where the water supply is cut off temporarily for the purpose of effecting necessary repairs; and provided further that in lieu of a public sewer connection, and where no public sanitary sewer line is accessible, as indicated in this section, a septic tank approved by the State Board of Health shall be installed.
(B) No person, group of persons, firm, or corporation shall build or remodel any structure used for human habitation or occupancy within the town which is not provided with water-carried sewerage facilities.
(C) No water or plumbing fixtures shall be installed, and no building or toilet fixture shall be connected with a public or private sewer line, or private septic tank, without first obtaining a plumbing permit. No private septic tank disposal system, or other means of sewage disposal shall be installed until a permit for the installation shall have been issued by the local Health Department. This permit shall be issued only when the size, design, and construction of the proposed sewage treatment facilities shall conform to the standards and requirements of the State Board of Health. and in no case shall the septic tank have a new working capacity of less than 500 gallons, and in no case shall the nitrification bed have less than 100 feet of drain tile for sandy soil, or 200 feet of drain tile for medium soil.
(1982 Code, § 5-1004) (Ord. passed 8-19-1948) Penalty, see § 10.99