(A) Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of § 51.031 of this chapter, the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this section.
(B) Before commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal system, the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the Superintendent. The application for the permit shall be made on a form furnished by the city, which the applicant shall supplement by any plans, specifications and other information deemed necessary by the Superintendent. A permit and inspection fee shall be paid to the city, at the time the application is filed. The cost for the permit and inspection shall be $25.
(C) A permit for a private sewage disposal system shall not become effective until the installation is approved and completed to the satisfaction of the County Board of Health and the specifications and requirement for such system shall be constructed in accordance with rules promulgated by the County Board of Health as they may be updated and amended from time to time.
(D) The type, capacities, location and layout shall comply with all recommendations of the state’s Board of Health and shall comply with all applicable County Board of Health regulations.
(E) When a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with this subchapter, and any septic tank, cesspools and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned and filled with suitable material.
(F) The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the city.
(G) When a public sewer becomes available, the building sewer shall be connected to the sewer within 90 days and the private sewer disposal system shall be abandoned in compliance with 410 I.A.C. 6-8.2-86, as it may be from time to time amended. The owner shall also obtain a Fort Wayne/Allen County Board of Health onsite sewage system abandonment permit.
(H) No statement contained in this section shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the Health Officer.
(Prior Code, § 51.12) (Ord. G-93-5, passed 6-8-1993; Ord. passed 5-3-2004; Ord. G-17-4, passed 9-12-2017; Ord. passed 3-20-2018) Penalty, see § 51.999