(A) (1) The owner of all buildings situated within the city and abutting on any street, sewer easement, alley or right-of-way in which there is located a public sanitary sewer is hereby required at the owner’s expense to connect such building directly to the public sewer not later than 8-15-1985. In the event that the owner of any structure to be connected to the public sanitary sewer system requests in writing an extension of time to connect said structure or structures and said written request is filed with the City Council prior to 8-15-1985, the city shall not enforce the provisions of this section upon the owner until the Council, at a regular or special meeting called for such purpose, shall hear the basis of the request for extension by the owner.
(2) The meeting of the Council at which the request is heard shall be held not less than ten days or more than 30 days from and after the date on which the owner’s written request is filed with the City Recorder.
(B) The Council may extend the time within which the connection shall be made to a date certain and only upon a finding that:
(1) Exceptional or extraordinary conditions applying to the structure that do not apply generally to other structures relating to the ability of the owner to connect the structure to the public sanitary sewer;
(2) Exceptional or extraordinary circumstances over which the owner has no control, which circumstances make it impossible for the owner to connect such structure or structures within the time required; and
(3) The authorization of the extension shall not be materially detrimental to the public health and safety or be injurious to property adjacent to or affected by the owner’s failure to connect said structure or structures within the required time.
(C) The Council may not grant more than two requested extensions for any structure or structures irrespective of the ownership or change of ownership of the structure or structures at the time said extension is requested.
(Prior Code, § 3.01.040) (Ord. 150, passed 12-17-1985; Ord. 151, passed 1-7-1985; Ord. 156, passed 8-5-1985)