915.03 LOCATION; AVAILABILITY OF PUBLIC SEWERS.
   (a)   The minimum distances that shall be observed in locating the various components of the sewage disposal system are as follows:
 
Location of Components of Sewage Disposal System
Distance (ft.)
Type of
Well of Suction
Property
System
Line
Stream
Dwelling
Line
Septic tank
50
25
Disposal field
100*
25
10
10
 
*This separation may be reduced to fifty feet when the well is provided with an outside watertight casing to a depth of fifty feet or more.
   (b)   A septic tank or other private means of disposal shall not be approved where a public sewer is available. Such means of disposal shall be discontinued when a public sewer is made available, if such discontinuance is directed by the legal authorities having jurisdiction.
(Ord. 1967-29. Passed 9-6-67.)