(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit to be deposited in an unsanitary manner upon public or private property within the city, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the city, any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable waste.
(‘97 Code, § 51.02)
(B) It shall be unlawful to discharge, or cause to be discharged, to any natural outlet within the city, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the city, any sanitary wastewater, industrial wastes or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this chapter.
(‘97 Code, § 51.03)
(C) (1) Except as provided in this chapter, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other facility intended or used for the disposal of sanitary wastewater, except that all properly operating septic tanks and leaching fields in existence as of January 1, 1985, within 200 feet of a public sewer, may continue to be used until such time as they are in need of repair, replacement or in violation of division (A) of this section.
(2) No person, firm or corporation shall be permitted to connect to or discharge wastewater to the city sewage system unless it has been determined by the city that there is sufficient capacity in the system to collect, convey and treat the proposed wastewater discharge of that person, firm or corporation.
(3) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the use of temporary porta-john type toilet facilities used during construction or sporting events, festivals or such other events that are approved by the Health Department.
(4) No user shall introduce or cause to be introduced into the POTW any pollutant or wastewater which cases pass-through or interference. These general prohibitions apply to all users of the POTW whether or not they are subject to categorical pretreatment standards or any other national, state, or local pretreatment standards or requirements.
(‘97 Code, § 51.04) (Ord. 35-84, passed 8-20-84; Am. Ord. 9-85, passed 3-18-85; Am. Ord. 9-95, passed 2-20-95; Am. Ord. 21-12, passed 10-16-12; Am. Ord. 3-19, passed 6-4-19; Am. Ord. 10-22, passed 11-1-22)