(A) Upon written notice by the City Clerk, the property owner, occupant or lessee of any premises that abuts a sewer main that is now or may hereafter be laid shall, without delay, cause the said building to be connected with the sewer system and equipped with inside sewerage facilities. Every building hereafter erected shall be connected with the sewer system at the time of its construction. The property owner, occupant or lessee of any building not currently connected with the sewer system, upon written notice by the Utilities Superintendent, shall, without delay, cause his or her building to be connected with the sewer system and equipped with inside sewerage facilities.
(B) In the event that any property owner, occupant or lessee shall neglect, fail or refuse, within a period of ten days after notice has been given to make such connection by registered mail or by publication in a newspaper in or of general circulation in the city, the City Council shall have the power to cause the same to be done, to assess the costs thereof against the property and to collect the assessment thus made in the manner provided for collection of other special taxes and assessments.
(Prior Code, § 6-305) (Ord. 331, passed 2-24-2005) Penalty, see § 52.99