Upon written notice by the Sewer Commissioner the property owner, occupant, or lessee of any premise within 300 feet of any sewer main shall without delay cause the 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. 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 him or her to do so by registered mail or by publication in a newspaper in or of general circulation in the municipality, to make such connection, the City Council shall have the power to cause the same to be done, to assess the cost thereof against the property, and to collect the assessment thus made in the manner provided for collection of other special taxes and assessments.
(`77 Code, § 3-205)
Statutory reference:
Authority to require connections and assess cost, see Neb. RS 17-149, 17-149.01