A. It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit, or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner on public or private property within the City, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said City, any human or animal excrement, garbage, or other objectionable waste.
B. It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the City, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said City, any sewage or other polluted water, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this chapter.
C. Except as hereinafter provided, 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 sewage.
D. The owner of all houses, buildings or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes, situated within the City, and abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way in which there is now located or may in the future be located a public sewer of the City, is hereby required at his expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein, and to connect such facilities directly with the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, within ninety (90) days after date of official notice to do so, provided that said public sewer is within one hundred feet (100') of the property line.
E. Septic tank systems which are in existence on the effective date of this chapter, situated within the City, are subject to the following:
For properties not within one hundred feet (100') of a public sewer, connection to public sewer will not be required if the septic tank system is operating in a manner satisfactory to the City Health Department and Director of Public Works. In the event of failure of said system, permits may be issued for replacement of said system or for remedial work thereon. At any time, a property owner may elect to establish a City sewer connection in accordance with section 8-2-4 of this chapter.
For properties within one hundred feet (100') of a public sewer, connection to the public sewer will not be required if the septic tank system is operating in a manner satisfactory to the City Health Department and Director of Public Works. In the event of failure of said system or the public health, welfare and safety require the abandonment of said septic tank system, no permit shall be issued for replacement of said system or for remedial work thereon. In event of such system failure or requirement for abandonment, the property on which said septic tank system is located, shall be connected to the public sewer within ninety (90) days after date of official notice to do so in accordance with the provisions of this section, and the private sewage disposal system cleaned of sludge and filled with sand, gravel or dirt, all at the expense of the owner of said property. (Ord. 2018-009, 1-8-2019)