(a) Where a public sanitary or combined sewer is not available under Section 1045.07, the building sewer shall be connected to a private wastewater disposal system complying with this chapter.
(b) Before commencement of construction of a private wastewater disposal system, the owner shall first obtain a written permit therefor signed by the City Manager. The application for such a permit shall be made on a form furnished by the City which the applicant shall supplement with drawings, specifications and other information as are deemed necessary by the City Manager.
(c) A permit for a private wastewater disposal system shall not become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the City Manager. The City Manager shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction. In any event, the applicant for the permit shall notify the City Manager when the work is ready for final inspection and before any underground portions are covered. The inspection shall be made within twenty-four hours of the receipt of the notice by the City Manager.
(d) The type, capacity, location and layout of a private wastewater disposal system shall comply with all recommendations of the State Department of Public Health. No permit shall be issued for any private wastewater disposal system employing subsurface soil absorption facilities where the area of the lot is less than 20,000 square feet. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge into any natural outlet.
(e) At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private wastewater disposal system, as provided in Section 1045.07, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer within sixty days in compliance with this chapter. Septic tanks, cesspools and similar private wastewater disposal facilities shall then be cleaned of sludge and filled with suitable material or removed.
(f) The owner shall operate and maintain the private wastewater disposal facility in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the City.
(g) Nothing in this section shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirement that may be imposed by a health officer.
(Ord. 1039. Passed 5-8-84.)