All subdivisions within the City must comply with City standards for sewage disposal systems. For subdivisions outside the City's corporate limits but within the City's three-mile area of jurisdiction, such subdivisions must comply with the requirements of the County Health Department and County Water and Sewer District for sewage disposal systems.
(a) Connection to City Sanitary Sewer Systems.
(1) All subdivisions shall be connected to the City sanitary sewer system and such system shall serve every lot within the proposed subdivision. No lands outside the City's corporate limits shall be permitted to connect to or extend in any manner any City sanitary sewer line unless such lands are first annexed into the City of Steubenville.
(2) The design and construction of sanitary sewer system facilities shall be in accordance with the standards of the City. All plans and specifications which shall accurately portray the entire proposed sewage system, including facilities related to collection and disposal shall contain the seal and signature of the Professional Engineer who shall have prepared such. They shall be submitted to the Planning Commission, and are subject to the approval of the City Engineer and shall further comply with all State and Federal regulations. All lateral connections must be approved by the Health Department.
(b) Alternative Sewage Disposal Systems. Where the City sanitary sewer system is not available to a Minor Subdivision as determined by the City Engineer, the use of individual alternative sewage disposal systems may be proposed only as a temporary measure, to be used until connection to the City sanitary sewer system becomes feasible. In such cases where alternative sewage disposal methods are used, the alternative systems shall be abandoned when the City sanitary sewer system becomes available and connection to the City system is made. In all Minor Subdivisions where alternative sewage disposal is proposed, the approval for the installation of such by the Health Department shall be required. Use of alternative sewage disposal systems shall not be permitted in Major Subdivisions. No land which has been determined to be unsuitable for alternative sewage disposal systems by the Health Department shall be platted for subdivision or building purposes unless connection to the City sanitary sewer system is made.