§ 51.024 CONNECTION OF EXISTING IMPROVED PROPERTIES IN SERVICE DISTRICT.

   (A)   Owners of all presently situated structures in which sanitary sewage originates, which are located in the service district, and which are currently served by private sewage disposal facilities, shall not be required to connect to the available public sanitary sewer system until the time as:

      (1)   New private sewage disposal facilities are required;

      (2)   The existing private sewage disposal facilities fail (as determined by the Health Department); or

      (3)   The structure in which sanitary sewage originates is remodeled and the cost of the remodeling exceeds the pre-remodeling assessed value of the structure.

   (B)   (1)   Upon the occurrence of any such event, connection shall be made to the public sewer system in accordance with §§ 51.022 and 51.025.

      (2)   In the alternative, an owner of property subject to this section may connect to the public sewer system at any time in compliance with the terms of this chapter.

(Ord. 12.00, passed 9-14-1999) Penalty, see § 10.99