(a) No person, being the owner, lessor, occupant or person in charge of any premises upon which a privy vault, cesspool or septic tank is located, shall permit that vault, pool or tank, or any building fixture or device appurtenant thereto, to become foul, noisome, filthy or offensive to neighboring property owners.
(b) Whenever any part of the waste in any privy vault or cesspool extends to a point less than two feet below the surface of the ground adjacent thereto, or whenever use of any vault or cesspool is abandoned or where the use or maintenance is prohibited by ordinance or health order, the owner, lessor, occupant or person in charge of those premises shall cause the vault or cesspool to be emptied of its contents, thoroughly cleaned and disinfected and, if abandoned, to be filled with clean earth or mineral matter to the level of the adjacent ground.
(1987 Code 51.04)