(A) Every building or structure in which plumbing fixtures are installed, and every premises having piping thereon which conveys sewage or other liquid waste to an approved point of disposal, shall be connected to the public sewer if it is available. A public sewer is available, for the purposes of this chapter, if the public sewer has been constructed and is available for use in any public street, alley or right-of-way within 100 feet of the property line from an existing sewer.
(B) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, buildings or structures connected to a private sewage disposal system at the time a public sewer becomes available shall be connected to the public sewer
(1) Upon failure of the private sewage disposal system as determined by the city's Building Official; or
(2) Upon sale of property; or
(3) As a condition of issuance of a building permit for any improvements which exceed 25% of the assessed value of the structure or which affects an increase in the discharge of wastewater, or if the property has previously been subject to an earlier connection date by reason of requirements of a jurisdiction other than the city, then the connection shall be made on or before the earlier date, provided that if the city's Building Official determines the continued use of the private sewage disposal system will create an immediate health menace, the property shall be connected within the time specified by the city's Building Official. Buildings or structures not connected as required by this chapter are public nuisances. As to any property for which deferral is elected following the date that the sewer becomes available, in addition to the connection charge the owner of the property at the time of connection shall also pay the interest that accrues at the legal rate on the cost of connection for that parcel from the date of availability to the ultimate date of construction.
(1995 Code, § 7.20.160) (Ord. 17-03, passed 3-21-2017; Ord. 15-02, passed 5-5-2015)