(a) Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of Section 937.02(d), the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this chapter.
(b) Before commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal system the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the Mayor. The application for such permit shall be made on a form furnished by the Municipality, which the applicant shall supplement by any plans, specifications and other information as are deemed necessary by the Superintendent. A permit and inspection fee of five dollars ($5.00) shall be paid to the Municipality at the time the application is filed. The Superintendent shall have the authority to require increased permit and inspection fees in unusual cases, or in cases where repeated inspections are required.
(c) A permit for a private sewage disposal system shall not become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the Superintendent. He shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction and, in any event, the applicant for the permit shall notify the Superintendent when the work is ready for final inspection, and before any underground portions are covered. The inspection shall be made within forty-eight hours of the receipt of notice by the Superintendent.
(d) The type, capacities, location and layout of a private sewage disposal system shall comply with all recommendations of the County Department of Health. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any public sewer or natural outlet.
(e) At such times as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system as provided in Section 937.02(d), a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with this chapter. The Superintendent shall be notified at least forty-eight hours in advance of the intended pumping out of any private sewage disposal facility, and the same shall be performed to his satisfaction. It shall not be permissible to pump the contents of private sewage disposal systems into any public sewer or natural outlet.
(f) Private sewage disposal facilities existing at the time of completion of construction of the municipal sewerage system and which serve properties not served by the public sewer within the Municipality as set forth in Section 937.02(d) shall be subject to inspection for adequacy as specified in subsection (d) hereof, by the Superintendent. Any corrective work directed by the Superintendent shall be accomplished within ninety days by and at the expense of the property owner.
(g) No statement contained in this chapter shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed as deemed necessary by the Superintendent or required by other health authorities having jurisdiction within the Municipality.
(Ord. 188-6. Passed 1-3-77.)