(A) Purpose.
(1) The city is situated in an area having a water table unusually close to the surface.
(2) Recognizing this, the Council has an obligation to be particularly concerned with minimizing the hazard of pollution by private sewerage disposal systems and maximizing protection against consumption of unhealthy or polluted water.
(3) This section is adopted in the interest of maintaining and preserving the public health, by limiting private sewerage disposal and consumption of untreated water from private wells.
(B) Sewer and water connection required. All premises upon which there is a business building or dwelling or multiple dwelling, and which premises become within 100 feet of city water and sanitary sewer mains, shall be connected thereto no later than one year after construction of such mains is completed.
(C) Unlawful act. It is unlawful for the owner of any premises to fail to comply with this section within the time limited.
(D) Other remedies.
(1) No land use and zoning permit for construction or improvement of premises covered by this section shall be issued unless connections with water and sewer mains have previously been made, or, as part of such construction or improvement, connections are to be made with city water and sewer mains.
(2) The city may enforce this section by civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction.
(E) Exceptions.
(1) All premises on which a business building, such as a cold storage warehouse is located, and where there are no facilities therein using water and sewer system, shall not be required to connect to city water and sanitary sewer mains.
(2) All premises upon which there is a dwelling with an existing well as of the effective date of this division (E), and which dwelling is located within 100 feet of an existing city water main, shall not be required to connect to a city water main.
(2006 Code, § 10.04) (Ord. 27, 3rd Series, passed 8-12-1982; Ord. 43, 3rd Series, passed 10-3-1984)
Penalty, see § 130.99
Cross-reference:
Connection requirements; prohibitions, see § 51.01