(A) Except as hereinafter provided in this section, it is unlawful for any person to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other facility intended to be used for the disposal of sewage within the city.
(B) Where a connection to a public sanitary sewer line is not required under the provisions of § 52.02, a private septic tank or cesspool facility for sewage disposal may be constructed and maintained, provided it is constructed and maintained under the rules and regulations of the City Health Officer and in compliance with the recommendations and requirements of the State Health Department. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any public sewer or natural outlet.
(C) The owner of private septic tanks or cesspools shall operate and maintain the same in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the city. No statement contained in this section shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the health officer of the city, county, or state.
(D) At such times as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a septic tank or cesspool, a direct connection shall be made to such public sewer in compliance with § 52.02, and the septic tank or cesspool shall immediately be abandoned and filled with suitable material.
(Prior Code, § 52.04) Penalty, see § 10.99