(A) Mandatory connection requirement. The owner of property on which is located a structure in which sanitary sewage originates, lying within the village limits, shall, at his or her expense, install suitable toilet facilities in the structure, and shall cause the facilities to be connected to the available public sanitary sewer system.
(B) Connection procedures.
(1) Connection to the system shall be completed promptly, but in no case later than 90 days from the date of the occurrence of the last of the following events:
(a) Publication of a notice by the Village Clerk of the availability of the public sanitary sewer system in a newspaper of general circulation in the village, and the mailing of written notice indicating the availability of the public sanitary sewer to the owner or any one of the owners in case of co-ownership of the property in question; and/or
(b) Modification of a structure so as to become a structure where sanitary sewage originates.
(2) If the owner of property on which is located a structure in which sanitary sewage originates does not complete connection to an available sanitary sewer within the 90-day period described in division (B)(1) above, the Village Clerk shall notify the person by written notice that connection to the system is required forthwith. The giving of the notice shall be made by first-class or certified mail to the owner of the property on which the structure is located or by posting the notice on the property. This notice shall provide the owner with the approximate location of the public sanitary sewer system which is available for connection of the structure involved and shall advise the owner of the requirements and the enforcement provisions of this chapter and §§ 12752 through 12758 of the Public Health Code, Public Act 368 of 1978, being M.C.L.A. §§ 333.1101 et seq.
(3) In the event the property owner is unable to connect to the system within the time prescribed by this chapter due to or on account of inclement or adverse weather conditions, the property owner may appeal to the Village Council to allow additional time in which to connect without penalty and without civil and criminal proceedings being initiated to compel connection. This appeal shall be made in writing within ten days from the publication of the notice of "sanitary sewer availability," as previously set forth in division (B)(1) above.
(Ord. 114, passed 11-7-1988) Penalty, see § 51.99