§ 22-68. Private sewage disposal.

(a)

Except as provided in this article, it shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit to be deposited upon any public or private property within the city or any area under its jurisdiction any human excrement, garbage or other objectionable waste.

(b)

It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet any sanitary sewage, industrial waste or other polluted water except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

(c)

Except as provided in this article, it shall be unlawful to construct any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage or industrial waste.

(d)

Where a public sanitary sewer is not available, as provided in subsection 22-67(a), the building sewer shall be connected to a private sanitary sewage disposal system which shall be approved by the county health department.

(e)

At such time as the public sanitary sewage system becomes available to premises served by a private sanitary sewage disposal system, connection to the public system shall be made as required by section 22-67 (when required by the county health department), and any septic tank, cesspool and similar private disposal facilities located thereon shall be abandoned and discontinued for sanitary sewage disposal use at such time.

(f)

All private sanitary sewage disposal systems maintained in compliance with this article shall be maintained in a sanitary manner at all times at the sole expense of the owner thereof.

(g)

All abandoned private sanitary sewage disposal systems shall be completely filled with earth, sand, gravel, concrete or other approved material. Upon the abandonment or discontinuation of use of a septic tank or privy, the sewage and sludge contents thereof shall be completely removed and disposed of by a septic tank cleaner who is duly licensed. The tank or the pit, in the instance of a privy, shall be treated with at least ten pounds of chlorinated lime or other chemical or disinfectant acceptable to the county health department, and the tank or pit shall be completely backfilled with approved material and made safe from the hazard of collapse or entrapment.

(Ord. No. 2002-7, 9-23-02; Ord. No. 2003-16, 9-22-03)