§ 15.72.020. Private connections permitted when.

A.

Sewage from any building or premises shall be discharged directly into the municipal sewage disposal system or into a facility connected with such municipal system, but if there is no public sewer or other part of the municipal sewage disposal system to which connection can be made from the building or premises concerned or if it is impracticable to discharge sewage from such building or premises into the municipal system, a private sewage disposal system may be used.

B.

In the event any building or premises fails to connect with an available public sewer and the malfunctioning or inadequacy of the private sewage disposal system serving such building or premises gives rise to an unsanitary condition, threatening or causing a nuisance, the chief medical director or authorized personnel of the department of health shall serve written notice upon the owner, occupant or agent of the owner, of the building or premises, requiring a connection to the public sewer within a specified period of time, which shall reasonably take into consideration the circumstances of such owner, occupant or agent, but which shall primarily reflect the public health exigencies involved. Such connection shall be at the expense of the owner, occupant or agent.

C.

In the event that the connection is not made within the time specified by the chief medical director or authorized personnel of the department of health, the building or premises may not be occupied pending such connection, and the owner, occupant or agent shall be guilty of a violation of this code.

(Prior code § 20-1-160)