§ 20-97. Connection and use of public sewers required.

(a)

All owners or occupants of buildings, or agents for the owners, situated in any section of the city where sanitary sewer now exists, or where it may hereafter exist, and where the property line of the land on which any such building is situated approaches or extends to within one hundred (100) feet of any such sewer, are hereby required to construct or cause to be constructed suitable water closets on their property, and connect the same with the city sewer, under the supervision of the city engineer.

(b)

It shall be the duty of any such property owners or agents of the same or occupants of such property to keep and maintain water closets and connections thereof in perfect condition, and free from any obstruction, and it shall be unlawful for any person to build or use any privy vault above or below the ground in the city or any lot or parcel of land, the property line of which, at any point, extends to within a distance of one hundred (100) feet of a city sanitary sewer. All persons now having such privies in such localities are hereby required to abate the same within thirty (30) days after notice, by the city engineer, to do so, and to construct and to put in water closets and connect the same with the city sewer, as required by this section.

(c)

It shall be unlawful for the owner or occupant of any building situated on a lot, extending within one hundred (100) feet of any sewer of the city, and portion of which house is used for any purpose, during any portion of the day, to fail to have at least one (1) water closet connected with the city sewer within thirty (30) days after notice from the city engineer, to do so, and to fail to have water closets suitably arranged for use as a urinal, unless a separate urinal is provided.

(d)

It shall be unlawful for the owners and occupant of any building, situated within one hundred (100) feet of any sanitary sewer, in which building food is cooked or clothing is washed, to fail to have a suitable sink or hopper for the reception of wastewater; provided, however, that, if the water closet is the kind suited to such use it may receive the wastewater, and the sink or hopper may be dispensed with.

(e)

It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, or allow any person under his or her control, to throw or deposit on the surface of the ground, or in any hole or vault, in or under the surface of the ground, on any lot reaching within one hundred (100) feet of any city sanitary sewer, except in the proper and necessary manuring of the soil, any water, which has been used for domestic purposes, or any liquid or solid filth, feces, or urine.

(f)

It shall be unlawful for any person to refuse or fail to connect all wash stands or slop stands in his or her house or yard with the city sewer, or to allow any slops, wash or wastewaters of any kind to flow over the pavement or into any open gutter or into the street.

(g)

It shall be the duty of the city engineer, whenever any permit for sewer connection shall be by him granted, to file a statement of that fact with the collector of the water department.

(Ord. of 8-28-54, §§ 1—4, 6—8)