[R.O. 2009 §13.16.070]
The owner of all houses, buildings or properties used for human
occupancy, employment, recreation or other purpose, situated in the
City and abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way or easement
in which there is now located or may in the future be located a sanitary
sewer of the City, is hereby required, at his/her expense, to install
suitable toilet facilities therein and to connect such facilities
directly with the proper sanitary sewer in accordance with the provisions
of this Article within ninety (90) days after such sewer is so located
and after official notice to do so; provided that such sanitary sewer
is not within one hundred fifty (150) feet of the property line, as
aforesaid, the owner may construct and maintain an adequate septic
tank installation in accordance with standards of the Department of
Health of the State of Missouri until such time as a sanitary sewer
is available as aforesaid.
[R.O. 2009 §13.16.080]
It shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, cesspool or other facility, except septic tanks as provided by this Article and then only when permitted by Article II, Section 715.040 of this Chapter intended or used for the disposal of sewage or human excrement; provided that approved type privies may be temporarily erected and maintained on construction sites with the approval of the Director of Utilities.
[R.O. 2009 §13.16.090]
Any septic tank, cesspool, lagoon or similar residential, commercial,
industrial or semi-public wastewater treatment facility shall be abandoned
upon connection to a City sewer and filled with suitable material
unless such system is to be used for pretreatment of wastewater prior
to discharge into the City's wastewater system.
