[CC 1997 §23-6]
All property owners owning improved property within the City
or the lessee or agent thereof or the tenant in possession and control
thereof shall connect the sanitary flow of sewerage from any and all
buildings located on the property with the sewer system of the City,
where the property is located in an area in which such sewer system
is provided.
[CC 1997 §23-7]
All cost and expense of making the connection required in Section 545.060 shall be borne and paid for by the owner of such improved property or by the lessee, agent or tenant in possession and control of such improved property.
[CC 1997 §23-8]
Any private sewer which is approved by the plumbing inspector
as being sanitary shall be deemed to comply with the terms and provisions
of this Article.
[CC 1997 §23-9]
All sewer pipes, lines or drains, erected under the provisions
of this Article, shall comply with each rule and regulation set forth
in the Plumbing Code and with all other ordinances of the City relating
to such matters. Before any such connection is made with the sewer
system of the City, written notice shall be served on the plumbing
inspector stating that such connection is ready to be made. Such notice
shall be served by delivering a copy of the same to the plumbing inspector
personally or by leaving a copy thereof with the City Clerk. Upon
receipt of the notice, the plumbing inspector shall, within forty-eight
(48) hours thereafter, inspect the construction of the connection
and if same be approved by him/her, the connection may be made upon
the payment of the connecting charges prescribed in the Plumbing Code.
[CC 1997 §23-10]
In all cases where it is determined that the sanitary flow of
sewage from any buildings should be connected with the sewer system
of the City, written notice to that effect shall be served upon the
owner of such buildings or the lessee, agent or tenant in possession
and control of such buildings. The notice shall be served by registered
mail with return receipt requested. Wherever possible, such notice
shall be served upon the owner of such buildings, but if the identity
of the true owner cannot be ascertained or his/her whereabouts determined,
then such notice shall be so mailed to the lessee, agent or tenant
in possession or control of the building. In all cases, the party
so served with such notice shall be subject and amenable, jointly
or severally, to the provisions of this Article. The aforesaid notice
shall be so served by the plumbing inspector who shall cause a copy
thereof to be retained and when the return receipt is received from
the postal authorities, the plumbing inspector shall file such receipt
and copy of such notice in the Municipal Court of the City. In requesting
a return receipt, as aforesaid, the plumbing inspector shall instruct
that such return receipt shall be signed by the addressee only.
[CC 1997 §23-11]
[CC 1997 §23-12]
The erection, use or maintenance of any outdoor toilet or privy
within this City is hereby prohibited.
