(a)
Prohibited; exception.
It shall be unlawful for any person to build, construct, dig, install, maintain or use any dry toilet, surface privy, cesspool or septic tank within the town; provided, however, when connection to the town’s sanitary sewer system is impossible or impractical at any time, the construction, maintenance and use of a septic tank constructed in conformity to state, county and local law and approved by the building inspector may be permitted until such time as connection to the sewer system may be made.
(b)
Existing septic tanks.
This section shall not apply to those septic tanks which are in place at the time of the passage of this section, provided that they presently meet and maintain and continue to meet and maintain all the provisions as provided by state law.
(c)
Penalty.
Any person, firm, corporation or association who shall fail to comply with the provisions as set forth in this section shall be subject to a fine, upon conviction in the municipal court, not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000.00), and each and every day that the premises shall remain in such condition in violation of the terms of this section shall constitute a separate offense, subject to application of the full penalty contained herein.
(Ordinance 85-19, secs. I, II, adopted 6/24/85; Ordinance 98-28, sec. 7, adopted 10/20/98; 2006 Code, ch. 11, secs. 7.01–7.03)