(a) 
No person, firm or corporation shall install any sewage disposal system or make additions, modifications or alterations without having first applied for and received a permit from the Texas Department of Health.
(b) 
A building permit from the city is required. No building permit application will be accepted unless a copy of the Texas Department of Health permit is attached.
(Ordinance 417 adopted 8/26/93)
The design of an individual sewage disposal system shall take into consideration proximity to wells, topography, existing sewage disposal systems on the same or adjacent property, soil characteristics, available area and shall provide for adequate treatment of the volume of sewage as determined by the Texas Department of Health. The construction of individual sewage disposal systems within three hundred (300) feet of a usable public sewer line is prohibited.
(Ordinance 417 adopted 8/26/93)
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction, be fined in accordance with the general penalty provision in section 1.109 of this code and each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense.
(Ordinance 417 adopted 8/26/93)