(a) 
Except for mobile home parks, apartment complexes, and housing authority premises, no more than one occupancy unit shall be permitted to be attached to one water meter. An occupancy unit for the purposes of this article shall mean one residential or one commercial unit. For purposes of this article, each lease space within a duplex or triplex shall be considered a separate residential unit.
(b) 
Where connection to the city sanitary sewer is not available, the structure may be served by an on-site sewage facility which is designed in accordance with applicable Texas Commission on Environmental Quality regulations and has received all necessary permits. However, if that on-site sewage facility fails at a future date when sanitary sewer service is available to the structure, the structure must be connected to the city's sewer system.
(c) 
Before any person or firm shall be issued a building permit for new construction or addition to existing structures, or for moving into the city limits a pre-built or partially built structure, the applicant for permit must first agree in writing to provide for connections to the city water supply and sanitary sewer system if such are available in the area.
(d) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to reside in, lease for human habitation, or conduct business at a building or structure designed for human habitation or occupancy within the city limits where there is no sanitary toilet meeting applicable state health standards available and accessible to residents or persons conducting business on the premises.
(e) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain on his or her property a dry closet or privy for the receiving of human waste, or to dispose of such substances in any manner other than a properly sewered water closet.
(f) 
It shall be unlawful for any person to connect a recreational vehicle to city water and sewer services.
(g) 
Any person, firm or corporation who violates any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than $1.00 or more than $500.00 for such offense. Each day a violation occurs or continues shall be as separate offense.
(Ordinance 2016-07-26, sec. 3, adopted 7/26/16)