(a)
Use restricted; connection to public sewer.
All owners or occupants of premises in the city having privies or box closets on such premises must, if within 150 feet of any public sewer, make permanent sanitary connection with the same. Where no sewer exists, the use of a privy is prohibited. An outdoor restroom facility located farther than 150 feet from the sewer service may be permitted with the use of a TCEQ approved septic system. The use of a state-licensed portable toilet is permitted for the following reasons:
(1)
During the construction of a structure or home providing for the employees.
(2)
A special event or festival when a large number of people may be present for an extended period of time and have a need for portable toilet(s).
(3)
When portable toilets are required by the city code or by the order of the city council.
(b)
Violations declared nuisance.
Any owner or occupant of any premises or any person violating any of the provisions hereof shall be deemed guilty of perpetrating a nuisance, and as such [such nuisance] shall be subject to be abated in the manner as required by law.
(c)
Penalty.
Any owner or occupant of any premises or any person violating any of the provisions hereof shall be deemed guilty of a class C misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined a sum not exceeding the maximum fine established by state law.
(Ordinance 131A, secs. 2, 3, adopted 5/23/1917; 2005 Code, secs. 11-1–11-3)