(a)
Water service required. Any structure occupied
or inhabited by humans shall activate and maintain a current water
utility account. It shall be unlawful to occupy, inhabit, dwell in,
or use as a residence or habitation any structure within the city
in which water utility service is available, but not connected, has
been disconnected, or has been interrupted for seven consecutive days.
(b)
Sanitary sewer disposal system required. It
shall be unlawful to establish or provide water service to any premises
intended for human habitation without a proper operating sanitary
sewer disposal system pursuant to this chapter.
(c)
Culpability. It is hereby declared that the
culpable mental state required by section 6.02 of the Texas Penal
Code is specifically negated and clearly dispensed with, and an offense
under this section is declared to be a strict liability offense.
(Ordinance 06-2020 adopted 6/16/2020)
