It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit, or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner upon public or private property within the town of Twisp, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the town, any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable waste.
(Ord. 198 § 2.01, 1975)
The owner of each lot or parcel of real property within the town of Twisp, upon which lot or parcel there is situated any building or structure for human occupancy or use for any other purpose, shall install suitable toilet facilities therein and shall connect such facilities, together with all other facilities therein, the use of which results in the existence of sewage as defined herein, with the public sewer system at their own expense within 90 days after acceptance by the town of the public sewer line capable of serving such parcel, or within 90 days of notification of the property owner of such requirement to connect to the public sewer system, whichever occurs first. All property shall be deemed capable of being served by sewer lines of the town if the same can be connected by gravity flow or pumping into the town sewer lines.
(Ord. 198 § 2.03, 1975; Ord. 595 § 1, 2008; Ord. 611 § 1, 2009)
Whenever a public sewer becomes available to a lot or parcel previously served by a private sewage disposal system, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with this chapter and any septic tanks, cesspools and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned and filled with suitable material. For the purposes of this section, "becomes available" shall mean whenever there is a public sewer line within 200 feet of the property line of any lot or parcel, and within 90 days of notification of the property owner of such requirement to connect to the public sewer system.
(Ord. 198 § 2.05, 1975; Ord. 595 § 1, 2008)
In the event the side sewer and connection to the public sewer are not made within the time herein provided, following notice as provided, the superintendent is hereby authorized and directed to cause the same to be made and file a statement thereof with the clerk-treasurer of the town and thereupon a warrant shall issue under the direction of the town council for the payment of such costs. Such amount, together with a penalty of 10 percent thereof, plus interest at the rate of eight percent per annum upon the total amount of the cost and the penalty, shall be assessed against the property upon which side sewer and connection have not been placed as required and shall become a lien thereon as herein provided.
(Ord. 198 § 2.06, 1975)
The type, capacities, location and layout of a private sewage system shall comply with all recommendations and regulations of the Department of Public Health of the State of Washington. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any public sewer or natural outlet or to ground surface. The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times at no expense to the town.
(Ord. 198 § 2.07, 1975)
Any building hereafter constructed or made available for human occupation and use upon a lot or parcel of real estate capable of being served as defined in TMC § 13.30.135 shall, within 90 days after an application for a side sewer permit shall have been made, or prior to occupancy of said premises, whichever event first occurs, be connected to the sewer system of the town.
(Ord. 198 § 2.08, 1975)