Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of HMC § 13.05.050, the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the requirements of the Oregon State Department of Environmental Quality and the Oregon Plumbing Specialty Code.
(Ord. 601 Art. IV § 1, 1991; Ord. 997 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023)
Before commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal system, the owner shall first obtain a written permit from the Department of Environmental Quality of the State of Oregon or its authorized representative and a copy of said permit shall be filed with the City Recorder.
(Ord. 601 Art. IV § 2, 1991; Ord. 997 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023)
At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system as provided in HMC § 13.05.120, 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, except as provided as follows or as the City Council shall otherwise permit. Where existing buildings are too low to be served by an available sewer, the existing septic tank facilities shall be maintained in use and, when so ordered by the City, approved pumping facilities shall be installed to pump the septic tank effluent into the available sanitary sewer system.
(Ord. 601 Art. IV § 3, 1991; Ord. 997 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023)
The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the City.
(Ord. 601 Art. IV § 4, 1991; Ord. 997 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023)
No statement contained in this article shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the State of Oregon Department of Environmental Quality.
(Ord. 601 Art. IV § 5, 1991; Ord. 997 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023)
When a public sewer becomes available, the building sewer shall be connected to said sewer within six months, and the private sewage disposal system shall be cleaned of sludge and filled with clean bank-run gravel or pea gravel.
(Ord. 601 Art. IV § 6, 1991; Ord. 997 § 1 (Exh. A), 2023)