(1) 
The owner(s) of all houses, buildings or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation, or other purposes, for which a building permit for new construction is applied for after December 31, 2000, situated within the town, or within the unincorporated urban growth area of the town of Concrete as defined by RCW 36.70A.030 if this section is applied by Skagit County to the unincorporated urban growth area, is required at the owner(s)' expense to install suitable toilet facilities and connection to potable water supply therein, to connect such facilities directly with the proper public sewer and public water supply, and to construct any needed system extensions in accordance with the ordinances, resolutions and plans of the town, and the direction of the town engineer or his designee.
(2) 
The requirement of this section to construct and connect to the sanitary sewer shall not apply to any single-family residence located more than 200 feet from a public sewer as measured from the building exterior wall to the nearest allowed point of connection, unless installation or connection to the sanitary sewer is required by any other ordinance, plan, or regulation.
(3) 
For purposes of this section, “single-family residence” shall mean buildings containing only one residential dwelling unit, and shall not include duplexes, triplexes, or mobile/manufactured homes in mobile home parks, or multifamily structures.
(Ord. 453-A § 1, 2000)
At such time as public sewer and water becomes available to a property served by a private wastewater disposal system or well, as provided in this chapter, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer or water system within 90 days after the date of official notice to do so, in compliance with this title and the direction of the town engineer or his designee, and any septic tanks, cesspools, and similar private wastewater disposal facilities shall be cleaned of sludge and filled with suitable material, and any well shall be capped; provided, that cement septic tanks with reinforced concrete lids may be exempt from cleaning and filling at owner's option. For purposes of this section, public sewer and public water is available when the property is 200 feet from a public sewer or public water main as measured from the building exterior wall to the nearest allowed point of connection as determined by the town engineer or his designee.
(Ord. 453-A § 2, 2000)
Connections by users outside the town, or any town sponsored LID or ULID requiring an extension to the sewer or water system, shall acquire specific approval from the town council. Upon approval, the user shall install the system extension in accordance with town specifications and shall pay all applicable fees and connections charges. Any owner of property located outside the corporate limits of the town shall either (1) execute a waiver of annexation protest and designate the town engineer as his or her attorney in fact to execute a petition for annexation pursuant to RCW Title 35 or 35A, in such form as approved by the town attorney, or (2) annex into the town, as a precondition to connect to the sanitary sewer, as determined by the town council.
(Ord. 453-A § 3, 2000)
Notwithstanding CMC §§ 13.20.010 and 13.20.020, a single-family residence which is (1) located in the unincorporated urban growth area (UGA) of the town of Concrete as defined by RCW 36.70A.030 at the time sewer becomes available, (2) existing as of the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, and (3) served by a working septic system approved by the Skagit County health department, shall not be required to connect to sanitary sewer until the property is sold or conveyed by the owner, or the septic system at any time fails to function to minimum standards enforced by the Skagit County health department, unless installation or connection to the sanitary sewer is required by any other ordinance, plan or regulation (such as when required for a short plat, subdivision, or other substantial development of the property).
(Ord. 467 § 1, 2001)