It shall be unlawful for any person to place,
deposit or permit to be deposited on public or private property within
the Village of Akron, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said
Village, any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable
waste that creates a nuisance or health hazard, except as provided
by Codes, Rules and Regulations of New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation.
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural
outlet within the Village of Akron, or in any area under the jurisdiction
of said Village, any wastes except where suitable treatment has been
provided in accordance with provisions and requirements of applicable
federal, state, county and local laws.
Except as allowed by the Erie County Health
Department and DEC, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain
any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other facility intended
or used for the disposal of wastewater.
Where a public sanitary sewer is available,
the owner of all houses, buildings or properties used for human occupancy,
employment, recreation or other purposes that are situated within
the Village is hereby required at his expense to install appropriate
wastewater facilities therein and to connect such facilities directly
with the proper public sanitary sewer. Said connection shall be in
accordance with the provisions of this chapter as contained herein.
Owners shall connect within 90 days after the date of official notice
to do so. This section shall not apply to any person served by a privately
constructed, owned, operated and maintained wastewater treatment facility
which discharges directly to a natural outlet in accordance with the
provisions of this chapter and applicable state and federal laws.
