A. 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 City of Kingston, or in any area under
the jurisdiction of said city, any human or animal excrement, garbage
or other objectionable waste.
B. It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet
within the City of Kingston, or in any area under the jurisdiction
of said city, any sanitary sewage, industrial wastes or other polluted
waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance
with subsequent provisions in this chapter.
C. Except as hereinafter provided, 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 sewage.
D. The owner of all houses, buildings or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purpose, situated within the City of Kingston and abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way in which there is now located or may in the near future be located a public sanitary sewer of the City of Kingston, is hereby required at his expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein, and to connect such facilities directly with the proper public sewer, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, within 90 days after date of official notice to do so, except as provided for in Subsection
E.
[Amended 3-15-2023 by Res. No. 1-2023, approved 3-17-2023]
E. If a
public sanitary sewer does not exist in the abutting street or right-of-way,
an owner may apply to the City of Kingston City Engineer for a waiver
of the requirement to connect to a public sewer. If the waiver is
approved, the owner must then apply to the Ulster County Health Department
for a permit to construct an on-site disposal system. Individual connection
waivers may be considered by the City Engineer, on a case-by-case
basis, considering the facts of the situation, including, but not
limited to:
[Added 3-15-2023 by Res. No. 1-2023, approved 3-17-2023]
(1) Flow is low or seasonal, and less than 150 gallons per day.
(2) Connection to the public sewer is infeasible. Cost of connection
may be a factor considered by the City Engineer.
(3) On-site soils are shown to be suitable for on-site disposal of wastewater.
(4) Accessory dwelling united, where the primary dwelling unit is connected
to a public sewer, will not generally qualify for a waiver.
If any applicant for a waiver wishes to appeal the decision
of the City Engineer, the decision may be appealed to the Mayor of
the City of Kingston. The Mayor's decision in all such matters will
be final.
No unauthorized person shall maliciously, willfully
or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with
any structure, appurtenance or equipment which is a part of the municipal
sewage works. Any person violating this provision shall be subject
to immediate arrest under the charge of disorderly conduct.
The Plumbing Inspector bearing proper credentials
and identification shall be permitted to enter upon all properties
for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling
and testing, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
This chapter shall be in full force and effect
June 1, 1968.