It shall be unlawful for any person to place
or deposit or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner on public
or private property within the Town of Poughkeepsie and/or Village
of Wappingers Falls or in any area under the jurisdiction of said
village any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable
waste.
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural
outlet within the Tri-Municipal Sewer Improvement Area of the Town
of Poughkeepsie and/or Village of Wappingers Fails, or in any area
under the jurisdiction of said town or village, any wastewater or
other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided
in accordance with subsequent provisions of this chapter, regulations
of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and
the Dutchess County Health Department.
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 wastewater.
The owners of property being developed as a
subdivision having plot sizes of less than one acre per dwelling unit
or being in a legal sewer district, sewer improvement area or other
municipal sewer system shall construct such sewers and appurtenances
thereto as are shown on the map or plot and the plans, profiles and
drawings accompanying said plot, approved by the Dutchess County Health
Department and the Engineer and filed in the office of the Planning
Board of the town and/or village. Such sewers shall be constructed
in accordance with the specifications contained in or referred to
in the Rules and Regulations of said Planning Board, the Dutchess
County Health Department and the town or village. The plans, drawings
and design shall be approved by the Engineer.
The owners of property being developed into
multiple dwellings, commercial installations, industrial sites, public
gathering places, schools and offices shall construct such building
drains and building sewers as shown on the map or plot, approved by
the Dutchess County Health Department and the Engineer and conforming
to the requirements and specifications of the town and/or village.
No portion of this article shall be construed
to interfere with or modify the requirements of design, inspection
and approval which are imposed by the appropriate health officials
and the State of New York Department of Environmental Conservation
and County Health Departments.