It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner on public or private property within the municipality, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said municipality, any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable waste.
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the municipality, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said municipality, any sewage or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this chapter.
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.
A. 
Except as otherwise provided in this article, the owner of any house, building or any property used for human occupancy, employment, recreation, commerce, manufacturing or other purpose situated within the municipality and abutting on any street, thoroughfare or right-of-way in which there is located a municipal public sewer or if such municipal public sewer is otherwise available or accessible to such house, building or property is hereby required, at his/her expense, to connect with the municipal public sewer and also, at his/her expense, to install suitable plumbing and toilet facilities therein and to connect such facilities directly with the public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, even if sewage collection and disposal facilities are provided by any other public agency in such area.
B. 
Except as otherwise provided herein, such connection must be made within 45 days after the date of official notice to do so, except that any new building or construction completed after the date on which such public sewer became available for connection shall be connected to such public sewer prior to occupancy or use of such building.
C. 
Connection of facilities with private sewage disposal systems.
(1) 
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, no house or building which was connected to a private sewage disposal system when a public sewer became available in or through any sewer district heretofore established shall be required to connect with any such public sewer until the expiration of 10 years after such public sewer became available for connection, unless:
(a) 
Such connection is required by the Tompkins County Health Department or other public body or agency having similar jurisdiction; or
(b) 
Such private sewage disposal facilities are not functioning satisfactorily or require substantial alterations or additions thereto.
(2) 
In either of the foregoing cases, a written notice shall be served upon the owner or occupant of any such building by the Tompkins County Health Department, the Municipal Board or its duly authorized agent, which shall set forth the reasons for requiring connection to the public sewer, and such connection must be made by any such owner or occupant within 30 days after the date of any such notice.
D. 
The provisions of Subsection C of this section shall apply to any such house or building located in any sewer district hereinafter established, except as modified by and subject to such rules, regulations or resolutions which may be adopted by the Municipal Board.
Where there are unusual and extreme practical difficulties in requiring a house or building to be connected with a public sewer, as required in this article, the Municipal Board may exempt an owner of such house or building from the requirement of connecting with a public sewer under such terms and conditions as it may require and until such time as such exemption is canceled by the Municipal Board, provided that:
A. 
The owner of any such property shall have filed a written appeal to the Municipal Board setting forth the circumstances, the practical difficulties encountered and such other pertinent information as the Board may require.
B. 
The Tompkins County Health Department has consented to such exemption.
No house or building shall be connected to the public sewer unless a valid building permit has been issued for the construction, repair or alteration of said house or building.