The building sewer shall be connected to a private
sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this article
whenever:
A. A public sewer is not available; or
B. Permission to connect to private sewage disposal facilities has been granted under the provisions of Article
II.
Application for connection to such private sewage
disposal facilities shall be made to the Tompkins County Health Department
and any such facility shall be constructed and maintained in accordance
with the requirements of said Department.
At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with this chapter within 45 days unless this requirement is modified under the circumstances provided for in §§
214-5 and
214-6 of Article
II.
The owner shall operate and maintain the private
sewage disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, at no
expense to the municipality.