[Amended 9-9-1982]
All persons owning land upon which buildings
are now erected or which may be erected in the Town, any part of which
land abuts a highway, street, alley or space in which sewer lines
have been constructed for and on behalf of the owners of the property,
shall connect closets, urinals, sinks, lavatories, laundry tubs, bathtubs
and generally all appliances arranged as outlets for domestic or sanitary
water supply or inlets to the sewer at their own cost within 60 days
after the completion of the sewer line or section thereof, in the
section of Town in which the property is located, and after notice
has been given to such property owners by the Town that the sewer
line is ready for service, provided that no person shall be required
to so connect any such building where the distance from the main part
of the building to the nearest sewer line exceeds 200 feet, measured
in a straight line, and further provided that no person shall be required
to so connect any building if the Town Manager of Hillsville deems
such a connection to be a hardship and provides in writing to said
person a letter stating the nature of the hardship and exempting said
person from the provisions of this article. Such exemption may be
limited in the discretion of the Town Manager.
Each owner of vacant property in the Town who shall erect and build for occupancy on land, any portion of which abuts upon a highway, street, alley or space in which the sanitary sewer is located, shall install and make service connection with the sewer at his own cost and expense, and any and all property so improved shall not be occupied until after the connection is made, provided that the exemption allowed in §
167-1 shall apply to any such building so constructed.
All connections with the Town sewerage system
shall be made under the supervision of the Town and in accordance
with the sewer service and connection rules and provisions set forth
in this article.
There shall be no privies, septic tanks or cesspools
constructed or used in any section of the Town where sanitary sewer
has been installed and where connection can be made with such sewerage
system. The use or maintenance of any such septic tanks, privies or
cesspools on such premises is hereby declared a nuisance.
[Amended 6-22-1992]
All money and revenue arising from sewerage
permit fees, monthly charges, taxes and fines, when received by the
Treasurer of the Town, shall be deposited in a bank in a combined
account fund. After the payment out of the fund for all of the necessary
services and expenses in connection with the operation, maintenance
and administration of the sewer system and for all purposes in connection
therewith, the net balance of the fund shall be set apart and called
a sinking fund and applied to the payment of bonds as they fall due
and to the interest on bonds.
[Amended 7-13-1983; 12-9-1987; 11-11-1996]
The owners of property lying outside of the
Town who desire to connect their property with the sewer system constructed
and in operation in the Town shall obtain a permit to do so from the
Town Manager, and the work shall be done under the supervision of
the Town and in accordance with the rules and provisions embodied
in this article. Any such person desiring to connect his property
with the sewer system shall first deposit a fee based on the current
fee schedule. Individual situations may be altered or exceptions may
be allowed on approval of the Town Manager and approval of the Council.
All such connections shall be made at the cost and expense of the
property owner and maintained at his cost except as to the portion
of the line which is located within a highway, street or alley within
the Town which, after construction, will be repaired and maintained
by the Town and shall become the property of the Town. Each owner
of property connecting with the sewer system shall pay monthly charges
for the use of the sewer system in the amounts set forth in this article.
[Amended 11-11-1996]
The Town Manager shall have full power and authority
to carry out and enforce the regulations and provisions of the sewer
and connection service regulations adopted as a part of this article.