[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of Federalsburg 12-4-1972
by Ord. No. 101. Amendments noted where applicable.]
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.
The owner of all houses, buildings, or properties used for human occupancy,
employment, recreation, or other purposes, situated within the Town and abutting
on any street, alley, or right-of-way in which there is now located or may
in the future be located a public sanitary or combined sewer of the Town,
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, provided that said public sewer is within 100 feet (30. 5
meters) of the property line.
Where a public, sanitary, or combined sewer is not available under the provisions of § 167-2, the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this chapter.
Before the commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal
system the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the Caroline
County Health Officer. The application for such permit must be made on a form
furnished by the Caroline County Health Department, Denton, Maryland.
A permit for a private sewage disposal system shall not become effective
until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the Caroline County
Health Officer and the Town Engineer. He shall be allowed to inspect the work
at any stage of construction and, in any event, the applicant for the permit
shall notify the Caroline County Health Officer and the Town Engineer when
the work is ready for final inspection, and before any underground portions
are covered.
The type, capacities, location, and layout of a private sewage disposal
system shall comply with all recommendations of the Department of Public Health
of the State of Maryland. No permit shall be issued for any private sewage
disposal system employing subsurface soil absorption facilities where the
area of the lot is less than 10,000 square feet exclusive of building, easements,
rights-of-way, and other permanent physiological object, shall be provided
for the subsurface disposal of sewage.
At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system, as provided in § 167-2 a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with this chapter, and any septic tanks, cesspools, and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned and filled with suitable material.
The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal facilities
in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the Town.
No statement contained in this chapter shall be construed to interfere
with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the Health Officer.
When a public sewer becomes available, the building sewer shall be connected
to said sewer within 60 days, and the private sewage disposal system shall
be cleaned of sludge and filled with clean bank-run gravel or dirt.
