§ 31-78. Sewage disposal in existing buildings in areas without city sewers.

(a)

All owners or occupants of buildings in existence February 16, 1960, occupied by people for any purpose, situated in any section of the city where a city sanitary sewer does not extend to within two hundred (200) feet of the property line, are hereby required to construct, or cause to be constructed, suitable water closets in accordance with plans and specifications contained in the code of the city providing rules and regulations governing plumbers and under the supervision of the plumbing inspector, and to connect the same with a septic tank and absorption tile field as prescribed and directed by the city health officer, or his agent. All persons having privies or cesspools in such localities are hereby required to so abate the same.

(b)

Before the construction and connection of any such septic tank provided for in this section, such property owner or his agent shall make application to and receive a permit from the city health officer to construct and connect such septic tank. Such application and permit shall be made under regulations provided by the health officer or his agent. Failure to secure such permit shall constitute an offense under this section.

(Ord. of 2-16-60, § 5)