Connecting your property to the public wastewater system

A. Owners of all dwellings, buildings, or properties that are used for human occupancy, employment, recreation, or other purposes, and that abut on any street, alley, or right-of-way in which there is now located or may in the future be located a public wastewater system, are required at their expense to establish a direct connection with a proper wastewater system in accordance with the provisions or this article, within one hundred eighty days after date of official notice. B. The director shall grant an extension of the foregoing connection requirement to owners of single-family dwellings existing at the time of installation of the public wastewater system, and when the estimated connection charge for the owner is found by the director to exceed the prevailing estimates for connection of single-family dwellings to the same public wastewater system line by 50 percent or more. To obtain an extension, owners must file objections to the connection requirement set forth in subsection A of this section before the expiration of the aforesaid one hundred eighty days. Extensions granted pursuant to this subsection shall be for a period not to exceed five years. C. If a building cannot be practically served due to rock, wastewater collection system depth, or other construction problems, the owner shall install, operate and maintain a residential pumping station. D. Where public or private wastewater systems are not available or accessible, a cesspool, septic tank or other acceptable wastewater treatment system may be constructed as authorized by the state department of health; provided, the use of a cesspool or septic tank meets all applicable governmental requirements. E. For single-family dwellings where the wastewater lateral elevation of the unit is below the wastewater line, the owner shall be required to connect to the public wastewater system and install a pump in the following circumstances: 1. When the property is sold or further developed; 2. When the living area in a single-family dwelling is increased; or 3. When the cesspool or septic tank fails to function properly according to standards contained within this article. (Ord. 2760 § 4 (part), 1999)