13.08.030 Accessible – Exceptions.
At such time as a public sewer becomes accessible to property served by a private sewage disposal system, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer within sixty days 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 city engineer shall have authority to provide for exceptions to this connection requirement on application of the property owner(s) for such exception in circumstances where:
A. The property owner has an existing septic system in proper working condition and the maintenance of such system does not otherwise directly or indirectly affect any other property owner or the city. Maintenance for purposes of this section shall be limited to pumping out of the septic tank.
B. Where the city engineer finds that, irrespective of the distance of the property from a city sewer main, the public sewer is not accessible for practical purposes for the sewer use needed or where extraordinary circumstances exist or where strict application of the connection requirement would cause hardship.
C. These provisions shall not be interpreted so as to bind the city engineer to provide for an exception where circumstances as referenced above exist. The city engineer at their discretion may require a sewer connection under this chapter as the public interests dictate. No exception shall be allowed if any unhealthy or unsanitary condition will exist. (Ord. 016/2021 § 2; Ord. 003/2003; Ord. 1260, 2002; Ord. 722, 1981)