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§ 4.40.0 7 Water and Sewer Utilities <br /> <br />Subd. <br /> <br /> a. <br /> <br />Subd. <br /> <br /> a. <br /> <br />2: Application For Service <br /> <br />The owner of a dwelling, building, other structure or property where <br />cesspools or septic tanks have been in existence prior to construction of <br />a sanitary sewer shall connect with the public sanitary sewer when such <br />cesspools and septic tanks are in need of repair, reconstruction or <br />pumping, or within two (2) years of the date that municipal sanitary <br />sewer service is available to the premises, whichever is flu:st to occur. <br />Any property owner who can demonstrate to the Council that hookup to <br />municipal sewer is not feasible due to distance, to topography or <br /> <br />pending land use change <br />time. However, hookup <br />circumstances. <br /> <br />shall not be required to hookup at that specific <br />may be required in the future upon change of <br /> <br /> b. No buildings located on prOPerty lying outside the limits of the City <br /> shall be connected to the sanitary sewer system without f'trst having a <br /> resolution by the City or township in whose jurisdiction the property <br /> lies stating that said City or township has no objection to such <br /> connection. <br /> <br />c. The City shall make every effort to design the sewage collection system <br /> to accommodate gravity flow to the system from adjacent properties. <br /> However, in instances it may be technically or economically infeasible <br /> to provide gravity service to every structure In such cases, the property <br /> owner shall furnish and install a means of lifting the sewage for <br /> discharge into the sanitary sewer. Such system shall be reviewed and <br /> accepted by the City. The cost of installation, operation and <br /> maintenance of such system shall be the responsibility of the property <br /> owner. <br /> <br /> 3. Sewage Disposal <br /> <br /> It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit to be <br /> deposited in any unsanitary manner upon public or private property <br /> within the City or in any area under the jurisdiction of the City, human <br /> or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable waste. <br />b. It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge into any natural outlet <br /> within the City or in any area under the jurisdiction of the City any <br /> sanitar7 sewage, industrial wastes or other polluted waters. <br /> <br />c. In areas serviced by municipal sewer, it shall be unlawful to construct or <br /> maintain any individual privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other <br /> facility intended or uged for the disposal of sewage, except when used <br /> in connection with temporary construction projects or temporary <br /> recreation programs. <br /> <br />d. The owner of a dwelling, building and or other structure or property <br /> used for human occupancy, employment, recreation, or other purpose, <br /> situated within the City having a public sanitary sewer of the City <br /> available in any street, alleT, ri. ght-of-way or easement is hereby <br /> required at the owner's expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein, <br /> and to connect such facilities directly with the proper public sanitary <br /> sewer in accordance with the provisions of this section within ninety <br /> (90) days after notice from the City to do so. Until such connection, the <br /> owners of all dwellings, buildings, other structures or properties not <br /> <br />Page 44 <br /> <br />Printed 4/3/95 <br /> <br /> <br />