§ 420-6.404. Sewer connection required; exceptions.

Every structure in which plumbing fixtures have been or are proposed to be installed, and all plumbing fixtures and sanitary drainage systems or parts thereof, must be connected to either a sanitary sewer or an alternative means of sewage collection or disposal in accordance with Subsections (a) or (b) of this section.

(a)

Approved sewage disposal system.

(1)

A structure may be connected to an approved sewage disposal system if the health officer determines that a sanitary sewer is not available for connection under Section 420-6.402.

(2)

A structure connected to an approved sewage disposal system prior to the effective date of this section may remain connected to that system.

(3)

An addition to or remodeled portion of a structure may be connected to an approved sewage disposal system in accordance with applicable standards set forth in the sewage regulations if the structure is served by and was connected to the system before a sanitary sewer became available for connection to the structure, except as otherwise provided in Section 420-6.602 or Chapter 78-2.

(b)

Sewage holding tank system.

(1)

General. A structure that contains plumbing fixtures may be connected to a sewage holding tank system for sewage collection if:

(A)

The health officer determines that a sanitary sewer is not available for connection under Section 420-6.402;

(B)

The sewage holding tank system will replace an approved sewage disposal system that is or has been serving the structure;

(C)

The owner of the structure obtains a sewage holding tank permit under Section 420-6.1002; and

(D)

One of the following applies:

(i)

The sewage holding tank system will serve the structure only until replacement of the approved sewage disposal system with a new onsite wastewater treatment system; or

(ii)

The approved sewage disposal system to be replaced is improperly functioning and the health officer has determined that there is no suitable area on the lot where the structure is located for an onsite wastewater treatment system.

(2)

Public agencies. A structure that contains plumbing fixtures and is owned by a public agency may be connected to a sewage holding tank system for sewage collection if:

(A)

The health officer determines that a sanitary sewer is not available for connection under Section 420-6.402;

(B)

The structure cannot be connected to a new onsite wastewater treatment system in accordance with applicable laws and regulations;

(C)

The sewage holding tank system is owned and operated by the public agency; and

(D)

The public agency obtains a sewage holding tank permit under Section 420-6.1002.

(3)

Temporary structures. A temporary structure that contains plumbing fixtures may be connected to a sewage holding tank system if the system was incorporated into the original design of the temporary structure. As used in this subsection, "temporary structure" means a structure that is placed at the site of a permitted construction project for use only during the project and then removed at the conclusion of the project.

(Ord. No. 2018-25 § III, 9-11-18)