[Ord. of 4-8-1999, § 1]
(a)
The use of the city POTW and other public sewers tributary thereto shall be strictly limited and restricted, except as provided in Subsection (b) hereof, to receive and accept the discharge of sewage generated on or discharged from real property lying within the bounds of the City of Poughkeepsie.
(b)
The discharge of sewage generated on or discharged from real
property lying outside the bounds of the City of Poughkeepsie into
the city POTW and other public sewers tributary thereto shall be made
only with the express consent of the City Engineer and upon the issuance
of a permit setting forth the terms and conditions for such discharge.
[Ord. of 4-8-1999, § 1]
All requirements, directives and orders calling for the mandatory
use of the city POTW or other public sewers tributary thereto for
the proper discharge of sewage compatible with these rules, regulations
and ordinances shall be established by the City of Poughkeepsie and
the health departments having jurisdiction.
[Ord. of 4-8-1999, § 1]
It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit
to be deposited in an unsanitary manner on public or private property
within the City of Poughkeepsie, or in any area under the jurisdiction
of said city, any human or animal excrement, garbage, solid waste
or other objectionable waste.
[Ord. of 4-8-1999, § 1]
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within
the City of Poughkeepsie, or in any area under the jurisdiction of
said city, any sewage or other polluted waters, except where suitable
treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions
of this chapter.
[Ord. of 4-8-1999, § 1]
Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful to construct
or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other
private sewage disposal system, intended or used for the disposal
of sewage within the City of Poughkeepsie.
[Ord. of 4-8-1999, § 1]
The owners of all houses, buildings or properties used for human
occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes, situated within
the city and abutting any street, alley or right-of-way in which there
is now located or may in the future be located a public sanitary or
combined sewer, are hereby required at their expense to install suitable
toilet facilities therein and to connect such facilities to the proper
public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this chapter within
90 days after date of official notice to do so, provided that said
public sewer is within 30 meters of the property line.
