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Town of Sykesville, MD
Carroll County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Town of Sykesville as indicated in article histories. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
[Derived from Section 18-82 of the Charter; readopted at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
The Town may by ordinance provide that no water supply, sewerage, or stormwater drainage system, and no water mains, sewers, drains, or connections therewith, shall be constructed or operated by any person or persons, firm, corporation, institution, or community, whether upon private premises or otherwise, and may provide that cesspools or other private methods of sewage disposal shall be operated and maintained in such a manner that they do not and will not be likely to affect adversely the public comfort and health, and any cesspool or other private method of sewage disposal affecting or likely to affect adversely the public comfort and health may be deemed a nuisance and may be abated by the Town.
Any violation of an ordinance passed under the provisions of this chapter may be made a misdemeanor.
[Derived from Section 18-85 of the Charter; readopted at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II)]
No person shall do anything which will discolor, pollute, or tend to pollute any water used or to be used in the Town water supply system.
Any violation of provisions of this article shall be a misdemeanor.