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Village of Hancock, NY
Delaware County
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It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner on public or private property within the Village of Hancock or in any area under the jurisdiction of said Village any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable waste.
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the Village of Hancock or in any area under the jurisdiction of said Village any wastewater or other polluted water, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this chapter.
Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other facility intended or used for the disposal of wastewater.
A. 
The owner or owners of all houses, buildings or properties used for human occupancy situated within the Village and abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way in which there is now located or may in the future be located a public sanitary sewer are hereby required at his or their expense to install facilities connecting directly with the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this chapter within 90 days after the date of official notice to do so, provided that said public sewer is within 150 feet (45.7 meters) of such house or building.
B. 
The owner or owners of new houses or buildings used for human occupancy shall be required at his or their expense to install suitable sanitary facilities therein and to connect such facilities directly with the proper public sanitary sewer in accordance with the provisions of this chapter prior to occupancy of the house or building, provided that said public sanitary sewer is located within 150 feet of the structure to be served.
C. 
The owner or owners of commercial, institutional, industrial, recreational, public and educational buildings, situated within the Village and abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way in which there is now located or may be located in the future a public sanitary sewer are hereby required at his or their own expense to install facilities connecting directly with the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this chapter within 90 days after the official notices to do so, provided that said public sewer is within 400 feet (122 meters) of such buildings.
D. 
The owner or owners of new commercial, institutional, industrial, recreational, public and educational buildings shall be required at his or their expense to install suitable sanitary facilities therein and to connect such facilities directly with the proper public sanitary sewer in accordance with the provisions of this chapter prior to occupancy of the buildings, provided that said public sanitary sewer is located within 400 feet (122 meters) of the structure to be served.
E. 
The Board of Trustees, in its discretion, can extend the ninety-day period mentioned in Subsections A and C above upon the property owner showing a hardship. However, the time extension cannot exceed a one-year period from the date the extension is granted.