[Ord. No. 268 §1]
That inground waste water-sewage holding tanks shall be used
only where no sanitary sewers are available and where it is impractical
to use septic tank and drain field disposal due to the location of
the property in question.
[Ord. No. 268 §2]
That before any property owner or lessee within the corporate
limits of the City of Herculaneum can use or install an inground waste
water-sewage holding tank, he/she shall obtain a permit for the use
of same from the City of Herculaneum.
[Ord. No. 268 §§3
—5]
A.
That
before a permit for the installation of said holding tank shall be
granted the owner or lessor of said property shall submit to the City
specifications by way of a diagram of the holding tank including both
the inside and outside dimensions of same, said owner or lessor shall
present to the City a signed contract with an established person or
firm which as a course of its regular business cleans said waste water-sewage
holding tanks and said contract shall be subject to the review of
the City of Herculaneum and same shall require that the owner or lessor
of said property shall have said tank pumped out on a regular basis
on dates approved by the City of Herculaneum, based upon the number
of dates approved by the City of Herculaneum, based upon the number
of employees or residents of the building using the holding tank.
Said tank shall have a capacity of no less than fifteen (15) gallons
per day per person for each employee or resident of said building.
B.
That
at the time such inground waste water-sewage holding tank is installed,
a representative of the City of Herculaneum shall be present to check
the installation including, but not limited to checking that the seal
is proper and insuring that there are no cracks, seams, or outlets
which could cause contamination.
C.
That
the City of Herculaneum shall have the right to inspect such holding
tank at such times as deemed necessary by said City.
[Ord. No. 268 §6]
That if a violation of this Chapter is determined to exist or
if said lessor or owner does not comply with the terms of the aforesaid
contract on which the City relied in issuing the permit then, and
in such event, said permit can be revoked by the City of Herculaneum.
[Ord. No. 268 §7]
That whenever an owner, operator or occupant is deemed to have
violated the terms of this Chapter, he will be given notice of such
violation in writing and same shall be corrected within fourteen (14)
days thereof. Notice, if posted on the building in a conspicuous location,
shall be deemed adequate.
[Ord. No. 268 §§8
—9]
A.
That
whenever an owner, operator or occupant of the structure serving the
aforesaid holding tank fails to abate the conditions specified in
the aforesaid notice, the owner, operator, or occupant and each of
them or all of them shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction,
shall be fined not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than two
hundred dollars ($200.00).
B.
Each
day that any condition shall continue in violation of this Chapter,
as provided above, shall constitute a separate offense.
