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 municipality, or in any area under
the jurisdiction of said municipality, any human or animal excrement,
garbage, or other objectionable waste.
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural
outlet within the municipality or in any area under the jurisdiction
of said municipality, any sewage or other polluted waters, 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 sewage.
A.
Except as otherwise provided in this article, the
owner of any house, building, or any property used for human occupancy,
employment, recreation, commerce, manufacturing, or other purpose,
situated within the municipality and abutting on any street, thoroughfare,
or right-of-way in which there is located a municipal public sewer
or if such municipal public sewer is otherwise available or accessible
to such house, building, or property, is hereby required at his expense
to connect with the municipal public sewer and, also, at his expense,
to install plumbing and toilet facilities therein and to connect such
facilities directly with the public sewer in accordance with the provisions
of this chapter, and even if sewage collection and disposal facilities
are provided by any other public agency in such area.
B.
Except as otherwise provided herein, such connection
must be made within 45 days after date of official notice to do so,
except that any new building or construction completed after the date
on which such public sewer became available for connection shall be
connected to such public sewer prior to occupancy or use of such building.
C.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section,
no house or building which was connected to a private sewage disposal
system when a public sewer became available in or through any sewer
district heretofore established, shall be required to connect with
any such public sewer until the expiration of 10 years after such
public sewer became available for connection, unless:
(1)
Such connection is required by the Tompkins County
Health Department or other public body or agency having similar jurisdiction,
or
(2)
Such private sewage disposal facilities are not functioning
satisfactory or require substantial alterations or additions thereto.
(3)
In either of the foregoing cases, a written notice
shall be served upon the owner or occupant of any such building by
the Tompkins County Health Department, the Municipal Board, or its
duly authorized agent which shall set forth the reasons requiring
connection to the public sewer and such connection must be made by
any such owner or occupant within 30 days after the date of any such
notice.
Where there are unusual and extreme practical
difficulties in requiring a house or building to be connected with
a public sewer as required in this article, the Municipal Board may
exempt an owner of such house or building from the requirement of
connecting with public sewer under such terms and conditions as it
may require and until such time as such exemption is canceled by the
Municipal Board, provided that:
A.
The owner of any such property shall have filed a
written appeal to the Municipal Board setting forth the circumstances,
the practical difficulties encountered, and such other pertinent information
as the Board may require, and
B.
The Tompkins County Health Department has consented
to such exemption.
No house or building shall be connected to the
public sewer unless a valid building permit has been issued for the
construction, repair, or alteration of said house or building.
