[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Greenville 2-8-1967
by L.L. No. 2-1967. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Sludge disposal — See Ch. 169.
No septic tank, leach pit, pipe or other means for the disposal or discharge
of sewage or sink wastes shall be installed anywhere in the Town of Greenville
except as herein provided.
No privies shall be permitted except for temporary use in construction
work upon application to the Town Clerk for a temporary permit. The Building
Inspector will approve of the site prior to construction or placing of the
privy. A fee set from time to time by resolution of the Town Board will be
paid the Town of Greenville Clerk for the issuance of this temporary permit.[2]
No installation of any septic tank, leaching pit, pipe or other means for the disposal or discharge of trade wastes, industrial wastes, sewage, excreta, kitchen wastes, sink wastes or laundry wastes shall be begun, nor shall the construction or erection of any structure intended for human occupancy be commenced, until an application duly supplied by the Town Clerk and drawings showing the intended location of the sewage disposal system proposed to be used in connection with such structure shall have been filed with the Town Clerk. The original of the application and the drawings will be submitted by the Town Clerk to the Building Inspector. A duplicate copy of the application will be furnished to the applicant. No work shall be begun until the drawing and application are approved by the Building Inspector, who shall note his approval on the applicant's copy. A fee as provided in Chapter A212, Fees, shall be paid to the Town Clerk at the time of filing the application, which fee shall be paid over to the Supervisor of the Town.
It shall be the duty of the Building Inspector:
A.
To receive application from the Town Clerk.
B.
To promptly investigate the proposed installation and
approve or disapprove the application. If approved, the Building Inspector
shall so note on the original and applicant's copy and issue the applicant
a colored permit (this permit is to be prominently displayed on or near the
work site).
C.
To see that the provisions of this chapter are observed.
Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to permit the installation
or maintenance of disposal facilities which are or may become a nuisance.
The Town Building Inspector may at any time by inspection determine
that existing sewage disposal facilities on a property are inadequate or do
not function properly or that there is not available an adequate supply of
water for use in connection therewith. In such cases the Building Inspector
shall notify the owner of the said premises, in writing, of such fact, and
a copy of such notice shall be sent to the Town Clerk. Upon receipt of such
notice, it shall be the duty of the owner within five days to make application
to the Town Clerk for a permit for reconstruction or alteration within 30
days after receipt of said notice. Unless such required reconstruction or
alteration shall have been completed within the 30 days, it shall be unlawful
and improper to use the said premises for human occupancy until such required
reconstruction or alteration shall have been completed and approved. The fee
for reconstruction or alteration permit shall be the same as that for a new
installation, and such work shall be inspected and approved in the same manner
provided for new installation.
No scavenger shall clean or empty any septic tank, pit or any unit for
the storage or disposal of sewage or excreta unless his equipment and method
of operation is approved and a permit is obtained from the Building Inspector.
Any violation of this chapter either by the occupancy of a structure
without a duly authorized certificate of approval or by the installation or
use of a septic tank, leaching pit, privy or discharge pipe without compliance
with the terms and provisions aforesaid or any violation of any terms and
provisions of this chapter is hereby declared to be an offense and shall render
the owner of the land whereon the same was installed or the tenant or the
person so installing same or any other person guilty of a violation thereof,
liable to a fine not to exceed the sum of $250 or to imprisonment for a period
of not more than 15 days, or both. Each week's continued violation after
notice thereof shall constitute a separate additional violation and offense.
