Chapter 17.08
REQUIRED USE

Sections:

17.08.010    Unsanitary disposal of waste forbidden.

17.08.020    Sewage to be treated before discharge.

17.08.030    Privies, etc., forbidden.

17.08.040    Toilet required – Connection to public sewer required.

17.08.010 Unsanitary disposal of waste forbidden.

It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit, or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner upon public or private property within the city of Richland, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the city, any human or animal excrement, garbage, or other objectionable waste. [Ord. 77].

17.08.020 Sewage to be treated before discharge.

It shall be unlawful to discharge into any natural outlet within the city, or within any area under the jurisdiction of the city, any sewage or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with the provisions of this title. [Ord. 77].

17.08.030 Privies, etc., forbidden.

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. [Ord. 77].

17.08.040 Toilet required – Connection to public sewer required.

The owner of each house, building, or property used for human occupancy, employment, recreation, or other purpose, situated within the city and abutting on any street or alley, or abutting on or containing a right-of-way in which there is located a public sanitary sewer of the city, is hereby required at his expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein and to connect such facilities directly with the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this title within 90 days after the date of official notice to do so. [Ord. 77; Ord. 07-04].