§ 13.16.260. Private system to be closed when.


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  • When a public sewer becomes available, the building's sewer shall be connected to said sewer within sixty days, and the private sewage disposal system shall be cleaned of sludge and filled with clean bank-run gravel or dirt; provided, however, that in the event compliance with this section causes economic hardship to said owner, the owner may apply to the city council for exemption from this section. An application for exemption shall state in detail the circumstances which are claimed to cause such economic hardship. Any exemptions shall only be granted to residential users, and shall not apply to commercial and industrial users.

(Ord. 731 (part), 1997: Ord. 665 Art. III, §8, 1988).