USE OF PUBLIC SEWERS

Huntsville Code of Ordinances ch. 21, art. II, div. 3

in effect

Huntsville Code of Ordinances § 21-91 Requirement of sewer use.

Sec. 21-91. - Requirement of sewer use. (a) The owner of all houses, buildings or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes, situated within the service area located or may in the future be 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 article within 360 days after the date of official notice to do so, provided that said public sewer is within 300 feet of the property line. (b) The disposal of wastewater by means other than the use of the available sanitary wastewater system shall be in accordance with local county and state law. The disposal of wastewater by private disposal systems shall be as specified in sections 21-241—21-244. (Code 1982, § 20-136; Ord. No. 02-333, 4-25-2002)

Huntsville Code of Ordinances § 21-92 Sewer connections.

Sec. 21-92. - Sewer connections. No permit shall be issued where a connection to the sanitary sewer is required unless the building contractor or plumber involved has located by actual excavation the sewer which will serve his building, and has so planned the flow elevation and building sewer elevation to provide a proper slope in the sewer connection to the sanitary sewer. (Code 1982, § 7-145)

Huntsville Code of Ordinances § 21-93 When connections made by city.

Sec. 21-93. - When connections made by city. If any owner shall fail to have a sewer connection made as provided by section 21-91(a), without sufficient legal excuse for such failure, the engineering division shall cause such sewer connection to be made or the property ditched or drained or water closets put in and connected with the city sewer system, as the case may be, at the cost and expense of the property owner. The engineering division shall report to the city council the costs and expenses of such work and materials, or either, which report shall be entered upon the minutes of the city council; and such costs shall constitute and be a lien on such property prior to all other liens, except for taxes, which lien may be enforced by sale of the property, in all respects as in cases of assessments for street improvements and also in the courts of the state in equity. (Code 1982, § 20-137)

Huntsville Code of Ordinances § 21-94 Statement of cost of work done by city to be filed with county probate judge.

Sec. 21-94. - Statement of cost of work done by city to be filed with county probate judge. Whenever any water closet is installed or connections made by the city under the provisions of this division, the mayor shall prepare a statement in writing setting forth the name of the owner and a description of the property on which such improvements have been made together with the costs of such sanitary connections and installing of closets, or either, which must be signed by the mayor in his official capacity and filed with the probate judge of the county for record in the mortgage records of the county. The filing of such statement shall operate as notice of the existence of such lien from the date of its filing. (Code 1982, § 20-138)

Huntsville Code of Ordinances § 21-95 Service of notice required by section 21-91.

Sec. 21-95. - Service of notice required by section 21-91. The notice required by section 21-91, where the property owner is a resident of the city, shall be given either by personal delivery to him or by mail addressed to him with postage fully prepaid. Where such property owner is a nonresident of the city, such notice may be given to his agent, if any, in the city who has charge of such property or its rental. If the owner has no resident agent, such notice must be given by advertisement once a week for three successive weeks in some newspaper published in the city. (Code 1982, § 20-139)

Huntsville Code of Ordinances § 21-96 Discharge to municipal separate storm sewer system or natural outlet.

Sec. 21-96. - Discharge to municipal separate storm sewer system or natural outlet. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to place, discharge or cause to be placed or discharged any illicit discharge into the municipal separate storm sewer system or any natural outlet. (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any sanitary sewage or wastewater into the municipal separate storm sewer system or any natural outlet. (Code 1982, § 20-140; Ord. No. 93-270, § 3, 5-13-1993)

Huntsville Code of Ordinances § 21-97 Unsanitary methods of discharge.

Sec. 21-97. - Unsanitary methods of discharge. It shall be unlawful for any person to place, or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner on public or private property within the service area, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the city, any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable waste. (Code 1982, § 20-141)

Huntsville Code of Ordinances § 21-98 Septic tanks.

Sec. 21-98. - Septic tanks. Septic tanks will be prohibited except as provided in this article and the Standard Plumbing Code (chapter 7, article IV, division 6) as adopted and amended by the city. (Code 1982, § 20-142)

Huntsville Code of Ordinances § 21-99 Reporting of illicit discharge.

Sec. 21-99. - Reporting of illicit discharge. (a) Any person who places, discharges or causes to be placed or discharged any illicit discharge into the municipal separate storm sewer system or any lake, stream or other body of water located within the corporate limits shall report all information relevant to the discharge, including but not limited to the date, location, nature and volume or quantity discharged, if known, to the division of natural resources and environmental management within 24 hours of such discharge. (b) Failure to report an illicit discharge as provided in this section shall constitute a misdemeanor. Each day any violation of this section shall continue shall constitute a separate offense. (Ord. No. 93-270, § 3, 5-13-1993)

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