1976.10.18 ORD 1976-132 - Laserfiche WebLink

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Subd. A. Building Drain. The building drain is that part of the horizontal piping of a building drainage system which receives the discharge from all other soil, waste and drainage pipes inside the walls of any building and conveys the same to the building sewer. Subd. B. Building Sewer. The building sewer is that part of the horizontal portion of the building drainage system extending from the building drain to its connection with the septic tank and carrying the sewage of but one building. Subd. C. Individual Sewage Disposal System. A private sewage disposal system other than a public or community system which receives sewage from an individual establish- ment. Unless otherwise indicated, the word "system" as it appears in this Ordinance means "individual" sewage disposal system. " Subd. D. Inspector. The City Plumbing Inspector. Subd. E. Sewage. Any water-carried domestic waste, exclusive of footing and roof drainage, of any residence, industry or commercial establishment, whether treated or untreated, and includes the liquid wastes produced by bathing, laundry and culinary operations, and from toilets and floor drains; and Raw sewage is sewage which has not been subjected to any treatment process. 262-29. GENERAL PROVISIONS. All Individual Sewage Disposal Systems installed subsequent to -the adoption of this Ordinance and all alterations, extensions and repairs to Individual Sewage Disposal Systems irrespective of the date of original install- ation shall be regulated in accordance with all of the requirements of this Ordinance. Any Individual Sewage Disposal System or pertinent part thereof, irrespective of the date of original installation, which is not located, constructed or installed in accordance with provisions of this Ordinance shall be so relocated, reconstructed or re-installed as to comply with these requirements within three (3) years of the date of the adoption of this Ordinance. Where there is evidence of septic tank effluent percolating from the ground, the system must be corrected and conform to these standards within ninety (90) days after written notification. Subd. A. General Requirements. The following requirements must be satisfied: (1) Location and installation of the individual sewage disposal system and each part thereof shall be such that, with reasonable main- tenance, it will function in a sanitary manner and will not create a nuisance nor endanger the safety of any domestic water -2-