Chapter 14 SEWERAGE*



Section 14-23 Privies, septic tanks prohibited; exceptions.

 

    Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, it shall be  unlawful to construct or maintain any  privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool, or other facility intended or used for disposal of sewage.  This provision shall not be construed to prohibit the use of portable facilities at construction sites and other temporary locations under exigent circumstances where the waste from such facilities is  disposed of in a sanitary manner consistent with this chapter.

(Code 1958,  19-8)