A. All plumbing affecting the sanitary condition of any building or other structure located within the boundaries of any lot not already adequately serviced by a cesspool or septic tank shall, within thirty days immediately following the time when such sewer is constructed and available for use to such building or structure, be connected with and drained into a public sewer in the public street, alley, right-of-way or other public place abutting upon the lot.

B. Any cesspool or septic tank which becomes unserviceable from any cause shall be abandoned and the premises theretofore served by such cesspool or septic tank shall be connected with and drained into a public sewer within not to exceed ten days from the time such cesspool or septic tank becomes unserviceable, wherever sewers are available.

C. No connection from any building or structure shall hereafter be made to any public sewer, which connection or any portion thereof shall be in, under or upon any lot other than the lot on which such building or structure is located.

D. For the purpose of this section, "structure" includes the group of buildings of a house court, which is defined to be a parcel or area of land upon which are grouped three or more habitations used or designed to be used for occupancy by families, and upon which parcel or area the vacant or unoccupied portion thereof surrounding or abutting upon said habitations is used or intended to be used in common by the inhabitants thereof. "Habitation" is defined to be a room or combination of rooms used or designed to be used for the occupancy of human beings.

E. All buildings constituting a house court, as defined above, may be connected to the public sewer by means of one private sewer located upon the lot or parcel of land upon which the house court is situated. (Ord. 576, 2008; Ord. 199 §22, 1975. Formerly 13.12.090).