Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of Section 15-502, the building sewer shall be collected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this article.

(K.S.A. 65-171h; Ord. 10-4602; Code 2001, 4-801)

Before commencing with the construction of a private sewage disposal system, the owner shall first obtain authorization from the Montgomery County Department of Environmental Health & Zoning. Following this approval, the owner shall obtain a written permit signed by the City of Cherryvale Director of Public Works. The application for such permit shall be made on a form furnished by the city, which the applicant shall supplement by any means, specifications, and other information as are deemed necessary by the Director or an authorized representative. A permit and inspection fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) shall be paid to the City Clerk at the time the application is filed.

(Ord. 10-4602; Code 2001, 4-802)

A permit for a private sewage disposal system shall not become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the Montgomery County Department of Environmental Health and Zoning and the Director of Public Works, who shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction and, in any event, the applicant for the permit shall notify the Director when the work is ready for final inspection, and before any underground portions are covered. The inspection shall be made within forty-eight (48) hours of the receipt of notice by the director or authorized representative.

(Ord. 10-4602; Code 2001, 4-803)

The type, capacities, location, and layout of a private sewage disposal system shall comply with all recommendations of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. No permit shall be issued for any private sewage disposal system employing subsurface soil absorption facilities where the area of the lot is less than fourteen thousand five hundred twenty (14,520) square feet (1306.8 square meters). No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any natural outlet.

(K.S.A. 65-171h; Ord. 10-4602; Code 2001, 4-804)

At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system, the City shall require the user to make a direct connection to the public sewer in compliance with this article, the building sewer shall be connected to said public sewer within ninety (90) days and the private sewage disposal system shall be cleaned of sludge and filled with clean bank-run gravel, locally available chat, or soil.

(K.S.A. 12-631; Ord. 10-4602; Code 2001, 4-805)

The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the City.

(Ord. 10-4602; Code 2001, 4-806)