Regulating the Use of Public and Private Sewers and Drains Disposal

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fib ARTICLE II -- Use of Public Sewers Required Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit, or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner on public or private property within the City of South Bend, Indiana , or in any area under the jurisdiction of said City, any human or animal excrement, garbage, or other objectionable waste. Section 2. It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the City of South Bend, Indiana, or in any area under the juris- diction of said City, any sewage or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this ordinance. Section 3. Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain a septic tank, cesspool, or seepage pit intended or used for the disposal of sewage within the City of South Bend. Section 4. The owner of all houses, buildings, or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation, or other purposes, situated within the City of South Bend, Indiana and abutting on any street, alley, easement, or right -of -way in which there is now located or may in the future be located a public sanitary or combined sewer of the City of South Bend, Indiana, 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 ordinance, within ninety !(90} days after date of official notice to do so, provided that said public sewer is within three hundred (300) feet (91. 5 meters) of the property line. (Pursuant to Indiana Act 1967, Ch. 284, Sec. 22, p. 903; Burns Annot. Statutes 48- 4322). ARTICLE III -- Private Sewage Disposal Section 1. Where a public sanitary or combined sewer is not available under the provisions of Article II, Section 4, the building - Page 3-