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Chapter 16 · Sewer

Article 3. Use of Public Sewers Required

Sections 16-301 to 16-304 · 4 sections

16-301 Unlawful acts.​

It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner upon public or private property within the City of Florence, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the City, any human or animal excrement, garbage or other objectionable waste.

(Prior Code 13-301; Code 2025)

16-302 Sanitary sewage; industrial wastes; discharge.​

It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the City of Florence, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the City any sanitary sewage, industrial wastes or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with this chapter.

(Prior Code 13-302; Code 2025)

16-303 Privies; vaults; cesspools.​

Except as provided by this chapter, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage.

(Prior Code 13-303; Code 2025)

16-304 Toilet facilities required.​

The owner of all houses, buildings or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes situated within the City and abutting on any street, alley or right of way in which there is now located or may in the future be located a public sanitary sewer of the City, 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 chapter.

(Prior Code 13-304; Code 2025)