ARTICLE VI: SEWAGE DISPOSAL
Section 11-6.1
OCCUPANCY OF PREMISES WITHOUT PROPER SYSTEM
No owner, agent or tenant having rental or disposal of the occupancy of any dwelling shall allow the same to be occupied unless proper sewage disposal is provided in accordance with this Code.
Section 11-6.2
BUILDING CONTRACTS TO PROVIDE FOR SEWAGE DISPOSAL.
All building contracts for the erection of structures anticipated for human occupancy must provide for adequate and sanitary sewage disposal. If no public sewage connection is available to such a building, the contract must provide for the construction of a septic tank in accordance with the standards as prescribed by the US Public Health Service and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. Applications for permits from the City to erect such buildings must state the proposed method of sewage disposal.
Section 11-6.3
USE OF SEPTIC TANKS
Septic tanks approved by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control and kept in good sanitary condition will be required where sewer lines are not provided, but under no condition will septic tanks be accepted where sewer connections are available.
Section 11-6.4
CONNECTION TO SEWER
When a sewer connection is made available to the property line of a premise that has a septic tank, the owner of the premise shall remove or fill the septic tank and connect to the sewer connection within ninety (90) days after the service is available. The removal or filling of the septic tank shall be in accordance with all applicable laws of the City, County or State.