A. The Town Council deems it necessary for the protection of the public health that the owners of all houses, buildings, or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation, or other purposes, situated within the Town, install at the owner’s expense suitable toilet facilities therein, and connect such facilities directly with the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, if the public sewer runs within four hundred feet (400') of the boundary line of such property. Such connection with the public sewer system shall be made within thirty (30) days after the date of written notice given by certified or registered mail to such owners notifying them to connect their premises with the sewer.

B. Where a public sewer does not run within four hundred feet (400') of a property boundary line within the Town or in any area under the jurisdiction of the Town, the building sewer on such property shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions and recommendations of the Colorado Department of Health.

C. At such time as a public sewer runs within four hundred feet (400') of the property line of any property served by a private sewage disposal system, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, and any septic tank, cesspool or similar sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned and filled with suitable material.

D. Except as otherwise expressly permitted above, no person shall maintain within the Town any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other facility intended for use for the disposal of sewage. (Ord. 500 §1, 2004; Amended Ord. 757 §2, 2019)