2023-07 Ordinance Amending City Code Chapter 66 Regulation of Lake Decatur

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5. BUILDINGS PROHIBITED. No buildings or any structure, tent, camp car or trailer, whether for habitation or otherwise, shall be built or maintained within the limits of Zones A, B or C unless upon permit in writing by the City. No permit will be granted except upon proof of ability to comply with the provisions of Section 6 of this Chapter. 6. DEPOSIT OF WASTE. A. No human wastes or excreta shall be deposited or stored in any manner whatever in Zone A. Such wastes in Zones B and C shall be deposited or stored in one of the following ways: (1) In a water tight receptacle equipped with a power driven pump or ejector for emptying the same through water tight pipes or conduits only into a public sewer or a sewage treatment plant or septic tank located in Zone D, or at a point outside the restricted zone; (2) An approved chemical toilet; (3) An Imhoff-sprinkling filter unit or other method of final treatment, provided that no septic tank shall be placed closer than 200 feet to the high water mark nor any Imhoff- sprinkling filter unit or other method of final treatment closer than 165 feet to said high water mark. B. Any method chosen for deposit of waste, as provided herein, shall be maintained in good working order by the owners, and be at all times subject to the inspection of the City and its officers. C. Any cesspool, privy, urinal, water closet or other place of depositing or storage of human excreta now situated in Zone D must be made sanitary, and comply with the plans and specifications of all laws, regulations and ordinances of governments and governmental agencies.