ORDINANCE NO. 95
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AN ORDINiU,,"CE REQUIRING CONNECTIONS TO BE MADE TO
THE CITY SE'NERS AND REGULATllm S.A}1E: AND PRO-
VIDING A PENALTY OF A FINE NOT TO EX~~ $200.00
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That all owners or occupants of buildings and
structures, or agents for the said owners, situated in any section
of the City of Schertz, Texas, where sanitary sewer now exists,
or where it may hereafter exist, and where the property line of
the land on which any such building is situated approaches or
extends to within
100
feet of any such sewer are hereby
required to construct or cause to be constructed suitable water
closets on their property, and connect the same with the City sewer.
And it shall be the duty of any such property owners or agents
of same or occupants of such property to keep and maintain said
water closet and connection thereof in perfect condition, and free
from any obstruction, and it shall be unlawful for any perscn to
build cr use any privy vault above or below the ground in the
City of Schertz, Texas, on any lot or parcel of land, the property
line of which, at any point, extends to within a distance of
100 feet of a City sanitary sewer. All persons now having
such privies in such localities are hereby required to abate the
sane within thirty (30) da..vs after notices, by the Superintendent
of Utilities, to do so, and to construct and to put in water closets
and connect the same with the City sel.er, as required by this Ordinance.
SECTION 2. It shall be unlawful for the o...'11er or occupant of
any building or structure situated on a lot, exten ding wi thin
100
feet of any sewer of the City, any portion of which said
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building or structure is used for any purpose, during any portion
of the day, to fail to have at least one water closet connected
with the City sewer within )0 days after notice from the Superintendent
of Utilities to do so, and to fail to have said water closets suit-
able arranged for the use as urinal, unless a separate urinal is
provided.
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SECTION 3. It shall be unlawful for the owners and occupants
of any building or structure, situated within
100
feet of
alV sanitaI"'J sewer, in which said building, food is cooked or
clothing is washed, to fail or to have a suitable sink or hopper
for the reception of waste water, provideg., however, that if the
water closet is of the kind suited to such use it may receive the
waste water, and the sink or hopper may be disposed with.
SECTION 4. It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, or
allow any person under his or her control, to throw or deposit on
the surface of the ground, or in any hole or vault, in or under
the surface of the ground, on any lot reaching, within 100
feet of any City Sanitary sewer, except in the proper and necessary
manuring of the soil, any water, which has been used for domestic
purposes, or any liquid or solid filth, feces, or urine.
SECTION 5. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation to refuse or fail to connect all wash stands or slop
stands in his or her house or yard if the same be within 100
feet of any sanitary sewer of the City, or to allow any slops, wash
or waste waters of any kind to Dow over the payeme,nt cor' :l.nto, capy
open gutter or into the street.
SECTION 6. That every person .rho omits or refuses to comply
with or who resists or willfully violates any of the provisions of
this Ordinance, shall be deemea guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon
conviction, shall be fined in any sum not to exceed Two Hundred
($200.00) Dollars.
This ordinance shall be effective September 1, 1964 and
thereafter.
Passed and approved, this the
5th day of March, 1964.
Approved:
ATTEST:
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