§ 14-55. System maintenance; inspections.

(a)

It shall be the responsibility of the owner to maintain the system at all times in good operating condition and remove the sewerage therefrom at such times as is required to maintain said system in good operating condition.

(b)

The building inspector may make periodic inspections of the facility and if he shall find any defect in the operation or maintenance of the system, or in the removal of sewerage therefrom, the owner shall correct the same within five days after written notice from the building inspector, and if the owner fails to make such corrections within the time provided, the town may then make such corrections and charge such cost and expense to the property owner as provided in this article. The town shall also charge an additional 15 percent of the cost of such work to cover its administrative expenses.

(c)

If the town shall be required to remove sewerage from the sewage holding tank because of the owner's failure to do so as required in the proper operation of the system, or if the town shall be required to repair or service such sewage holding tank due to any neglect or deficiency by the owner, this shall constitute a violation of this section and such violation shall then subject the premises which is being served by the sewage holding tank to being condemned as "unfit for human habitation or occupancy."

(d)

If the town shall be required to remove sewerage from such sewage holding tank because of the owner's failure to do so at the times required for such removal in order to prevent such sewage holding tank from overflowing or becoming a public nuisance, or in the event the owner fails to make any needed or necessary repairs thereto or fails to properly maintain the same, the town may then cause the removal of the sewerage from the sewage holding tank or make such repairs as may be necessary thereto and charge the total cost and expense to the owner as provided in this article.

(Prior Code, § 8-6-3)