§ 82-193. Use of public sewers.

(a)

Unsanitary, offensive deposits on property. It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit to be deposited any human excrement, garbage or other noxious waste on public or private property within Fulton County, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said county.

(b)

Discharging wastes to natural outlets. It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the county, or in any area under the jurisdiction of the county, any sewage or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with the subsequent provisions of this article.

(c)

Private disposal prohibited unless expressly permitted. Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool or other facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage.

(d)

Sewer connection required if available. The county may require the owners of all houses, buildings or properties used for human occupancy, employment, recreation or other purposes, situated within the county and abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way in which there is now located, or may in the future be located, a public sanitary sewer of the county, to install at their expense suitable toilet facilities therein and to connect such facilities directly to the public sewer within 90 days from notice to do so and in accordance with applicable regulations of the Fulton County Board of Health (incorporated by reference in chapter 34 of this Code).

(e)

Sewer service to adjacent, unincorporated areas. Any user of Fulton County's Wastewater Collection and Treatment System who is located in an unincorporated area adjacent to Fulton County will be subject to the provisions and requirements of this article.

(Res. No. 06-1167, 11-15-06; Ord. No. 18-0340, Att. A, 5-16-18)