A. It shall be unlawful for the owner, or his agent, or any other person having charge of or occupying any property located upon any street, alley, court, passageway or area in the city and within 300 feet of the sewer system situated in any such court, street, alley, passageway or area in the city to maintain or use or cause or permit to exist any privy vault, septic tank or cesspool on such property. The sewer district or the health department shall cause notice to be served upon the owner, agent or occupant of such premises to disconnect all plumbing from any cesspool or septic tank and to fill all cesspools and privy vaults with fresh earth and to remove all seats from privies and to connect all plumbing therein with the sewer system.

B. It shall be unlawful for the plumbing on any premises within the area above described to remain unconnected to the sewer system for more than 60 days after such sewer system is ready to receive connections therewith. In the event that notice is served upon persons violating the requirements of this section, and they fail or refuse to comply with the requirements of the same within 60 days, they shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. [Code 2000 § 9-5-7].