CHAPTER 6. BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONSCHAPTER 6. BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS\Article VII. City of Ottawa Private Sewage Disposal Code

This article, including the standard code and amendments thereto incorporated by reference, shall constitute the minimum standards for private sewage systems in the city. 

In cooperation with Franklin County and its designated sanitarian, a private sewage disposal system shall be permitted when:

1.    The lot is outside the statutory requirement for required attachment to public sewer.  See Chapter 14, Section 14-102 Letter D of the Municipal Code for regulations.

2.    Application for permit is made with Franklin County and approved per their guidelines and be installed by a city licensed plumber.

3.    Copies of the permit application and final inspection reports from the Franklin County Sanitarian shall be provided to the City of Ottawa.

4.    Within the city limits of Ottawa, a city licensed plumber shall hold a plumbing permit for installation of the system.

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The “Standard Code” or “Private Sewage Disposal Code”, hereinafter referred to in this section is the Private Sewage Disposal Code and is hereby incorporated by reference as the Private Sewage Code of the City of Ottawa, Kansas.

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One copy of this ordinance shall be filed with the City Clerk and shall be open to inspection and available to the public during reasonable business hours.  The aforesaid code is hereby incorporated by reference as fully as if set out at length herein, and the provisions thereof, unless otherwise specifically provided for in this article, shall be controlling with respect to all subjects and matters therein contained within the corporate limits of the city.

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See Article 1, 6-103, in Chapter 6 of the Municipal Code.

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See Article 1, 6-104, in Chapter 6 of the Municipal Code.

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See Article 1, 6-105, in Chapter 6 of the Municipal Code.

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See Article 1, 6-106, in Chapter 6 of the Municipal Code.

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See Article 1, 6-107, in Chapter 6 of the Municipal Code.

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See Article 1, 6-108, in Chapter 6 of the Municipal Code.

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No permit shall be issued to any person to do or cause to be done any work regulated by this ordinance, except to a person holding a valid unexpired and unrevoked City of Ottawa, Kansas, Master Plumber occupational license or a licensed journeyman authorized by the master as required by Article VIII, except when and as otherwise hereinafter provided in this section.   No owner will be allowed to install any private sewage system.

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