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OR BK 9999 PG 1879 Page 8 of 18 The owner,tenant,or occupant of each lot or parcel of land within the City which abuts a street, alley,or other public way containing a sewer service,or which is located within 200 feet thereof, and upon which lot or parcel a building or other inhabitable structure has been or shall be erected for residential,commercial,or industrial use,shall connect the building or structure to the sewer system or to any of the several and respective systems as may from time to time be extended so as to be or become available within the aforesaid distance,and shall thereafter refrain from using or cease to use any other method for the disposal of sanitary sewage,and shall thereafter pay all the charges,fees,and rates provided therefor.All the connections shall be in accordance with the rules and regulations adopted by the City Council,which rules and regulations may provide for reasonable charges for making the connection. A. The property owner shall be notified when water and/or sewer service is available to their property.Sewer and/or water service shall be considered available to an existing or new residential,commercial,or industrial building when the property line is within 200 feet of an existing or future water and/or sewer line. B. Sewer and/or potable water service charges shall be in effect within 365 days of notification of the availability of sewer and/or water service if connection is made before the expiration of 365 days,upon actual connection. C. The City shall notify the property owner of any on-site private sewer system of the availability of the central sewer system.No less than one year prior to the date the central sewer system will become available,the City shall notify the affected owner of the on-site private sewer system of the anticipated availability of the central sewer system and shall also notify the owner that the owner shall be required to connect to the central sewer system within one year of the actual availability. D. The owner shall have the option of prepaying the amortized value of the required Connection and/or Capacity Fee charges in equal monthly installments over a period not to exceed two years from the date of initial notification of anticipated availability. 57.9.3 FAILURE TO CONNECT No owner,tenant,or occupant of any such lot shall fail or refuse to connect with the sewerage system within a 365-day period of time upon receiving notice by the appropriate City official to connect the sewerage system. 57.9.3 UNAUTHORIZED CONNECTION No person shall connect to,or turn on,any sewer service or cut-in,interconnect,tap,or make any alteration to any main or distribution or collection pipe of the City's sewer water/system or permit any connection or tapping to be made to the City's water/sewer system,on his/her premises,or the premises occupied by him/her,or knowingly use the City's water/sewer service from connections in violation of any provision of this Ordinance,or any rules or regulations adopted by the City Council with respect thereto. 57.10 OWNER SEWER RESPONSIBILITIES 57.13.1 PROHIBITED SUBSTANCES It shall be unlawful to permit or cause the flow of any of the following substances into the sewer system of the City: A. Any grease,fatty material,offal,or garbage. B. Any stone dust,sand,dirt,gravel,sawdust,metal filings,broken glass,or any material which may cause or create an obstruction in the sewer. C. Gasoline,benzene,fuel oil,or any petroleum products or volatile liquids. -8-