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Amended by ORD 4472
CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO. 4169
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, AMENDING
CHAPTER 7, SEWERS, OF TITLE VIII (HEALTH AND SANITATION)
OF ORDINANCE N0. 1628 ENTITLED "CODE OF GENERAL ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF RENTON�' RELATING TO REQUIRED HOOK UPS OF
PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS TO PUBLIC SEWER, OR
PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO CONNECT.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION I. Existing Section 8-703 .5 of Title VIII (Health and
Sanitation) of Ordinance No. 1628 entitled "Code of General
Ordinances of the City of Renton" is amended to read:
Section 8-703 . 5: Pursuant to RCW 35.67. 190, all property owners
within the area served by a sewerage system shall be compelled to
connect their private drains and sewers with the sewerage system, or
suffer a penalty. Connection to the public sewer system shall not
be compulsory except under those situations detailed in Washington
Administrative Code Chapter 248-96, Subsection 060, as may be
amended from time to time, or City Code Section 8-702 (D) . Any
property owner not compelled to connect to the sewerage system and
choosing not to connect to the city sewerage system shall be
penalized an amount equal to the charge that would be made for sewer
service if the property was connected to the sewerage system. All
such penalties shall be considered revenue of the sewerage system.
After connection to the sewerage system, all septic tanks, cesspools
and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned
and filled with suitable material, provided however, the owner of
the subject premises may suitably clean the septic tank to utilize
ORDINANCE N0. 4169
same and any adjoining drainfields system for the proper disposal of
storm waters.
SECTION II. This Ordinance shall be effective upon its passage,
approval, and thirty days after publication.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 15th day of August, 1988.
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Maxine E. Motor, City Clerk
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR this 15th day of August, 1988 .
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Ea'rl Clymer, �yor
Approved as to form:
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Lawrence J. Warren, City Attorney
Date of Publication: August 19, 1988
Ord. 39:5-17-88:as.