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(a) It is unlawful for any person to cause or allow the installation of an on- site sewa,ge facility on a tract of property when any part of the property is within 300 feet • in horizontal distance (measured on the closest practicable access route) of an existing organized system. (b) Whenever an organized system is developed or extended within 300 feet in horizontal distance from a tract of property served by an on-site sewage facility, unlawful for the owner or occupant of the property to fail or refuse to connect the uses served by the on-site sewage facility to the organized system within the earlier of: (1) Ten years of the date the organized system is available for connection to serve the property, or (2) 90 days of the date the on-site sewage facility serving the property is determined by the environmental health department to be: a. No longer functioning properly and incapable of repair without substantial renovation to the system, or b. A nuisance or health hazard. Within this section, "substantial renovation to the system" means repairs or reconstruction that would cost 50 per cent or more of the cost of installing a new on-site • sewage system meeting regulatory requirements. (c) It is a defense to prosecution of a person under subsection (a) or (b) that: (1) The person has received a written denial of service from the organized sum (2) The person has received a written determination from the organized system that it is not feasible for the person to connect to the organized system, or (3) A sewer line connection to the organized system could not operate by ,gravity flow. (d) Connection of uses to the organized system shall be made in the most direct manner practicable, and a separate connection to the system is required for each building. (e) The owner of a tract of property is responsible for all costs of connecting the property to the organized system. (f) It is unlawful for any person to use or maintain a cesspool or pit privy • 16