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JcA Sec. 86.151. Adoption of Rules. - (a) The On-site Sewage Facility Rules are adopted, and all officials and employees of the city having duties under these Rules are authorized to perform those duties. (b) It is unlawful for any person who owns, maintains or occupies any structure discharging sewage into an on-site sewage facility within the city to fail or refuse to comply with the On-site Sewage Facility Rules. Sec. 86.152. Sewer connection required. -. (a) It is unlawful for any person to cause or allow the installation of an on-site sewage 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, it is 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. (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 system; (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. Sec. 86.153 Duties and powers of the Department. The Department is the designated representative for the enforcement of this division within the city. The Department has the following duties and powers: (1) To resolve any question regarding interpretation of the On-site Sewage Facility Rules. (2) To enforce the Rules and to make appropriate recommendations to proper city officials when instances of noncompliance with the Rules have been determined. (3) To make inspections of proposed, new and existing on-site sewage facilities. (4) To collect fees set by the city council to recover the reasonable costs incurred in administering and enforcing the Rules. (5) To make semi-annual reports to the TNRCC on all actions, including legal actions, taken concerning these Rules. (6) To investigate nuisance complaints within 21 days of receipt and to resolve or make substantial progress toward resolving validated complaints within 30 calendar days. (7) To perform all other duties necessary to meet the requirements of the Rules. Persons aggrieved by an action or decision of the Department may appeal the action or decision to the City Council. Sec. 86.154. Permit required to install on-site sewage facility; fees. (2) It is unlawful for a person to cause or allow the installation of an on-site sewage