§ 27-60. New construction.

(a)

No new dwelling or commercial building shall be constructed within the city and situated within 300 feet of a sewer main unless it is connected to a sewer main. Each new dwelling or commercial building constructed within the city and situated more than 300 feet from the nearest sewer main, shall, prior to occupancy or use, be connected to a septic tank and tile disposal system or oxidation pond meeting the requirements of the state department of health and hospitals. However, no oxidation pond shall be constructed or used without the prior express written permission therefor from the mayor and board of aldermen, which permission shall not be given unless the mayor and board of aldermen believe that the connection to the nearest sewer main, which would be more than 300 feet distant, would be impractical because the cost of the connection would be excessive and the use of a septic tank and tile disposal system would not be feasible.

(b)

Any application for permission to construct and/or use an oxidation pond for sewerage disposal must be made to the mayor and board of aldermen in writing, stating why it is not practical or possible for a connection to be made to a sewer main or use made of a septic tank and tile disposal system, setting out detailed plans and specifications for the proposed oxidation pond and appurtenances, and shall be accompanied by written approval by the parish health unit. A childproof fence, at least six feet high, shall be constructed and maintained at all times around the oxidation pond and the plans and specifications required in this section shall include showing the fence in detail. Upon receipt of the application for permission to construct and use an oxidation pond, if the mayor and board of aldermen believe it would not be reasonable to require the applicant to use the sewerage disposal system of the city or a septic tank and tile disposal system, and also believe that the construction and use of an oxidation pond would not be detrimental to the neighborhood and would not cause a reduction in the values of nearby property, permission for the construction and use of the oxidation pond shall be granted to the applicant conditioned, however, on the fulfillment of any additional requirements by the applicant which the mayor and board of aldermen may then see fit to impose. Once the permission is given, the applicant shall construct and maintain the oxidation pond in strict compliance with the plans and conditions, in full compliance with any additional requirements which shall have been imposed as a condition for the granting of the permission and in full compliance with the rules, regulations and specifications of the state department of health and hospitals.

(c)

Nothing in this division shall be construed as permitting any person constructing and/or using an oxidation pond pursuant to the provisions of this division to allow any offensive or unpleasant odors to escape from the oxidation pond to adjoining or nearby premises.

(Code 1961, § 8:134)