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Sec. 54-26. - Applicability of article.#
When the provisions of section 110-1 of this Code are not applicable, this article shall govern.
(Code 1979, ch. 6, § 1)
Sec. 54-27. - Operation and maintenance.#
It shall be unlawful for any person to own, maintain or operate in the city, or in the area of police jurisdiction thereof, a privy or dry closet for the reception of human excreta, unless the closet is built, rebuilt, or constructed as provided in this article.
(Code 1979, ch. 6, § 1(A))
Sec. 54-28. - Improper disposition of excreta.#
It shall be unlawful for any person to throw out, deposit or bury within the city any excreta from human bodies, solid or liquid, or to dispose of such excreta in any manner other than in compliance with V.T.C.A., Health and Safety Code § 341.014, as amended from time to time.
(Code 1979, ch. 6, § 1(B))
Sec. 54-29. - Maintenance of improperly constructed privy prohibited.#
It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, maintain or permit a privy to exist on any property under their control within the corporate limits of the city unless the privy is of an improved, sanitary type constructed as provided in this article.
(Code 1979, ch. 6, § 1(C))
Sec. 54-30. - Minimum requirements.#
Minimum requirements of an improved sanitary privy are that it shall be so constructed, built or rebuilt that: (1)
The excreta deposited therein shall not fall upon the surface of the ground, but enter into a compartment or an excavation in the ground.
(2)
The contents of the compartment or excavation shall be inaccessible to flies, fowls or small animals at all times.
(3)
The compartment shall consist of an excavated chamber conforming to the following dimensions: width inside curbing, not less than 2½ feet; length inside curbing, less than 3½ feet; depth from ground surface not less than four feet. Where necessary to prevent caving, the compartment shall be provided with a box curbing extending from the top downward to the first stratum of clay or rock.
(4)
Over the pit shall be placed a metal slab and a flytight metal riser fitted with a suitable wooden seat and cover. The pit shall be ventilated by a metal pipe not less than three inches in diameter, extending from the pit to eight inches above the roof of the building.
(Code 1979, ch. 6, § 1(D))
Sec. 54-31. - Cleanliness standards.#
All sanitary privies in the city shall be kept in a clean condition at all times, and the lids shall be closed at all times when not in use, and so used that all excreta deposited therein will fall in the pit provided. Such pit shall be used only for the purpose of a privy, and no washwater, garbage, or other refuse matter, other than human excreta and toilet paper, shall be deposited therein.
(Code 1979, ch. 6, § 1(E))
Sec. 54-32. - Cave-ins to be promptly repaired.#
In case the pit should cave in at any time, it must be repaired promptly by the owner. All repairs necessary to make the pit flyproof shall be made whenever needed.
(Code 1979, ch. 6, § 1(F))
Sec. 54-33. - Improperly maintained privies declared a nuisance.#
All privies existing or maintained in the city which do not conform to the requirements set out in this article are hereby declared a nuisance dangerous to the public health, and the city shall proceed to abate such nuisance in accordance with the law, or in accordance with the ordinances of the city.
(Code 1979, ch. 6, § 1(G))