Chapter 5.145
SEPTIC TANK CLEANERS

Sections:

5.145.010    License required – Fee.

5.145.020    Sanitary apparatus – Inspection.

    Cross References: Health and sanitation, TMC Title 8, Division 1; hauling of stable manure, offal, house refuse, night soil or dead animals on Kansas Avenue, TMC 9.05.050; septic tank truck operators, TMC 13.20.560 et seq.

5.145.010 License required – Fee.

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of cleaning septic tanks, outside closet vaults or removing night soil without first having obtained from the city clerk a license therefor.

(b) The license fee for a license under this chapter is prescribed in TMC 5.10.240. (Code 1981 § 20-200. Code 1995 § 30-261.)

    Cross References: City clerk, TMC 2.25.110.

5.145.020 Sanitary apparatus – Inspection.

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of cleaning septic tanks or outside closet vaults or removing night soil, except with odorless and sanitary apparatus and appliances which shall be inspected by, and meet the approval of, the sanitary engineer of the city-county health department prior to the issuance of the license by the city clerk. Such person shall at all times maintain the apparatus in a sanitary condition, and in case of failure so to do, the sanitary engineer may at any time condemn such apparatus, and, with the consent of the city council, may also cancel the license.

(b) The sanitary engineer shall inspect the sanitary apparatus of each licensee under this chapter at least every six months. Such inspection shall be at a site at which the licensee is performing his duty. No person shall remove the contents of any septic tank or closet vault in an unclean or offensive manner. (Code 1981 § 20-201. Code 1995 § 30-262.)

    Cross References: City council – mayor, Chapter 2.15 TMC.