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(a) Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of Section 911.05, the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this section. (b) The type, capacities, location and layout of a private sewage disposal system shall comply with all recommendations of the State Department of Public Health. No permit shall be issued for any private sewage disposal system employing subsurface soil absorption facilities where the area of the lot is less than 12,000 square feet. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge into any public sewer natural outlet. (c) Before commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal system the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the Service Director. The application for such permit shall be made on a form furnished by the City, which the applicant shall supplement by any plans, specifications and other information deemed necessary by the Service Director. A permit and inspection fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be paid to the Service Director at the time the application is filed. (d) A permit for a private sewage disposal system shall not become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the Service Director. He shall be allowed to inspect the work at any state of construction and, in any event, the applicant for the permit shall notify the Service Director twenty-four hours prior to the time when the work is ready for final inspection and before any underground portions are covered. The inspection shall be made within forty-eight hours of the receipt of the notice by the Service Director. (e) When a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system, as provided in Section 911.05 (d), the building sewer shall be connected to such sewer within 180 days of official notice in compliance with this chapter and any septic tanks, cesspools and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be cleaned of sludge and removed or abandoned and filled with suitable material in accordance with the requirements of the State Department of Public Health. (f) The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal facilities in a