Columbia When sewer connections required ordinance (§ 11-1)
Chapter 11: Health and Sanitation · Article I. In General
In short: Owners of occupied buildings on a street with city water, within 225 feet (measured from the nearest property line) of a city sewer, must install a health-officer-approved flush toilet, provide sewer and water laterals that supply enough flushing water, and connect the toilet to the city sewer.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
It shall be the duty of the owner of any house or other building used or occupied by human beings, and abutting on a street having city water, and within two hundred twenty-five (225) feet, measured from the nearest property line, of a city sewer, to install upon such premises any standard type of flush water closet approved by the health officer, and to provide sewer and water laterals by means of which sufficient water is provided for flushing the sewer connection and permitting free passage of whatever enters such connection, and to connect such closet to the city sewer.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 11-1
Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.