Columbia Sanitary closet required where there is no sewer ordinance (§ 11-2)
Chapter 11: Health and Sanitation · Article I. In General
In short: Owners of occupied buildings on a street with no city water, or not within 150 feet of a city sewer, must provide a sanitary closet of a type the health officer approves. Builders must prevent nuisances by workers, and any temporary privy must be screened and kept sanitary.
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 in which there is no city water, or which is not within one hundred fifty (150) feet of a city sewer, to provide on such premises a sanitary closet of any standard type approved by the health officer. The contractor, builder or other person having the management and control of construction work shall prevent the commission of any nuisance by the workers on the premises connected therewith, and if a temporary privy is located on the premises, it shall be properly screened and maintained in a sanitary manner.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 11-2
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.