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New Franklin Privies, Septic Tanks and Lagoons Prohibited Where Sanitary Sewer Service Furnished: Violation, Penalty ordinance (§ 705.160)

Chapter 705: Sewers and Sewage Disposal · Article IV. Sewage Disposal and Sewer Use Standards

A. No person shall keep or maintain or allow to be kept or maintained any private privy, septic tank or lagoon on any premises under his/her control in the City where sanitary sewerage service is furnished to the premises.

B. Any person who violates any provision of this Section shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars ($200.00) and the costs of prosecution or by imprisonment for a term not to exceed thirty (30) days, or both.

Official source: New Franklin City Code, page 37 of the city's PDF

Last checked October 30, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.