§ 5-1.401. Use Limited. Certain Standards Required.

It is hereby declared to be unlawful for any person to maintain or to permit to be maintained on premises owned or controlled by such person, any outhouse or privy, except under the following conditions:

An outhouse or privy may be built, maintained and used on premises whereon builders, housemovers, contractors or workmen are engaged in the erection, construction, alteration, repair, razing, adding to, removing or demolition of a building or structure. Said outhouse or privy shall contain the following minimum requirements:

(a)

It shall have a floor area not less than twelve (12) square feet.

(b)

The floor of said outhouse shall be built of lumber not less than one (1) inch thick, nor less than eight (8) inches in width.

(c)

The height of said privy or outhouse shall be not less than six (6) feet from the floor to the roof.

(d)

Each privy or outhouse shall be roofed and shall be flytight.

(e)

The roof may be composed of lumber or screen.

(f)

Each such privy or outhouse must have at least one (1) riser and be equipped with tight fitting lid.

(g)

There must be at least one (1) urinal in each such privy or outhouse not less than eight (8) inches in any dimension.

(h)

Said privy or outhouse must be built in such a way as to exclude all flies.

(i)

Each such privy or outhouse shall contain not less than three (3) square feet of fly screen net.

(j)

Pits dug under said outhouses shall be not less than thirty (30) inches in depth, at least eighteen (18) inches in width and at least two (2) feet, nine (9) inches in length.

(k)

The door to said privy or outhouse shall have a spring to make said door self-closing.

(l)

The lid of said toilet seat shall be closed when said toilet is not in use.

(Ord. 657-N.S., § 1)