Sec. 22-127. Privies; specifications

No person shall construct a privy for a structure served by a water supply under pressure. All privy pits shall be covered with a privy house, the floor and riser of which shall be constructed of concrete or tightly fitted wood. The riser shall be capped with a tight fitting, self- closing lid. The pit shall be vented through a screened stack extending from the top of the pit to above the roof of the house. Construction of the pit, floor, riser, seat and vent shall be such as to prevent flies and rodents from access to the pit contents. On request, a plan of a privy may be made available by the Health Officer. See Figure 2 (Section 22-159).

At the discretion of the Health Officer, privies shall only be used in areas of the County where no other means of sewage disposal is available or in parks owned or operated by a governmental agency.

Privies will not be approved for new construction except for campgrounds or at the discretion of the Health Officer. All privies, with the exception of vault privies, must be constructed so that the bottom of the privy pit shall meet minimum buffer requirements as established in Table 1 (Section 22-152).