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with a public or private sewer when available~ (a) When one. building stands in the rear of another building on an interior lot and no sewer is available, the house drain from the front building may be extended to the rear build- ing and the whole will be considered as one building sewer; and where a building is a combination of several occupanciesf there may be one connection with the public sewer, provided all of such property Ks under one ownership; and when there is more than one unit of occupancy, the owner shall, in making appli- cation for such a permit~ a~res to superviss and at all times maintain the premises in a sanitary condition; and provided further the n~ber of fixtures on each such connection shall not exceed the n~er elsewhere regulated by this ordinance. Each side-by-side duplex apartment unit and each row house dwell- ing unit shall be individually connected to the City sewer. (b) In any case where, in the opinion of the City Manager, it is impractical to carry out the above mentioned provisions, or deemed to be to the interest of the City to chan~e it, or that an unnecessary hardship would result to the property owner if carried out; it may be lawful, with the written consent of the City Manager~ to connect a block of houses to one lateral sewer line in a lane in the rear of said houses, provided said lane is dedicated to the 'joint use of all houses in the block. Said dedication shall be re- corded in the Clerk's Office of the Court of Hustings for the City of Portsmouth. 113.3 SEPTIC ~ANKS When it is found that the public sewer is not available and a private sewage disposal system in which a septic tank is to be used, a permit to install the tank and its appurtenances must be obtained from the Portsmouth Health Department, and that the installation of the system must-meet ths requirements and specifi- cations set forth in the "Septic Tank Bulletin" of the Virginia State Health Department, currently in force. The building sewer connection to the septic tank and grease traps shall be made only by registered plumbers, after the tank and grease trap have been inspected and approved by the Health Department. Ail connections between the septic tank and the house sewer shall be of cast iron soil pipe connected in an approved method. All grease trap and septic inlet and outlet fittings shall be of cast iron. 113.4 REPAIRS TO SEP~iC No repair or alterations shall be made to any septic tank and grease trap without first obtaining a permit for such repairs or alterations from the Director of Public Health. -7-