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Every owner of property or a residence using or having the occasion to use sewer in the borough on that premises, whether leased, used, occupied, or owned by him, shall establish individual service connections with the nearest borough sewer main; except, in areas of the borough where sanitary sewers have not been provided or are not accessible to any residence or other building within a distance of 200 feet therefrom, cesspools and septic tanks, of design and location so as to meet with the written approval of the state sanitarian, may be constructed; provided, however, that as soon as the borough constructs sanitary sewers in these areas, the cesspools and septic tanks shall within 90 days be abandoned, filled up, or removed by any owner or builder thereof whose property line is within 200 feet of the sewer line. If the owner of the property fails to comply herewith, the assembly may condemn them as a nuisance and proceed to remove and fill up such cesspools and septic tanks and to connect the owner’s facility to the sewer line at the expense of the owner, and the costs thereof shall be assessed against the property and collected with interest and costs. [Ord. 82-3-O, 1982. Formerly §13.03.010].