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Municode Page 16 of 18 Existing outhouses not conforming to any or all of the requirements of subsection (2) of this section shall be abandoned, filled in and the superstructure removed within five years of the effective date of the ordinance from which this section is derived, not to be later than January 1, 1988. g. It is unlawful for any person to construct, install or relocate an outhouse without first obtaining a permit from the city as required for other on-site systems, except that outhouse permits may be issued to the property owner as well as to licensed contractors . Permit applications shall specify location, setbacks, pit design and pit elevation above the water table. All work on outhouses , including construction , installation, alteration or relocation, shall be subject to inspection and approval by the city to ensure compliance with the requirements set forth in subsection (2) of this section, including without limitation proper design, construction, sanitary setbacks, depth to water table and soil types. (3) Alternate devices. Alternative waste treatment devices are permitted in lieu of an outhouse on any property where outhouses are permitted pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, or where otherwise necessary to provide toilet waste disposal for an existing dwelling where a conforming outhouse or on-site sewage treatment system cannot be installed. Such devices shall include incinerating devices, composting devices or small portable holding-tank toilets which are carried to the mainland for disposal in a sanitary sewerage system. Alternative systems shall be subject to review and approval by the city. (4) On-site sewage treatments systems required. A complete on-site sewage treatment system, including plumbing fixtures, two sealed septic tanks and underground drainfield designed, constructed and maintained in full conformance with the on-site sewage treatment code, is required on all properties in the RS district as follows : a. Serving all structures containing a principal dwelling. b. Serving all properties containing two or more dwellings pursuant to a private guest cabin conditional use permit. c . Serving all seasonal dwellings over 800 square feet in floor area. d. Serving all dwellings, buildings or structures containing a water-activated toilet regardless of the type or duration of use or occupancy . e. Any dwelling, building or structure having running water plumbed inside to any sink, lavatory, tub, shower, or any other plumbing fixture , but not a toilet, shall have a conforming grey-water disposal system, including a septic tank and drainfield connected to such fixture drains. f. Any existing dwelling, building or structure required by one or more of subsections (4)a-(4)e of this section to be connected to an on-site sewage treatment system, but which is not so connected as of the effective date of the ordinance from which this division is derived, or which has an existing system that does not conform to minimum setbacks or other requirements of this division, shall have a new conforming on-site sewage treatment system installed on or before January 1, 1988 . g. All other provisions of chapter 58 , article II, shall apply to on-site sewage treatment in the RS district, including without limitation the requirement for construction permits, construction inspection, and regular maintenance inspections, including payment of the standard annual service charge . (5) Owner's responsibility. It shall be the responsibility of each property owner to demonstrate that the on-site sanitation device or system in use or existing on his http:/ !library .municode.com/print.aspx?h=&clientID= 13094&HTMRequest=http%3a%2f... 3/13/2014