Before any building permit shall be issued under terms of this chapter, the applicant shall obtain the endorsement in writing of the Genesee County Health Department or the Charter Township of Clayton Building Inspector, approving his or her plans for sewage disposal and water supply, in accordance with the state law, county regulation, or ordinance, whichever is the most restrictive.
(A) On-site sewage disposal. Before any building permit shall be issued under the terms of this chapter, the applicant shall obtain the endorsement in writing from the Genesee County Health Department approving his or her plan for any on-site sewage disposal system in accordance with state law, county regulations, or township ordinance, whichever is the most restrictive, and in accordance with the applicable regulations of the Genesee County Sewage Disposal District.
(B) Water supply.
(1) Every building or structure hereafter erected or moved upon any premises and used in whole or in part for dwelling, recreational, business, commercial or industrial purposes shall be provided with a safe, adequate and sanitary water supply. All plumbing work relating to the water supply system shall conform to the standards of material and installations set forth by the Michigan State Plumbing Code, a copy of which is on file in the Township Clerk’s office.
(2) Where a public water system is not available, each fixture from which water for human consumption may be obtained shall be supplied from a system which meets the minimum requirements of the State of Michigan, the Genesee County Health Department and the Michigan State Department of Health.
(C) Toilets (water closets) required.
(1) Every dwelling, business, church, school or any other place where humans are present for longer than 4 hours a day shall be provided with, as an integral part of a permanent structure, a toilet or toilets sufficient to accommodate the number of persons normally using the area, structure or place, including open land areas where humans congregate for longer than 4 hours. Numbers of toilets shall be in compliance with state laws and township plumbing or building codes where applicable. The toilet or toilets shall be wholly within an enclosed room or rooms which are devoted to toilet use only and shall include in the room or rooms hot and cold running water (not a hand pump), sinks and plumbing for washing purposes, as well as plumbing to an outside complete underground sewage disposal system, either a public sewage disposal system or septic tank and underground effluent disposal field which meets all regulations that are from time to time hereafter currently acceptable to the county, state or township health regulations, whichever are most restrictive. No outdoor toilets, backhouses, privies, latrines, trenches or the like shall be permitted anywhere in the township, except as hereinafter specifically provided. These restrictions are deemed to be of utmost concern to the public health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the township and state, and the nonconforming use provisions of this chapter shall not be applicable to this provision.
(2) Approved water flush-type toilet facilities for the sanitary and safe disposal of all human waste material shall be required where people gather, work, live or otherwise frequent. Where sanitary sewer is available, the utilization of the public sewerage system shall be considered the only safe and sanitary means for liquid waste disposal except as hereinafter specifically provided. Disposal of human waste material in any manner which could be a hazard to the public health or create objectionable nuisance conditions is prohibited.
(D) Temporary sanitary facilities.
(1) Temporary use of approved portable toilets not connected to plumbing, or other temporary facilities, may be approved by the Building Inspector under conditions where sewer and plumbing on construction or other sites is not completed to the extent flush type facilities can be installed, or for transient gatherings not exceeding 1 week; provided, however, that such approval shall be granted for such transient gatherings at any 1 site no more than 3 times in each calendar year. No such portable facilities shall be installed within the Charter Township of Clayton without first obtaining a permit from the Building Department. All other provisions of this chapter, including but not limited to site plan review procedures, shall be applicable and shall be deemed in pari materia herewith.
(2) Before granting any permit the Building Inspector or his or her representative shall determine, with advice of the Genesee County Health Department, that the use is necessary and shall require the following:
(a) The installation of sufficient numbers of such facilities to accommodate the anticipated volume of usage in accordance with such county or state regulations as may apply. In the event applicable regulations do not exist, the Building Inspector shall make such requirements as he or she deems appropriate in the circumstances, subject to Planning Commission review.
(b) Portable toilets shall be constructed and maintained so as to store all waste material in tight containers, free from leakage, which are smooth and easily cleanable, which deny access to flies, rodents and other vermin, are free of objectionable odors and meet any additional sanitary requirements as may be deemed necessary by the Building Inspector.
(c) Construction shall be such as will enclose the portable toilet and will furnish privacy to users, and the facility shall be kept clean.
(d) Servicing of portable toilets shall be performed as often as is necessary to comply with divisions (2)(b)and (c) above, but at least weekly.
(e) Approved service vehicles shall be used and the individuals and vehicles providing service shall be licensed under Public Act 243 of 1951, as amended.
(3) The expiration date of all township permits issued hereunder shall be the date of expiration of the state service license or the date of termination of the request for use set forth in the permit application, whichever comes first.
(4) Consideration may be given, by the Building Inspector, to the use of latrines for certain specific primitive type gatherings (of less than 24 hours in duration) provided the intent for the request is in connection with and for the sole purpose of teaching others how to survive in a primitive environment (i.e., Boy or Girl Scout merit badge training). In all instances, each proposed site will be evaluated on its own merit and appropriate safeguards implemented to ensure adequate protection of the groundwater, and in no case shall latrines in such circumstances be approved more than 10 times in a calendar year at any 1 site.
(Ord. § 3.06, passed 5-22-1997)
Local legislation reference:
Similar provisions, see Resolution 98-514-02, passed 9-13-2001