(A) The Rules established by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for on-site sewage systems are hereby adopted, and all officials and employees of the city having duties under said Rules are authorized to perform such duties as are required of them under said Rules.
(B) The Rules and all future amendments and revisions thereto are incorporated by reference and are thus made a part of this subchapter. A copy of current Rules shall be on file with the designated representative for the city and the City Secretary's office.
(C) All habitable structures must be connected to either the city sanitary sewer system or an approved sewage disposal system.
(D) Persons in the city, regardless of the amount of land owned, on which an on-site sewage facility is to be utilized, must obtain a permit from the designated representative of the city prior to installation, construction, or repair of an on-site sewage facility. All on-site sewage facilities shall be constructed or installed according to 30 TAC Chapter 285.
(E) All OSSF systems must be designed by either a registered professional engineer or registered professional sanitarian, that an on-site sewage facility can be operated without causing a threat or harm to an existing or proposed water supply system or to the public health, or creating the threat of pollution or nuisance conditions. No self installations shall be allowed.
(F) A variance may be granted for individual tracts of land smaller than one acre, if a registered professional engineer or registered sanitarian designs the system to operate in accordance with Rules. The request for the variance must be thoroughly reviewed by the designated representative and submitted to the Board of Appeals or City Council for its final determination.
(G) Any on-site sewage disposal system using aerobic treatment shall have a maintenance contract on that system. All contracted maintenance shall be conducted by a TCEQ registered maintenance company. There shall be no homeowner/occupant/or property owner treatment. The maintenance provider must submit quarterly inspection reports to the designated representative with the city.
(H) The designated representative may periodically inspect the on-site sewage disposal system using aerobic treatment, regardless of when the authorized agent conducted the last inspection.
(Ord. 8-1995-21, passed 8-22-95; Am. Ord. 09-2007-52, passed 9-25-07)