If the City Council decides that it no longer wishes to regulate on-site sewage facilities in its area of jurisdiction, the City Council shall follow the procedures outlined below:
(A) The City Council shall inform the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality by certified mail at least 30 days before the published date of the public hearing notice that it wishes to relinquish its on-site sewage facility ordinance.
(B) The City Council shall post the required public notice in a newspaper regularly published or circulated in the area of jurisdiction at least 30 days prior to the anticipated date of action by the authorized agent and must solicit written comments for that 30-day period.
(C) The City Council shall send a copy of the public notice, a publisher's affidavit of public notice, and a certified copy of the courts minutes to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
(D) Upon relinquishment of the ordinance, the local governmental entity shall surrender its area of jurisdiction to the Commission.
(E) The local governmental entity shall pay the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality the appropriate charge back fees for permitting, inspections and complaint investigations of on-site sewage facilities in the surrendered area of jurisdiction.
(Ord. 8-1995-21, passed 8-22-95; Am. Ord. 09-2007-52, passed 9-25-07)