(A) Public sanitary sewer not available.
(1) Where a public sanitary sewer is not available, the building sewer shall be connected to a private wastewater disposal system complying with the provisions of this subchapter. Before commencement of construction of a private wastewater disposal system, the owner(s) shall first obtain permits from the Gaston County Inspection Department (GCID) and Department of Public Health (DPH) and Division of Environmental Management (DEM) of the state.
(2) The owner(s) shall provide any plans, specifications and other information as deemed necessary by the GCID, DPH and DEM. No permit shall be issued for any private wastewater disposal system employing subsurface soil absorption facilities where the area of the lot is less than 20,000 square feet. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any natural outlet. The owner(s) shall operate and maintain the private wastewater disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the local government.
(B) Public sanitary sewer made available. At a time as a public sanitary sewer becomes available to a property served by a private wastewater disposal system, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer within 60 days. Under unusual and/or special circumstances, the local government may waive this provision.
(Prior Code, § F-II-2)