Where a sanitary sewer system is not available, all persons owning, leasing, or otherwise occupying property shall comply with applicable law and the following provisions of this chapter for an on-site sewage system.
(A) No person shall throw, run, drain, seep, or otherwise dispose into any of the surface waters or ground waters of the county, or cause, permit, or suffer to be thrown, run, drained, allowed to seep, or otherwise disposed into such waters, any organic or inorganic matter from an on-site sewage disposal system that would cause or contribute to health hazard or water pollution.
(B) Privies shall comply with applicable law and state Department of Health Bulletin S.E. 11, as amended. Bulletin S.E. 11 is herein incorporated by reference as part of this section, and copies are available at the County Board of Health for public inspection. In the case of self-contained chemical toilets, no pit will be required. If a privy, chemical toilet, incinerating toilet, composting toilet, or any other toilet that is not connected to plumbing fixtures is utilized and any additional wastewater is generated from the residence, duplex, multiple-family unit, or business building, an on-site sewage disposal system in compliance with this chapter must be utilized.
(C) Should an on-site sewage disposal system fail, the failure shall be corrected by the owner or occupant of the property served by such system within the time limit set by the Health Officer.
(D) Whenever a sanitary sewerage system becomes available and is within 300 feet of the property line of developed property in the county that contains a residence, duplex, multiple-family unit, or business building served by an on-site sewage system, chemical toilet, composting toilet, incinerating toilet, privy, or any other toilet not connected to plumbing fixtures, a direct connection of the building sewer shall be made to said sanitary sewer and any septic tanks, seepage pits, outhouses, privy pits, and similar sewage disposal and treatment facilities shall be abandoned and filled in a safe and sanitary manner. The direct connection to a sanitary sewerage system shall be made within 180 days of issuance of orders of connection.
(E) Whenever a new residence, duplex, multiple-family unit, or business building is to be constructed in an area where a sanitary sewerage system is available as provided in the above paragraph, the landowner shall cause a connection to be made to the sanitary sewer prior to construction of any such project.
(F) All primary septic tanks in an on-site sewage system design shall be a minimum size of 1,000 gallons below the water line. All additional tanks in an on-site sewage system design must be, at minimum, equal size to the primary septic tank.
(Ord. 2013-3, passed 5-13-2013) Penalty, see § 52.99