(a) Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under this chapter, the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with this chapter.
(b) Before the commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal system, the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the Health Officer.
The application for such a permit shall be made on a form furnished by the County Health Department, which application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications and other information as deemed necessary by the Health Officer.
A permit and inspection fee according to the schedule of fees on file shall be paid at the time the application is filed.
(c) A permit for a private sewage disposal system shall not become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the County Health Officer. He or she shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction, and, in any event, the applicant for the permit shall notify the Health Officer when the work is ready for final inspection and before any underground portions are covered. The inspection shall be made within seventy-two hours of the receipt of notice by the Health Officer.
(d) The type, capacity, location and layout of a private sewage disposal system shall comply with all recommendations of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. No permit shall be issued for any private sewage disposal system employing subsurface soil absorption facilities where the area in the lot is less than 15,000 square feet in cases where an approved public water supply is available, and less than 31,500 square feet where the water supply must be obtained by a well on the same lot. Such area requirement may be altered by the Health Officer granting the permit when, in his or her judgment, the absorption characteristics of the soil on the lot justify such action. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge into any public sewer. No septic tank or cesspool shall be allowed unless there is, in connection therewith, a proper leaching bed.
(e) If and when a public sewer connection is made available at the adjacent street or right-of-way easement of a property served by a private on-site disposal system, the owner of the property shall be encouraged, but not required, to make a connection to the public sewer and to abandon the on-site disposal system. However, if the on-site disposal system is not an existing system which has the approval of the County Health Department, the property owner will be required to make a direct connection to the public sewer and to abandon the on-site system. On-site systems which are abandoned, if deemed necessary by the County Health Department, shall be pumped out and filled with suitable materials at the expense of the owner.
(f) The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal facilities in a satisfactory manner, in the opinion of the Health Officer, at all times at no expense to the City.
(g) No statement contained in this section shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirement that may be imposed by the Health Officer.
(Ord. 80-8. Passed 6-10-80.)