(A) Permitted. Where a public sanitary or combined sewer is not available under the provisions of § 50.02(D), the building's sewer shall be connected to a private wastewater disposal system complying with the provisions of this section.
(B) Permit; fee. Before commencement of construction of a private wastewater disposal system, the owner shall first obtain a written permit from the governmental entity with jurisdiction. The application for such permit shall be made on a form furnished by the appropriate governmental entity, which the applicant shall supplement by any plans, specifications and other information as are deemed necessary. A permit and inspection fee shall be paid as required at the time the application is filed.
(C) Compliance; inspection. Permission to use the system for a private wastewater disposal system shall not become authorized until the installation is completed in compliance with the approved plans applicable with all state and local codes, and this subchapter. Authorized city employees shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction. The applicant for the permit shall notify the city when the work is ready for final inspection, and before any underground portions are covered. The inspection shall be made within 48 hours of the receipt of notice by the city.
(D) State compliance; minimum lot area. The type, capacities, location and layout of a private wastewater disposal system shall comply with all recommendations of the Department of Environmental Quality of the State of Utah. 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 one-half acre. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any natural outlet.
(E) Connection to public system; time limit. At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private wastewater disposal system, as provided in § 50.02(D), a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer within 180 days, in compliance with this policy, and the private disposal system shall be disconnected, safely abandoned and made inoperable in compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
(F) Maintenance. When a public sewer is not available, the owner shall operate and maintain the private wastewater disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, and at no expense to the city.
(G) Additional requirements. No statement contained in this section shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the Utah State Department of Environmental Quality.
(H) Sewer lateral lines. Unless provision is expressly made for the ownership of sewer lines by means of a written agreement, all sewer mains shall be deemed to be the property of the city and subject to its absolute control and supervision even though actual installation may have been performed by a developer or other property owner. Maintenance of all connecting lines or laterals running from the main line to the point of connection at the facility served by such connecting line or lateral shall be as follows:
(1) The city shall be responsible for the physical integrity of the line between the main line and the property line of the facility being served, any breaks in the piping or similar failures shall be the responsibility of the city.
(2) The property owner shall be responsible for the physical integrity of the line and any physical or piping failures that occur on the property being served.
(3) The property owner shall be responsible for all blockages or similar impediments of the wastewater flows for the entire length of the lateral line from the main line to the facility being served. The city accepts no liability nor responsibility for any blockage in the lateral line whether it is under public property or private property.
(Ord. 2010-003, passed 3-9-2010; Ord. 2010-003, passed 6-11-2019) Penalty, see §
50.99