(A) Construction permit required. An owner or permittee shall first obtain a construction permit from the Health Commissioner prior to the commencement of any excavation, construction, alteration, repair, modification or addition to any existing or new private sewage disposal system.
(B) Permit to be posted. No person shall perform any work on a private sewage disposal system project unless a valid construction permit is first obtained and is properly posted in a conspicuous place at or near the building where the private sewage disposal system is to be constructed.
The permit shall be plainly visible from the public thoroughfare serving the building until the project is completed.
(C) Application for permit. The application for such permit shall be submitted to the Health Commissioner on a form provided by the Health Commissioner and shall be supplemented by any plans, specification and other information deemed necessary by the Health Commissioner or as required by 410 IAC 6-8.1-48.
(D) Permit fees. Prior to the issuance of any permit, each owner/permittee shall first tender to the Treasurer of Allen County, Indiana, a fee or fees, which shall be deposited into the City-County Health Fund, for each system being constructed, modified, altered or repaired in accordance with the following schedule.
(1) New construction - $75.
(2) Alteration, modification or repair of existing system - $50.
(3) Revision of existing permit prior to construction - $20.
(E) Term and renewal. A construction permit shall be valid for one year from the date of issuance, and may be renewed for up to an additional six months upon application. If the permit is renewed, the permittee shall comply with any changes in the rules, standards or requirements which may have come into effect subsequent to the original date of issuance. The construction permit is not transferable.
(Ord. G-07-97, passed 7-9-97; Am. Ord. G-6-12, passed 2-28-12)