The city adopts the following setback distances (in feet):
Feature | Sewage Tank | Soil Treatment or Absorption Area |
Feature | Sewage Tank | Soil Treatment or Absorption Area |
Deep water supply wells (50 feet of continuous casing or encountering ten feet of continuous impervious material) | 50 | 50 |
Shallow water supply wells (Less than 50 feet of continuous casing) | 50 | 100 |
Buried pipe distributing water under pressure | 10 | 10 |
Buried water suction pipe | 50 | 50 |
Occupied building* | 10 | 20 |
Property lines | 10 | 10 |
State, county, and township road rights-of-way | 10 | 10 |
The ordinary high water level of the following types of water bodies; | ||
General development lakes | 50 | 50 |
Recreational development lakes | 75 | 75 |
Natural environment lakes | 150 | 150 |
Rivers and streams | 100 | 100 |
Wetlands | 50 | 50 |
*For structures other than buildings, these setbacks are allowed to be reduced if necessary due to site conditions (as determined by the Department), but in no case shall any part of a SSTS be located under or within the structure or other impermeable surface. | ||
(Ord. 1, passed 3-25-2015)