A. Occupancy: No person shall occupy, lease or permit the occupancy of any building or structure which does not comply with the provisions of this chapter.
B. Definitions: The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation and the enforcement of this chapter:
CLEARANCE PERMIT: The written determination that a proposed modification to a property will not result in an encroachment of or onto any private sewage disposal or private water supply system. It also includes a written determination as to whether or not a private sewage disposal system is sized sufficiently for a location. This determination does not necessarily negate the need for a minor modification permit.
FEASIBILITY LETTER: The written determination by the Grundy County health department division of environmental health that a code compliant private sewage disposal system can be designed on a given property based upon relevant information gathered about said property.
MINOR MODIFICATION: A change, alteration or replacement of a small or limited component of an existing private sewage disposal system which would require inspection to ensure compliance with the current private sewage disposal code standards. A change to a field size or existing lines of a subsurface absorption component of a system is considered a septic repair.
SEPTIC EVALUATION: A service available from the Grundy County health department in which all parts of a private sewage disposal system, which are readily accessible, are inspected to determine if they are properly installed and maintained as well as confirming and/or diagramming the private sewage disposal system components.
SITE INSPECTION: Involves going to a subject property in order to gather information through inspection, use of detection techniques and other evaluation efforts as part of a clearance permit process. (Ord. 2015-001, 1-13-2015)