(A) If in the judgment of the Commission, a public sanitary sewer is reasonably accessible or within ½-mile, a complete sanitary sewer system approved by the Indiana State Board of Health, including a lateral connection for each lot in the subdivision, shall be installed by a subdivider. The ½-mile requirement may be waived for industrial subdivisions of land.
(B) If, in the judgment of the Commission, a public sanitary sewer main is not reasonably accessible, sanitary wastes may be disposed of by one of the following methods:
(1) The subdivision may be provided with a complete sanitary sewer system, including a lateral connection for each lot and a package treatment plant, all meeting the approval of the Indiana State Board of Health and the Indiana Water Pollution Control Board.
(2) The subdivider may provide a private sewage disposal system on individual lots consisting of a septic tank and soil absorption field or other approved sewage disposal system, provided such disposal systems are installed in accordance with the minimum standards of the Indiana State Board of Health and those of the applicable County Health Department provided that the soil in the subdivision will properly absorb sewage effluent as determined by soil studies and by percolation tests performed in accordance with the procedure prescribed by the Indiana State Board of Health or as determined by such other comparable test approved by the Commission. Regardless of which test is used, the following shall apply:
(a) An adequate number of tests, as determined by the Commission, to clearly indicate the soil conditions throughout the subdivision shall be made by the subdivider.
(b) The tests shall be performed by a licensed engineer, licensed surveyor, or qualified sanitarian.
(c) The location of each test shall be recorded on a map of the subdivision drawn to scale.
(d) The results of the tests shall be keyed to the map and certified as being true, correct and performed according to the required, procedure by the person performing the tests.
(3) If a sanitary sewer system is to be installed, it may be desirable that sewer mains of a larger size than needed to serve the immediate subdivision be installed. If this occurs, the Commission may recommend that the public utility join with the subdivider in the installation of the sewer system.
('88 Code, § 10-13-8) (Ord. 82-5, passed 4-26-82; Am. Ord. 94-2, passed 4-4-94)
Cross-reference:
Water line extension policy, see § 51.04