(A) Construction approval. No onsite wastewater treatment system, or component thereof, shall be constructed or installed until construction approval has been issued by the Health Officer, with the exception that construction approval shall not be required for a replacement onsite wastewater treatment system, a non-soil based onsite wastewater treatment system and a repair to an onsite wastewater treatment system.
(1) Site evaluation. The Health Officer shall evaluate each site prior to the issuance of construction approval to ensure that the soil treatment area has not been altered or disturbed, that the soil treatment area is protected by fencing or other site protective barrier, and that the information previously submitted and approved is substantially unchanged.
(2) Refusal to issue permit. The Health Officer shall refuse to issue construction approval when conditions on the site are determined to be inconsistent with the approved site plan, the soil treatment area has been altered or disturbed, or when the soil treatment area is unprotected from construction traffic by an effective barrier. When the issuance of construction approval is refused, the Health Officer shall require corrective action or the re-initiation of the original approval process as appropriate.
(B) Licensed installation contractor. No person shall conduct work on an onsite wastewater treatment system in Lake County unless such person holds a valid onsite wastewater treatment system installation contractor’s license in accordance with the requirements of §§ 171.180 through 171.186. The licensed installation contractor shall directly supervise all work conducted on an onsite wastewater treatment system, and shall be responsible to ensure that the work is in accordance with the approved site plan and complies with this chapter.
(Ord. [Bd of Health Ord., Art. V], passed 11-12-1996; Ord. [Bd of Health Ord., Art. V], passed 11-12-2013; Ord. 17-0605, passed 6-13- 2017; Ord. 24-1005, passed 8-13-2024)