(A) License application. The Health Officer shall provide forms for applications for licenses established in §§ 171.180 through 171.186. The Health Officer shall issue a license when the requirements of §§ 171.180 through 171.186 are met and the applicable fee(s), as set in the current fee schedule adopted by the County Board as codified in § 178.01, have been paid.
(B) License renewal. The Health Officer shall provide renewal application notices to all currently licensed individuals and companies in December of the current year. The renewal application notices shall be sent to the last known address of record of the licensee. The Health Officer shall renew a license when the requirements of this section are met.
(1) Application and fee submittal. Licensed individuals shall submit a completed and signed application to the Health Officer, proof of continuing education credits during the previous year, and the applicable fee(s). Upon receipt of the application and fee, the Health Officer shall mail the license to the licensed individual within 30 days.
(a) Continuing education. Onsite wastewater treatment system installation contractors, designers, pumpers, and service providers shall obtain at least three hours of continuing education credits per year in the field of onsite wastewater treatment and disposal from a training session approved by the Health Officer. Approved sessions include, but are not limited to, professional organization conferences, workshops, company training sessions, and online classes.
(C) Expired license. An onsite wastewater installation contractor or designer license that has been expired for a period of less than two years may be reinstated in accordance with the requirements of subsection (B)(1) above. A license that has been expired for more than two years may be restored only by meeting the requirements for a new license as established in §§ 171.180 through 171.186.
(D) Multiple or combined licenses. An individual may hold multiple Lake County licenses, or where applicable, may hold combined licenses as specified in § 171.180(B).
(Ord. [Bd of Health Ord., Art. V], passed 11-12-1996; Ord. [Bd of Health Ord., Art. V], passed 11-12-2013)