(A) No construction shall be allowed by any local unit of government until the permit required for the subsurface sewage treatment system has been issued.
(B) No additions, enlargements, improvements, or remodeling involving 50% or more of the structure, or alterations that would affect the water use, such as bedrooms, bathrooms or additions to living space (excluding such areas as screen porches, entry ways, decks, attics, patios, nonhabitable storage spaces) shall be allowed until the subsurface sewage treatment system has been determined to be both adequate and conforming or a permit for a new treatment system has first been issued.
(C) Permits shall be required for subsurface sewage treatment systems as follows:
(1) All new installations of sewage tanks, soil dispersal and treatment areas, and components thereof;
(2) All repair, extension, replacement or modification of existing systems and components; or
(3) Any change in use of a facility served by a subsurface sewage treatment system.
(D) Permits shall not be required for normal routine inspection and maintenance of approved individual subsurface sewage treatment systems that do not require an operating permit.
(E) Permit applications shall be made in writing on forms provided by the Department and shall contain data, including, but not limited to, to be considered a completed permit application:
(1) Correct legal description of the property, including Property Identification Number or GEO Code;
(2) Site plan, drawn to scale, showing the location of all proposed and existing structures, property lines, water supply wells within 100 feet, terrain features, such as blufflines, water bodies or water ways, buried utilities, easements, and other unique features of the site;
(3) Soil test date, including soil boring logs, percolation test data with field notes (where required) and location and identification of test area;
(4) Plans and details of the proposed installation of work, including engineering data and final design;
(5) Building plans showing existing and proposed room arrangement and uses;
(6) For other than dwellings, calculated or measured water use rates, occupancy and occupant load;
(7) In certain cases, a property survey may be required identifying property characteristics and including such items as elevations, contour lines, normal high water marks, and ten year and 100 year flood elevations;
(8) Evidence of compliance with state or other jurisdiction regulations where applicable;
(9) A management plan for the proposed system, as described in § 52.22(A).
(F) No permit will be issued until a detailed system design is submitted for the current proposed construction, including site plan, a management plan and at least one current soil boring if there is reason to believe some conditions have been altered since the original soil testing.
(G) Permits shall be valid upon issuance and shall continue for a period of one year. After one year, the permit may be renewed if no changes are proposed. Such renewal shall require reapplication and payment of the established fee.
(H) Permits issued under this chapter may be revoked upon written notice by the department when such permit has been issued based on erroneous or inaccurate data supplied by the applicant or erroneous interpretation of the law by a building official.
(Ord. 2010-162, passed 5-17-2010)