(a) Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of section 16-38, the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage-disposal system complying with the provisions of this section.
(b) Before commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal system, the owner shall first obtain a written permit, signed by the urban county engineer, after approval by the health department. The application for such permit shall be made on a form furnished by the urban county government, which the applicant shall supplement by any plans, specifications and other information deemed necessary by the urban county engineer.
(c) A permit for a private sewage-disposal system shall not become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the urban county engineer and the urban county health department. They shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction, and in any event the applicant for the permit shall notify the urban county engineer when the work is ready for final inspection and before any underground portions are covered. The inspection shall be made within forty-eight (48) hours of the receipt of the notice by the urban county engineer, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays excepted.
(d) The type, capacities, location and layout of any private sewage-disposal system shall comply with all regulations of the urban county health department. No permit shall be issued for any private sewage-disposal system employing subsurface soil absorption facilities where the area of the lot is less than ten thousand five hundred (10,500) square feet.
(e) The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the urban county government.
(f) No statement contained in this section shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the urban county health department.
(g) At such times as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage-disposal system, as provided in section 16-38, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with this chapter; and any septic tanks, cesspools and similar private sewage-disposal facilities shall be abandoned and filled with suitable material.
(h) As of November 1, 1982, no new private waste water treatment plants or expansion of existing private waste water treatment plants which discharge to natural waterways shall be allowed in the urban county. However, this section does not affect the construction or expansion of private waste water treatment plants in the rural activity centers as defined by the 1980 Comprehensive Plan, nor does this section affect the construction of a pretreatment facility for waste water discharging to the urban county government sewer system.
(Ord. No. 126-83, § 1, 7-21-83; Ord. No. 164-84, § 1, 9-20-84)