(A) Design plans. Any person proposing to design a sewage disposal system shall contact the Health Authority prior to digging test pits and performing percolation tests on the proposed system site. All such test pits and percolation tests shall be subject to verification by on-site inspection by the Health Authority prior to its review of the system design plan.
(B) Review of design plan. Any person proposing to construct, repair, or rebuild a sewage disposal system shall submit a properly prepared plan to the Health Authority for review of soil data, lot size, and the proposed sewage disposal system. The Health Authority may require the system designer or property owner to submit additional engineering, geological or soil information, and/or an analysis of the economic feasibility of the proposed sewage disposal system, prior to making its judgment on the approval or disapproval of the system plan. Plans shall not be submitted to the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services for its review and determination without certification by the Health Authority that applicable local requirements have been met. All plans and specifications submitted to the Health Authority shall also be consistent with the requirements of the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, Subdivision and Individual Sewage Disposal System Design Rules, Chapter Env Wq-1000 for submission of plans.
(C) Plan review fee. There is no fee for the initial review of a design plan for a proposed on-site sewage disposal system. Subsequent reviews when a plan is revised shall require that a plan review fee of $15 for a residential single household plan and $25 for a subdivision, commercial, or other sewage disposal system plan be paid prior to said review.
(D) Test pit inspection fee. For each test pit inspected and recorded by the Health Authority, a fee of $25 shall be paid to the Manchester Health Department.
(E) Permit required; fee. Prior to commencing construction, any person who wishes to install, alter, or repair an individual sewage disposal system in Manchester, shall obtain a permit from the Health Authority. The permit fee shall be $100 for a single household sewage disposal system and $150 for a commercial or other sewage disposal system.
(F) Reinspection fee. In the event that a newly constructed septic system is not approved for operation following two inspections, a reinspection fee of $25 shall be paid to the Health Department for each additional required inspection.
('71 Code, § 21-73) (Ord. passed 6-6-78; Am. Ord. passed 3-1-83; Am. Ord. passed 6-2-87; Am. Ord. passed 9-4-01; Am. Ord. passed 7-5-11)