TABLE VIII: VARIANCES POSSIBLE FOR SEPTIC SYSTEMS TO SERVE NEW CONSTRUCTION.

Note: When circumstances exist which make impractical full compliance with the requirements of the Ordinance, an applicant may request a variance. Each variance request is reviewed in conjunction with the specific on-site conditions. It should not be assumed that a variance will automatically be granted. The following table provides general guidelines for variances which may be considered for private sewage disposal systems for new construction:

Septic System Component	Minimum Separation with a Variation Granted
	Water Line Under Pressure	Dwelling	Property Line	Accessory Structure, Above Ground Swimming Pool,	Criteria
Building Sewer	See Footnote 3 in Table IV	N/A	N/A	5 feet	Amount of area available, location of adjacent dwellings, water wells, etc.
Septic Tank	5 feet	2 1/2 feet	2 1/2 feet	2 1/2 feet	Amount of area available, location of adjacent dwellings, water wells, etc.
Aerobic Treatment Unit	5 feet	2 1/2 feet	2 1/2 feet	2 1/2 feet	Amount of area available, location of adjacent dwellings, water wells, etc.
Distribution or Drop Box	No variance	10 feet 1	2 1/2 feet	5 feet	Amount of area available, soil permeability, site topography, locations of adjacent dwellings, water wells, etc.
Subsurface Seepage System	12 1/2 feet	10 feet 1	2 1/2 feet	5 feet	Amount of area available, soil permeability, site topography, locations of adjacent dwellings, water wells, etc.
1. Typically granted in moderate soil permeabilities where space is limited. Typically not granted in moderately rapid or rapid soil permeabilities, or when the septic system is upgradient of the dwelling.

 

(Ord. O-201711-51-031, passed 11-14-2017)