(A) Notwithstanding the provisions of § 53.04 of this chapter, the City Council may grant an exemption from the requirement to connect a building or buildings to the public sewer upon a showing, by the applicant for exemption, that:
(1) Failing to connect the building or buildings would not result in or contribute to a condition which would impair the health and safety of the residents of the city;
(2) Failing to connect the building or buildings to the public sewer would not have significant adverse impacts on the value of property in the area of the exemption; and
(3) The request for exemption including the proposed alternative system has been approved in writing by the general manager of Unified Sewerage Agency of the county and the Department of Environmental Quality of the state.
(B) The exemption, if granted, shall be for a term certain. Extensions of the exemption may be granted by the Council upon a showing by the applicant of compliance with the criteria set forth in divisions (A)(1), (A)(2) and (A)(3) above. An application for extension shall be filed by the applicant prior to the expiration of the exemption. Conditions of approval may be imposed by the Council to mitigate impacts of the failure to connect to the public sewer system which conditions may include a periodic review during the term of the exemption of the operation of the non-public system to determine if additional conditions should be imposed to ensure the health, peace, safety and welfare of the residents of the city and affected property.
(C) An application for an exemption or an extension of an exemption shall be filed with the City Recorder on forms provided by the city together with a filing fee in an amount equal to the fee required for a zone change under the provisions of Ch. 155 of this code of ordinances in effect at the time of the application.
(Prior Code, § 3.01.080) (Ord. 183, passed 12-4-1989)