In the event that a dwelling or dwelling unit to be sold, transferred or otherwise conveyed in a manner requiring a Point-of-Sale inspection as provided in this Chapter has not been continuously occupied for a period of sixty (60) or more days prior to the date of transfer such that a household sewage treatment system evaluation may not be properly conducted, the following procedure shall apply:
(a) An application for a Certificate of Compliance shall be filed by the seller upon forms provided by the Building Department before transfer of title and the Building Department shall issue a Certificate of Conditional Transfer stating that the household sewage treatment system must be tested not less than sixty (60) or more than ninety (90) days after the household has been continuously occupied. Compliance with Chapter 1373 shall also be noted thereon, with an Order for Correction if the dwelling or dwelling unit is noncompliant.
(b) The seller shall provide the purchaser with an exact copy of the Certificate of Conditional transfer that he/she received from the Building Department, and shall obtain the purchaser’s signature and the date of signature thereon.
(c) The purchaser, the Building Department and the CCGHD shall agree on a mutually convenient day and time for the inspection(s) of the subject premises, which inspection(s) shall be conducted after the property has been continuously occupied for a period of no less than sixty (60) but no more than ninety (90) days.
(d) In the event a dwelling or dwelling unit with a household sewage treatment system is sold at Sheriff’s sale or other court-ordered auction, and the property has not been continuously for more than sixty (60) days, the following procedure shall apply:
(1) Application for a Certificate of Compliance shall be made by the purchaser upon forms provided by the Building Department within thirty (30) days of the date of sale.
(2) The purchaser, the Building Department and the CCGHD shall agree on a mutually convenient day and time for the inspection(s) of the subject premises, which inspection(s) shall be conducted after the property has been continuously occupied for a period of no less than sixty (60) days but no more than ninety (90) days.
(3) The purchaser shall obtain a Certificate of Compliance from the Building Department within one hundred twenty (120) days of the date of sale, unless for good cause shown, the Building Department extends this compliance time.
(Ord. 2019-10. Passed 5-1-19.)