(A) Before commencement of construction of any building or private residence where a private sewage disposal system or privy is to be installed, or where any alteration, repair, or addition of any existing private sewage disposal systems is planned, the owner or occupant shall first obtain a written permit signed by the Health Officer. On all new septic systems, a soil survey must be done by an ARCPAC Soil Scientist registered by the State Department of Health and must accompany the application.
(1) This application for a septic permit shall be made on a form provided by the County Health Department, which application must be supplemented by any plans, specifications, and other information as is deemed necessary by the Health Officer. A permit and inspection fee, as set by the County Board of Commissioners, is paid to the County Health Department at the time the application is filed. Failure by the owner to obtain the necessary permit shall be a violation of this subchapter, and the violator shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in § 51.99.
(2) In addition, it shall be the duty of all builders, contractors, or sub-contractors who are to install, alter, or make additions to any new, or existing, private sewage disposal systems to ascertain by a verbal inquiry and visual inspection that the owner or occupant has acquired the necessary permit before construction or alteration has begun. If the builder, contractor, or sub-contractor fails to ascertain that the owner has the necessary permit, and the owner in fact does not have the necessary permit, then the builder, contractor, or sub-contractor shall be subject to the penalties set out in § 51.99.
(B) (1) A permit for a private sewage disposal system or privy shall not become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the Health Officer.
(2) He or she, or his or her agent, shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction; and in any event, the applicant for the permit shall notify the Health Officer when the work is ready for final inspection, and before any underground portions are covered.
(3) The inspection shall be made within two working days of the receipt of notice by the Health Officer.
(C) (1) The application for a permit shall be posted in a conspicuous place at or near the building where the sewage disposal system is under construction.
(2) The notice shall be plainly visible from the public thoroughfare serving the building.
(D) The application permit for the installation of a private sewage disposal system, whether issued prior to, or after, the adoption of this subchapter, shall lapse and be void if work has not been started within a year and completed within 60 days.
(E) All abandoned septic and dry well tanks shall be removed from the ground, or shall be opened and filled with an inert material approved by the Health Officer.
(Ord. passed 2-7-1994)