(A) Any person found to be in violation of this subchapter immediately shall be subject to the penalties set forth and must abandon said system until all materials and procedures used in construction are proved to meet all requirements of this subchapter. Only then would a construction permit be issued. Any person found to be in violation of any other provision of this subchapter shall be served by the Health Officer with a written order stating the nature of the violation and providing a time limit for satisfactory correction thereof.
(B) Any registered installers, as defined in this subchapter, and registered with RCHD, found to be in violation of this subchapter or the applicable rules and regulations of the State Department of Health shall receive notice of violation. Upon receiving said notification, the installer shall correct the violation within the time frame as specified by the County Health Officer or his or her agent.
(C) If the violation is not corrected within the specified time frame, the County Health Officer, or his or her agent, may suspend or revoke the installer registration. If the registration is suspended the installer may be reinstated by the County Health Officer, or his or her agent, upon successful correction of all violations. If the registration is revoked, the requirements for becoming registered including reexamination and payment of the application fee shall apply prior to re-registration. Re-registration shall not occur until all outstanding violates are corrected.
(D) After receiving an order in writing from the RCHD, the owner of the property shall comply with the provisions of this subchapter as set forth in said order and within the time limit specified therein. Said order shall be served on the owner or the agent of the owner but may be served on any person who, by contract with the owner, has assumed the duty of complying with the provisions of the order.
(E) Any person affected by any such order issued by the Health Officer or his or her agent may request and shall be granted a hearing on the matter before the Ripley County Health Officer, provided that such person shall file in the office of the Health Officer within ten days after service of the order, a written petition requesting such hearing and setting forth a brief statement of the ground thereof. Upon receipt of the petition, the Health Officer shall arrange a time and a place for the hearing and shall give the petitioner written notice thereof. The hearing shall be held as soon as practicable after the receipt of the written request. At the hearing the petitioner shall be given an opportunity to be heard and to show cause why the order should not be obeyed.
(F) Depending upon the findings at the hearing, the Health Officer will sustain, modify or withdraw the order. Notification of that decision will include a time limit for the correction of the problem.
(Ord. 2022-3, passed 3-1-2022)