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No person shall install, construct, reconstruct, repair, add to, modify, connect to, or destroy an OWTS or other sanitation facilities authorized by this chapter without first obtaining a permit issued by the Director.
(Amended by Ord. No. 3061 (N.S.), effective 5-11-67; amended by Ord. No. 9273 (N.S.), effective 12-15-00; amended by Ord. No. 10136 (N.S.), effective 4-15-11; amended by Ord. No. 10918 (N.S.), effective 10-11-24; amended by Ord. No. 10927 (N.S.), effective 1-10-25)
(a) A Qualified Installer or Owner-Builder may apply for a permit to install, rebuild, repair, or add on to, or destroy an OWTS or other proposed sanitation facilities by submitting an application for a permit on a form provided by the Director. A separate application and permit are required for each installation, modification, or destruction. The applicant shall submit with the application a diagram drawn to scale that shows the components of the system to be installed and their proposed location on the property. The application shall be completed with sufficient information to demonstrate that the proposed OWTS or other sanitation facilities meets the requirements of this chapter and the LAMP. The Director may also require that the applicant and any person providing documentation of the site evaluation or OWTS siting or design to demonstrate their knowledge of San Diego County ordinances and the LAMP through a consultation with the Department.
(b) No permit shall be issued to install an OWTS unless the applicant provides proof that a site evaluation has been performed documenting the suitability of the site to support OWTS usage in accordance with the requirements of this chapter and the standards in the LAMP, that the applicant has potable water available from a public water purveyor or from an approved domestic water well, and the applicant has submitted an application for a building permit.
(c) No permit shall be issued for an OWTS until all grading on the property where the system is located or is to be located has been completed and the Director has inspected the grading.
(d) No permit shall be issued pursuant to this section if the Director determines that the location, area, soil porosity, ground water level, density of population in the area, the number of persons to be served or other conditions are not suitable for OWTS usage or would cause the operation of the OWTS or other sanitation facilities described in the application to contaminate an underground water supply or to create an unsanitary condition endangering public health.
(Amended by Ord. No. 2603 (N.S.), effective 10-17-63; amended by Ord. No. 3061 (N.S.), effective 5-11-67; amended by Ord. No. 3436 (N.S.), effective 1-1-70; amended by Ord. No. 4531 (N.S.), effective 7-31-75; amended by Ord. No. 5847 (N.S.), effective 9-11-80; amended by Ord. No. 6049 (N.S.), effective 6-11-81; amended by Ord. No. 6378 (N.S.), effective 7-29-82; amended by Ord. No. 7428 (N.S.), effective 2-4-88; amended by Ord. No. 8007 (N.S.), effective 12-26-91; amended by Ord. No. 8477 (N.S.), adopted 11-8-94, operative 1-1-95; amended by Ord. No. 9273 (N.S.), effective 12-15-00; amended by Ord. No. 10136 (N.S.), effective 4-15-11; amended by Ord. No. 10918 (N.S.), effective 10-11-24; amended by Ord. No. 10927 (N.S.), effective 1-10-25)
(Added by Ord. No. 6378 (N.S.), effective 7-29-82; amended by Ord. No. 7428 (N.S.), effective 2-4-88; amended by Ord. No. 8007 (N.S.), effective 12-26-91; amended by Ord. No. 9273 (N.S.), effective 12-15-00; amended by Ord. No. 10136 (N.S.), effective 4-15-11; repealed by Ord. No. 10918 (N.S.), effective 10-11-24)
(a) Prior to issuance of an OWTS installation permit, the Director may require the applicant to furnish a site evaluation report with results of soil profiles, groundwater testing, and soil percolation tests performed on the site of the OWTS, including the results of the tests. The Director may require additional testing, as needed to determine the site is suitable for OWTS usage. A permit for percolation testing is required.
(b) Whenever the Director requires a site evaluation report, soil percolation testing, or other testing, the testing and the preparation of all plans or drawings required by this chapter shall be done by a Qualified Professional as allowed under their license or registration. The Director may also require that the Qualified Professional demonstrate their knowledge of San Diego County ordinances and the LAMP through consultation with the Department
(Amended by Ord. No. 6049 (N.S.), effective 6-11-81; amended by Ord. No. 9273 (N.S.), effective 12-15-00; amended by Ord. No. 10136 (N.S.), effective 4-15-11; amended by Ord. No. 10918 (N.S.), effective 10-11-24; amended by Ord. No. 10927 (N.S.), effective 1-10-25)
Unless issued for a specified shorter period of time, a permit issued pursuant to this chapter shall expire one year from the date it was issued. If a person has not completed the work before the expiration date, the person shall obtain a new permit before resuming work on the system.
(Amended by Ord. No. 10136 (N.S.), effective 4-15-11; amended by Ord. No. 10918 (N.S.), effective 10-11-24; amended by Ord. No. 10927 (N.S.), effective 1-10-25)
The Director may revoke a permit issued under this chapter if the permit was issued in error or on the basis of incorrect, inaccurate or incomplete information or in violation of this chapter or any other law or regulation. The Director may also revoke a permit when there is a change in circumstances or a change to the conditions of the applicant's property since the date of the application, which if those circumstances or conditions had existed at the time the permit was issued, would have been grounds for denial of the permit.
(Added by Ord. No. 5408 (N.S.), effective 2-20-79; Ord. No. 5416 (N.S.), adopted 2-27-79, effective 3-29-79, supersedes Ord. No. 5408; amended by Ord. No. 9273 (N.S.), effective 12-15-00; amended by Ord. No. 9858 (N.S.), effective 5-25-07; amended by Ord. No. 10136 (N.S.), effective 4-15-11; amended by Ord. No. 10927 (N.S.), effective 1-10-25)
(a) As soon as a permittee installs, rebuilds, repairs or adds on to, connects to, or destroys an OWTS or other sanitation facilities pursuant to the permit and is ready to backfill the work, the permittee shall notify the Director that the system is ready for inspection before the work is covered.
(b) No person shall backfill or cause another person to backfill OWTS or other sanitation facilities that has been installed, rebuilt, repaired, added on to, or destroyed before the Director inspects and approves the work, as provided in subsection (a). This subsection shall not prevent a property owner, engineer, contractor, or other person responsible for the work from taking actions to secure or abate unsafe conditions or protecting persons from injury at the site.
(Amended by Ord. No. 6049 (N.S.), effective 6-11-81; amended by Ord. No. 9273 (N.S.), effective 12-15-00; amended by Ord. No. 10136 (N.S.), effective 4-15-11; amended by Ord. No. 10918 (N.S.), effective 10-11-24; amended by Ord. No. 10927 (N.S.), effective 1-10-25)
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