Any single-family residential septic system which contains components which appear and are intended to remain above grade after installation of such system may be located in the front yard of a residential lot only upon approval by the Building Inspector after:
(a) The applicant for the septic system has submitted a written application to the Building Inspector with a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) and a deposit of two hundred dollars ($200.00), containing the following information, along with a plan for the proposed septic system prepared by a licensed or certified septic installer:
(1) Evidence of the approval for such proposed septic system by the County Board of Health.
(2) A sworn statement from a licensed septic installer and/or an appropriate County Health Department official indicating that it is not reasonably possible to locate a septic system in the rear yard or side yard of such lot due to either topography or soil reasons, undue financial burden, the location of existing or proposed improvements to the property, the natural features of the property, or any combination of such factors, or for any other serious practical difficulty which renders the front yard as the best available option.
(3) A plan for natural (vegetation) screening or such other screening, such as fencing, as may be permitted under the Zoning Code in the front yard for the zoning district where the lot is located. Such screening plan must serve, in the opinion of the Building Inspector, to reasonably minimize any adverse visual and/or auditory impact of such septic system upon adjacent properties and the surrounding neighborhood.
(b) In granting approval for such proposed septic system installation in a front yard, the Building Inspector may condition his approval on timely installation of any approved screening and upon the applicant’s agreement to properly maintain, repair, and replace such screening. Upon approval by the Building Inspector that the screening has been properly installed, the deposit shall be refunded to the applicant, or designee of applicant.
(c) Any screening plan approved pursuant to this section must be properly maintained, repaired and replaced in accordance with such plan by the owner of the property, regardless of whether or not the owner of such property was the owner at the time such plan was initially approved. Failure to do so within thirty (30) days after the written notification from the Building Inspector shall subject the property owner to the penalty provisions of Section 1480.99.
(Ord. 2007-22. Passed 5-14-07.)