(A) No person shall install, award a contract for construction, construct or alter an individual or community on-lot sewage system, or install, construct, occupy, or use a building or structure to be served by that system without first obtaining a permit from Bucks County Health Department (BCHD) confirming that the system is in compliance with the provisions of the Clean Stream Law (35 P.S. §§ 691.1 through 691.1001) and the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act (35 P.S. §§ 750.1 et seq.) and any and all regulations adopted pursuant to those Acts.
(B) A permit must be obtained from the Bucks County Department of Health for alterations or connections to an existing individual or community on-lot sewage disposal system when the alteration or connection requires the repair, replacement or enlargement of a treatment tank or retention tank, or the repair, replacement, disturbance, modification or enlargement of a soil absorption area or spray field, or the soil within or under the soil absorption area or spray field.
(C) No system or structure designed for individual or community sanitary sewage disposal or for rehabilitation, repair and/or replacement to or of an existing sewage disposal system shall be covered from view until final inspection and approval by BCHD.
(D) Applicants for individual or community sanitary sewage disposal system permits shall notify BCHD of the schedule for construction or rehabilitation, repair and/or replacement of the permitted sewage disposal system so the appropriate inspection(s) may be scheduled and performed by the BCHD.
(E) No building or occupancy permit shall be issued by the township for a new building which will contain sewage generating facilities until a valid sanitary sewer permit has been obtained from BCHD, and a registration form is filed with the township.
(F) No building permit shall be issued by the township for any building addition, alteration or change in use which may result in increased sewage flows until approval of use of the existing sewage system has been received from BCHD. The township must receive notification by BCHD of all permits issued and final inspections performed in the township. A copy of the BCHD permit, site plan and design of the proposed sewage disposal system shall be filed with the township.
(G) No occupancy permit shall be issued by the township for any new building until BCHD has informed the township that the newly constructed sanitary sewage system has been completed, and has had a final inspection.
(H) Individual or community sewage disposal system permits may only be issued by BCHD or PADEP as applicable.
(I) All new structures served by individual or community sewage systems shall install water conservation devices and fixtures, in compliance with the provisions of the Uniform Construction Code.
(Ord. 167, passed 8-27-2013) Penalty, see § 51.99