(A) No person shall operate, occupy or permit occupancy of any dwelling served by a private sewage disposal system designed for surface discharge or have the potential for surface discharge without a valid operation permit issued by the Health Department. A fee will be associated with the permit and the fee schedule shall be approved by the Board of Health and shall be deposited into the Health Department Fund.
(B) The fee shall be collected by the Health Department on an annual basis with the first fee due at the time an application for an initial construction permit, alteration or extension permit is submitted. Future fees are due December 31 of the next calendar year. If application is submitted after June 30, fees shall be prorated and the following year’s fees are to also be paid at that time. Property owners with a surface discharging system installed prior to the effective date of this chapter shall be required to obtain a surface discharge system operating permit upon notification of this Department. The fee shall be deposited into the Health Department Fund. The fee schedule shall be approved by the Board of Health.
(Prior Code, 6 TCC 1-10) Penalty, see § 94.99