(A) Before commencement of construction of any building or residence, or before location of a mobile home on a plot of ground where a private sewage disposal system or privy is to be installed, or where any alteration, repair, or addition to an existing private sewage disposal system is planned, the owner or agent shall first obtain a written permit signed by the County Health Officer. The application for such permit shall be made on a form provided by the County Board of Health, which application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications and other information as is deemed necessary by the County Health Officer. A fee as described in § 41.02 of the Warrick County Code of Ordinances is to be paid to the County Health Department at the time the application is filed.
(B) A private sewage disposal system or privy for which a permit has been issued shall not be used until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the County Health Officer. He or his agent shall be allowed to inspect the work during any state of construction; and in any event, the applicant for the permit shall notify the Health Officer when the work is ready for final inspection, and before any underground portions are covered. The inspection shall be made within two working days of the receipt of notice by the County Health Officer.
(C) A private sewage disposal permit shall be effective for a period of two years from the date of issuance. A private sewage disposal system must be installed in compliance with this chapter before the residence that it serves can be occupied.
(D) No person shall install, construct, alter, repair or make any addition to a private sewage disposal system unless a permit from the County Health Officer has been first issued for such work.
(E) All permits issued hereunder shall be posted in a conspicuous place at or near the building where the sewage disposal system is under construction. The notice should be plainly visible from the public thoroughfare serving this building.
(F) Should the County Health Officer, after examination of such application or construction, find the same to be in conflict with any terms and provisions of this chapter, he or she shall, in writing addressed to the applicant, reject such application.
(G) (1) All applications for approval of any new subdivision, or any part thereof, shall be submitted directly to the County Board of Health for approval of the manner and method of the disposal of domestic and sanitary sewage where provision is not provided for connection to a public sewer or a combined sewer.
(2) If the Board does not approve the application, notice of the disapproval shall be transmitted, within ten days after the disapproval, to the applicant and the County Area Plan Commission.
(BC Ord. 1985-15, passed 10-28-85; Am. BC Ord. 1991-16, passed 7-22-91; Am. BC Ord. 2013- 19, passed 7-22-13; Am. BC Ord. 2024-11, passed 8-26-24) Penalty, see § 130.99